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Re: gerninating papaya

Ranjit Singh wrote:
> 
> Hi Chryl,
> 
> I don't have the answer to your question about germinating papaya seeds,
> but I do know who does. There is this seed outfit called Rainforest Seed
> Company in Costa Rica and they sell all types of exotic seeds and I believe
> they have papaya listed. Why not drop them a line. The address is as
> follows:
> 
> Rainforest Seed Company
> Box 241,
> San Jose,
> Costa Rica.
> 
> They have a great seed catalog which costs $2.00 and they put out a monthly
> newsletter called ExoticGardening ($24.00 per year). I have recently bought
> some seeds from them and the one thing that they stress is to soak the
> seeds for 48 hours ,changing the water every 12 hours (they don't explain
> why you have to change the water). They also suggest scratching the surface
> of hard seeds with a knife or sandpaper before soaking.
> 
> Hope this helps...Happy Gardening...Ranjit in Toronto

I, too, have had good luck with seeds from the Rain Forest Seed Company.
I have a juvenile plumeria, two yellow oleander, and a "cry baby tree"
(I can't think of the real name off hand, but it folds its sail-like
leaves at night. I followed their directions about soaking the seeds and
providing bottom heat, and most of the seeds germinated easily. None of
them are too happy having to be indoors but life, even in the plant
world, is full of disappointments. I had no luck with one that I was
particularly looking forward to...a tree with clove-scented flowers.
Does anyone know what it might be?

Mariah in Richmond, VA
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