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Marcus C starts with ... Hello everyone, i am currently growing a Cutting Grown Southern Red papaya in a pot. I have noticed that the flowers have been dropping off, and i think they are male flowers only (See attached photo) The weather in Melbourne so far has been very hot and dry for a long time. So, i don't know if the weather has a part to play with this situation as well. Any feedback is most welcome. Thank you . Marcus
| About the Author Marcus 5th March 2013 8:49pm #UserID: 7567 Posts: 15 View All Marcus's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Db says... I'm also facing exact same issue with couple of my Cutting Grown Southern Red papaya that I bought from Daleys. Both are forming only male flowers in last few weeks. It is raining here since last 1.5 - 2 month and still male flowers only, so I don't think its weather related. (but bigger of my 2 tree has set 4 fruits few months back n they are growing slowly) May be someone will have some advice.. | About the Author Db Brisbane 5th March 2013 9:55pm #UserID: 6427 Posts: 470 View All Db's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author peter 1000 adelaide 5th March 2013 10:12pm #UserID: 6592 Posts: 102 View All peter 1000's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author MaryT Sydney 6th March 2013 9:11am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Db says... Thanks Peter, I feed mine every 2-3 weeks with powerfeed, sulphate of potash, slow release fertilizer, blood n bone and dynamic lifter (just one fert at a time), those leaves became yellow in this summer when temp was high but now tree is growing well after a month of non stop rain here in Brisbane. | About the Author Db Brisbane 8th March 2013 9:49pm #UserID: 6427 Posts: 470 View All Db's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Hector says... I too have the same problem with the flowers not holding. But for sure I know that Male Flowers grow on a long STALK. So if it looks like a male flower but is close to the trunk, it is Hermaphrodite flower. The issue must be lack of nutrients or in the case of a young plant must be that it is not mature enough yet. | About the Author Hector N/A 21st May 2015 11:58pm #UserID: 11805 Posts: 1 View All Hector's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author TBD Cutler Bay 9th February 2017 12:20am #UserID: 15543 Posts: 1 View All TBD's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Mungbeans Kellyville Ridge 28th January 2018 6:34pm #UserID: 17807 Posts: 1 View All Mungbeans's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fruitylicious1 says... Hi Mungbean Definitely your papaya is not a male flower it's either a bisexual or a female. With regards to flower drop some possible causes are: 1. Natural flower drop especially the first few blossoms. 2. Excessive heat 3. Overwatering - just enough water to keep the soil moist 4. Under watering 5. Sometimes animals like birds and chameleons can strip flowers when chasing insects close or around the flowers. 6. Over fertilization - excessive vegetative growth at the expense of flowers and fruit set. 7. Young and immature trees usually drop majority of their flower buds during their first season. As Always....Happy Gardening :-) | About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 30th January 2018 6:46am #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Mike Tr Cairns 30th January 2018 10:46am #UserID: 8322 Posts: 614 View All Mike Tr's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author coolbreeze Riverhills 30th January 2018 12:22pm #UserID: 17782 Posts: 25 View All coolbreeze's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Keen Gardener says... Hi Mungbeans, My papaya looks exactly like yours. I grew it from seed, it is a healthy looking plant and initially got 5 fruit on it (very small though) but now the flowers just drop off before they set into fruit. I'm pretty sure it is a bisexual because it has both male and female flowers. Im on the Sunshine Coast with sandy soil - have had a super hot summer with hardly any rain but I do water it regularly and fertilize with dynamic lifter and seasol. Not sure what is wrong with it - maybe too much nitrogen by the looks of the growth compared to fruit. Anyhow, its days are numbered if the flowers don't decide to hang around.
| About the Author Keen Gardener Coolum Beach 4th February 2019 8:05pm #UserID: 19604 Posts: 3 View All Keen Gardener's Edible Fruit Trees |
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