Cut the stem of an old healthy papaya tree

About a meter above ground - just cut the stem and wait a few weeks. Soon new side-stems will start to grow from below the clean cut like you see in this picture.

Date: 05/30/2006 Owner: hans Views: 1895

39 votes

3.539 N/A

Now a cut papaya looks very bushy

With the many side stems growing - the papaya now almost looks like a bush. Each of the new side-stems will eventually grow large and strong again.

Date: 05/30/2006 Owner: hans Views: 1925

42 votes

3.405 N/A

Rejuvenation - double rejuvenation of papaya tree is once too much

Here one step too much of cutting a papaya stem. To rejuvenate an old tall papaya tree once is fine - more is too much.

Date: 05/30/2006 Owner: hans Views: 1766

40 votes

3.5 N/A

Green papayas - vegetable and source of papain

Green papayas are used in abundance as vegetable in the Philippines

Date: 05/30/2006 Owner: hans Views: 2433

47 votes

3.34 N/A

Papaya fruits on the market

On the Philippine markets you find an abundance of papaya of different shapes and sizes from different papaya varieties

Date: 04/23/2006 Owner: hans Views: 1789

38 votes

3.632 N/A

Papaya fruit

How to select your papaya fruits in the market

Date: 07/10/2006 Owner: hans Views: 3167

47 votes

3.319 N/A

Papaya fruit cut open

A fresh papaya fruit needs to be free of foul spots

Date: 07/10/2006 Owner: hans Views: 4501

40 votes

3.475 N/A

Watermelon on Philippine market

Watermelon are available almost year-round and in abundance and excellent quality.

Date: 04/23/2006 Owner: hans Views: 1982

40 votes

3.3 N/A

Watermelon plant

Watermelon plants love dry soil and plain hot sunshine.

Date: 06/01/2006 Owner: hans Views: 9690

44 votes

3.409 N/A

Watermelon plant with fruit

This is the very same plant as shown on the photo before - with a watermelon nearly ripe.

Date: 06/01/2006 Owner: hans Views: 9647

45 votes

3.556 N/A

Guava fruits directly from guava plantations

Many fruits are sold directly by farmers on small road-side shops

Date: 03/12/2007 Owner: hans Views: 2992

29 votes

3.207 N/A

Small guava plants for sale

Small guava plants available directly from the guava plantation

Date: 03/12/2007 Owner: hans Views: 2792

29 votes

3.517 N/A