Starting Papaya From Seeds Indoors
Papaya is the easiest and most rewarding for beginners to grow. This is because papaya germinate fast and grow extremely tall in just a few years. Starting papaya from seeds indoors is easy, with good care after two years you will have an established plant to produce fruit, But first of all you have to know that to grow good papayas you need a frost free climate, lots of sunlight, lots of water and very good soil. To have a good success, always check whether papayas will thrive in your climate. You can use any shop bought papaya for seeds, but you will get best results if you use seeds from locally grown papaya fruit. There are so many different varieties of papaya seeds to choose from, and choosing the correct variety will be fundamental to how successful you will be.
How to Collect Papaya Seeds
- Cut the papaya in half and scrape out the seeds.
- A single papaya fruit will yield several hundred seeds.
- Dry the seeds in a shady place, for about a week. Once they are totally dry, you can use them for plantation.
How to Plant The Seeds
You have to plant as many seeds as you have to increase the odds of both male and female plants sprouting because papaya plants might be female, bisexual or male, and only the females and bisexuals produce fruit. You will be able to know which trees are female and which are male only once they start to flower. This is why you should always have more than one papaya tree.
- Fill a plastic pot with sterile potting soil and sprinkle the seeds on the top.
- Plant the seeds in about 1 cm of depth. If you plant too deep, the seeds will slowly germinate or will not germinate at all!
- Cover the seeds with 1/2 inch of soil.
- Water thoroughly after planting, but do not soak to the point that standing water forms on the soil. Try to keep the soil slightly damp, but not soggy.
- Place the pot in a shaded area for good germination. Keep average soil moisture, not too dry or too moist.
From two to four weeks after planting your seeds, many of the seeds will germinate, and emerge through the soil surface as seedlings.
You will notice that your seedlings are very different in size. Start removing the weaker ones.
After about two weeks, determine which seedlings to keep. Pull out any seedlings that appear withered, spotted, or unhealthy. Once you have chosen your most successful, good-looking plants, move on to the section on transplanting in single pots.
There is nothing better than having a beautiful papaya plant in your garden. I hope that The following starting papaya seeds indoors guidelines will help you to succeed in growing it!
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