Truth be told ... ye olde Florida homestead did *not* come with a manual for care of tropical fruit. [If you haven't been following along, this property has two different types of mango trees (front and back yard), two different types of coconut trees (front and back yard) and this papaya tree up in the front corner of the back yard.
This papaya has been here since move-in day, but I assumed that it would falloff when ripened. Of course, as it was monitored over the weeks (and months), it grew and grew and grew and then ended up in this sad view.
So up the step stool with a rake ... and down it came. The hopeful news, up above it are many mini papayas, so hopefully with this creature removed, they can all grow (buying me time to do the research to learn how/when they should be harvested).
Giant piece of fruit I thought I might take to the local county fair in hopes of winning a red ribbon, you will (kind of) be missed.
THANKS YOUTUBE FOR EDUMACATING ME FOR NEXT TIME:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vAKrjxBM2k
HERE'S HOPING IT WILL LOOK LIKE THIS ONE SOON (WITH MANY FRUITS):
http://www.tropicalfloridagardens.com/2011/06/27/growing-caring-for-papaya-trees/
WAY DOWN YONDER IN THE PAW PAW PATCH:
http://www.livescience.com/34669-what-is-a-paw-paw.html
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