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Subject: Re: red seedless fruit
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In a message dated 111398 6:37:22 AM, you wrote:

>Carmen Varcoe, who gave seed to the seed exchange last year, has none th=is
>year.  The seed spikes are bright red and hollow, with the individual
>berries narrow and apparently seedless.  Is this common?  Would it be
>worthwhile to try squishing each berry in hopes of a few seeds?


Diane

Unless some of the berries are larger than most, there probably won't be =any
seed, or at least nothing worth saving. This is not an infrequent occurre=nce
and presumably is due to no pollination, either because there is no male =plant
around (if the species is dioecious), lack of pollinator or a combination
thereof.

Jim McClements, Dover, DE Zone 7a