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[Dan Sorensen <dan.phantom@westpa.net>]

If you got the seeds from John, they have probably been kept cool and moist 
through the winter.  Plant them now in deep pots about 12 inches deep 
minimum, better is 18 inches.  Cover the seeds with at least 2 inches of 
soil, water them and be patient.  They germinate by sending down a long 
root before putting up leaves and may take two to three months before you 
see anything.  Strong growth is dependant on a good supply of sulfur in the 
soil.  How much?  I can't say for sure, but without enough of it your 
seedlings will be slow growing, thin and weak for the first year or so. 
With it they may grow up to two feet the first year.

I've been up to see John a couple of times and thoroughly enjoyed my visits 
and learned much from him, but the grafted PA Golden I got from him 
languished for two years with poor growth before it finally died out last 
year.  I'm waiting to see if the rootstock survives this year to try 
another graft.

At 21:49 5/10/2002 -0500, you wrote:

> Just received some seedling hardy paw paws from John Gordon
>
> http://www.geocities.com/nuttreegordon/0Kgordon.htm
>
>
> & I have to say that they are nicest $6 seedlings of any species Ive 
> received, all of them more
> than 3 feet in length & at least 3/8" caliper.  Im very pleased with 
> them.  these are the PA
> Golden which according to several people are supposed to ripen fruit in 
> September which is what
> I need here in Zone 4 wisconson.
>
> I also got a bunch of seeds of the same cultivar & am wondering if anyone 
> knows if there is
> anything special I need to do to germinate these?????
>
> mIEKAL

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