growing hawaiian papaya in southern california
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Comments (17)most andean plants will not take willamette valley conditions as in ground plants----too hot in summer, too cold in winter as the climate down there is extremely temperate with little seasonal change. indoor/outdoor container growing would be the safest way to go. my guess is that figs, loquats, kiwis, and maybe some "hardy" citrus (changsa manderins and similar---check out woodlanders nursery in aiken, south carolina as a mail-order source, they ship in fall, winter, and early spring)are going to be the best bets for exotic fruits where you are. cistus nursery near portland might be a worthwhile place to check they are mostly into ornamentals but might have some eatable fruits hiding out somewhere....See MoreGrowing Papaya Tree in Socal...3rd year
Comments (21)i see one flower, bottom left arrow the rest look like leaves to me. its real hard to tell until they are large enough to see the difference. Male usually hangs down from a stem. females have a wider bud. Herm's look like females, but , sometimes a bit more narrow Mangodog is on spot about them hating cold-wet feet too. will quickly kill them. I use chicken poo. its high in nitrogen sometimes i use a high N fertilizer with micronutes they respond real good to both. - Mangodog are you sure that is a TR Hovey ? The fruit is hanging down on stems which means it was a male flower. (supposedly) and now a male fruit. I looked at other pics of TR hoveys they are only supposed to get 6-8 ft tall. mine is only 4ft (but still young) you might have something different there. https://logeesblog.wordpress.com/category/carica-papaya-t-r-hovey/ Here is a link that might be useful: TR hovey...See MoreCalifornia fruiting papaya
Comments (6)That is a nice looking papaya. My dh bought one in a pot that had 2 babies with it. I dont know what kind it is. I am thinking maybe one of the Mexican types? It has male and female plants. The tallest one I think is a male because it kept dropping all the fruit but then finally one stayed. The second tallest is prob female it has several fruit and they are shaped differently than the male(?) one. I dont really think they will make it before it freezes. I am wondering if the fruit will ripen if I pick it early? Here are some photos. female papaya, I think. male that i am wondering if it made 1 female flower. It has many more flowers at the top. I am in a zn 9a so they prob wont make it lol. Huge plant..grew this way in one season! Here they are earlier this spring b4 I put them in the ground. I got some red lady, red maradol, and solo growing for next year so maybe I will actually get more fruit and can overwinter them next year....See MoreCan peonies grow in Southern California?
Comments (17)Uhoh this is a little disheartening. I just bought a whole crop of bareroot peonies online from a reputable source - Brecks. I've been pretty ambitious with the things I've planted and had success so far. My area is supposed to be Zone 10a in Newport Beach but we're almost on the Back Bay and it doesn't get as much sun or as hot as it does even 2 miles further inland. Water keeps the nights cooler in the winter too. Crossing my fingers that the anemones, peonies, and everything else I bought do ok....See MoreSarah-Elena Widrig
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