Sowing Tips : VE-061 F1 Papaya
Seed Sowing Guide
- Fill up the seedling pot with seedling soil, poke a hole from the soil with a finger, pour 1 seed into the hole and then covered with a thin layer of soil.
- Place the seedling pots under the shade, watering once a day in the morning. The seeds would be germinated within 7-15 days after that move the seedling pots to the place which expose to sunlight (no direct sunlight).
- When the seedlings grow 3- 4 true leaves, may thin out excess seedlings (remove weak and crowded seedlings). Prepare to transplant the seedlings into a planting pot with a depth of 60cm or more, leave 60cm gap for each plant.
- Top dressed with Mr Ganick 532 Organic Leafy Fertilizer weekly for bigger and healthier leaves; During the blossom period, switch to Mr Ganick 258 Organic Fruit tree Fertilizer for bigger and fuller harvest. Put the fertilizer 10-15cm away from the plant, cover with soil, watering after fertilization.
- Ready to be harvested after 10 months from transplant, when the fruit turns into orange.
Growing Tips:
Papaya is easy to attract pests, may apply Mr Ganick Scale Terminator in the evening after watering, in order to repel insect, twice a week.
Papaya is a multiple harvested crop, suggested to harvest 2- 3 times.
