Papaya Tree

Papaya trees are getting very tall. With a "A" shape ladder we can't reach out for the fruits. Many fruits hanging on the trees! 

I need to cut the trunk so that it will grow again. However this strategy is not very promising. If I let them grow, soon it will be unreachable to pluck the fruits and the tree might uproot on strong wind! I'm really thinking on how to deal with the tree now.

The paper marks the maximum level we could climb by ladder.

Anyone have experience this problem? How you tackle them? I'm a bit unwilling to chop down the trees. All the 3 trees are really good in producing fruits!

Papaya fruits agains

It's been quiet sometimes since the last harvest of papayas. The trees produce another batch of papayas and now they are a bit bigger.

Another tree with flowers!

This time I wrap all the big size fruits on the trees. This is in order to avoid any pest larvas. I'm not sure how but in the past I saw a lot of worms in the ripe fruits! I think I throw about 3 large size fruits!

Usually I pluck the unripe fruits when they show the first sign of ripening and ripen indoor. Nicely wrap in paper.  I wonder how the pest inject their larva into unripe hard fruits! So this time I'm taking extra precaution.

Papaya and more papaya!

I have few papaya trees at home. the 1st is the above plant which is consistently supplying papaya .

My another plant have started fruiting.

Unfortunately one of the tree died while fruiting! I'm not sure why. I pull out the tree last weekend.

I realise I always have not enough papayas regardless of the fruit quantities. Sometimes monkey bite & eat them.

The fruit is so sweet. They are small in size. I can't beat the store papayas which are so huge! I wonder how they grew so huge! Anyway I'm happy to harvest as many of them!

Papaya Harvest

Harvest time is the best moment of gardening! It make us feel so proud of our effort! We feel our hard work paid off! That's beauty of gardening.  

Past 2 weeks I have been plucking papayas. 4 papayas are harvested last week and another 4 yesterday.

Unfortunately one tasted by the monkey! I was a bit late to pluck them. So the monkey had tasted first! It's ok....The papayas are in abundance so I don't mind a few bite from them on single fruit! That fruit will go to the dustbin. Another 3 shall be wrapped and ripen in the kitchen. In my garden, kitchen bench is the safest place to ripen fruits! hahahaha....

Few more left on the tree. I shall pluck once it shows the slightest sign of ripening!

The tree is getting very tall. Is this normal for a papaya plant?

Papaya - a show!

 It's awesome to have papaya plant in garden. Once the tree mature, they produce sweet fruits! Three fruits have been plucked and 2 eaten. 1 of them I have to throw due to fruitfly larva! I can't figure out how the eggs was deposited into the fruits. Before it get ripen, the fruit is so hard and covered with latex.

This time around, I have a plan. Once the slight colour change happen, I shall pluck the fruits and ripe them in the kitchen. They ripen well and full of sweet taste!

I wonder why the market bought papayas have funny taste even though the price is ridiculous! It's tasteless sometimes. If I have dozen of papaya trees, I won't ever buy a papaya anymore! I think , I shall plant many of them to get continuous supply of papaya for my home! ;)

Well, I getting so much into papaya now! hahahhaa..... I'm so ambitious with papaya! 

Papaya fruit & wishes!

Papaya fruit maturing! The other day I pluck one of the fruit. I ripe them in the kitchen. It ripe to beautiful yellow skin and the flesh was so sweet & juicy!

I'm waiting for another 3 fruits.

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papaya & WIshes!

Papaya fruits are getting bigger. I have 3 papayas to harvest if all goes well!

While I was young, papaya was very cheap fruits sold in wet market. I can buy one big fruit for RM1 but now it's weight and priced per kg!  1 small fruit can cost almost RM4 !  I wonder why the cost went so high . It's just another local fruit!

I should open a papaya farm and I will get rich fast! hahahha...

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papaya fruiting!

 Finally after a long wait, Papaya plant have start fruiting. I might need to thank the monkeys! Once they pluck all the leaves and let the plant bald. Eventually the leaves grow back and the flowers bloom again! This time the flowers set fruits!

Male and female papaya tree side by side! The male tree is having thin stem. Most of the nutrition absorbed by the female tree I guess!

The female flower

The male flowers!

The fruits from far! My smart phone photos are not so clear....

GBBD - MARCH 2016

The weather was so hot all this while. Slowly it's shifting towards wet season. Most of evening is raining here. I must be so thankful for this weather change!

I took these photos late evening. Therefore some of the photos look a bit dark. Most of the flowers have drop down or have spent the days.

Petola flowers are blooming brilliantly. The flowers only bloom in the evening. I hope night insect can help to pollinate them!

Hibiscus after evening shower!

self seeded Torenia in hibiscus cutting pot. They are welcomed!

Bougainvillea in ball shape! 

My favorite dessert rose!

Cape honeysuckle bounce back and blooming after heavy pruning!

Duranta have started flowering too after a hair cut. They are a bit invasive in my garden!

I have add Papaya flowers. They do look elegant!

 I'm adding this post to GBBD hosted by May dream flowers. To find what is blooming around the world, drop by at the blog!

Papaya trees

Papaya plant is really survivor. Last month, monkeys have broken all the leaves of the plants. I'm not sure why. I thought these both trees will die but they survived!

 The plants have put up so much leaves. The female papaya have branched out too. Anyone know if i should let it be or cut the branch?

Does papaya tree need male plant flower to produce fruit? I do not know the variety as it was sowed from market bought fruit.

The male and female tree is growing at same place.. I never seen any fruits yet. However so many flowers have been blooming.

papaya

I have 2 papaya trees in the garden. One turn out to be male papaya tree. It does not produce fruits. Only white flowers on elongated stem. There was another tree just closer to this tree. It was growing slowly as monkeys have eaten the young shot few times. 

I keep the male tree. Luckily the second tree turn out to be fruiting tree!  Currently it's producing some flowers. Hope it will produce few fruits!

Papaya tree

Papaya tree is something very easy to be find in Malaysia. I would say every house in my hometown have them at home!

The fruits are so juicy and rich in vitamins!

I tried planting papaya tree few times however, monkeys always eat the young shoots end up the tree die after several attempt to survive failed.

Finally I was spared with 2 papaya trees. Unfortunately one turn out to be male papaya tree which can't bear any fruits. They can be only planted for Ornamental purposes. I'm not sure of another tree sex. The young shoot was eaten and it's quiet small.

I had a lot of young seedling but how to differentiate between male and female plant? Anyone have any tip?

Papaya male tree does produce beautiful flowers.

Papaya Seedling

Papaya have been my favorite fruits since young! They are packed with Vitamins.

I decided to plant papaya tree in my garden.

They are growing slowly. I hope Monkeys will spare them. In the past the monkeys always break and eat the young shoots.

I'm not sure if the plant is male or female. Hope I have few fruits to eat in future!