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marin2003

papaya starting to rot?

marin2003
14 years ago

Please, experienced growers give me an advice.

I have a relatively mature papaya tree (6 feet tall, waimanalo variety planted during winter a year ago), overwintering in a pot inside in a room with no heating and no regular daylight. It has no leaves, just a stem, but firm and healthy looking with many pups at bases of former leaves. The top started to rot slowly a week ago, I would say upper few inches or so.

Obviously it will not regrow from the original top, and I wonder should I cut it at approproiate height and leave to grow from a pup below the cut or shoud I leave it as it is. I believe some 30-45 days remain before natural spring grow begins and I take the plant outside...

Thanks

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