Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

nafex - Re: [NAFEX] paw paws

nafex@lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: North American Fruit Explorers mailing list at ibiblio

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: Dan Sorensen <dan.phantom@westpa.net>
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] paw paws
  • Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 21:35:17 -0400

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



______________________________________________________________________
Dan Sorensen Visit my Experimental Gardening Website at:
RD2 Box 57 http://www.phantomlake.net
Russell, PA 16345 Northwestern Pennsylvania USDA Zone 5
dan.phantom@westpa.net Penn State Master Gardener & Ham Radio- WB8VEF
______________________________________________________________________

---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.351 / Virus Database: 197 - Release Date: 4/19/2002



Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page