How to Grow Papaya: Growing Guide to Planting, Care & Harvest

Carica papaya

Growing calendar

Typical timing for central Japan (Kanto region). Shift it for your own climate, and record your actual dates.

Guides

• Papaya Seedlings: Why You Grow Several and Cull the Males
• Planting Papaya: Mounds, Drainage and Warm Soil
• Papaya Care: Watering, Feeding and Keeping the Roots Alive
• The Papaya Year: From Seed to Fruit and When to Replace the Plant
• Papaya Problems: Root Rot, Ringspot Virus, Mites and Fruit Flies
• When to Pick a Papaya: Color Break, Latex and Ripening Indoors

Common problems

Start from what you can see on the plant.

Pests and diseases (20)

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.