Those pots will fit warm up faster than the soil in the spring so it is possible they may germinate before last frost .I'll try that. We have some big 10 gallon insulated flower pots around the patio that don't have flowers in them during the winter.
Thanks for the heads up.
Native persimmons or Asian. I know some of the Asian varieties are seedless and you don't have to wait till they are mushy.
I've never messed with persimmons but the old folks used to say about somebody "He's shaking like a dog passing persimmon seeds."Ours are done here in the Ponca Area. We have a small grove of 27 trees with more young ones coming on in our yard. The deer, coyotes, raccoons and possums swarm that area in October when they fall traditionally cleaning up the dropped fruit when they hit the ground.
I won't eat one hanging in the tree even though it's soft. It isn't ripe until it drops is my mantra.
In years past, I've tried to germinate seeds to start a grove at the farm but cannot get the seeds to start a sprout.
I read online that you had to use sandpaper to scuff up the exterior of the seed before they would germinate and another that said you had to use the seeds that had gone through the digestive system of an animal, so I've gathered deer and coyote poop trying to get those seeds to sprout. Nothing works.
They drop so many seeds one would think the groves would look like aspen forests in Colorado, but there must be something about them that prevents that.
Most Asian persimmons are huge compared to native. Native persimmons are usually smaller than a golf ball.You know, I'm not sure but I'll find out tonight. They are awfully big so maybe Asian?? They look really plump ... I just noticed them last night and we were crazy busy last night so I didn't have a chance to investigate. BUT ... This store is owned by a Vietnamese family -- and we have just recently put in an Asian section -- so again, just guessing off the top of my head -- I'd guess they were Asian.
Most Asian persimmons are huge compared to native. Native persimmons are usually smaller than a golf ball.
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