To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] zone 4 pawpaw update
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:04:00 -0500
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