Papaya is very delicious. Next, let’s talk about how to judge whether papaya is ripe?

1. First of all, we must distinguish whether the papaya is mature or not. We can distinguish it from the color of the papaya's peel. Generally, the surface of mature papaya is yellow or orange-red, while the surface of raw papaya is cyan.

2. There is also the feel of the papaya. If the papaya is a little soft when pinched, it means it is ripe. Unripe papayas are generally very hard. If the papaya has a smooth skin, it means it is ripe.

3. Ripe papaya has a strong fruity aroma. We can smell it with our noses. Ripe papaya has a very good taste and smells sweeter.

4. Ripe papaya will have a sweeter taste. If it is not ripe, it will be a bit bitter and the color of the pulp will not look good.

Papaya, also known as hawthorn, wood plum, crabapple, etc., is a shrub or small tree of the genus Papaya in the Rosaceae family. In fact, people often say that papaya is divided into two types, one is edible papaya, and the other is medicinal. Use papaya. Let’s take a look at how to plant papaya seeds with the editor below!

First, planting:

1. Seeds: Choose good varieties, suitable for local varieties and able to pollinate each other. Seed collection: Papaya can be harvested from August to September when the outer peel turns green and yellow. Cut the harvested fresh fruits open, take out the seeds and dry them. Select the seeds with full seeds. You can also air-dry the peel in November. Then peel the fruit and take out the seeds.

2. Sowing: Papaya can be sown in spring or winter. Sowing in spring is from February to April and planting is in April to May. The seedling period is 50 to 70 days. When germination occurs, the root tillers and buds within 50 cm of the base of the main trunk are promptly removed, and the overly dense ones are appropriately thinned out. The spacing between new shoots and thin soil in mountainous hills is generally 2 × 3 meters. The spacing between plants on flat land with good fertilizer and water is 3 × 4 meters. When intercropping with grains and vegetables, the spacing between plants is 5 × 5 meters.

3. Seedling management: After papaya emerges, soil should be cultivated and moisturized. When 2 to 3 leaves have grown, water should be reduced to promote deep root penetration and prevent leggy growth. Apply light fertilizer at the 4-leaf stage, and start seedling hardening at the 5-leaf stage. In the spring of the second year, leave a bed or divide it into a field.

Second, fertilizer and water:

Before germination (late March to early April), apply urea or ternary compound fertilizer to each plant in a hole or ditch. Spray a mixture of 0.3% urea, 1% superphosphate and 0.3% potassium sulfate once before and 2 weeks after flowering to promote fruit cell division; spray Fate Boron fertilizer during the peak flowering period to facilitate fruit setting. Irrigate once with water after fertilization and pay attention to water control during the flowering period. After planting in arid areas, the tree tray should be covered with mulch or grass to protect moisture. Generally, water should be irrigated once before and after the flower buds sprout. Appropriate water should be irrigated during the fruit expansion period and new shoot growth period. Before winter, anti-freeze water should be irrigated once combined with the application of base fertilizer. At the same time, papayas are afraid of waterlogging and should be drained in a timely manner.

Third, plastic pruning:

The main pruning method for papaya is sparse. During the growing season, pay attention to pruning off middle-stem competing branches, upright and leggy branches in the crown, overly dense branches, thin branches, and diseased branches. For insect branches, etc., 1 to 2 bud-heavy short cuts can be left in the missing branch area to promote branch growth. Aged branches should be retracted and renewed in time. Wipe buds: Wipe out the buds below the shaping band in time, as well as the upright buds on the back of the main branch and the competing branches on the extension branches. Pulling branches: Generally at the end of August or early September, the branches that are not reserved as main branches are leveled and reserved as auxiliary branches.

Fourth, flower and fruit management:

If papaya is not managed properly, it will cause years and years, so attention should be paid to flower and fruit management, and flowers and fruits should be thinned out during the flowering period. Self-pollination of papaya has a high fruit setting rate and easy fruit setting. Bees or artificial pollination during the flowering period can increase the fruit setting rate. Papaya fruits have a self-thinning phenomenon, and fruits with poor pollination will fall off automatically. After fruit setting in early May every year, you only need to thin out small fruits and deformed fruits.