After processing the wild fruit I forage for seed, I put my clean seed in ziploc bags (anywhere from quart to gallon-sized) and maintain moisture. This can and does of course occur naturally outside, but with unpredictable winters and various other factors, it’s simply good practice to eliminate the variables and stratify them in your fridge. Generally this is said to be 70-100 days between 34-40°. Stratify your seeds – Pawpaws require a period of cold, moist stratification.Leave them in the fruit until you’re ready to process, put them in a ziploc with peat moss or a paper towel, or even in a cup before you’re ready to clean and stratify. Germination rates will drop significantly if pawpaw seeds are allowed to dry out for even a short period of time.
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