I was given a tiny Papaya plant & decided to plant it in the corner of one of my raised vegetable beds- well it got this black fungus on the leaves & fruit so I went on a mission to learn all I could about Papaya trees. I treated it ( totally Organic) & have picked around 35 fruits so far with about 20 left to go- Papaya Jam / Mango & Papaya Chutney/ Papaya Relish & the list goes on- I am about to plant 2 more trees from my seeds which have sprouted from this original tree. I live in Brisbane Australia, which is sub-tropical & seems to be the perfect climate for them, I have just found your channel & will be watching. Cheers Denise - Brisbane Australia
@alpidistra12 жыл бұрын
Unripe papaya is excellent for making salsa for eating with chips. Just dice it up together with tomatoes, jalapenos, onions, garlic, cilantro and add lemon juice, guava or orange juice and a little tapatillo sauce. It's amazing. I discovered this after being disappointed that a green papaya refused to ripen and I didn't want to throw it away. Now I use green papaya for many things.
@StevesRainforest11 жыл бұрын
As a central Florida tropical fruit grower my self, I found this video very imformative.
@888gulfstream12 жыл бұрын
Julia--we love your educational videos....learning a lot from you, and having fun doing it. Make some more soon?
@TropicalFruitGrowers11 жыл бұрын
Yes we do! Sugar apples are in a group known as Annonas and we have a page on our website that list growers who can ship this fruit to you in season. TFGSF
@naturedegree56713 жыл бұрын
Rich with pain... A protiolytic enzyme Sweet in taste fruit Fantastic and lovely fruiting With best of wishes and love friend
@kennethirwin96579 жыл бұрын
Great video, I just purchased a home in South Florida and can't wait to grow nice fruit trees
@adnanchinisi78715 жыл бұрын
How's that going so far?
@jacobeksor60888 жыл бұрын
papaya is my favorite salad , i love to eat them every days, its beautiful trees.
@rwbmaat3 жыл бұрын
In Thailand green papaya is used in a fresh salad called Som Tom Thai. It’s almost a national dish. you must make medium length strings
@mcdeadsquirrel10 жыл бұрын
This is a very well made and well edited video. The topic is important to us who do not live in the tropics or sub-tropics since, in most cases, we are not familiar with all of the aspects of the papaya. I have seen them for sale in the Asian stores in my region, but was never really comfortable in buying one. I think this is one of the exotic fruits that should be more a part of our diet since by all accounts it is healthy and has a many uses. I would give this video an A+ and a Like for sure.
@Mymysticmama11 жыл бұрын
you can eat the ENTIRE papaya....the skin has health benefits, as well as the seeds. the seeds have a nice peppery taste. yum!! makes me want to move to south florida!
@TropicalFruitGrowers13 жыл бұрын
And delicious too! Thanks for your comment. Louise
@MrDANIELDMARTINRIOS12 жыл бұрын
strawberry papayas are called mamey papayas in the Cuban comunity of South Florida and Cuba ,they are twice as sweet and juicy as the yellow onesand also more orange reddish orange color than those the best!
@TheNishadnyc11 жыл бұрын
I love what you guys are doing...
@soloflame127919 жыл бұрын
Excellent and helpful videos. Thank you.
@SicaGR8 жыл бұрын
I didn't know you could eat the seeds! Cool Didn't know they can help tenderize meat. Wish I knew that sooner!
@TropicalFruitGrowers12 жыл бұрын
We couldn't agree more! TFGSF has been working hard to let the public know about the great fruits that are grown here in Florida. But we could use some more help. Please let your produce managers know that you want Florida grown fruit. not imported. In that way, you will get the freshest fruit available and at the same time, help to support Florida farms. Re:strawberry papaya, Yes, we have heard of that variety. It is not suited to the soils and other conditions in Florida. Thanks! TFGSF TFGSF
@marinatat912 жыл бұрын
Beef Soup green Papaya,yummy !
@jacquelinesemu13477 жыл бұрын
i like growing and also eating papaya i found this video very educative thank you keep it up from Dar TAnzania
@kathym6603 Жыл бұрын
Super good video. I have Irritable bowel syndrome (UBS) and they recommend papaya. I like to drizzle it with lime juice.
@TropicalFruitGrowers11 жыл бұрын
No, there are still non-GMO plants around providing fruit. TFGSF
@pookiroo12 жыл бұрын
i miss watermelon loaded with seeds - sweet and juicy- like we use to have when we were little kids.
@melodydamor12 жыл бұрын
"The papaya is the fruit of the plant Carica papaya. The papaya is believed native to tropical America. There are two types of papayas, Hawaiian and Mexican. A properly ripened papaya is juicy, sweetish and somewhat like a cantaloupe in flavor. Although Mexican papayas are much larger than the Hawaiian types, the flavor is less intense than that the Hawaiian papaya." quoted from: Beauty Fruit for Lady - Papaya (Mugua)
@TropicalFruitGrowers12 жыл бұрын
Many of the answers to your questions depend on where you live, or where your papayas will live: the temps, the soil; the sun light., etc. Contact your local Cooperative Extension agency to help you find the answers to your questions. Also, click on the links on the papaya page of our website to reach the Univ. if Florida bulletin on papaya. Good luck!
@alpidistra12 жыл бұрын
I didn't know that papayas were commercially grown in Florida. How come every time I buy a papaya at Publix or other Florida stores, they're always from Mexico? As Floridians, we would prefer supporting our Florida growers and buy locally produced products, but it seems we don't have that choice. Ever heard of the Strawberry Papaya? I tasted some in Hawaii and they're much better than regular papayas. This variety might be good for your operation too.
@IAmGunzNoob11 жыл бұрын
Those are some huge papayas!
@MrMrjoeorton12 жыл бұрын
to mr tropical fruit grower i live in puerto rico and i pick alot of papaya especially green ones for candy making and i have to use them withing tree days or my papaya would ripen up
@capri13th11 жыл бұрын
peeled green papaya can be added to chicken soup or boiled cut up chicken as you would potato or carrot, good for cold winter night
@TropicalFruitGrowers11 жыл бұрын
I feel that way about brussel sprouts!
@krpelkey12 жыл бұрын
when i lived in guam we would pickgreen papaya skin it then cut it up into bite size pieces and put them in a jar of vinger and water lrt soak for a little bit then eat with a fork .there awesome
@TropicalFruitGrowers11 жыл бұрын
Six is plenty!!!
@fishpiana8908 жыл бұрын
tight tight tight! thanks Tuco. great video
@agriperma13 жыл бұрын
@gengorudder in commercial plantations typically 8ft apart, some varieties can be planted closer, and in some places 10 ft apart. they like lots of sun, and MUST NEVER grow in standing water, safe bet is to plant them on a raised mound of well drained fertile soil.
@mangogrower54262 жыл бұрын
Hi. Thank you for sharing your wonderful information. Do you have any suggestions about how to control the papaya wasps we get in Florida? They completely devastated my fruit.
@TropicalFruitGrowers13 жыл бұрын
Actually, papayas do not grow on trees, they grow on plants classified as herbs, like basil and parsley! But they do LOOK like trees, with the brown trunk, and leaves on the top. In Florida, papaya, plants do not last but a few years before productions declines. Once the trees starts to produce less fruit, the farmer will cut down the plants, and then put seed in the ground to start the next production cycle! Thanks fro your comment. TFGSF
@lisadawn88569 жыл бұрын
Excellent video
@ezrabautista42027 жыл бұрын
I love papaya beacause all pilipino favorite the papaya
@australiacrazy88829 жыл бұрын
i like papaya for its sweet flavor. here in New England a fresh papaya is around $1.50. i sm germinating papaya seeds now
@EdWood11012 жыл бұрын
Yes, that was a quick shave from the plantation on the way to the kitchen! :)
@danssawmillservices64449 жыл бұрын
Subscribed to this freaking show right here booooiiii. love you guys love ya!
@pinalo200911 жыл бұрын
i hope its not hybrid or gmo. papayas are best in original and organic form. i love papayas regardless of smell. good for the digestive system
@kamioluwo63739 жыл бұрын
Love your channel, and the work you are doing, i have really learnt a lot from it. Please what is the maximum number of papaya that can be grown in an acre of land?
@TropicalFruitGrowers12 жыл бұрын
@rbaker02 Usually green papaya will not ripen - it will stay green once picked . Green papaya is not sweet and is most often used as a vegetable. Once the papaya has started to get a little yellow color to it on the tree, it can then ripen off the tree into the sweet, delicious fruit.
@melodydamor12 жыл бұрын
I don't know about Central American countries. I came from Taiwan. I remember those papayas I had at my childhood, were yellow flesh. They taste better than these orange fleshed papaya, which taste bitter. The yellow fleshed papayas are the same yellow color inside and out. I can't find them in the market here at West coast of The States.
@samcast100510 жыл бұрын
Papaya for me is something completely different lol
@chalkmonster1238 жыл бұрын
I grow lots of these in thailand i like when ripe and sweet but its not easy because the family eat these so quickly
@veronicayong308712 жыл бұрын
you're very lucky get to taste all the fruits.
@TropicalFruitGrowers11 жыл бұрын
Yes, some papaya are sweeter than others and so have a different odor. TFGSF
@nicolenew1708 Жыл бұрын
AMAZING
@BroccoliBeefed12 жыл бұрын
There are two reasons for this 1. Papayas in Mexico may be in season when Papayas in Florida are not. 2. Mexico and Chile are more competitive when it comes to pricing of produce. This bothers me too. I live in California and our stores sell a lot of produce from Mexico and Chile. California is the biggest agriculture state in the country,and we're importing all this produce from other countriees =:- \
@TropicalFruitGrowers11 жыл бұрын
Yes, we have growers that can sell you the Dragon Fruit plants. check out our website and click on the Nursery page. TFGSF
@mytropicalbackyard56968 жыл бұрын
About how long do the solo papaya trees take to fruit from seed? Mine is 2 years old and 3 feet tall
@melodydamor12 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure it is not the Mexican papaya, which I can get from the market in Southern California. I found some photos of the Hawaiian papaya online, that has yellow flesh. So, to answer to your question, the exact name should be "Hawaiian papaya". Or if there is other official name for it, I wouldn't know though.
@cIeetz5 жыл бұрын
i got that exact same papaya right now in Canada
@ciceromatrix11 жыл бұрын
it can be eaten cooked sorted, it can be very good. u can also make sweet of it. i eat both of them
@SuperBobistheman10 жыл бұрын
BRAVO! I have subscribed.
@monsterlover896210 жыл бұрын
Omg I want the greens one! So I can make dum muck houng! Laos Papaya Salad. Mmmmm
@CoFFee123..8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your answer. I don't have land and I wanted to plant the papaya tree in a container. But my friends said that it won't grow because papaya trees have deep roots. What is your advice?
@AlabamaMichael7 жыл бұрын
papaya can be container grown, enter container papaya search on urine, you will see.
@AlabamaMichael7 жыл бұрын
u-tube not urine, darn spell check, changed it and I missed the change, sorry.
@dstack101412 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@thegoodlife381511 жыл бұрын
I LOVVVE PAPAYA!!!!! WHERE CAN I GET THEM YEAR ROUND IN NJ.
@cIeetz5 жыл бұрын
chew a big handful of seeds and swallow, tastes bad but the most medicinal benefits
@dstack101412 жыл бұрын
I'm in Ft. Lauderdale, but I have a bad nematode problem in my garden. I've got some papaya plants started. Should I be concerned, or do the nematodes typically not bother papaya plants?
@adhityasena16195 жыл бұрын
Pepaya are good for your digestive system
@DDDB1312 жыл бұрын
Paused the video (his hands look like "spirit fingers"). Just had to say that in the thumbnail, I thought those were giant grapes. Yep, I am American. lol
@Bajancubano12 жыл бұрын
Green Pa-paw can be use it as a meat tenderizer.
@rbaker0212 жыл бұрын
If you pick the papaya green can you let it ripen as is and then eat or do you have to score it to release latex?
@KapilSreedhar11 жыл бұрын
great , thanks for the video.... !
@abeiryehia66633 жыл бұрын
Thank you for video. Can I ask you why papaya leaves would turn yellow?
@TropicalFruitGrowers11 жыл бұрын
Sorry for the later reply. To answer both of these questions, Google this: "Papaya Growing in the Florida Home Landscape" This will answer these questions. Thanks! TFGSF
@pinalo200911 жыл бұрын
there are plenty here in vietnam
@MrandMissConverted12 жыл бұрын
How do the roots grow? Deeply or shallowly and spread out?
@ruewanto92169 жыл бұрын
I have 2 papaya trees on my garden.
@TropicalFruitGrowers11 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU!!!
@psychotogen18 жыл бұрын
Sick papayas bro!
@fromazerbaijan432010 жыл бұрын
Thanks,that's informative.
@benofmarol12 жыл бұрын
good video great explanation the guy is good dddddd
@donaldching61778 жыл бұрын
how to protect your papaya from this papaya ring spot virus and how to control it? can you give me some tips?
@sandramaier27815 жыл бұрын
Growing my first backyard papaya. Do you have any recommendations to control the papaya wasp? I just discoved this pest on my tree.
@sandyschneider889610 жыл бұрын
I grew 7 Papaya plants from seeds that my neighbor gave me from her tree.. All of them seem to be male plants. All of them have the male flowers but are not growing off of long stems hanging off of plant.. All seem to be growing off of the trunk.. Is there any explanation for this.. Any help would be wonderful, Thank You.
@rosalindsteventon16559 жыл бұрын
They sound like females!
@trikien23767 жыл бұрын
Sandy Schneider take the seeds put in water : those one go down that female & go up that males.100 percent.
@TropicalFruitGrowers12 жыл бұрын
I am not aware of any yellow fleshed varieties grown here. Perhaps those grow in the Central American countries???
@bigcartoonyIIV12 жыл бұрын
how long does it take for the fruit to actual get big?
@popeyegordon7 жыл бұрын
How come I don't see these in central Florida supermarkets?
@hollyquran-97745 жыл бұрын
Is it possible to germinate white seed of unripe papaya - even seeds color turn into black color later .
@danysebelle-fleur80789 жыл бұрын
I like papaya
@ruewanto92169 жыл бұрын
+Danyse Belle-Fleur yah....me too.
@Ammc2212 жыл бұрын
hi i have a papaya plants growing in a pot in my balcony i wanna know if they will grow their their are tall and what happens if i transplant them outside in the ground i am growing those plants from seed of a papaya i want to know if it will bear me fruit and how long does it take it to grow i have a neighbor who bought a papaya plant from small and it already has flowers coming out i have had mines for more than 5 months how long do i have to wait.
@gregorypiano0013 жыл бұрын
How many feet apart should papaya trees be spaced out?
@melodydamor12 жыл бұрын
Do you have "yellow flesh" papayas? Yellow papayas are smaller but taste better than this.
@mayyan594610 жыл бұрын
Как вкусно показано....
@romorris11 жыл бұрын
Any problem with papaya fly down there ? If so. How do you deal with it?
@user-gg9mk3di2s4 ай бұрын
What do you do with Papaya wasp laying eggs on your fruit
@coolkill3112 жыл бұрын
i still don't see how the fruit bats manage to get them.
@123pivot45612 жыл бұрын
hi i have about 30 papayas trees and one Mexican papaya or that's what i'm told 5 of the pair shaped ones have started flowering but the Mexican one has Multiple flowers on it 6 to its 1 any clues of whats going on ?
@regiopazzo11 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@menemme12 жыл бұрын
is this the carica papaya shown in the video? if not can i know the exact name. thanks
@gruserewebs8 жыл бұрын
Hey nice video. Can i get the seeds here in South Africa?
@user-mk1vj9so4c8 жыл бұрын
เยี่ยม
@rwbmaat3 жыл бұрын
what
@Kefeuerstein8 жыл бұрын
How are they fertilized, I am growing a tree in a container?
@guerlinesaintlouis44718 жыл бұрын
Nice to know😆
@1234567anapaula10 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, I'm from Brazil and I have one of these in my yard. "Mamão papaia" as we know here, it's very easy to find and it's very cheap! (Here you can have one for 1 dollar) =D
@CaseyCJL9 жыл бұрын
What part of Brazil are you? I wanna go there! Papaya is about 7 bucks where I live...
@1234567anapaula9 жыл бұрын
I'm from a small town in the São Paulo area. But I think that papaya is found almost anywhere in the country. =D
@jesselivermore22919 жыл бұрын
Ana Paula S. Pereira as papaias crescem bem em todo o brasil ou so no sul?
@1234567anapaula9 жыл бұрын
Battshit Crazy Pelo contrário. O mamão papaia cresce melhor na região norte do país. Quanto mais para o sul, mais frio é o clima. Acho que em consequência disso, temos menos frutas tropicais (como o mamão papaia) nessa região do Brazil.