sharon fruit and pumpkin seeds

[snake the squadie]

anyone got any idea if,how and when i can grow sharon fruit from the seeds that i saved from it. also same question but for the seeds i will save from the pumpkins we use for haloween

[greenlung]

Hi - I stored a pumpkin right through 'til Spring, when it started to rot a bit: Inside were hundreds of seeds, already sprouting ! Potted them up & grew lots more this year. Dried & stored other seeds more conventionally, which worked too. You might get some odd cross pollination though (?) - some of my pumpkins this year look a bit marrowy : )
(Guess Sharon fruit are worth a go too)

[Lizzy]

Hi, Pumpkin seeds will grow but, not show about Sharon fruit, have a go and let us know.

Good Luck

Liz

[Carl]

Hi,

Try this link to 'Plants for a Future Database' for sharon/persimmon fruit

http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Diospyros+kaki



apparently they are trees that are OK to -14 C when dormant, but require warmer summers than we generally have, so depends where you live as to how successful, always worth a go though - I have a tamarind seedling that I know I'll never get fruit from, but the leaves are beautiful

[leona]

ooh ooh something i can answer!! mainly sharon fruit dont come with seeds but i got one seed a few months ago and planted it. definately try, put it somewhere warm though and cover the pot with a plastic bag or peice of glass. make sure you sow the seed on its side. mine is about 4 inches tall now. hasnt been putting on height growth but the centre bud is growing. technically, apparently the tree would be hardy in parts of england but wouldnt fruit. either way, i dont have room for a tree but still fun.