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[Brian Pearson <bjpearson@centurytel.net>]

>No rain nor clouds for a month, but now I'm searching for those blueprints
>for that ark.

>  How much for you, Tanis?  It's early Sunday morning, and we've had 3"
>since late Friday afternoon...and still raining!  The bay of Green Bay is
>very, very low--where people used to have boat docks, they now mow grass.
>I was looking for a site for a follow-up (after 10 years) zebra mussel
>project and couldn't find one from south of Pensaukee to north of
>Menominee, MI.  Maybe the lake level will come back up a little, esp. if
>the Old Farmer's Almanac prediction of a cold, snowy winter comes to pass.
Cheers,  Brian
>tc
>
>
>----Original Message Follows----
>From: Brian Pearson <bjpearson@centurytel.net>
>Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Prunus serotina seed
>Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 00:23:24 -0500
>
> >
> >I started the seed cleaning by rinsing & draining every 12 hours, until I
> >noticed a smell of fermentation.   Some internet info I'd found
>recommended
> >not fermenting the seeds too much, so I wanted to remove the pulp ASAP.
>So
> >that's when I did the squishing.   After squishing, I rinsed the cleaned
> >seeds several times, until the water stayed clear.   I then rolled up the
> >seeds in a generous amount of paper towels, until I could get ahold of
>some
> >peat moss or other medium, and sealed them in a bag.   Now the part that
> >worries me :   about 12 hours later, I noticed the bag was buldging.  Upon
> >opening the bag, I smelled fermentation !   Even with no pulp (and not
>much
> >moisture) to support the process !    Can anyone comment on whether this
> >would have damaged the germination potential ?
>
>As long as there wasn't a lot of heat build-up or extended exposure to high
>levels of alcohol, the seeds should be OK. I've kept magnolia fruits in a
>bag until they became mushy and some mold started to appear, cleaned the
>seeds, and had good germination. I've had other soft fruits in a plastic
>bag until they started to smell like a brewery, and still had good
>germination. Heck, if the seeds can withstand a bird's gizzard, stomach
>acid, and digestive tract, I don't think that we can do a lot of damage
>without really trying to do so.
>      We had over 1.8" of rain in several hours here in northeastern WI a
>couple of days ago.  How're conditions with you, Tanis?  Over the last
>couple of weeks, a major hatch of mosquitos has made outside life less than
>sublime.  However, if it's a choice between mosquitos and no rain, I'll
>take mosquitos any day.
>Cheers,  Brian Pearson, 50 miles NNE of Green Bay
> >
> >And any suggestions on doing this better the next time ?
> >
> >Tanis Cuff, s.WI
> >
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