Fermenting the pulp in water for a few days works wonders for tomatoes but was incredibly ineffective for Aronia. The seed remained too slippery to pick up regardless of my process. Eventually, I used that fact to separate them by reaching into the water and grabbing everything I could and throwing it away. I was left with a clean pile of Aronia seed in the bottom of the bowl. Tim Eastern PA > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net] On Behalf Of > Bracey Tiede > Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2017 10:47 AM > To: 'Pacific Bulb Society' > Subject: Re: [pbs] Canarina Seeds > > Perhaps this fruit should be treated like a tomato that is used for seeds. > > 'Ferment' it in water, carefully pouring off the pulp and water each day that > becomes loose. > > Keep repeating until only the seed is left. Dry the seed on a paper coffee filter > so it does not stick. > > I've not done this with Canarina fruits but it works great for tomatoes. > > Cheers, > Bracey > San Jose CA > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net] On Behalf Of > David Pilling > Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2017 7:09 AM > To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > Subject: Re: [pbs] Canarina Seeds > > Hi, > > On 22/10/2017 13:59, Johannes-Ulrich Urban wrote: > > You describe a fully ripe fruit of Canarina canariensis which likes to > > rot > and mould. > I got around to looking at the fruit from my passiflora caerulea (blue passion > flower) yesterday - a lot of seed, covered in sticky material. > It is said to be important to remove this because it inhibits germination. > > I put them in a sieve and ran water over them, and generally messed about > ineffectively. > > Getting to the question which my be relevant, is there some substance which > digests this kind of material? > > > -- > David Pilling > http://www.davidpilling.com/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…