Papaya
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Papaya
How are everyone's papaya doing?
Mine are outside acclimatizing. They are still in their 12 oz plastic glasses and have not grown more than 3" tall.
Allen
Mine are outside acclimatizing. They are still in their 12 oz plastic glasses and have not grown more than 3" tall.
Allen
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I know the feeling with pets. Our cat loves to piss and crap in my lily patch.
Your papayas are about the same size as mine were when I put them out. Unfortunately the weather went from normal spring to hot and windy. Although they were in shade adjusting to natural light, the wind and the 20* change in temperature finished them.
You have a lot more containers than I did. Good luck with having them survive.
Allen
Your papayas are about the same size as mine were when I put them out. Unfortunately the weather went from normal spring to hot and windy. Although they were in shade adjusting to natural light, the wind and the 20* change in temperature finished them.
You have a lot more containers than I did. Good luck with having them survive.
Allen
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When I pulled the remains of the Papaya plants from their pots I found that they had almost no root systems at all. Despite being 1 plant per pot in all but 1 pot, which had 2, the root systems were no deeper than than 1/2" and had a diameter of 1" or less.
Any Idea why this happened? I had them inside under CF 'natural' bulbs. I didn't let them dry out and maintained moist soil. The soil was unfertilized potting soil.
Allen
Any Idea why this happened? I had them inside under CF 'natural' bulbs. I didn't let them dry out and maintained moist soil. The soil was unfertilized potting soil.
Allen
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Allen,
Maybe too cold a soil temp? Mine didn't take off until I had them & the container in full sun.
Just a guess, mine were doing really well, then planted out in what I thought was a sheltered spot. After a few storms with wind and hail, its time to start some more
Steve
Maybe too cold a soil temp? Mine didn't take off until I had them & the container in full sun.
Just a guess, mine were doing really well, then planted out in what I thought was a sheltered spot. After a few storms with wind and hail, its time to start some more
Steve
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I had them in the basement under light 12-16 hrs per day. Basement temp was about 65-68*. That could be the problem.
I'll have to start a new batch outside and hope to overwinter them in the basement.
It sucks when the weather buggers the plants up. I had my bananas shredded when we got winds gusting to 50 mph that blew into my sheltered area. They all survived but most of them are sending up their first leaf all over again.
Allen
I'll have to start a new batch outside and hope to overwinter them in the basement.
It sucks when the weather buggers the plants up. I had my bananas shredded when we got winds gusting to 50 mph that blew into my sheltered area. They all survived but most of them are sending up their first leaf all over again.
Allen
You don't have to be crazy to grow palms in Alberta..... But it helps
Wow. Have you gotten any fruit yet?
I decided to use the greenhouse to germinate ornamental grasses for the yard and didn't plant more papaya.
All of the existing papayas died on me.
I should have room to try germinating again this winter in the basement.
Allen
I decided to use the greenhouse to germinate ornamental grasses for the yard and didn't plant more papaya.
All of the existing papayas died on me.
I should have room to try germinating again this winter in the basement.
Allen
You don't have to be crazy to grow palms in Alberta..... But it helps
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