How to Grow a Papaya Tree from a Seed

To start with it you need a few simple but very important things like: a papaya fruit, an idea, ability to read (to create for your plants necessary conditions), patience, attention and a good mood.

My personal experience of growing papayas from seeds is easy, fast and definitely you will be successful with that if follow these easy steps.

1. Remove seeds from the fruit and try to maximize clean off the pulp.

2. Take a hygienic pad (it's sterile - completely clean and not containing any bacteria that might cause mold and rot. From a healthy core you will get a healthy plant :-)

Then, pre-soaked the pad in warm water (25-30 degrees)
3. Put  this pad with the content in a bowl for 4-5 days. Keep in a warm place.
4. When a small root goes out in 2-3cm, you can put it in soil /not deep/. 
 I’d recommend you to use a peat pot. 


The peat pot is formed in a cup-shaped peat, and used as a temporary container for growing seedlings of various of plants. Using peat cups prevents damage to the root system of plants while planting it on a permanent pot that accelerates the development of the plant.
5. Organizing a good condition for roots is an important step. What does it mean? When the roots go out from the bottom of the peat-pot you have to put it in a ceramic or a plastic pot which is little bit bigger than the previous one.

Figure out if the pot has a hole (holes). If it does not, organize it\them. The hole provide the way for extra water to go out ant for air to go in.

After that, put drainage in the bottom of the new pot. Drainage is critical to plant health. I use gravel or shingle.
And finally, put little soil, the peat-pot, and fill with soil empty space of the pot.

Everything, which had written above is the easiest part. The difficult one and most important part is to keep your little babies survive.
Keep plants on the south side windowsill.
Papaya loves full sun and partial shade. However, accustom your young plants to the sun  gradually. 

It is not easy to keep them alive during the winter time inside an apartment. 
Papaya does not like the temperature fluctuations and cool air blowing. 
I've failed twice with growing papayas because of these. Creating suitable conditions for my orchids I killed papayas.

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