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Originally Posted by Hammocked Banana
Wow this is amazing, I've never head of a mango holding fruit this far north, I know I definitely have never achieved this. Did u buy a grafted plant? Also where did you get the babaco papaya? Did u start from seeds?
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I've tried starting both these plants from seed but have not managed to keep them beyond a few weeks, if they even start at all - don't know if the soil is too cold or what because I've tried many different ways (including heating the soil) and many different mediums but so far no luck. The best I was able to achieve was a Julie mango that I started from seed (brought it back from St. Vincent) and it survived for just over a year before it took a turn and I was unable to revive it
As for these two, I got the papaya during a local annual exotic plant sale in May of 2013 when if was only about 30" and now it is about 5'; FYI, this is the same plant I was looking for help with last winter when it lost ALL its leaves....but it made a great comeback this past spring and only has 1 fruit left to ripen; we've eaten the other 9....
I also got the mango during the plant sale in May of 2014; it appears to be graphed but I was still shocked to see it flower during the summer and then produce fruit! - especially considering its height.
Both these plants (as well as other exotics) spend the summer and early fall in a double-walled poly carb greenhouse before coming into the house, and I guess they really like these conditions because this is the result.....
