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Re: gerninating papaya

You can get help with propagating information of any rare fruit from the
web page:
	http://www.crfg.org/
the  California Rare Fruit Growers Inc. 
I have sent questions and received friendly and informative answers.
L


At 08:26 PM 11/22/97 -0500, you 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
>
>
>
>
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