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Originally Posted by sunfish
How cold did your temps. get. Just wondering if I am going to need to protect mine this winter.
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It was actually acquired and planted in Nov. 2011 and that winter ended up being pretty cold. I lost my beloved Red Lady papaya from the frosts that winter. I had the bananas wrapped up snug as a bug but the papaya was too big to wrap. Then last summer we had that tropical storm sit over us for days on end dumping buckets of water for days. Last winter wasn't bad and I don't think we had any frost, but I've had issues with the leaves getting sun burned. Now things are shading in a bit more and it is a little more protected. It is small for its age and I've had to cut off damaged leaves so it looks pretty pitiful, although this summer has been good for it. It gets plenty of fertilizer and I keep it mulched so now I am being rewarded with three very healthy and pretty pups. They will probably out grow the Pstem at this point.