Re: CULT: Can this pod be saved?

I have lots of broken pods and broken stalks because I
have a frisky dog that doesn't remember his boundries
when chasing squirrels. I don't mess with potatoes or
anything. If they are still attached to the stalks I
leave them that way. I just lay or prop the
pods/stalks in a sunny window and turn them every few
days until they mature. I find the seeds mature and
the germination rate seems to be unaffected.

Sterling
Seattle, WA. zone 8

--- Jean Richter <richter@eecs.berkeley.edu> wrote:

> Last evening I came home to discover that
> the @#$*&% snails had chomped on my biggest
> seed pod (Flight to Mars X Outlaw Trail)!
> They've eaten nearly all the way through
> the stalk, leaving only the outer edge of
> one side of the stalk connecting the pod
> to it. They've also chomped a bit on the
> pod itself, but it doesn't look like they
> broke through the seed membrane.
> 
> I assume the pod won't be getting any more
> water or nutrients from the stalk - can it
> be saved? I made the cross a bit over a month
> ago, and the pod is full-sized, but quite green -
> no sign of maturing yet.
> 
> Any suggestions appreciated...
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jean Richter
> San Francisco bay area, zone 9
> 
>
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