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Sep 22Liked by Boaz Frankel

Now when you pick a paw-paw or a prickly pear

And you prick a raw paw, well, next time beware!

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I got a hold of a few pawpaw seeds a few years back and tried to plant them, but they did not come up in the spring. If you have a lead on seeds, I'm willing to try again.

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I can do one better – I'll get you some pawpaw seedlings!

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Sep 22Liked by Boaz Frankel

If you do this, maybe Boaz could give us updates on how it’s going. I’d love to know about the pawpaw progress!

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Very interesting about the Zebra Swallowtails! Thank you.

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Sep 22Liked by Boaz Frankel

Remember the Pawpaw Bears?https://youtu.be/u7uTgMKgJL0?si=1KfHtbq3khhfUUrI

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Oh, wow! I'd forgotten until you shared this video!

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Sep 22Liked by Boaz Frankel

Very cool!

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I love pawpaws! I make a point to hunt some down every year. This year we went to the Ohio Pawpaw festival in Athens which was a blast. We tried foraged and cultivated varieties and even bought some saplings. Fingers crossed that someday I will have my very own pawpaw harvest!

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We used to sing this little song when I was a child (1960s). It was old even then. https://hirschmanwater.com/way-down-yonder-in-a-very-large-pawpaw-patch/

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I'm lucky enough to eat a few every year, and we've got a bunch of patches in our woods.

I think they taste like mango banana custard with a little vanilla!

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