Dwarf Papaya
NonGMO
Papaya TR Hovey
is
NonGMO.
It is a dwarf that can start bearing within 1 yr.
Mature height is approximately
8 feet.
Culture:
Easy to grow.
Containers 15g, or in ground, in
a warm location.
Light:
Mostly
sun is the best, but part day sun in a bright location will work also.
Nutrition:
Mix in 9 oz of VitaLime dolomite or Sunnyland dolomite /cu ft for
containers; for field soil mix
in 1 oz/ sq ft. Do not use
other dolomites or other forms of Lime. Repeat Lime applications 1 time per
yr at ½ rate. Moderate
fertilizer rates.
Espoma Plant Tone
would be excellent for at least 50%
of the nutrition using it at ½ rate, or 100% using ¾ label rate. Espoma is
organic with a broad range of nutrients and a moderate basic microbial
package. Plants can only have nutrients in their produce that is available
in the soil.
To grow ‘High Nutrient Dense’ food we need to give the vegetables and fruit
we grow the greatest range of macro, micro nutrients as well as minor
elements in chelated and sulfate forms and trace elements. If we grow plants
in soil that does not contain these they cannot be in the produce from these
plants.
Fertilizer can be reduced to ½ rate if the following are used: 1 to 2
applications/month: Seaweed Extract at label rate + a liquid feed ½ maximum
rate applied to foliage and soil along with Dextrose 1.5 tsp/g,
Tall Harvest
SumaGrow
Inside.
The Seaweed extract contains trace
elements and increases the uptake of nitrogen and iron and reduces plant
stress.
Tall Harvest
SumaGrow
is a polymicrobial solution that increases the uptake of all nutrients
including phosphorus that plants need for energy and is a stress reducer for
all stressors (heat, cold, wet, dry) and may increase the taste of the
produce. Azomite is a great
source of trace elements that may be used for fruits & veggies 3 tsp /3g pot
4x/yr; field soil apply 8 oz/ tree in the root zone in early fall and mid
spring.
To improve cold hardiness
apply the special high Calcium Carbonate lime when planting and 1 time every
yr in late winter or early spring of the type mentioned above;
the Azomite;
dried Seaweed extract ¼ tsp /gallon
20-10-20 liquid feed at ¼ label rate,
Tall Harvest
SumaGrow
¼ tsp/g, Non-fat powdered milk 3 tsp/g applied 1 or 2 times/month.
Start fertilizing in the spring as soon as frost danger is over.
Apply last app of Espoma
in early Oct. Foliar feed
spraying both foliage and the soil can continue yr around.
Potassium silicate is also good for plant health & cold hardiness add
to liquid sprays 1 to 2 tsp/g.
This
Papaya
is very productive, but if it seems slow to set fruit, the spray with a
mixture of apple cidar vinegar : household ammonia 2.5 oz : 1.25 oz / gallon
plus a little Manganese. Repeat
in 2 wks if the 1slt application has no effect.