What's eating my papaya?
orchidcrazy
14 years ago
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Should I take down my papaya?
Comments (6)I had a similar problem. My papaya grew to over 25 ft. tall; so tall it was a problem harvesting the fruit. I considered taking it out and starting over but found out you can top a papaya and it will grow new "branches" from the old trunk. I now have a 5 ft. tall tree with multiple branches and should have new fruit by next summer (new fruit I can pick without risking life and limb, that is). If you do top it keep in mind that a papaya tree's trunk is hollow. You'll need to cover the open hole where you top it with aluminium foil until it scars over and closes. Else it will collect water inside and rot....See MoreWhat's eating my Echinacea leaves (but not my Shasta Daisy)
Comments (3)Someone on a different forum suggested I go out at night to see if whatever is eating my echinacea leaves is a "night-time" eater and sure enough, I saw something. Can someone tell me what this is and how I get rid of it?...See MoreWhat is wrong with my papaya trees?
Comments (9)i am thinking your soil isnt too different from mine. i have a very fine sand from the mississippi river.. mine may have a tad more in organic matter though. and i think there lies the problem. they do like sandy soil, but only if drained very well,, and only if it has at least some organic matter in it. the grass around it will die on occasion, adding to the organic matter, BUT, that is only 1 species and its very limited in its mineral makeup. i would suggest... micronutrient rich fertilizer. worm tea or castings. / (or mycorrhizal fungi) compost... LOTS of compost. (or at least some kind of mulch) even just grass clippings, and for the larger ones, pull weeds/grass and mulch/compost about 3ft around the tree. several inches deep. 2ft or so for the small one i would cut back on the water. the larger ones should be able to go a week without it it depends on how moist the soil is a few inches deep. you can dig a small hole a few feet away and check also, i would cut down the smaller one. just cut it level with the ground. they will grow to be big trees and fight over nutrients. usually papaya are hermaphrodite (depending on species) years ago this was a big concern, but now, most growers try to plant as much HERM plants as possible. herm plants produce mostly herm seeds. i had the same problem as you when i started planting in grass like that. when i put it in a raised bed and added lots of mulch, the results were dramatically different !...See MoreDo goats eat papaya leaves
Comments (7)It can depend on the goats. We have a local tree Ironwood, Erythrophleum chlorostachys,that coppices when cut lot then grows low and bushy. It's been responsible for the death of a lot of goats. Yet some goats avoid it. You don't know whether they're 'silly old goats' you're dealing with or not....See Morelarry0322
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