That can vary greatly, but most papaya plants are short lived. As they get older they get more susceptible to all kinds of diseases. Most of mine die some time in their second or third year. We get big storms here and usually my papayas just blow over once they get too tall. But I also have some trees that seem indestructible. Rather than blowing over they snap off and grow multiple new trunks. I once saw a photo of a forty year old papaya!
I already addressed the most common problem: root rot due to overwatering. If you get cool weather keep you papaya plants dry. If you live in an area that gets torrential tropical rains, like I do, then there is not much you can do about it.
Every wet season I lose many of my mature papaya plants. It's not a problem for me, since I regularly start new plants. The young ones survive ok, and I always have some papayas fruiting somewhere. Strong winds are another common cause of papaya disaster. Papaya plants have a very shallow root system, they get very top heavy as they grow older, and they blow over easily. Again, the solution is to replant in time. Then there are birds, fruit bats, possums Everybody loves papayas.
The only solution here is to pick the fruit as soon as it starts to change colour. It will ripen ok on the kitchen bench. I don't mind sharing my papaya crop anyway. I pick what I can reach and I don't worry about the fruit that's higher up. The birds can have the rest until the plant falls over and dies. That is unless I get an exceptionally productive or nice flavoured papaya. I'm too lazy to climb ladders to pick papayas, so if a tree gets too tall I just cut it down , about two feet of the ground.
Sometimes it kills them, but sometimes they grow back with several trunks. I get more fruit and it grows where I can reach it. The best time to cut a papaya back is during dry weather. The trunk is hollow. If it fills with water it will rot. You can protect it by covering it with an upside down plastic pot or or a bag. Hot, humid weather can encourage rot. Papayas get a whole slew of viruses and diseases , transmitted by sucking insects. Those problems are greatest during times when the plants are stressed already, for example because they have wet feet.
Young, vigorous papayas are least affected by insects or diseases. Just keep planting lots of them, and always keep just the best. The planting method outlined above, and regular replanting, are the best way to ensure a regular supply of papaya. Save your own seeds from your healthiest and tastiest plants, and over time you will breed the perfect papaya for your garden. If you get at least long hot summers you could grow papaya just as an ornamental plant.
In this case you would start them in a pot indoors to gain extra time. Plant them out against a sun facing wall and enjoy the tropical look.
However, you won't be able to keep your papaya alive long enough to get fruit. The only other option is growing papaya in a huge pot, and to keep the pot in a heated greenhouse in winter. Still, I doubt you'd get reasonable fruit of it. I would grow papaya as an annual decorative plant. Growing passion fruit is quite easy. You can grow passionfruit from seed. However, in cooler climates you should Learn how to grow mangoes, whether they come from a nursery or your own seed. Yes, growing mango trees from seed is easier than you may think.
Most healthy, established papaya trees Carica papaya bear fruit seven to 11 months after planting. Papaya trees grow the warm climates of in U. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 to Male buds are slender and have no ovary at the base. Hermaphroditic flowers are self-pollinating because they contain both male and female parts, while female plants require a male to pollinate them.
To bear fruit, papaya trees need warm weather, full sun and moist, loamy soil. So you can at least rescue the underripe fruit if you get a frost too soon. Here in south florida they are an invasive species Grow even in my lawn; I see the sprouts every time I cut the grass!
Here they grow everywhere and during monsoon season they explode with fruit. I don't personally care for the flavor, and would happily ship fruit to anyone that wants it! Mark, that is a beautiful tree! They usually go from flower to fruit in months, but it can be much longer over winter - depending on climate of course.
I am in New Orleans, and the ones that dont ripen before the first frost, usually stay on the tree until spring. One year i had several fruit stay on the tree, and the flavor seemed not to be effected. If a green fruit drops, or, if you want to force it to ripen,, you can stab several small holes in the fruit.
It's definitely not a "golden Papaya" if that is some sort of Carica cultivar. It is definitely a Vasconcellea mountain Papaya , presumably a hybrid. The fact that it looks that good in SF in March and probably the fact that it is alive at all alone confirms the genus. As far as seeds, you are welcome to some.
However timing is unclear. I have no idea when fruit will ripen. The one fruit I opened from my friend's tree had only 5 large seeds. I will likely be reluctant to strip all the young fruits off However, that seedling is only 4 months old.
The other consideration is that the fact that this is a mountain Papaya means that it will likely be extremely difficult or impossible in your climate.
It's conceivable that if it's Vasconcellea pubescens x "Y" and "Y" is a Vasconcellea from lower elevation, then it could be OK. However, this plant's performance in San Francisco, particularly right after a freeze, suggests otherwise. The climate in New Orleans is much more like that of the lower elevations of the tropics than it is at , ft in the Andes, except for Winter.
San Francisco is much like the highland sub tropics in the Andes--all year. Can you help me get some of its seeds? Indem Sie weiterhin auf der Website surfen bzw.
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Papaya -How long from bloom to ripe fruit. Thanks for any input and tips. Email Save Comment Featured Answer. Like 2 Save. Sort by: Oldest. Newest Oldest. Hi Anne, That's an excellent question, although I can't tell you exactly how long, I might be able to give you a guesstimate Hope that helped some, sorry for the long post You can see where I cut the whole top off Like Save.
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