FREE: SOLO HAWAIIAN PAPAYA SEEDS

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This auction is for Hawaiian Solo Papaya seeds.

PLANTING;
Plant seeds in a small peat pot which can later be placed directly into the ground or container. When seedlings are 6 - 8 inches tall transplant to well-drained, fertile soil with a pH of 6 to 6.5. Space plants 6 to 8 feet apart in full sun and good drainage. Or plant in a large pot. fruit production in containers will not equal the quantity produced on trees in the ground

POLLINATION:
Your tree may be male, female or hermaphroditic. You won't know until it blooms. Even then it may take some conjecture until the fruit actually sets. There is no mistaking the male. It has clusters of small white blossoms borne on branched tentacles that may be more than 18 inches long. The female has a slightly larger, white blossom borne on the head of a miniature fruit close to the stem in a leaf axil. The petals tend to be straight. If the fruit shrivels after the bloom dies, it has not been pollinated. The hermaphrodite, difficult for the inexperienced to distinguish from the female, has all the necessary sexual paraphernalia in its blossoms to develop fruit. The white petals on this flower have a slight right-hand curvature that is easier to observe while the blossom is still closed. It is best to plant several seeds or seedlings to improve the odds for getting the sex you want. They can be thinned out later.

TENDING:
Plants grow fast and need sufficient water {constant moisture} and nutrients . Every 2 weeks, a balanced fertilizer to insure healthy development

HARVESTING:
Tree will flower in 5 months and bare fruit in 8 to 10 months. Pick when fruits have half turned gold and let fully ripen indoors.

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