Here in Northern California, Papayas are a challenge but can be grown if you use these simple tips. #GrowPapaya, #papayatree, #pawpaw #NorthernCaliforniaGardening
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Jeff, I am so excited to have found your page. I live a little further up north in Yuba City and boy does it get cold. I never imagined planting tropical trees and being successful at it. You give me hope! I will be giving it a try. Thank you!
Great video, thank you. I brought back papaya seeds from El Salvador. Thier papaya are so good. Not stinky at all. I got one seed to grow, then my cat got it. I also have a Brazilian papaya growing and strawberry. Have a great week.
I grew them in Chico, CA without removing the outer membrane and without a raised bed. I had to start them indoors to get a long-enough growing time. I enjoy your videos. Thanks for making them. P.S. Papayas are plants rather than trees.
I've also found that if I just stick them in dirt, without removing the membrane, they sprout fairly easily. I've lost two, likely to root rot though, so the raised bed idea might be worth a try here in Phoenix.
@@backyardaddiction Raised beds can help address a lot of challenges we face with growing tropicals here in the Central Valley. Drainage to prevent root rot is one benefit. Upgrading the growing medium from our heavy clay soil to something looser is another benefit. Finally, raised beds lift the plant and root zone a foot or two above grade, and in certain situations ( like planting on a slope ) this can offer limited protection against cold. Papaya benefit from raised beds, and so do mangos, most of the sapotes, most of the wax apples, most of the eugenias and even guavas and avocados. It’s worth the time to build and fill raised beds rather than just planting in the ground.
Hi Jeff, Scott here, just a little ways up I5 in Sacto, but same zone. We spent 4 years in the highlands of Central Mexico from 2018-2022, and I bought a papaya from a nursery (only a foot tall), and it produced wonderfully. Just one tiny inedible fruit the first year, but after that, there was no holding it back. Climate was interesting--winters were only a hair warmer (we saw lows around 30-33ºF, and highs never above 95º) and the rainy season was May-Sept, but I've never forgotten my papaya tree, and have been thinking about trying one out here now that we're settled back home. I'd like to try putting it in an extra-large pot, and keeping it small through some grating techniques, though that may be too many confounders in an already difficult experiment. What do you think? Love your videos!
@@TropicalGardenGuy Do you have a favorite variety I could snag some seeds from? I'm thinking I'll use a similar mix (cactus succulent mix augmented with perlite and lava gravel) that I'm using for my dragon fruit, starting them inside, then moving them outside after the frosts, with a small plastic tent to keep the rainwater out...
Love to see you pushing the boundaries. I live in zone 9B Oregon coast. We have mild winters, no frost last year, but mild summers, not many days above 80. Summer hear is lacking so my topicals are in a greenhouse.
Have you heard of Hawaiian Solo papayas seeing surviving and fruiting in California? I have successfully sprouted them but never gotten them to last through winter
There’s a UA-camr subtropical gardener, he’s got a beautiful tropical garden in Southern California. He says his papayas have a foot smell. Do you think it’s from a fungus or maybe the soil?
hi jeff glad your back from your trip , and i love papaya and i can get seedlings but winter comes too quick so could you tell me how to spell your papaya so i can check it out , we only get queensland red very sweet but doesn,t like it very cold i like tropical and can stand the heat but the rest of the family can,t . all the best terry🌴🪴
A crazy amount of Tropical fruit is starting to ripen in my Tropical Garden… Make sure you smash the Subscribe Button For all the Latest Update s!
Have a Wonderful Day!
Jeff, I am so excited to have found your page. I live a little further up north in Yuba City and boy does it get cold. I never imagined planting tropical trees and being successful at it. You give me hope! I will be giving it a try. Thank you!
Happy growing!😎🌴😎
Excellent Jeff! Such exotic, unique & beautiful trees.
Thanks again!
As usual looks super healthy Jeff. They are challenging to keep alive here. Too dark and cool in winter even indoors and not hot enough in summer 🤪
Yea I bet this one too sensitive
Great video, thank you. I brought back papaya seeds from El Salvador. Thier papaya are so good. Not stinky at all. I got one seed to grow, then my cat got it. I also have a Brazilian papaya growing and strawberry. Have a great week.
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Perfect timing! 😊 Just bought a papaya plant from Home Depot two days ago and it was on sale $16+ only 😮
Excellent!
What a great deal. Down here in LA they were going for $26 at Home Depot.
@@davidgardner1067 its in demand in LA area, but in SF Bay Area, not so much !
Excellent Jeff ,,,the winter cold killed mine off last winter,I grew mine from seed just like you did
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thanks mate have a great day 🌴🪴🌺🌺to your tropical paradise terry
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Nice papaya, Jeff! I keep having a go at growing papayas, but they really do struggle to grow in our cool climate, even indoors they struggle.
Indoors they do fine for me when young but do need full sun for fruit
I grew them in Chico, CA without removing the outer membrane and without a raised bed. I had to start them indoors to get a long-enough growing time. I enjoy your videos. Thanks for making them. P.S. Papayas are plants rather than trees.
Yea I use the word tree for simplicity.
Do you grow them as annuals, or do they survive your winter?
@@jared8268 As annuals
I've also found that if I just stick them in dirt, without removing the membrane, they sprout fairly easily. I've lost two, likely to root rot though, so the raised bed idea might be worth a try here in Phoenix.
@@backyardaddiction
Raised beds can help address a lot of challenges we face with growing tropicals here in the Central Valley. Drainage to prevent root rot is one benefit. Upgrading the growing medium from our heavy clay soil to something looser is another benefit. Finally, raised beds lift the plant and root zone a foot or two above grade, and in certain situations ( like planting on a slope ) this can offer limited protection against cold. Papaya benefit from raised beds, and so do mangos, most of the sapotes, most of the wax apples, most of the eugenias and even guavas and avocados. It’s worth the time to build and fill raised beds rather than just planting in the ground.
Hi Jeff, Scott here, just a little ways up I5 in Sacto, but same zone. We spent 4 years in the highlands of Central Mexico from 2018-2022, and I bought a papaya from a nursery (only a foot tall), and it produced wonderfully. Just one tiny inedible fruit the first year, but after that, there was no holding it back. Climate was interesting--winters were only a hair warmer (we saw lows around 30-33ºF, and highs never above 95º) and the rainy season was May-Sept, but I've never forgotten my papaya tree, and have been thinking about trying one out here now that we're settled back home. I'd like to try putting it in an extra-large pot, and keeping it small through some grating techniques, though that may be too many confounders in an already difficult experiment. What do you think? Love your videos!
I’ll try it here!😝
@@TropicalGardenGuy Do you have a favorite variety I could snag some seeds from? I'm thinking I'll use a similar mix (cactus succulent mix augmented with perlite and lava gravel) that I'm using for my dragon fruit, starting them inside, then moving them outside after the frosts, with a small plastic tent to keep the rainwater out...
Love to see you pushing the boundaries. I live in zone 9B Oregon coast. We have mild winters, no frost last year, but mild summers, not many days above 80. Summer hear is lacking so my topicals are in a greenhouse.
Have you heard of Hawaiian Solo papayas seeing surviving and fruiting in California? I have successfully sprouted them but never gotten them to last through winter
I’ve seen them growing in SoCal but I’ve not had any luck here
There’s a UA-camr subtropical gardener, he’s got a beautiful tropical garden in Southern California. He says his papayas have a foot smell. Do you think it’s from a fungus or maybe the soil?
I’d agree with him though more like a musky smell.
I don’t think the soil affects thos
Why do you use your native soil rather than potting soil or compost? Are you concerned about those leading to root rot?
Yes
hi jeff glad your back from your trip , and i love papaya and i can get seedlings but winter comes too quick so could you tell me how to spell your papaya so i can check it out , we only get queensland red very sweet but doesn,t like it very cold i like tropical and can stand the heat but the rest of the family can,t . all the best terry🌴🪴
Hi Terry, the variety is called Maradol