Homestretch Farming

  Written by Peter Otieno .                                   Pawpaw known to many as papaya, is a sweet tasty fruit that whose trees mature best in tropical warm climate areas. Pawpaw has a green skin which changes to yellow upon ripening while its flesh becomes orange yellow or reddish depending on the variety.   Papaya varieties include: 1. Solo Sunrise - It ripens to a yellow orange flesh with a sweet taste. It matures faster and bears fruits in seven months with a continuous production. 2. Red Lady Variety - It produces oval shaped fruits with sweet taste. Its a high yielding variety with a long productive lifespan. 3. Calina Papaya - It has large, oval fruits with sweet red flesh. Its a dwarf variety that matures faster and does well in warm areas. These varieties are self pollinated therefore you won't need male papaya trees on your farm. Seeding - Cut a ripened papaya fruit, pick out black seeds then dry them in full sun for five days. Prepare a small nursery on your gar