Here’s a quick update on the formerly root-bound papaya plant… I am so glad this is a hermaphrodite plant that doesn’t need a male plant nearby to pollinate the fruit flowers! And if I haven’t said it before, I’m really … Continue reading
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I know that it’s been over a year that I happily proclaimed how I had successfully grown a Red Lady papaya plant from a stem cutting (read that post here). At the end of that particular event, the cutting in … Continue reading
Well, another Curious experiment has come to a happy conclusion. The new stem that I broke off from our re-sprouting papaya tree has finally given me the proof that I needed to know that it will keep living… And it’s … Continue reading
Back in July, I decided to put one of our Red Lady papaya trees out of its misery. It had not been growing well and was constantly infested with mealy bugs. Since it was also about 4 to 5 metres … Continue reading