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Late Freeze Getcha?
By: Dean Torges Date: August 13, 2014, 7:08 am
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No pawpaws this year after my five trees were laden with
blossoms. Would have been my first really productive year for
them. :'( Very few apples around anywhere near here, too. Pears
made something. They're about it.
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Re: Late Freeze Getcha?
By: Dogbyte Date: August 13, 2014, 7:30 am
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I need to check my paw paw patches, found a second one, hope
the frost didn't get them and they are loaded down
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Re: Late Freeze Getcha?
By: dkent Date: August 13, 2014, 10:32 am
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[quote author=Dean Torges link=topic=81611.msg1280892#msg1280892
date=1407931719]
No pawpaws this year after my five trees were laden with
blossoms. Would have been my first really productive year for
them. :'( Very few apples around anywhere near here, too. Pears
made something. They're about it.
[/quote]
You,ve never seen goatweed and as far as I know, I've never seen
a pawpaw.
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Re: Late Freeze Getcha?
By: Dean Torges Date: August 13, 2014, 12:48 pm
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I don't know that I'm missing much with the goatweed, but
pawpaws are nearly the best fruit I've ever eaten. They don't
ripen well when you pick them green, and they have no shelf or
storage life once they ripen. Together this means they have no
commercial value--you'll never see one in a grocery store.
Imagine a mix of banana, mango, papaya, and vanilla custard. You
just want to pitch a tent and live under a pawpaw tree when the
fruit starts to ripen.
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Re: Late Freeze Getcha?
By: Dean Torges Date: August 13, 2014, 12:51 pm
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[quote author=Dogbyte link=topic=81611.msg1280895#msg1280895
date=1407933047]
I need to check my paw paw patches, found a second one, hope
the frost didn't get them and they are loaded down
[/quote]
You'll likely have some, Dale. Wild ones that grow as understory
get protected somewhat from late frosts. Downside to them is
that they are much smaller and seedier than the cultivars.
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Re: Late Freeze Getcha?
By: walkerhuntfish Date: August 13, 2014, 1:32 pm
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[quote author=dkent link=topic=81611.msg1280901#msg1280901
date=1407943938]
You,ve never seen goatweed and as far as I know, I've never seen
a pawpaw.
[/quote]
X2.
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Re: Late Freeze Getcha?
By: Dogbyte Date: August 13, 2014, 2:37 pm
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goat weed looks familiar, just cant place it.. probably seen
during the years i went on farm calls with a large animal vet. i
know what careless weeds are, pig weed, thistle, that big mint
(cant remember name), but never heard about goat weed....do they
taste like paw paws? no wonder doves like'em if they do.
its a religious experience eating a perfectly ripened paw paw. i
wished i lived closer to this patch, so i could check it nightly
when its time.
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Re: Late Freeze Getcha?
By: Dogbyte Date: August 13, 2014, 2:42 pm
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here are some pics from last year. Dean needs to post a pic of
those giant cultivars he's got. Its a shame they didnt make it.
im about ready to try and uproot a shoot and transplant it to
the house instead of starting from seeds, that didnt pan
out...tried to keep it wet, and substitute a few things out
instead of doing it the way a nursery does it, didnt work.
:hmm:
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Re: Late Freeze Getcha?
By: walkerhuntfish Date: August 13, 2014, 2:47 pm
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That's nastier looking than a banana. :sick: y'all can have my
share. I'd rather try to eat goat weed.
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Re: Late Freeze Getcha?
By: possum shank Date: August 13, 2014, 3:30 pm
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[quote author=walkerhuntfish
link=topic=81611.msg1280912#msg1280912 date=1407959238]
That's nastier looking than a banana. :sick: y'all can have my
share. I'd rather try to eat goat weed.
[/quote]
i have tried one every year for 50 years, never found one i
liked yet. :puke1: i would rather try to eat 3 peaches than one
pawpaw. ;D
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