Re: HYB:CULT: pod pop off--help?

In a message dated 6/21/2003 4:57:13 PM Central Standard Time, 
showtime@bbtel.com writes:

> Do I shuck it now or put it somewhere hoping it will
> ripen more and hoping I don't forget where I put it?
> 

I had one pop off yesterday too. I backed into it while working in the 
garden.  Mine had about 2 inches of good stalk attached so I've stuck it in with one 
of my potted iris. One very wet and humid year, I had over a dozen pods 
rotting in various stages. That was the year I learned that most pods will produce 
viable seed IF they've been set for a month before breaking. I had pods on 
stalks stuck in the ground and pods without stalks lining nearly every 
windowsill. As the stalks in the ground rotted more I'd cut them off and stick them back 
in another spot.  

If the pod is solid with no rot, put some kind of identifying number or mark 
on it with a Sharpie.  Put it on a shelf or some place where there is good 
airflow. Write yourself a note and place the paper under the pod?  

Betty W. from south-central KY zone 6

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