Growing Papaya Tree in Socal
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Multiple papayas growing together
Comments (1)You won't know what the gender is until they flower. Having them in close proximity should be enough, you don't need to have them in the same spot. Plant them a foot apart if you can....See MoreTrying to grow papaya trees
Comments (1)Mexican papayas can grow over 12 feet tall eventually. Papayas are suppopsed to start producing fruit about a year from planting. I think those seedlings may be too immature to identify just yet....See MoreNewbie to growing a papaya tree
Comments (1)Temps are fine......but any standing water will kill papaya in short order....See MoreBroken papaya!!! Can it still grow?!?!
Comments (15)it looks like a water and/or sun issue. first guess is the roots are too wet. that is the #1 killer of papaya.... the water lets the root-rot virus take hold. soil should be damp to semi dry. they handle dry sol very well actually, unless its 95F and they get 12 hours of sun, just give them a bit of mulch on top the soil to keep the moisture level even. so, ive found its better to water them from the bottom, or even the sides, not watering the rootball directly... they seem to benefit a lot from "good microflora", like compost tea, worm castings etc... for food, i use fish emulsion. they seem to love the stuff. chicken poo, and well composted coffee grounds. once they start looking like this, its almost better to grow new ones since they grow so fast from seed. also, they dont like being transplanted, or having the roots tampered with at all. if you have to move them, move the whole rootball (not always easy) so, better to grow them in a medium size container till they are 3ft tall, then plant them in the final position... use several containers, and only leave 1 plant in each... you can grow several from seed, but after they are a few inches tall, cut them at the soil line (DONT PULL THEM UP)... just leave 1 in each container after that... you can use 3 or 4 containers, but most papaya seeds now are bred to be bisex or female... even if you grow just 2, the odds are very very good, they wont both be male....See Moremyamberdog
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