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Greenie
08-24-2009, 09:47 PM
After a slow start she has decided to put out some fruit
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=21538&size=1

guerich
08-25-2009, 08:33 AM
Looks awesome. I have some tc starts T.R. Hovey papaya that I hope will produce in the future. Hope the overwintering indoors goes okay.:0519::0519:

Greenie
11-26-2009, 08:44 PM
.....I remember when I was concerned on her slow growth,things have changed!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27226&size=1
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27229&size=1
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27223&size=1
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27228&size=1
as far as a fert.,I have been spraying with some fish emulsion and humus.I prepared the soil with a very high amount of Nitrogen and it took off.

figafita
11-26-2009, 11:44 PM
Wow.

kemistry
11-27-2009, 06:01 AM
Wow!!!

Jack Daw
11-27-2009, 01:52 PM
Gotta Love Florida. ;)

conejov
11-27-2009, 04:47 PM
You have a tropical fruit paradise!!!!

Seaner
11-28-2009, 08:23 AM
Congrats! Dude, that's definitely one awesome plant! How long did it take to grow that?

NANAMAN
11-28-2009, 11:09 AM
Who would have thought, start one plant and open a farmers market!

Dalmatiansoap
07-21-2010, 03:35 AM
BUMP:ha:
This is my Red Lady Papaya and Im wondering if anybody can help me with over wintering suggestions? How will it take if I digg it out and prepare for cold storage? Whan to do that? To keep it in dark/light space???? Any help?
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/GG038.jpg
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/GG055.jpg
Picture is a week old now and its double wider now with leaves about 40cm in diameter.
:woohoonaner:

sunfish
07-21-2010, 07:26 AM
Seems to me you would be better off potting it now so it has time to recover while you still have good weather. Grow it as a house plant if you have the room.

Dalmatiansoap
08-23-2010, 06:13 PM
Its amazing how fast it growes! Unfortunally I ll have to leave it inground and will try to protect it somehow. In a mean time is there any good source for Dwarf Papaya seed? Have to prepare few seedlings for the next Spring if I loose this one.

Greenie
08-24-2010, 02:42 PM
they don't do well if they are re transplanted.You can try and grow them in a big pot.

Dalmatiansoap
08-24-2010, 05:50 PM
I will almost definitive try to find seed/seedlings of this variety, it has beautiful stem colour.

saltydad
08-24-2010, 06:01 PM
I had one in a large pot. As with most plants overwintered inside, it was very prone to spider mites. It did well for 2 years but never fruited for me. Good luck, Ante.

Dalmatiansoap
08-24-2010, 06:11 PM
Thanks Howard, I ll try to take good pix or two tomorrow. Honestly I dont care if it ever fruit, but generally we have 33% chance! Well, I would say its a way more than 0%:ha::ha::ha:
:woohoonaner:

The Hollyberry Lady
08-24-2010, 10:53 PM
Triple...http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/2.gif



Excellent shots, Greenie! http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/clap.gif



Omg, those are way too cool. Thanks so much for sharing with us. I gotta go look at them again...


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Dalmatiansoap
08-25-2010, 07:14 AM
Fresh update:
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/bananarama013.jpg
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/bananarama016.jpg
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/bananarama015.jpg
:woohoonaner:

Greenie
08-26-2010, 01:17 AM
nice!

The Hollyberry Lady
08-26-2010, 09:14 AM
Yes, very beautiful, Ante!


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Dalmatiansoap
09-11-2010, 03:32 PM
What is this? Bud, fruit, something,...? Its about 2cm(inch) long.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=36515&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=36515)
:woohoonaner:

Greenie
09-11-2010, 04:19 PM
thats a female flower.....should open up and have a set fruit soon.