Here is the picture you took from your papaya

And here is another

your papayas are looking good!

Silvia

The easiest way for you to enjoy your papayas later on when you don't have them is to cut them up in chunks and freeze them in ziploc bags in individual portions. When using later you can mix the chunks in a blender with water and little bit of sugar and make papaya water, this is common in other countries. You can also blend the chunks with milk or yogurt, and make a smoothie. Add honey, maple syrup or anything you like as a sweetener.

Cathy

I also have an african gray parrot and she likes fresh, chopped fruits and hot rice when I make it. :o)

Silvia

I guess you have some seeds you could share LOL!

How about email me an address and I'll send SSE to you.

We are enjoying some small ones, but typically the larger ones are better I think.

bernie

Jay

Yea , we usually grow some from papaya we buy, but have not started any for a while. My wild ones never make it, rabbits :>(
I have to get one well along and transplant to get one to maturity. Would like to grow some as large as the pics.

bernie

Would you like to try some papaya seeds from Jamaica? If so, send me an email. They are about 5 feet and small size but the flavor is one of the finest that I tasted.

Hi Bernie

The same offer is for you, if you are interested. Now, if you like other type of papayas I have a Brazilian and other from South America also.

Tom said that you were on the islands. Did you try any good papayas over there?

Silvia

THANKS FREYA

Wash the papaya seeds in a small strainer, let them dry in a paper plate for a day or two.

When you receive the self stamped addressed envelopes from anybody interested, put the seeds in a small bag, if you don't have that, put them in a wax paper or just any light plastic wrap.

Think about the weight of the envelope, so don't put too many seeds. After anybody successfully grow one, they can save their own seeds.

Also do you know the name of your papaya, and where did you get it? It sounds like a good variety.

Silvia

bernie

I do get a lot of my seeds in plain envelopes, no harm done. Trudi from the tomato forum always ask for self stamped address envelope to send the seeds requested. I just got my request yesterday and everything looks good. Her website gets millions of hits daily and she does mail different size seeds in small plastic bags.

And the big word here is that her organization is non-profit, so anything she does have to be inexpensive.

Janet

I am looking forward to more pics from your garden in the future, little by little you can learn. Maybe your daughter can help you writing you the steps to use the photobucket. And don't be discouraged, in the beginning it is not easy, but you will learn.

And congratulations on your papaya, for a beginner, that is great!

Silvia

From one of my favorite books, this recipe is for you.

Island papaya pineapple conserve with rum

1 lime
2 papayas, peeled and finely chopped
1/2 cup crushed pineapple with juice
1/2 cup of water
4 whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick about 4 inches long, broken
2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
2 tbsp finely chopped candied ginger or cristallized ginger
1 tbsp rum

1. Remove thin outer rind from lime with a vegetable peeler or zester,chop finely and place in a medium stainless steel or enamel saucepan. Remove and discard remaining white rind from lime; chop lime pulp into small pieces.

2. Add lime pulp, papaya, pineapple, water, cloves and cinnamon stick to a saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat, cover and boil gently for 10 minutes or until fruit is tender. Remove and discard cloves and cinnamon stick.

3. Stir in the sugar, apricots and ginger. Return to a boil, reduce heat and boil gently, uncovered, until mixture will form a light gel, about 25 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in rum.

4. Ladle into sterilized jars and process.

Makes 3 1/2 cups

What I usually do is to keep some in the refrigerator and the ones to eat later in the freezer.

I also like a good papaya salsa.

And Freya, you make the best eggrolls in Florida! I am sure that you have some good recipes for papayas.:o)

Silvia

I think I am going to make the recipe you sent me with those.. I have picked 10 of the green ones.
I Pick them as soon as there is the tinyest spot of yellow on them ...and they have ALL ripened beautifully, and are sooo good.

Now as I understand it, this will be the only crop I will get from this tree. What will happen will it just die?

I will definately start myself some from the seeds each year so I will always have one bearing fruit on the third year...I plan to have some at one year, some at two years old and some at three years old.

Thanks to all of you for all your advice and help..I hope you have wonderful results with your seeds.
SSmittee
Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

( I never use Janet, ALL my friends call me Ssmittee)

Thanks for the compliment on my eggrolls :o)

I do not have recipes for the ripe papaya...I have not experienced growing them; the only ones we had are the store bought ones and it is eaten as soon as it ready. The green papaya, I have the recipe that I sent you (chicken tinola). I am waiting for SSmittee(Janet) to send me some papaya seeds so that I can try planting papaya.

Regards,

Freya

Let me know when you are back so I can go and visit you. And your chicken tinola sounds delicious, and I will be making soon. I have the green papaya and the hot pepper leaves. I am sure it is going to be another winner.

And yes your eggrolls are delicious! Cheryl was asking me me the other day for your eggrolls that I had it in the freezer. I said too late, I ate them all. lol

I will be making the ones from the recipe that you gave me and I hope that I can make as good as yours.:o)

I had ripe papayas as a child so big that you need the entire family to eat them. I like the ones that are serving size like the Hawaiian ones.

Good luck with your next plantings!

Silvia

Freya- If Silvia raves about your egg rolls they have to be good as from her pictures she is a fantastic cook. Where can I find your recipe that is if you are willing to share it. I just ate breakfast and you guys are still making me hungry

One day I will make an eggroll party and you will be invited to cook with us.

That is how we did the cookie party, everyone participated in the baking, we had couples making different recipes.

Because we had a good amount of people, at the end they all got to take home an assortment of cookies.

Before the cooking we had healthy snacks, the tatsoi salad, fresh cut veggies with a homemade hummus dip and a small homemade pizza.

Silvia

I will try to be at your eggroll party. We can make the filipino, chinese and vietnamese at one session. Please tell Cheryl I'll make more eggrolls and send a separate pack for her when you come visit. Hope that you will try the chicken Tinola. You can use your green papaya and pepper leaves.

For the eggroll party, hope that it will be after January 7th. As you know, we are spending "family" time in NOVA...today, it snowed since this morning. Too much mess to clean up tomorrow :o(
I miss Land O'Lakes and my tiny garden.
Keep warm!

Steve,

Please send me your e-mail address for the recipe.

Freya

Freya- I sent you an email for the recipe- thanks

Don't worry, we will make the eggroll party when you are available, you are the expert.:o)

Thank you for the offer on the eggrolls for Cheryl. All the month of December will do Christmas activities and cookies, we do that every year.

Enjoy your "White Christmas" and see you when you come back.

Steve

I think Freya is your neighbor in the Land O' Lakes area, she can be our instructor in all things Asian. We are lucky to have her on the forum and as a friend.

And you and the wife will be invited.

Silvia

Thanks for your kind words. Got the assortment of seeds you sent..... lettuce, kale, spinach, brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage and the chinese pak choy and choy sum. I can not wait the days when I will be back in Fl planting these. Thank you, thank you....We will have an early spring with all the seeds you sent :o)

Your gardening student,

Freya

You are very welcome and I hope that you get a wonderful harvest!

Hugs

Silvia

IT IS LATER THEN LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR THERE IS PROBABALY ONLY 35 INSTEAD OF 45 OR 50 AND THEY ARE A TAD BIT SMALLER.

HERE IS THE REAL PROBLEM I WILL SEND THIS MAN SOME SEEDS FROM LAST YEAR. I AM LEAVING IN 6 DAYS FOR WASHINGTON STATE AND WILL BE GONE FOR AT LEAST 6 WEEKS.I WILL RETURN ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER. I AM THE ONLY GARDNER IN THE FAMILY SO THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THERE WILL BE ANYTHING LEFT. IF THERE IS I WILL HARVEST AND SEND THEM IT. i HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED 5 TIMES THIS YEAR FOR A LEAST A WEEK EACH TIME.
STOKE, CLOTS, SEIZURES, CELLULITES, GALL BLADDER SURGERY.

EVEN WITH THAT MY BUCKETS, ALL THINGS CONCIDERED, DID WELL! I AM A CONFIRMED BUCKET GARDEN GROWER ESPECIALLY WITH MY ADDED HEALTH RESTRICTIONS, AND I HAVE 4 HEATHY FIG TREES. HAD I BEEN HOME, THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN MORE. OH WELL LIFE GOES ON ...TILL IT STOPS AND THEN IT DOESN'T MATTER LOL.

PLEASE RESPOND ABOUT THE PAPAYAS SO I CAN PASS ON THE INFORMATION

You can hold the CTRL and SHIFT key down, then press the + key to make the writing bigger to see it. Each time you press the + key while you hold the CTRL and SHIFT down it goes one step bigger and bigger.

I have old eyes too,
Lou

HOLD CTRL KEY DOWN .... PRESS + ON THE NUMBER PAD (FAR RIGHT) TO MAKE WORDS BIGGER .... PRESS - ON THE NUMBER PAD (FAR RIGHT) TO MAKE WORDS SMALLER

I typed in capital letters so smittee could see instructions
Lou