Here’s a quick update on the formerly root-bound papaya plant…

It has budded…

It has bloomed…

And the fruits are on the way!

I am so glad this is a hermaphrodite plant that doesn’t need a male plant nearby to pollinate the fruit flowers! And if I haven’t said it before, I’m really pleased that we’ve managed to continue this line of Red Lady papaya fruits. Just imagine – I grew the first plants from seeds 5 years ago, and when the original plants reached the end of their life span, I managed to propagate this plant from the new stems that sprouted from the old stem of one of the culled plants. If you’re interested, you can follow the Red Lady papaya chronicles here.

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