How to Germinate Red Lady Papaya In Yours Own Yard ?
How to Germinate Red Lady Papaya In Yours Own Yard ?
How to Germinate Papaya
Papayas (Carica papaya), large, herbaceous shrubs with fruits
that can weigh up to 20 pounds, grow well in tropical and subtropical
climates, particularly in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness
zones 10 through 11. The plants can thrive well in colder climates in
summer and early autumn, but die in temperatures below freezing. The
inside of papaya fruits contains tiny black seeds that you can plant to
grow your own papaya plant. A gelatinous sac, called a sarcotesta,
protects the seeds, but must be broken as it contains germination
inhibitors to slow or prevent seed germination.
Growing papayas
The fruit of papayas is high in vitamin C. You can also pick the fruit when it is green and cook it like a marrow.
Female and male flowers do not grow on the same tree, so you must have male and female trees in the garden.
Climate
Papayas grow best in hot areas.
They can tolerate mild frost if they are protected from cold winds.
Soil requirements
They can grow in most kinds of soil, but it must be well drained.
The roots can get diseases if the soil stays too wet.
Loamy soils are best.
Planting date
Papayas can be planted at any time of the year, but preferably in late summer.
Spacing
Plant papayas 1,5 metres between plants and
3 to 4 metres between rows. Growing papayas from seeds
It is easy to grow the ordinary papaya tree from seed.
Wash the seeds from a ripe papaya.
Squeeze the seeds from the jelly bag that covers each seed. The seeds will only grow if you remove the bag.
Dry them in a shady place.
Store in a tightly closed container and keep them until December.
Plant the seeds in December. Put 5 seeds to a hole. Do not put any compost or manure into the holes.
Keep the small plants moist.
You can only tell which trees are female and which are male when the
trees start to flower. Therefore, you should always have more than one
tree per hole, because then you can select the female trees.
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Planting
Dig a hole about twice the size of the bag in which the young tree is growing.
Remove the soil from the hole and add some compost and manure. Mix this with some of the soil that has been dug out.
Take the plant out of the container. If it is a plastic container you just cut it open at the side.
Do not disturb the roots.
Place the tree in the centre of the hole. When you fill up the hole
hold the tree so that its base is level with the surrounding ground.
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Water
Papayas need little water.
They will, however, give more and bigger fruit if they are watered
every 2 weeks in the dry season. The flowers will drop if they do not
get enough water.
If they are planted in clay soils, make sure that the soil does not stay too wet.
To avoid water logging in clay soil, make a ridge and plant the papayas on the ridge.
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Harvesting
You can pick the fruit when the skin starts to become yellow.
The fruit will ripen after you have picked it.
Handle it carefully because it gets bruised easily.
Papayas (Carica papaya), large, herbaceous shrubs with fruits that can weigh up to 20 pounds, grow well in tropical and subtropical climates, particularly in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 through 11. The plants can thrive well in colder climates in summer and early autumn, but die in temperatures below freezing. The inside of papaya fruits contains tiny black seeds that you can plant to grow your own papaya plant. A gelatinous sac, called a sarcotesta, protects the seeds, but must be broken as it contains germination inhibitors to slow or prevent seed germination.
Growing papayas
The fruit of papayas is high in vitamin C. You can also pick the fruit when it is green and cook it like a marrow.
Female and male flowers do not grow on the same tree, so you must have male and female trees in the garden.
Climate
Papayas grow best in hot areas.
They can tolerate mild frost if they are protected from cold winds.
Soil requirements
They can grow in most kinds of soil, but it must be well drained.
The roots can get diseases if the soil stays too wet.
Loamy soils are best.
Planting date
Papayas can be planted at any time of the year, but preferably in late summer.
Spacing
Plant papayas 1,5 metres between plants and
3 to 4 metres between rows. Growing papayas from seeds
It is easy to grow the ordinary papaya tree from seed.
Wash the seeds from a ripe papaya.
Squeeze the seeds from the jelly bag that covers each seed. The seeds will only grow if you remove the bag.
Dry them in a shady place.
Store in a tightly closed container and keep them until December.
Plant the seeds in December. Put 5 seeds to a hole. Do not put any compost or manure into the holes.
Keep the small plants moist.
You can only tell which trees are female and which are male when the
trees start to flower. Therefore, you should always have more than one
tree per hole, because then you can select the female trees.
*****************************************************
Planting
Dig a hole about twice the size of the bag in which the young tree is growing.
Remove the soil from the hole and add some compost and manure. Mix this with some of the soil that has been dug out.
Take the plant out of the container. If it is a plastic container you just cut it open at the side.
Do not disturb the roots.
Place the tree in the centre of the hole. When you fill up the hole
hold the tree so that its base is level with the surrounding ground.
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Water
Papayas need little water.
They will, however, give more and bigger fruit if they are watered
every 2 weeks in the dry season. The flowers will drop if they do not
get enough water.
If they are planted in clay soils, make sure that the soil does not stay too wet.
To avoid water logging in clay soil, make a ridge and plant the papayas on the ridge.
***************************************************
Harvesting
You can pick the fruit when the skin starts to become yellow.
The fruit will ripen after you have picked it.
Handle it carefully because it gets bruised easily.
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