How To Germinate Papaya Seeds the Easy Way (TCEG Episode 2)

If you've had trouble germinating papaya seeds, Episode 2 of Totally Crazy Easy Gardening will end your problems for good. Growing papaya is simple if you germinate papaya seeds the easy way I demonstrate in this video. Simply take the sloppy seeds out of a ripe papaya, plant them in the soil or in a pot, then thin the papaya seedlings as they grow, selecting for the healthiest looking trees in the lot. Most papaya seeds fail to germinate because they're too old. You need to plant them fresh. Don't worry about drying, storing or anything else - just take a ripe papaya, gut it, then plant papaya seeds wherever you want them to grow! That's it - and it's easy! David The Good demonstrates with his own papaya growing projects.
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[@estherthairu-gw2vb]

Am from kenya. All of a sudden am inspired to plant anything that has seed. Great video will share the results

[@donnatucker9527]

Wish I knew you when you were still in central Florida! I am in Minneola. I planted papaya 3 years ago. Just threw seeds in places where I was ok with them growing. I now have over a dozen trees bearing fruit. I like it better green than ripe. Have been making papaya salads, adding it to stews, thanksgiving stuffing, casseroles and kimchi. I do have a batch of papaya vinegar and papaya wine fermenting now with ripe papaya. I can’t believe how fast they grow. From seed to fruit in less than a year. They also provide shade for other plants less tolerant of the sun in Florida heat. Thanks for sharing! Love your channel

[@davidthegood]

Great work. I hope to come back one day.

[@carlosmontoya2485]

Plant them fresh. And have better results. So no soaking, David you awesome, keep growing.

[@fanahamilton5635]

This is the video I have been looking for. Quick and easy with no confusion 👍👍👍

[@okelaniokelani5056]

I just ate one , and want more... I guess I'll have to plant the seeds and wait.. Thanks for sharing your useful information!

[@davidthegood]

You bet, Ann - thank you very much. Glad you're here and good luck.

[@DanielNavetta1]

Well. It has been 3 years now. Did it work?

[@okelaniokelani5056]

Daniel Navetta hahahah , no it didn’t :) But I guess the blame’s 100% on me.

[@makeandeatgummyleeches5975]

@@okelaniokelani5056 που στην Ελλάδα βρίσκεσε; Εδώ στην νότια Πελοπόννησο φύτεψα περίπου 150 σπόρους την άνοιξη και μού ´χει μείνει 1 μόνο αλλά τα πάει καλά. Το κλήμα είναι κατάλληλο.

[@inky07.]

it's been nine years. did it work now?

[@quinnbeale5288]

thanks dude, on a major "grow my food" kick and my kid asked if we can grow the seeds from the papaya she ate tonight. i'm in Colorado, this may be an interesting adventure, thanks for the first step!

[@YamiLunaria]

Updates?

[@davidthegood]

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[@purplepepper2503]

Here in the Philippines, we got sweet tasting Papayas. I don't know a lot about gardening 😅 but I remember my mom kept throwing away leftovers skins and seeds of fruits and veggies from cooking into our "garden". Then one day, a small little plant sprouted out of no where! ^_^ We let it grow until we realized it was a Papaya plant. We never tend it, yet til now it's still growing pretty well

[@davidthegood]

That's the best way for them to grow - accidentally!

[@mhajjaya]

@@davidthegood lol

[@nitinjain8837]

Male or female

[@60secondgaming21]

@@davidthegood it is gambling my mom threw lime seed but it didn't grow anywhere lol

[@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy]

We are growing SO many Papaya Trees / Plants, we too start them from seeds, and they grow fast and are so easy to grow. Right now we are harvesting at least 1 BIG papaya a week, sometimes 2, Great Video!

[@davidthegood]

Great work.

[@HsingSun]

My brother gave us one or two papaya once a week for almost three months. Now, his papaya plants have to regrow.

[@travelinafrica]

Dig the + attitude David ! Greetings from South Africa. Thanks, you won't believe how many hours I've wasted scarifying the seed & so on... as simple as this. Going to try your method today, and will post again in a month

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Hey David! Have you noticed the papayas taste better in Central America? I’ve noticed in Costa Rica they almost had a honey like flavor compared to the musk in Florida. Thanks

[@davidthegood]

Yeah, I have. Bananas, too. I think the mineralization of the soil makes a difference, plus there is definitely a big difference in flavor from variety to variety.

[@TheElitesRdividingUs]

Areas of higher volcanic activity have the best tasting crops

[@jcalvioficial]

@@TheElitesRdividingUs I didn't know that

[@aimtcb]

@pete them costa rica papayas are the best ,i have chills writing this from the states i miss cr sfm ;/

[@laurar9411]

I’m from Costa Rica 🇨🇷 and we totally love Papaya. I live in Pensacola, and o want to plant the seeds like you mention. I hope 🤞 the seeds germinate and my tree grows nice and I get to eat lots of delicious Papaya 😀👍🏻🤞🇨🇷🇺🇸

[@QIBear-vv2qi]

That is one of the greatest shirts ever!

[@truthseeker1364]

I'm not going to lie man your songs are always catchy towards the end and actually sound pretty damn good lol

[@davidthegood]

Thanks. I started posting them here: kzbin.info/door/WLUc97nUjo-OjUgyPZKxBQ

[@weenerdoggs]

You make the world a better place. I am going out to my backyard to plant some papaya!

[@W.N.Hazirah]

When we were younger...we had a tall papaya tree...with its papaya fruit.... We were playing around it...my friend accidentally hit it...the papaya just fell on top of her head 😂

[@PompomYourkey]

Cool 😂

[@jhoynz]

😂😂😂

[@Lambi8802]

Tit for tat

[@nasqad3357]

The question is did you eat it together?

[@mhajjaya]

@@nasqad3357 lol

[@spongepau69]

I’ve never tasted dirty socks before but now I know what gets close to it. Thank you David the good

[@nickde6339]

have never tasted socks either wtf. And it does not taste like a piece of fabric, if it is very orange, it is very sweet and good. edit: at least in Colombia, I dont really know if a papaya tree can actually taste that bad if grown elsewhere D:

[@debraarizona4809]

Awesome, 😁you just described me and everything I did with my papaya seeds. I really like how you just took all the seeds spread them around. After they sprout just pick and choose.🌱🌱🌱😯best looking ones. That makes a lot of sense to me. l now know you can't save them. The fruit I had was purchased from the store[Sprouts mkt],and man! was it Sweet!!😚😚😚😊Now I know! Thank for sharing😀👍👍🌹

[@rbfreitas]

Really like the direct approach. It could not be easier.

[@Mrbfgray]

OK! This is just what I needed--F'd up my first go for sure, I'll try your way.

[@benschiavi2288]

Hmm.. sounds easier than floating off the pulp in water, spraying with chemicals to stop the seeds rotting, cold stratifying them in the fridge for 4 months, raising them in pots for a month and transplanting and caring for them until they becomes strong......I think I'll do it your way

[@Noor-jw2tn]

Ben Schiavi yes totally unnecessary. Just chuck 'em in the ground

[@thehomeplatespecial597]

it depends on conditions and what someone is doing such as saving and transporting the seeds.

[@cristinadanila5781]

Stratification? For papaya seeds? Really? 🤪😂

[@FaithSpitsbergen-wj1yx]

I just dried them. Never dreamed of going crazy technical.

[@janisjaisolis]

And save Your extra Papaya seeds. They have many Health Benefits and an be used in a variety of ways. 😊

[@fresiamaldonado3609]

Thank you, i like the exchange with your friend, THATS THE WAY TO GO,❤ with lots of appreciation

[@Pinkheartbwell]

Aww you teach us how to grow papaya and you even sing to us too;))) thanks for the info and song;))

[@davidthegood]

Thank you, Naomi.

[@jimtaggett3275]

I've had good success throwing them in the compost pile. I have some growing there and from where the compost got spread. Eastcoast Jim

[@Moanabene]

Thank you for telling us about the short viability!

[@unclest1nky]

Hey David, That's a good name! Love the videos Man! I also love the music!

[@paulakorth7511]

Thank you David!! So simple!!

[@jakephillips6869]

Thank you very much for this tutorial! I am trying my first seeds right now! They are indoors as I'm in the center of the United States, but I'm taking all the advice I can find to give it a shot!

[@davidthegood]

Good luck!

[@fishmut]

The weather is still cool here even though it’s spring, I’ll give it ago but not sure if this is the right time can only try I spose. By the way love the song you did at the end well done awesome tune of papaya ✌🏻

[@blancaliliabotello5433]

I cut open a papaya fruit seeds were already sprouting so i planted them right away with a lil fruit still attached

[@metalman69201]

Wow, lucky you! Where do you live? I am in South Dakota so I might have to have a dwarf papaya tree in the living room.

[@blancaliliabotello5433]

@@metalman69201 Houston Tx

[@metalman69201]

@@blancaliliabotello5433 Thank you!

[@JodiBrownCEO]

quick and to the point. Thank you.

[@jeffjohnson5908]

Wow nice tune at the end!

[@schematics1195]

Im glad I looked this video up, I just put my seeds on the counter. 😬😬

[@serendipitymoments4684]

Thanks for the easy and clear instructions. New friend here from Texas.

[@bms19801]

Thanks for sharing will try the trick.

[@jetphab]

Love your song! ❤

[@CandysGarden]

Had to pause this at 2:24 & say that I live in TX. I am preparing a video about papaya's, but ALWAYS tell everyone that they are one of the EASIEST trees to grow. Some think I'm crazy, but these trees are seriously EASY to grow! & I ALWAYS dry out my seeds. I don't ever put them in the soil until this is done, but maybe I should give it a go & see which proves faster in germination... Just wanted others to be able to check out both ways, great video, lots of info

[@davidthegood]

Thanks, Candy.

[@sunnyray7819]

THANKS!!! Love the song!!! Greetings from the Space Coast!

[@gardeningwithpleasure]

Very useful video Thanks for sharing

[@EbrahimJohnson]

Great Video, I'm going to try it out for the first time....thanks

[@davidthegood]

Good luck, Ebrahim - thank you for visiting.

[@loraost1860]

Love the shirt David the Good... thanks for the growing tips

[@ecarolyne5287]

🤭🤭🤭 brilliant! Had fun watching..will try this today

[@jeffjohnson5908]

I love metal and plants you're awesome! Lol

[@angelslive9651]

Love your Papaya Song 😂🤣

[@stevesoutdoorworld2248]

thanks for the help cause ive had bad luck in the past.mabe now my thumb will get green.

[@WildFloridian]

I appreciate your shirt 😄

[@PompomYourkey]

Wow papayas grow fast! Usually my plants take 3 months to get the size of your Papayas!

[@carriemclarenjones5246]

Hi David, so glad I've come across your channel. I absolutely love papaya and they are very expensive to buy here in New Zealand as they are imported from the Pacific Islands. So I would just love to grow my own! I'm one of those people who've tried germinating them from seed (unsuccessfully) several times because I left them on the windowsill to dry out. Now I know they must be planted fresh and moist I'm going to try your method! Thanks David.

[@davidthegood]

Give it a try. Sometimes the dry seed will germinate, but fresh has worked best for me.

[@shanghaimuts]

This comment is now three years old. Care to give us an update please? I’m in Auckland, NZ and am growing some myself. The only thing I’d wanna say about that video is I would be wanting to avoid the male seeds. I’d be wanting the hermaphrodite one or female seeds for fruit. A male or two are okay for pollination purposes but they don’t fruit.

[@nehasharma4969]

Thanks for the information..this is what I was looking for..

[@ezradeplamer6335]

His shirt is awesome : )

[@brandimcmahan8907]

Just stumbled across your channel, I have a ‘volunteer’ that sprouted this spring thanks to my pig. 🙃. It is a female based on your flower ID vid- can’t wait to see what happens!!! Thanks for the info!!

[@fidelinamagana8688]

thanks I love papayas

[@jessemalan748]

Nice song bro. You really are the best to watch!

[@mariafitts]

I love papaya , it’s so good for constipation

[@lorilange8654]

OMG thank you for this information.. 💛

[@samueltumi8201]

Interesting man

[@bardos]

Thx for the video... do you later transplant out some of them? How well do they transplant?

[@1migmaster1]

cool song i got some dwarf papayas so will do what you showed hope it grows.......

[@troywright2151]

Thanks man loved the video, keep it up 👍

[@lifewithmikeandjenn5814]

Lol, love the song!! Thanks for the info. Short shelf life, who knew? Not me.

[@davidthegood]

Yeah, really short storage life. Same thing is true with quite a few tropical fruit. Plant 'em or they're dead in weeks!

[@lifewithmikeandjenn5814]

+David The Good I'm trying my hand at a loquat. It's about 24" and still alive in a mostly shaded area in the desert southwest heat.

[@davidthegood]

That's excellent. They're pretty hardy plants and need little care, though you're probably pushing its range. I'll bet it lives.

[@lifewithmikeandjenn5814]

+David The Good Fingers crossed!

[@grahamgraham5392]

JM at The Nuthouse

[@sksabbirboss1352]

Excellent

[@misscomment8025]

Thank you

[@habiburrahman-lu1et]

Thank you hero.I like your song.

[@amrutlalkachhadia4588]

Good information provided sir Thanks

[@davidthegood]

Thank you.

[@purityiskeythanks2creator307]

Yes! You are so uplifting and it brings so much joy to do as we are told. "Be fruitful and multiply". Beautiful show of love and simplicity. Thank you! Where are you? Tropical climate? Looks green and lush....

[@davidthegood]

Yeah, tropics. Central America. And thank you.

[@purityiskeythanks2creator307]

I have just started my mu garden in AZ. I love the ocean and I love tropical fruit. What to do, what to do.... I have my first mango tree growing and I am guarding it for dear life:-). A few avocados are in water and I have some lemon trees, grapefruit, and V oranges. Suggestions are welcomed. The search is on for like-minded and thriving friends and dear familu

[@davidthegood]

Having a bit of shade would probably be helpful. You might plant some drought and heat tolerant nitrogen-fixing trees as "nurse" trees to provide some shade and chop-and-drop mulch later in the year.

[@sophietyrrell3131]

Thanks I wonder if it will work in UK.Not really tropical season.

[@Lynx_Tips]

that last part where you sang made me subscribe

[@davidthegood]

Thank you. Welcome!

[@Lynx_Tips]

@@davidthegood wow you reply quick

[@354133]

Good one, Good!

[@lifeunboxed3943]

The song at the end😍

[@forgivness]

Your garden is Beautiful. South fl . 🥒💚

[@pearlgirl]

David I loved your video. The cherry was your singing a title tune.

[@kwandindawa]

Great stuff thanks

[@ileenetorres472]

i saved seed in water and in the refrigerator do u think will work,this seeds was really sweet. thanks

[@carmenortiz5294]

I just finished making candied papaya and was getting rid of the seeds (yes, I know edible). I guess I'll throw them on the ground instead. Then I will pray, taking into account I live in Minnesota. This video showed up, great timing.

[@davidthegood]

That is really cold for papaya!

[@carmenortiz5294]

@@davidthegood I have a big livingroom that faces south, been growing big plants there. I used to have papayas in my backyard when I was in the tropics so I'm familiar with them.

[@debbietampasheher3682]

Thanks!

[@johnmastaglia5852]

Thank u great help

[@bkanand3115]

Thanks for sharing any tips for sapodila ..grpwing in Australia..thx alot ..loved the song 😁

[@jonnyaloha1]

Thanks buddy

[@macgiovanilagundi5674]

I love those papayas

[@edithemerson7278]

So I live in Olympia Washington State will it grow in pots so I can put in green house in the winter? or should I only grow in Greenhouse? We have pretty cold winters.

[@jbvibrations]

How to grow papaya in a rain forest. Really illuminating lol

[@joemartinez2539]

Nice song man!

[@aaronwesly9927]

That was new info about papayas and short shelf life. Sown my seeds today after watching this, though it's 5 days since the seeds were collected. Let's wait and see. The slime still remains over a few seeds. So I hope it works.

[@davidthegood]

Oh yes - ought to work great.

[@abbysreadingtime4022]

Loved that song! 😂🤣

[@cottypodo]

Abby’s Reading Time Me too! Any idea who it is?

[@barbaramajoca4118]

thank you!!!

[@njione]

Going to start my papaya seeds today in Yucca Arizona I've had a lot of luck with other Tropicals growing banana trees as we speak

[@Chanie787878]

Good to know. I moved to AZ, & was about to ask if they can grow here. I'm about to pot my papaya seeds, wet, right out of the fruit. Thank you.

[@delasantos]

Came for the papaya. Subscribed for the papaya song 😂😂😂

[@jtlawrence2316]

You're the best.

[@CHT420]

Papaya is excellent for digestive issues especially after eating too much -the enzymes are beneficial

[@davidthegood]

Yes. It's very good for the stomach. I've also stir-fried green papaya with tough flank steak - it will soften the meat during cooking.

[@icecreamcake5381]

We love Green papayas in our pork and beef stews here in the Philippines.

[@geraldfranz9085]

Great tips and I dig the shirt !!!

[@davidthegood]

Thank you.

[@nation_1link528]

Help me a lot appreciate it

[@dianeibsen5994]

Thank you for your reply David. I wish I knew if you could sprout and eat the papaya seeds!

[@davidthegood]

I'm sure you can, as the blooms and green fruit are edible.

[@deborahweisz377]

Love your easy-going style and oh, the haircut! Do they need to be in full sun as seeds? We are in Autumn (east coast Australia) and still warm during the day. Nights are still not cold. Thanks, cobber

[@GreatestArYkaEver]

It was very interesting the content but I was looking to see what season would be best to plant the papaya in? Also what zone you were in? 💫🤔 🌺 Florida 🤟🏾

[@rippasama]

Nice song... I like it :) Only a few people noticed it though, lol

[@BlueBirdBaby]

Great song!

[@davidthegood]

Thank you.

[@keithc8108]

Is it necessary to squeeze the jelly film off the seeds before planting them?

[@leonciovigo6949]

Thanks bro

[@davidthegood]

You are welcome.

[@Sakmaquil]

The song made me SUBSCRIBE... love it

[@davidthegood]

Thank you - I appreciate it.

[@courtneystuart9265]

Hi what song is it? What is it called?

[@Dionne2U2]

Zone 9a, do I plant the seeds in full sun, part sun, or shade? Thanks