Starting seeds

I've decided to start some seeds.  I planted the following:

Tomatoes
Chilis
Peppers

Pawpaw Seed Stench

I decided to peel back the seed coat on my pawpaw seeds in hopes of discerning if the seeds are viable and enhancing germination.  Well some of the seeds were dried out and others appeared in good shape.  However the viable seeds reek of unwashed, crusted, week old butt.  They smell horrible!

Pawpaw Sprout

I tried germinating pawpaw seedlings back in November.   Out of seven seeds I only had one successful germination.  The picture shows the sprout breaking through the soil.

Attempt to germinate pawpaw seeds

The pawpaw seeds have been in cold storage for 84 days now. I have placed them in a clear plastic container with moistened paper towel to germinate them. I checked on the seeds in the greenhouse.  Only the one seed from Seedrack has germinated.

A Bunny Thanksgiving

Meet my fertilizer factory, Whoodini and Gandalf

Pawpaw germination

On November 10, 2012, I placed three pawpaw seeds in three separate containers to begin the germination process. The pawpaw seeds had been in my refrigerator since around September 8. I buried the seeds about one inch deep in a twelve inch container, then placed them in the green house. Today, I unearthed all 3 seeds, and one of the seeds that I obtained from seed rack had already sprouted and was sending down a tap root. Yeah!!!

Collards

The frost has fallen.