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  • From: mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] good tasting paw paws
  • Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:33:06 -0600

Now that I've been able to get PA Golden to ripen here in WI, I wonder
if Sunflower or Prolific would have any chance to get close to
ripening. I'm assuming all pawpaw varities would be cold hardy here
but the issue is length of growing season for far northern growers.

~mIEKAL

On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 12:24 PM, <Jwlehman@aol.com> wrote:
> In a message dated 2/24/2011 12:39:37 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> abhayner@gmail.com writes:
>
>> They are very ornamental, I will give them that, but they certainly won't
>> be
>> where I have to walk frequently.   Why?
>> any preferences out there as to superior cultivars?
>> any idea of WHAT to do with them, when they start hitting the ground??
>>
> Hello Amy,
>
> Sunflower and Prolific are two available in many nurseries that are amoung
> the best tasting, highly recommend them. Start enjoying them when they start
> hitting the ground. That is when they are usually at the peak of flavor.
> Having said that, many folks also like them after the skin starts turning
> dark.
>




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