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Tplant Pembroke Pines, FL(Zone 10a) Nov 07, 2008

My First Papaya!

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Tplant Pembroke Pines, FL(Zone 10a) Nov 07, 2008

I bought this Papaya for two dollars from Lowes as it was pathetic and did not have any leaves and was knocked out of it's container two years ago. At first all of the fruit was just falling off and I was getting worried as it is in a container and not in the ground because we are in a construction area and our property line is narrow. We live on school grounds so they won't be finished for another year and every tree had to be placed in containers until construction is complete.

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oldude New Iberia, LA Nov 07, 2008

Tplant
Where is it? You didn't eat it before taking a picture did you?
Oldude

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oldude New Iberia, LA Nov 07, 2008

Ops, We must have posted at the same time. I was responding to the first post.
Nice papaya!
Oldude

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Tplant Pembroke Pines, FL(Zone 10a) Nov 07, 2008

No oldude! Here is a close up of the batch. Wondering when do I pick the yellow one. As you can see I have a nice batch of fruit coming ! My other trees are surrounding it.

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oldude New Iberia, LA Nov 08, 2008

Tplant
I pick mine when they are at least 2/3 yellow color. You can pick and keep inside and they will ripen. You can also apply a little thumb pressure and if it gives then it’s ready.
Oldude

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Tplant Pembroke Pines, FL(Zone 10a) Nov 08, 2008

Nope it is still hard but I'll bet it won't be more than a couple of days at the most. Can't wait as I've never grown my own and been told there is a fantastic difference from store bought because the store bought are picked green and gassed to force ripen. Is this true??
Ted

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Tplant Pembroke Pines, FL(Zone 10a) Nov 17, 2008

Picked two of them yesterday and they are bright red inside and real sweet. The others are still green and growing. Sorry I didn't take a picture but my family devoured them and left a small piece for me.

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2ndChance Tempe, AZ(Zone 9b) Nov 20, 2008

I'm green with envy!

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Tplant Pembroke Pines, FL(Zone 10a) Dec 15, 2008

Another batch of papaya getiing ready to ripen. Hope it is as good as the first few?

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