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[mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com>]

I was reading an article a few months ago that someone (not remember a name
right now) grew their first year pawpaws in a greenhouse & was able to get
up to 5 feet of growth in that first season.  I'm gonna get that a try this
year, normally I'm pulling them out of the greenhouse this time of the year
& my trees are usually 6" to a foot tall after the first season.

And a question for the pawpaw experts.  Why do all of my pawpaw seedling
germinate & curl under the ground quite a bit before going upright?  Is
there a method to planting the seeds so the trees shoot straight up?

~mIEKAL




On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 6:51 AM, <Jwlehman@aol.com> wrote:

> In a message dated 5/24/2011 3:45:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> unschooler@lrec.org writes:
>
> > I'm going to order some shade cloth for some pawpaw seedlings in my
> > nursery yard (as well as some other potted plants) and wondered what the
> ideal %
> > shading might be for them.  I'll probably order from Grower's Supply,
> > where I have choices from 30% shading up to 90% shading.  Does anyone
> have
> > suggestions based on research (or, lacking that, experience)?
>
> Hi Leslie,
>
> I'm unaware of any research to determine what percentage of shade is best.
> That could also vary from seedling to seedling.
>
> I can tell you what works well for me. I plant the seed where the tree is
> to be located. As soon as the seedling loop appears I place a 2 foot Tubex
> tube shelter over (around) it held in position by a wooden stake.  If the
> seedling grows out of it the first year it is past the UV sensitivity stage
> and
> will survive but the Tubex is left on the keep from sun burning the leaves
> that were shaded.  I generally also shade seedlings under 12 inches the
> second year and leave it on the rest of the summer. May not be needed the
> second
> year, but continue as a safety precaution. I provide no shade after that.
>
> Jerry
> __________
>