FREE: paw paw seeds. 10 of them!!

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Things You'll Need

Fresh paw paw fruit

Bleach

Zip-lock bag


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Instructions
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Collect paw paw seeds from mature, ripe fruit, according to Ohio Pawpaw Growers Association. Remove seeds from pulp carefully. Keep moist; do not allow them to dry.

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Soak paw paw seeds in a 10 percent bleach solution for five minutes. Rinse with tap water to reduce fungus and bacteria contamination during storage.




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Store seeds in moist sphagnum moss or peat moss. Use one cup of moss to every one cup of paw paw seeds. Place within a tightly sealed plastic baggie and mark with today's date.

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Place a thermometer inside your refrigerator. Store paw paw seeds inside your refrigerator at around 40 degrees Fahrenheit to stratify. Check the thermometer periodically to make sure the temperature does not drop below 34 degrees or rise higher than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Remove paw paw seeds from cold storage after 90 to 120 days. Lay paw paw seeds in small pots of damp soil. Cover with 1 inch of well-drained potting soil.

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Water thoroughly and place pots in a warm, sunny window. Keep moist.

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Check paw paw seeds for growth after about nine weeks. When shoots begin to emerge and approximately 12 leaves unfold, transplant into a larger container. Plant outside in ground after all danger of frost has passed.





Tips & Warnings


Purdue University suggests keeping new paw paw trees well-watered and in partial shade for at least one year. Fruit begins to grow within five to seven years from planting.


Read more: How to Regenerate Paw Paw Seeds to Plant | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_6725849_regenerate-paw-paw-seeds-plant.html#ixzz1v5d2G0Tn