The Tropical Fruit Forum

You mean something like this?  Before now, I never knew this could be done.



BTW, I just used mango as an example.  I would like to know how to pack fat/big seeds like those of jackfruit, Syzygium cumini, etc for shipping overseas.

The reason I ask is because I had ordered some hybrid dwarf papaya seeds from Australia.  The seller had packed them in a zip-lock bag and posted them airmail in an envelop.  When the seeds arrived, most of them were already crushed.

Now, when something as small as papaya seeds could be crushed, I'd be wondering what about fat and big seeds.  That's why I'm asking.


PS:  The seller was really very kind and was ready to send me replacement seeds.  But, I was worried these too would get crushed and requested if she could send me some other flat seeds. to which accepted.  I definitely would order from her again.

Thanks for the explanation, Peter.

Thanks for the reply, John.  Is there any possibility that the fruits purchased in Bali could be Javan variety?   

Another question.   Will partly ripened fruits ripe after being plucked from the plant?

I thought cantaloupe was grayish in color?

Sorry about your bad experience.  Have you tasted both strains?  Any difference in taste?

Thanks for the quick reply, sildanani.  I had just purchased seeds http://www.ebay.com/itm/231305845280.  Was wondering if this was another variant.  There is another site - http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/cucumis-metuliferus-horned-melon-rund-seeds which too spells it as RUND without the 0.

BTW, have you grown kiwano?  Are there many other strain other than these two?

My method of germinating seeds is to fill a transparent container with soil ( just moist enough ), placing the seeds in the soil and finally covering the container with plastic cling wrap. Once true leaves start to appear, I remove the wrap, wait for a few days and then transplant them to their final location.

I followed the above mentioned procedure with kiwano seeds. I had to go out of town for nearly 3 weeks. When I returned back, 8 of the 20 seeds had sprouted and 6 of them were about 6-7 inches in height and were very healthy looking. I removed the wrap in the morning. I went about doing other works. In the evening,  I  was shocked to see the leaves had all shriveled up. The soil was still moist and not dried up.  It's been 2 days and still the leaves are the same.  Only consolation is that the stem/stalk are still erect and not drooping.

The same thing happened with another container with papaya seeds. Only 3 of the 20 seeds had sprouted.  Leaves were healthy before removing the wrap.

The day I removedthe wrap, the temperature was in the range of 82-88°F/28-32°C.

Please help.   What went wrong?  Will these seedlings survive or should I start all over again?  Thank you.
 

Purchased this fruit in Bangkok.  The sticker on the packing read as "sala moh" from Luckana farms in Chantaburi. 

Is this Salacca wallichiana?  Also, is this monoecious or dioecious variety?  Thank you.