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  • From: Jay Cutts <orders@cuttsreviews.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] potting up pawpaws
  • Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:56:42 -0600

Evan,

I'm wondering why they seem not ready to plant out. I imagine they are dormant or pretty close to dormant, so it wouldn't be a matter of getting them acclimated from a sheltered existence at the original nursery to outdoor conditions. I'd think they could be planted out now. Might be better than trying to mess with the conditions for overwintering them.

I've read that first year pawpaws cannot tolerate any direct sunlight. Of course grafted pawpaws may not fall in that category. Here in the intense light of New Mexico, I grow pawpaws in heavy shade for at least a couple years. I've heard that once they are older, they will grow better and fruit better in sun, so I put them in a sunny spot (that's about all we have here) but inside a hoop with layers of shade cloth.

Regards,

Jay

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On 11/5/2011 5:55 PM, Matt Demmon wrote:
My only tip relates to overwintering them. If they are in pots, put
them somewhere that stays between 30-45 degrees all winter, like a
basement, root cellar, or slightly heated garage. Off all the plants
I've grown in pots, they react the worst to having their roots frozen
solid above ground. I've had 100% kill overwintering in pots, unless I
put them in my basement. They won't leaf out until they get some
sunshine and serious warmth, and they stay nice down there all winter.
Some species don't seem to mind being in pots over winter, but in
addition to paw paw, I've had honey locust, osage orange, persimmon,
and chestnut all have serious mortality. Root hardiness is apparently
not related to above-ground hardiness.

-matt
z5 se MI

On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Evan<kodama@riseup.net> wrote:
I recently received some grafted Paw-Paw's in the mail and was hoping they'd
be large enough to transplant straight to a sunny spot in the field, but
they're not ready for prime time yet. So I'm looking for suggestions
regarding potting up paw paws to grow out until large enough to set into a
permanent location. I understand paw paws are difficult to transplant, and
I've already failed once before in potting up paw-paws and having them live,
though that was more due to my neglect than anything with the transplant.

I'm thinking of potting them up in 3 gallon pots with my usual homemade
potting mix, which consists of peat/perlite/vermiculite in usual proportions
and just a smallest helping of of bone meal, seaweed, an an all purpose
organic fertilizer (5-5-5).

What are your experiences?

Many thanks,
Evan
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