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Fred:  Are you saying that they can be left on the tree thru light
frosts?  Usually we have a couple light frosts before we get the
killing frost later in October...

On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 8:51 AM, Robert Bruns <r.fred.bruns@gmail.com> wrote:
> To stratify pawpaw seeds, I put them in a plastic bag in the refigerator
> with the mucilaginous coating still on.  The coating gets rotten and moldy
> by springtime, and then it's easy to wash away.  I don't know if it makes a
> difference, but I never let them dry out.  I usually ship a few seeds to
> Seed Savers members, and I put them in a plastic zip-lock bag with a wet
> paper towel.
>
> If it looks like there is going to be a hard frost, you might be able to
> take the fruit inside and let them ripen in  warm location.  I've never
> tried it, because even the later varieties ripen OK outdoors here.
>
> Fred
> central Indiana
> Zone 5b