[Ben Naden]

For white oil I use them in isolation via a portable spray to the affected area. For the food crop in my garden I avoid mass pesticide application just to be safe since I'm the one eating an cooking with them.

Passion88, on 08 February 2012 - 10:41 PM, said:

Great job, double ensurance that the pests are dead.

But for my case, the papaya tress are too tall for my to spray the white oil onto the leaves.
By the way is the white oil 'Safe' to spray onto the papaya fruits ????


Thanks.

[mv3i]

latest harvest

Lelong lelong
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/legacy7773/Garden/2012-02-16123829.jpg

This post has been edited by mv3i: 16 February 2012 - 03:44 PM

[balistyle]

Great harvest, you can set up a store outside your house.

They are still green! You wrap them in newspaper? I pluck mine when they are 70-80% ripe on tree and then wrap in papers for couple of days.

This post has been edited by balistyle: 16 February 2012 - 03:32 PM

[mv3i]

balistyle, on 16 February 2012 - 03:31 PM, said:

Great harvest, you can set up a store outside your house.

They are still green! You wrap them in newspaper? I pluck mine when they are 70-80% ripe on tree and then wrap in papers for couple of days.

wifey wanted pickled papaya. need the more crunchy type so pluck the green/slight yellowish one too.

the more yellowish one will be wrapped in papers for a few days.

This post has been edited by mv3i: 16 February 2012 - 03:44 PM

[balistyle]

mv3i, on 16 February 2012 - 03:43 PM, said:

wifey wanted pickled papaya. need the more crunchy type so pluck the green/slight yellowish one too.

the more yellowish one will be wrapped in papers for a few days.

I see. My only tree is not flowering profusely at the top like it did, I think it is coming to the end of the fruiting cycle. Not sure about this anyway.

If it is not fruiting at the top anymore, I will chop it down to about a foot from the ground and let new shoots grow from the cut stem. It is a faster way to regrow paper trees. Most of the time you get more shoots but I intend to limit it to 2 trees. I will have 2 instand proven paper trees! ;)/>

I read your previous posts and u mentioned "3rd round of fruiting". Do u mean It will stop fruiting for awhile and re-start? My tree may come to this stage! My tree is about 2.5m tall, how tall are your trees?

This post has been edited by balistyle: 16 February 2012 - 04:30 PM

[mv3i]

balistyle, on 16 February 2012 - 04:25 PM, said:

I see. My only tree is not flowering profusely at the top like it did, I think it is coming to the end of the fruiting cycle. Not sure about this anyway.

If it is not fruiting at the top anymore, I will chop it down to about a foot from the ground and let new shoots grow from the cut stem. It is a faster way to regrow paper trees. Most of the time you get more shoots but I intend to limit it to 2 trees. I will have 2 instand proven paper trees! ;)/>

I read your previous posts and u mentioned "3rd round of fruiting". Do u mean It will stop fruiting for awhile and re-start? My tree may come to this stage! My tree is about 2.5m tall, how tall are your trees?

Its been fruiting all this while. Juz that the harvest of fruits varies in the quantity and size.

My trees would be around that height too and if its grows too tall it will be difficult to harvest the fruits.

cheers

[mv3i]

another round of harvest . Green ones for pickled papaya . Those turning yellow will be kept for a while before consumption.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/legacy7773/Garden/Edibles/2012-03-12163734.jpg

This post has been edited by mv3i: 12 March 2012 - 05:09 PM

[balistyle]

mv3i, on 12 March 2012 - 05:08 PM, said:

another round of harvest . Green ones for pickled papaya . Those turning yellow will be kept for a while before consumption.

I must plant more papaya tree now! my current one stop fruiting at the top!!

[mv3i]

balistyle, on 13 March 2012 - 01:55 PM, said:

I must plant more papaya tree now! my current one stop fruiting at the top!!

yes yes ... plant more pls .

then we can have some too

[mv3i]

Did some collection of papayas today .

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/legacy7773/Garden/2012-03-28173819.jpg

[balistyle]

mv3i, on 28 March 2012 - 08:58 PM, said:

Did some collection of papayas today .

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/legacy7773/Garden/2012-03-28173819.jpg

Wow! I picked 4 from my tree today! ^_^/>

They are really sweet. :lol:/> Just planted 3 seedlings this evening. Not hawaiian papaya though. The seeds are from papaya bought during my holidays in Phuket last June. It was big and sweet. Let see how it turn out. ;)/>

[digitalgate]

Passion88, on 08 February 2012 - 10:41 PM, said:

Great job, double ensurance that the pests are dead.

But for my case, the papaya tress are too tall for my to spray the white oil onto the leaves.
By the way is the white oil 'Safe' to spray onto the papaya fruits ????


Thanks.

yes, it is petroleum based. Does not get into the plant. You cut the skin away when u eat anyway.

[mv3i]

balistyle, on 28 March 2012 - 09:45 PM, said:

Wow! I picked 4 from my tree today! ^_^/>

They are really sweet. :lol:/> Just planted 3 seedlings this evening. Not hawaiian papaya though. The seeds are from papaya bought during my holidays in Phuket last June. It was big and sweet. Let see how it turn out. ;)/>

great . we can do a swap of papayas LOL

[balistyle]

mv3i, on 29 March 2012 - 09:26 AM, said:

great . we can do a swap of papayas LOL

Lets see how this batch turns out. I planted the same seeds before but did not produce fruit due to mainly male plants!! Also not sure if the seeds are from F1 papaya. I can SASE you some seeds if they are proven this time round.

[mv3i]

balistyle, on 29 March 2012 - 10:31 AM, said:

Lets see how this batch turns out. I planted the same seeds before but did not produce fruit due to mainly male plants!! Also not sure if the seeds are from F1 papaya. I can SASE you some seeds if they are proven this time round.

ok waiting patiently and good luck to the papaya.

:drool:/> :blush:/>

[mv3i]

another round of papaya collection

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/legacy7773/Garden/Edibles/2012-05-11182258.jpg

:blush:/>

[balistyle]

Wow! Many trees many fruits! My lone papaya tree is coming to the end of the fruiting life. It is 3 meters tall with 4-5 fruits sparsely hanging on the tree! Started new batch with about 5 small trees.

[mv3i]

balistyle, on 12 May 2012 - 11:40 AM, said:

Wow! Many trees many fruits! My lone papaya tree is coming to the end of the fruiting life. It is 3 meters tall with 4-5 fruits sparsely hanging on the tree! Started new batch with about 5 small trees.

all of them came from 2 trees . i'm quite sure 1 is towards its tail end too as i dun really see much flowering . :blink:/>

[xbliss]

I'm a papaya lover, thought of planting a papaya tree, but i have some limitations i hope you could help.

1. I'm in HDB, meaning i have to plant papaya in a pot. Are Hawaiian papayas compact enough to be grown in a big pot?
2. Are Hawaiian papayas hermaphrodites? Otherwise, what is the best way to ensure I get a hermaphrodite plant? I only have space to grow one, so it has got to be correct!

thanks and cheers!