It Only Takes 18 Months To Grow Papaya From Papaya. I Tried It

I heard that you can grow your own papayas from store-bought papayas in just 18 months, and I didn’t believe it, so I tried it myself. And spoiler alert - what happened here was the ultimate proof on why you should grow your own plants from the seeds inside of fruit.
I mean…why just buy a plant when you can grow it from scratch and make your backyard the coolest place in town….right?
Well….to tell a story right, you gotta start from the beginning, so lets rewind to two years ago, shall we? It all started with one papaya.
Here are some unique facts you’ll learn throughout this video:
1. Papaya seeds can take anywhere from 3 weeks to 3 months for successful germination of baby tails. Yes, this is a big stretch of time, but you’ll learn the true value of patience and you’ll either get your sprouts very fast, or you’ll have to wait some. It took my seeds exactly 7 weeks to germinate, and those seeds were placed in a sunny spot.
2. Papaya seeds will germinate faster if you leave the outer hairy layer of skin ON the seeds, but slightly prick the tip to help give room for the tail to sprout out.
3. It only takes 18 months to successfully grow a full fruiting papaya tree. Papaya plants are known for their element of fast growth. They can grow several feet in a single year under ideal conditions, and that’s why they are such a popular choice for tropical and subtropical home gardens. That means that with a warm climate, the right papaya variety, optimal care and protection from the cold can all help you grow papayas in less than 18 months in your own backyard - or on your balcony if you’re growing fruits like us in an urban environment.
4. Papaya seeds from the grocery store are more often than not considered to be a bisexual plant. There are 3 different types: male, female, and bisexual plants. It’s the female and bisexual plants that are the only ones that produce fruit. And you may be thinking right now that I actually meant to say bigender. But nope, I meant bisexual. Because bisexual as a term, is used in botany often, and it just means ‘dual sexes’. What makes them bisexual? Papaya plants produce both male and female flowers on the same plant, and the presence of both male and female reproductive organs within a single flower is what makes them bisexual. One single papaya tree can produce both male and female flowers, allowing for self-pollination, and making it true that they are in fact classified as a bisexual plant.
5. Soaking your papaya seeds in water for 15 minutes prior to germinating them can help speed up the rate of germination.
6. There are white papayas in the grocery store that you can buy, eat and grow. They are just an orange papaya, but picked at a different stage of development, so they have a different taste, texture, and appearance. Papayas can be harvested while they are still green on the tree because they continue to ripen after picking, but they won’t turn orange if they are picked while they are green.
7. White papaya has a similar taste to jicama, and it tastes a bit better than orange papaya - but this will come down to personal preference.
8. White papaya seeds may be less viable for growing than orange papaya seeds because the fruit is picked from the tree early, although I have not yet been able to prove this theory.
9. Papaya seeds can be used for digestive support - or even to get rid of internal parasites! The seeds contain natural compounds that are said to help expel certain types of parasites from the gut. To actually use papaya seeds as a potential natural remedy for parasites or digestive support, you can collect and clean the seeds from a ripe papaya and chew them. Alternatively you can crush them with a sweetener or incorporate them into your meals. However, it's crucial to consult a healthcare professional before trying this, especially if you suspect a parasitic infection, as there are more established medical treatments available.
10. Papayas contain a protein called ‘papain,’ which I consider to be the superhero of fruit enzymes because it can be used for: tenderizing meat, clarifying beer, processing dairy, and also in some medicinal applications.
Timestamp:
00:00 - 07:23 How To Grow Papaya From Papaya
07:23 - 09:57 How To Grow Papaya From Papaya # 2
09:57 - 11:14 How To Grow White Fleshed Papaya From Green Papaya
11:14 - 13:59 Benefits Of Papain (King Of Enzymes)
Thank you so much for stopping by my channel this week and watching the papaya journey. I love you all so much, and I am so thankful for you. See you next week!

[@nolancampbell4451]

I got about 50 red papaya seedling inside right now I got all the biggest and healthiest seedlings in one of my grow tents with some gelato and nycd babies. I found out papaya farmers soak their seeds in diluted potassium nitrate for A couple hours and I did half and half to experiment all the seeds I soaked in the mixture popped tails two to three days later and all the seeds I just soaked in water and planted took a whole nother month before they sprouted tails.

[@arthurlouis8326]

Most tropical plant are drought activated because the tropics have a dry season. Once you let the seeds dry in the sun for a couple days they will sprout in about 3 days as well

[@nolancampbell4451]

@@arthurlouis8326 Hey thank you I will try this I read somewhere that you shouldn’t let papaya seed dry out, but that’s what I’ll do next time.

[@valarmorghulis8139]

As someone from a tropical asian country who had grown 10 papayas and other fruits I am proud of Jessie for growing papaya in Canada. Someone from my country who is an agriculturist successfully grown apples too but in the mountains with 18-22 degrees celcius temperature at the foot of the mountain.

[@growithjessie]

thank you so much. you made my whole day

[@Gamerizez]

If you didn’t know wild species of banana have seeds but most grocery store bananas have no seeds because they are seedless types of banana wild banana are very interesting you should try it!

[@growithjessie]

omg! i need to try this!

[@pihusworld2990]

I am 10 years old and I love your videos i really like to grow plants just like you 😊

[@growithjessie]

thank you so much for stopping by, I really appreciate your comment. Thanks so much for watching

[@AubreyOsgood]

omg, i am trying this RIGHT NOW!! also, i am ur BIGGEST FAN KEEP GOING I WOULDNT HAVE AN AMAZING GARDEN WITHOUT YOU!!

[@jamiecurran3544]

I think you must mean one of her biggest fan's as there's many of us!😂💜✌️

[@AubreyOsgood]

@@jamiecurran3544 true LOL 😂

[@growithjessie]

thank you sooooooo much

[@growithjessie]

awwwwwwww you guys made my whole day ily so much

[@growithjessie]

hehe

[@kakaselponmoyan7616]

Istg we have 4 stray papaya trees growing in our backyard. It may be the birds ofc, but still pretty surprised. They're already maybe 3ft tall, we're kinda unsure if moving them to a more wider spot will stunt it's growth, coz they're sitting right beside our concrete fence. Tbh we wanna have the fruits even if we didn't plant them.😅

[@mimsydreams]

Nature is the best gardener! You could try moving one or two, that way you can see which grow better staying put or being moved. I'm no tree expert though :)

[@nolancampbell4451]

Be careful! Most papayas will not tolerate transplants I would leave em be 😊

[@OhPervyOne]

Does your indoor grow set-up include a heat mat? You may want to put your tropical trees (papaya, mango) on the heat mat when you bring it in for Winter. And make sure you water it. Please keep in mind that papaya is a TREE. It's not a common veggie or house-plant. EACH seedling needs to be transplanted to ITS OWN POT. They need space for their roots to grow without getting all tangled together, competing for resources. I like to use empty 1/2-gallon milk cartons for tree seedlings. They come free (all you have to do is drink the milk) and you know they hold water. Use a paper hole-punch to put drainage holes in the bottom. I hear that Canuckistan heathens use plastic bags for their milk. Maybe they sell juice in cartons? Or goldfish crackers maybe? If you can't easily obtain milk cartons, maybe use 100cm PVC pipe with end-caps on bottom. Use whatever length of pipe and your baby tree will have that much space for its roots to grow down into. I think I'd go with 1/2 metre length (depth). This could be entertaining. When it comes time to transplant the tree into the ground outside, you can use a manual augur to dig a straight vertical shaft into the soil and then just take the end-cap off the bottom of the pipe then put it into the hole and let it slide out of the pipe, straight into the hole. I'm having trouble with conversions. I would use a 6" diameter augur, so I'd transfer the tree into a 4" diameter pipe. (Also, I would dig the hole MUCH deeper than the transplant requires and I'd mix some of the soil with compost before pouring it back into the hole, so it would make it much easier for the tree's tap-root to dig down deep into the ground. For this, I'd want to get the manual augur with the extendable shaft. And buy extensions and connectors. Just don't accidentally dig a well. Having free water supply for your garden like that... That would be frowned-upon.) If you're just growing them in big pots... please grow just one per pot. They will thank you (with papayas).

[@growithjessie]

that is really good advice. i honestly never even thought of a heat pad before but thank you so much for this beautiful idea, and for all your comments on my videos. You are a real one

[@tydino101]

also at 6:45 the math says since you said it has been 8 months, that means about 10 more before you get fruit from this point.

[@growithjessie]

hahahaha

[@uhhmanda]

So a reel of yours came up on my feed because I'm a plant person, but I clicked thought to your channel because I was curious if I could guess where you're from based on your accent. And lemme tell you, Canada was not my guess. 😂 Very cool video! That was a lot of effort.

[@growithjessie]

hahaha. thank you soo much

[@spacehunter2018]

Omg, red papayas are so tasty and sweet. I heard that they're good for blood

[@growithjessie]

100000%! They have so many incredible benefits

[@cynthia9]

Was that lake Ontario in the shot with the wine glasses? It looks pretty much the same from the other side but I can see the Toronto skyline from NY

[@growithjessie]

That was in France ahhaha

[@EliWorldAnimation]

I LOVE PLANTING

[@growithjessie]

ME TOO!

[@blazejszalanski1438]

love ur videos!!!!

[@growithjessie]

thank you so much

[@tydino101]

also love your videos your hillarous to listen to while i crochet.

[@growithjessie]

thank you sooooo much

[@tydino101]

@@growithjessie i am crocheting a bluey

[@tydino101]

to o be more specific @@growithjessie , 2 bluey dolls that i have made a patern for 3 times. and is assembled from a snapshot of the show incase your wondering.

[@guidoylosfreaks]

If you lived in Mexico you would be trying to grow cherries and apples.

[@growithjessie]

YES!

[@paicult4278]

What kind of soil do u use for all your plants?

[@growithjessie]

a ix of garden soil, vermiculite, perlite, and orchid bark (and someitmes a little mulch)

[@alphacentauri2506]

It's surprising that the tree can grow in a pot? Do they not require more room for roots to spread? Oh and thanks for this information😊💕🌺🌿

[@IAMHIM69304]

10:19 its fucking rawwwwww! They cant grow because its not ripe

[@growithjessie]

hahahaha i kind of agree ngl

[@rg1whiteywins598]

Minnesota won't grow papaya. But its my favorite fruit.

[@Sh0-tyme]

Likewise, I'm here in Mn. Trying anyway 💪🏽

[@Sh0-tyme]

Likewise, I'm here in Mn. Trying anyway 💪🏽

[@growithjessie]

it is such a great fruit. i can barely grow it here in Canada though!!

[@growithjessie]

thats what i like to hear!

[@MminaMaclang]

Green papaya is eaten by cooking. We use them as a sort of vegetable. Kind of like chayote. Slice it up in a stirfry or boil it in chicken ginger soup.

[@growithjessie]

I love that I learned that! so cool!

[@nokomacheke6927]

She actually said germeny 😂😂❤

[@evan8463]

Im soooooo jealous you could find "white" papya. I love thai salads but unripe papaya is impossible to find here. You can barely find ripe ones lol

[@growithjessie]

right?!?!!

[@LaineyBug2020]

I wonder if papaya microgreens will become a thing?

[@growithjessie]

omg that would be insane. microgreens actually harbour a lot of bacteria lol. i try to stay away from them

[@choasisgoated]

Cloudberries? When?

[@growithjessie]

UGH I AM TRYING TO FIND THEM! HELP! HAHA

[@choasisgoated]

@@growithjessie Canada might have patches?

[@choasisgoated]

@@growithjessie or Etsy

[@cpmvideosyt]

Why are my papaya seeds not sprouting

[@LaineyBug2020]

ISTG those seeds gave me kidney stone flashbacks...

[@growithjessie]

LMAO omg

[@tydino101]

i'm the ninety seventh person to watch this, this first full length video where i'm one of the first 100! :D

[@growithjessie]

thank you so much for stopping by

[@tempatspesial9226]

just give an advice, don't grow the papaya tree close to wall or any building, that can broke or ruin it. because papaya root is strong. especially don't grow it to close to your neigbor, if u don't want any problem 😂

[@growithjessie]

that is a really good tip

[@artsandcrafts4020]

Do u know one thing the black ones are girls they only give u fruit but brown are boys they only give flower 🌺❤

[@growithjessie]

that is so cool omg

[@Jessy_ORCHID.Beauchamp]

Slay

[@growithjessie]

ALL DAY

[@PerfectFuckenMistake]

There are more types of papayas. The one I like doesn’t taste or smell like doodoo. Do some more research and go out and buy the more that doesn’t stink. Mexican stores that produce, meat Mexican breads and spices. Or an Asian market, market as in produce spices Twas cooking supplies as in rice cooker, step stools, rice shapers. I pretty much only shop at these stores unless it’s bulk or almond milk.

[@growithjessie]

agreed. i actually love papaya! some say it is an acquired taste but I am not too sure. thanks for sharing

[@stockywuffs]

does anyone else get pissed off by her making the most obvious mistakes Like she’ll just neglect her plants in the most fundamental way and then be like OH NO THEY DIED!! in an obnoxious voice filter

[@lind-xu5ur]

Yes,such a harmful video!

[@chelseamay-parker5347]

first

[@growithjessie]

thank you so much for stopping by

[@rainyday2966]

LGBTQ plants

[@growithjessie]

bisexual or bigender plants are a true term in botany!

[@rainyday2966]

@@growithjessie I absolutely LOVE IT

[@lind-xu5ur]

No,its LGBTQ!

[@kanyemazibuko3518]

Have u ever grown dated

[@growithjessie]

yes! yellow dates this summer!! they took a year to sprout

[@rhyolite]

all trial and ÆRORR

[@growithjessie]

YES