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Post by richardw on May 9, 2013 21:44:59 GMT -5
Ive just got back from picking a bucket full of different Feijoa varieties and thought i could extract seed out of a few and mail it to say just one person in Nt America and another in Europe then they could on share it around with others.
Anyone keen??
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Post by rowan on May 9, 2013 22:45:07 GMT -5
Can feijoa seed be dried out and still germinate? Most juicy fruits can't.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2013 22:58:48 GMT -5
I would be interested, in southern California, and I do share.
I know that the green-skinned, white fleshed variety will fruit in my area and have seen a red fleshed variety in the local hardware store.
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Post by richardw on May 10, 2013 0:27:23 GMT -5
Can feijoa seed be dried out and still germinate? Most juicy fruits can't. Good point,i'll find that out |
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Post by templeton on May 10, 2013 2:57:19 GMT -5
I grew two plants from seed extracted from a dried up petrified fruit from the leaf litter under a good producing tree that I had my eye on last year ( I was slack and didn't get around to getting fresh fruit to try). From memory the fruit was a couple of months old.. So they will remain viable to some extent. My guess is it wouldn't be a problem with healthy seed well processed and sent in a timely fashion.
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Post by richardw on May 10, 2013 3:33:45 GMT -5
Ive asked a few people who have grown many Feijoa's and they say the seed can be dried,so thats good.
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Post by richardw on May 10, 2013 3:37:07 GMT -5
I would be interested, in southern California, and I do share. I know that the green-skinned, white fleshed variety will fruit in my area and have seen a red fleshed variety in the local hardware store. Wow, a red fleshed,never seen that here,would you be able to try later when in season to get some seed from those degzing? I'll PM you for your address and get some away for you |
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Post by rowan on May 10, 2013 4:34:53 GMT -5
I would also give my eye tooth for a red fleshed variety seeds.
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Post by richardw on May 10, 2013 5:19:57 GMT -5
You ok over the ditch for seed rowan?
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Post by rowan on May 10, 2013 15:01:13 GMT -5
Yep, feijoa seed is fine as long as it is labelled with common and botanical name and clean. Message me if there is anything you want in return - seeds or money
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2013 13:20:55 GMT -5
I once saw a purple variety being offered on Ebay but have terrible luck with stuff sent from overseas. Unless I'm dealing with some kind of professor, it will either come as dry as vermiculite or well past rotten.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2013 13:23:22 GMT -5
There is also apparently a row with more-gray, downy leaves, a few houses up the street from me. The flowers look very much like feijoa to me.
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Post by richardw on May 11, 2013 14:02:05 GMT -5
Could you get a photo of it ya reckon??
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Post by synergy on May 11, 2013 18:38:59 GMT -5
If they are sent to the US , I would love to get some to try . Is zone 8 in British Columbias south coast sufficient if started under poly until they are young trees ready to take out of pots ? I am not a plant breeder though, just a backyard busy body but I have a US mailing address if they are distributed there.
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Post by richardw on May 14, 2013 16:39:17 GMT -5
If they are sent to the US , I would love to get some to try . Is zone 8 in British Columbias south coast sufficient if started under poly until they are young trees ready to take out of pots ? I am not a plant breeder though, just a backyard busy body but I have a US mailing address if they are distributed there. Ive just this morning gathered enough different variates to send off to degzing who can then on send some to who ever wants it. What would be the coldest ever temp you get there synergy?i'm on the very extreme of winter cold for them and even then i lost all my bought cutting grown ones last winter to a -14Cdeg frost but then all my seed grown Feijoa's were fine,so thats why i'm growing truck loads and selecting the best. |
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