Problem with Papaya

Kansas · Post by **Kansas** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:18 am

I took a Papaya and took about half the seeds out of it and put in my normal germination mix. Now if you have ever opened a Papaya, you would know that even half the seeds means 100's.
I just remembered I had them and checked on them. A week later, I have about 150 sproats. Problem is, they are all in a container about 6" arond and 2" deep. So yea, they are in a bundled mess.
What should I do with these? Should I wait until they get bigger, then try to pull them out? Or should I do it now? The bottom of the container where you can see the roots, looks like a HORRIBLE mess of roots. At this stage, are they very delicate and should be left alone for now?
Suggestions PLEASE!

tropicman · Post by **tropicman** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:31 am

I did the same,took them out carefully,try to keep from pulling and tugging on the roots,I put mine one in a 5oz plastic drinking bathroom cup,they looked terrible for a couple hours then came back to life,after really looking stressed out.
There just now starting to drop there first baby leaves,but overall growth has stayed the same.

Kansas · Post by **Kansas** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:39 am

So should I let them go for a day or, then take them and seperate?

tropicman · Post by **tropicman** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:45 am

Try to seperate the ones that look the easiest to get to!
They won't live with a tangled mass root,they eventually die,if you don't too something now,the longer you wait the more stressful it will be on them.

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:27 pm

How did your seedlings work out?

This is the reason I am asking

Any tips as to what seems to work best with these?

Steve

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:28 pm

Papaya grow very fast & should be planted one to a pot. You do know that most store bought papaya will produce either male or female plants right ? If your very lucky you will get some hermaphrodite plants.

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:38 pm

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Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:09 pm

Thanks for the Info !
Looks like I am going to have to thaw out some more potting soil

Steve

oppalm · Post by **oppalm** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:37 pm

I too have a papaya potted mess. What do you think Kansas boyz, will we get papayas? I am growing just for the look, if I get a papaya that's a bonus.

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:12 pm

A good question

and I haven't got a clue

Managed to thin mine out a bit, the rest are still in clumps of 20 or so......

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:24 am

Looked up Todd's link.

While the papaya tree is not an asset to your landscaping...

I think it's a cool looking tree.
Would look great among palms.

also had to look up Hermaphrodite.

some really unusual returns.

Barb

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:50 pm

Here's a shot of a local Filipino family's trees. They start them in the house every year & have them loaded with fruit every fall.

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:34 pm

Damn... Now I have to go to the store to get a few papaya... You guys suck !

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 3:16 pm

Todd, that family's tree is from SEED in ONE year?????

Barb

ps--nice to see you Don!
Barb

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 3:31 pm

Yep. They plant them out every spring at about 18 " tall. I don't have photos of the entire house, but they have the whole house surrounded by them. Last year we counted 22 papaya trees around the house, all loaded with fruit... I don't know what they do with all that fruit but...

Just got back from the store I got one large papaya grown in Brazil & two small ones grown in Belize... Pot em up this weekend.

Alchris · Post by **Alchris** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 4:17 pm

Papaya is great as a dried fruit.

If I can grow them inside for 3-4 months, I just may have a chance to fruit them. I am going to have to look for a papaya from the coolest climate.

Allen

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 4:53 pm

Allen shouldn't be a problem.

Heres the fruit I just picked up. Don't know the varieties...

Seed from a single small fruit.

oppalm · Post by **oppalm** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:53 pm

Just got back from the store I got one large papaya grown in Brazil & two small ones grown in Belize...

I have just seen the larger papayas around here in Kansas City. I guess I may have to check out some smaller specialty stores to see what they might have. Dam (sp?) you people make me work hard growing stuff I shouldn't be growing. I am not sure Kansas City is culturally advanced enough that we have papaya from Belize. My guess is that most mid westerners would have no idea what a papaya is if you showed them one. If I have offended any midwesterners in my papaya rant -I apologize.

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:15 pm

Haha... The smaller ones are much sweeter than the large one. Only reason I know where they were grown is from the sticker on the fruit...

. I feel for ya. I wasn't going to grow any either, now I have to let a bazillion baby papayas grow to flowering stage so I can sort out the bi-sexuals to grow on to maturity... Like I don't have enough other plants to look after...

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:43 pm

See what I mean... Wife walks in & first thing out of her mouth is "where do you think your putting those".... I might as well just put a bed out in the garage... Hell my guitars, plants, etc... I'll just bring the big screen out there & I'll be set (I already have the beer fridge stocked up out there):lol:

Cali-wanna-b · Post by **Cali-wanna-b** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 6:57 am

See what I mean... Wife walks in & first thing out of her mouth is "where do you think your putting those".... I might as well just put a bed out in the garage... Hell my guitars, plants, etc... I'll just bring the big screen out there & I'll be set (I already have the beer fridge stocked up out there)

I hear ya Todd! I just don't understand it. I will be sitting at the PC looking at palms on ebay, from across the room I hear, "Don't even think about it!" Geezzz, I was just looking!!!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:12 am

PALMS ON eBAY???
Live palms?

Kent, so I guess the Bolshoi Ballet isn't performing in a stopover there?
Same here.

Todd, you can start the new crop for Fort Papaya next door.

I haven't started my Papaya yet...it's just sitting on the counter getting yellow-er.
I bought a mango too and that is one LARGE seed.
Good luck cleaning that sucker.

I scraped with a knife, then used a cheese grater, then a vegetable grater.
Couldn't find the sander.
Two knuckles are now raw.

The mango after-taste (yech!) made me look at the papaya and wonder what THAT tastes like.
I probably have uncultured food taste.
Doubt it'd go with my favorite beverage

Barb

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:52 am

Craig, husband says the same thing...
walks through the house's palm areas, mimicking chimp noises, adding "me Tarzan".

I'm searching for a rope for him.

Barb

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:14 am

Laaz ... I saw the same two types of papaya in a local grocery store. The small ones where selling for $3.88 each! and the large ones at .89 cents / lb.
I passed on both

Barb ... the rope thing isn't so nice on Valentines day. Wait til tomorrow

Cheers, Barrie.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:23 am

Oh ya, valentine's day (yawn).

Anybody ever started Starfruit? Taste like an apple.
I've got 4 seeds soaking.

Barb

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:18 pm

Barrie, yes they were expensive. The small ones were 2 for $5 and the large were .79 a lb.

Alchris · Post by **Alchris** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:01 am

Once she knew what a papaya was, my wife said "go for it, there is still a little room in front of the TV." I got her 2 Hibiscus for Valentines day and they have taken the last of the room in front of the windows. There is also room for 1 more plant on the coffee table as long as the coffee cups, beer cans etc. get put on the floor. The last of the room on the dining room window sill went to the 2 agaves that I found at Rona.

Allen

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:51 am

Allen,
sounds normal to me

Barb

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 5:04 pm

FWIW~ The Papaya seedlings in the house, ( under the CFL bulb), are growing twice as fast as the ones in the GH.

Barb, How has the Starfruit worked out?

Steve

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:20 pm

Look at that papaya growth...
at first glance, resembled abutilon leaves.
How far out the bottom are the roots growing?

Nothing up yet on my starfruit.
I barely covered the seed,and misted, inverted jar on top to retain humidity, near woodstove.
Wonder if they need light.
probably just patience.

Barb

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