How to Grow Papayas in Containers or in the Ground. // Complete Growing Guide

In this video you will learn how to grow papayas in the ground or in pots no matter what climate you live in!
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[@dch.projects]

Now, this is how you're supposed to edit videos. None of those glitchy jump cuts so many KZbinrs do these days. Thank you!!

[@stephenbird5641]

I suggest mounding up your soil first to avoid water logging. We grow about 600 papaya plans and sell a about 3 tons every 18 days. I'm in Thailand so we are selling unripe papaya to make papaya salad.

[@NextLevelGardening]

I actually meant to suggest that for gardeners in wet climates. Thank you for bringing that up! For me we do have such good drainage and dry Summers that I'm afraid it would not get enough water in the summer if I did that here

[@vmr6771]

That is one of my favorite salads. That with sticky rice and beef curry...oh yes!

[@barbaramajoca4118]

you can use it as vegestable too when its green. You saute it in oniron and garlic and boil in coconut milk

[@Kathysart]

Yes! I actually like that better.

[@Kathysart]

Plus, green papaya salad. Ohh.. I forgot about that. I want some now.

[@cindyhewatt3406]

Wow, so many useful information on this video, I didn’t think that’s possible to grow papayas in my area which is zone 9b, now I can, all I need to do is to watch your old video and find a spot that can take 5 papaya plants. 😀 I LOVE papayas, I buy them even I know they aren’t that good, lol. Thank you for another valuable video, have a fantastic week, Brian!

[@NextLevelGardening]

Thanks Cindy! Yes there's so much more tasty grown from home. Like everything else LOL

[@vmr6771]

I did not know Babaco (Carica Pentagona) was a Papaya. Good because I love that flavor and would like to try growing some of that here in the US. The babaco has a more intricate flavor than the regular papaya because it has some tanginess that I love. It has so much flavor that even the skin can be used to make juice. I just learned that not long ago from a friend.

[@Kathysart]

We lived in Hawaii, Big Island and our beloved Kauai. I grew papayas on both islands and boy, they sure grow fast!

[@MichiganGardenGal]

Great video 🤗🌱💚

[@gardenwithpro-gro3203]

Every time I watch a new video, I watch your numbers grow. Well done, and keep up the great work!😎 There is nothing better than freshly picked- the store bought Papaya just don’t taste the same.

[@NextLevelGardening]

Thank you! I bet you can grow papaya there in South Africa, no?

[@gardenwithpro-gro3203]

So easily😬

[@farmerbob4554]

Same here with our papaya trees. They were growing great until the winter rains hit. We lost every tree to crown rot.

[@brendanmelody2803]

Now when you say natural sunlight. Does that mean direct sun or can it be in shade. Very new to all this

[@candycane5077]

I have 2 pots of papaya growing in the winter in my house one is on the window sill other by a door that gets a bit of sun in the AM , I have this one for two years in my house by the door , I take them in the yard when it gets warm at night in the summer , it’s still too cold at night here in April to bring them out ,I’m In Zone 7 in New Mexico , recently I repotted one of them to a bigger pot in organic soil added a bit of sandy soil in with a bit and a banana peel and pineapple rind , anyway it’s limp , think the roots wore torn a bit when I took it out of the small pot , we are originally from Hawaii and grew up around tropical plants my brother bit of a plant expert said to add B1 and coral sand , anyway I’m sad it’s limp and it was doing beautifully before I changed pots , it’s been two days , I grew it originally in a smaller pot added banana peel and pineapple rind when it was a seed and just regular home depo organic soil , grew it outside In Summer months then brought it in before it got cold , and for two years I’ve been growing it with no issues , I’m going to grow more this year and have them all over I love papaya , I have a avocado tree groening in with a bird of paradise plant , I just happen to just throw the seed in and it grew , I’m worried I’ll need to separate it at some point ?? I worry I’ll kill that one too, I hope my papaya tree recovers soon

[@samanthagutierrez2690]

I was a little confused about the grafting maybe you can go more into detail? Thank you I’m excited about growing papaya soon.

[@misslilcat]

What part of So Cal are you in? I'm in Orange County and wanting to plant a few papayas. I found a seller that has about 2' of plant in a 3 gallon container. Would you recommend transplanting them or keep them in containers?

[@User5260jo]

That is true. In the Philippines we eat papaya directly from the tree. We get disappointed with store-bought papaya, except the ones from Hawaii.

[@maritza2015]

What soil recommendation can you give? Im new at plants so i have no idea what is a well draining soil

[@annieoneill3876]

What is the height of Hawaii Papaya vs Mexican Papaya? ( I would like to plant them in 2 rows and not sure which one should go to front row)

[@mykvass]

If I can actually grow a papaya in the next 6 months would it be safe to put it outside in zone 9 ? I should have tried growing them in S CAL when we were in PV ...too bad

[@nikiemmert5193]

I have to Papaya tree together that I need to separate into two different pots . How do I do it so that I do not shock the roots ?

[@zmrs1458]

Here in NJ, we can't grow the yummy stuff, except, corn and tomatoes in the summer months

[@zmrs1458]

@Culinary Growers Organic LLC I am growing beautiful tomatoes... cow poo and rainwater, have been key, for me!!

[@zmrs1458]

@Culinary Growers Organic LLC I'm growing "Rutgers" tomatoes... I can send you some seeds, see if they will be Jersey Tomatoes, or if it's the soil and Cow manure, that makes them so wonderful.. still have 3 or 4 weeks until we can partake... My oldest son will be coming from PA, just to bring some back to his place... lol

[@zmrs1458]

PS, I also, only use rainwater, city water is too harsh...

[@mandykathryn9005]

Mine get to 2 to 3 inches and fall off.. I'm in Central FL. Some are in pot and some in ground. Zone 9b.

[@mikenewman4078]

Brian, This video is quite amusing from where I live. Here in tropical North Queensland we call them Paw Paws, yep in North America a Paw Paw is a different fruit, no worries. Our Paw Paws thrive on neglect. We just dump seeds around the garden and the little buggers come up in the strangest places. The trees grow about 15 ft tall by 8 inches diameter and their biggest pest is flying foxes. Fruit grows to about 3kg or 7lbs. Apart from flying foxes and possums, nematodes cause problems. To fix that issue water in some molasses, apparently the molasses infects the nematodes with yeast and fungi that control them. Molasses also improves the flavour. Paw Paws love lime and prefer to grow next to concrete. Here at least the yellow fruit is mostly heterosexual and the red varieties are mostly bisexual. If you are stuck for room try a red type. We find we get abundant male plants, which is ok as they smell nice and feed the pollinators. Our stingless native ( Hockingsii) bees really help with yields. Cheers mate, great video.

[@NextLevelGardening]

I'm sure it is. I would love to grow some of the things you can in your climate! Heleconia for one. And certain types of ginger.

[@mikenewman4078]

@@NextLevelGardening It has its challenges Brian. Working in the garden on Saturday, I needed to change my shirt 6 or 7 times and shorts twice. The sweat was just pouring off me. It is a quarter to 5 in the afternoon (Australia Day) and the humidity is 85% and temperature 28 C. 5 degrees cooler than Saturday. The rain hasn't yet .are it to the worst affected drought areas. Towns around the Darling Downs and New England Tableland are out of water with it having to be trucked in.

[@rosanaanguiano]

I’m in Coachella, will the 120+ heat kill my plant?

[@erinmilam2577]

I started seeds, not thinking the would take off and i have also started some tomatoes seed, at first i thought i had all tomatoes, until today i noticed the difference, my question is how do you tell males from females and how old if that a thing like my ginko trees just reached the age to tell.

[@RussellBooth1977]

I live in a humid subtropical (Cfa) climate in Australia (150 kilometres or about 100 miles north of Sydney) as well as a 10b USDA plant hardiness zone & we're having a cooler & wetter summer due to La Nina (20-30°C or 68-86°F) & the papaya love that weather when I have them planted in pots, I have them planted in a 50% river sand & 50% horse manure mix My goal is to have 20 yellow & 20 red papaya plants planted so I have started them off in miniature greenhouse in disposable plastic cups which is made out of a 45 litre storage container as I'm moving next year & I'm living with my parents at present, it's also to keep the snails 🐌 away from them. I have mostly Red papaya seedlings some of which I had to resow because about 7 out of 20 didn't germinate. I had to resow 14 out of 20 yellow Papaya seedlings which didn't germinate as well,2 of the yellow ones that I have germinated I have repotted into the sand/manure mix that I mentioned before & into a couple of 200 mm plant pots. Some of the Indian growers suggest feeding them with a 15-15-15 NPK fertiliser once a fortnight because they're heavy feeding plants,I feed mine with rose 🌹 and citrus 🍊 fertiliser which they love. They do prefer to be planted in the ground & in the winter ❄️ time I have been putting them against a reflective surface so they get the heat from the sun just after dawn, at winter time they do die back when the temperatures get down to 2-4°C (36-39°F) but the more established plants do better as they take the brief chill a lot better. When planted In the ground,I'm going to mound them up so that they don't get "wet feet" & the property I'm moving to is a bit hilly which is what the Papaya love,my late grandfather used to grow them up near Byron Bay way in New South Wales (where Paul Hogan used to live & about 250 kilometres north of where Russell Crowe lives at Coffs Harbour),well,he grew them on a slope in volcanic red soil which he fertilised with his banana 🍌 fertiliser until he was diagnosed with a latex allergy at the turn of the century !

[@skeso2k157]

My soil is very poor and I have old manure and mixing it in a watering can and watering it with it and would that fertilize the soil around my papaya tree and what should I do to increase the soil firtility

[@Pepesplants]

A grafted papaya is not easy to find. I don't know of any nurseries that actually offer them. Maybe you have a link to share. My experience is that F1 hybrid seed is the answer. Red Lady plants, for example are seed grown, excellent and not grafted. A hermaphrodite is best and also females can produce fruit without seeds. Papaya can also be asexually propagated by air layering. Thumbs up and great tips for the beginner gardener.

[@debbieboring3422]

Well thank you I found out that I am in a 9b zone. Is it to late in the season to plant this year in the 9b zone?

[@NextLevelGardening]

No not at all!

[@debbieboring3422]

@@NextLevelGardening Well I do have some planters that are the size you talked about. I'll see what I can get up to this year.

[@brittanydearmas6282]

I threw about 20 seeds in a small pot and they all sprouted... can I separate them or should I just transplant them into one large pot and hope for the best ? Thank you for the video!

[@kimfroman2023]

I teased mine apart and potted, over wintered in a shed, three out of six made it. I'm happy!

[@skeso2k157]

Can I use a containor with holes and burry it half way into the soil and fill it with compost will it work

[@NextLevelGardening]

Yes. I grow cymbidiums that way.

[@nareshdubey2603]

I have 3 papaya plants in a 30 inches pot my plants are around 4 feet high. We are in Toronto. This year I have seen some flowers on 1 plant. How can you tell male & female plan. Can I get real fruit? Please advise me how to take care of my plants in Toronto Canada

[@user-et8fw9kq6x]

Can we plant 2 papaya trees in 1 pot?

[@FknNefFy]

Curious statistics 🧐

[@hellomonkey1239]

I live in italy, a fruit tree will grow anywhere if well treated.

[@FknNefFy]

I found Bottom watering is key for me. I over watered and killed MANY

[@khristinealvarado5960]

I can’t find anyone who can answer this, maybe you can help. I have never grafted a tree before. What rootstock can I use for a papaya tree? And where would I find that rootstock? I live in Utah and tropical plants are not native here.

[@NextLevelGardening]

With i could but unfortunately not

[@kekeandrei6773]

Interesting but missing some info I am interested in : from seed to fruit how many months needs to pass? When to move the small plants from small seed pots to bigger pots? How to recognise the male and female plants? Can you grow in pots papaya in England?

[@NextLevelGardening]

I did two other videos on papayas back in February when I planted the seeds. Those videos should answer these questions and more. Thanks for watching!

[@mikenewman4078]

Male plants have strings of drooping sweetly scented flowers. For small areas plant red Papaya ( Paw Paw to us) they are bisexual, have large fruit closer to the ground. Personally I prefer the yellow (heterosexual) varieties, but many love the red. I have both growing.

[@stuartfox8499]

I want to grow sweet potatoes but our coastal weather is cloudy in the summer...what's the solution?

[@NextLevelGardening]

Give it a try! I actually accidentally grow sweet potatoes one time in the shade

[@cecilalianza9280]

Start putting it in a glass of water, make sure you get the bottom part to submerge in water and grow Indoor until you see roots to plant in the soil.

[@meb4142]

Were you successful in getting papayas to fruit ?

[@durgap3788]

Hi...my plant is 8 months old...it gives female flowers..but drops...any solution... Thanks..

[@NextLevelGardening]

You need to get a male plant. You need about one male plant for every 5 females.

[@durgap3788]

@@NextLevelGardening thanks

[@macgiovanilagundi5674]

Im filipino this is the type ive grown the carica papaya native to these 14 nations 1. Mexico 2. India 3.The PHILIPPINES 4.Thailand 5.United states of america 6.Thailand 7.Brazil 8.lndoneisia 9.Palau 10.Malaysia 11.Myanmar 12.Argentina 13.Guatemala 14.Colombia 10.

[@skeso2k157]

Do papayas survive in 110 degrees Fahrenheit

[@NextLevelGardening]

Probzbly... if it comes with humidity

[@skeso2k157]

Thx

[@mikenewman4078]

You could try some fennel as a companion plant, it surprisingly worked for us when we lived inland. We were on a sloping block and planted heaps of seed and nothing came up so I reused the bed for fennel then seed came up all over the place. Fruit was good too. Being dry we had a bit less fungus too.

[@beegirl5398]

Echo farms graft

[@hellomonkey1239]

Is not rocket science