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Love800(m): 1:38pm On Dec 11, 2024
What will make a paw paw tree to be producing very tiny paw paw? Someone should answer dis question for me please?
gracia292: 1:59pm On Dec 11, 2024
see below
freakyavia: 2:06pm On Dec 11, 2024
buy dolomite lime 1 mudu apply and add ash if possible the base if possible
maasoap(m): 2:06pm On Dec 11, 2024
ruphytelecom:
PLEASE can someone suggest an organic or natural substance that I can apply to my paw paw plants to prevent it from dieing.

I noticed some white insects invading my paw paw plants immediately one of them started bearing fruits. I have tried white vinegar but no positive results two of the plants are still going bad and the white insects are increasing.

If you have seen this type of thing and solve it please help a brother.

RandomFellow:
Mealy bugs. Dilute sniper with water, and spray on the parasites. You may need to repeat this once in a month for like 3 months, depending on how badly affected your crops are

This is a good advice. I also noticed the same tiny white insects on one of mine too. I should spray it with diluted sniper when I get home this evening since I have sniper at home.
maasoap(m): 2:07pm On Dec 11, 2024
Love800:
What will make a paw paw tree to be producing very tiny paw paw? Someone should answer dis question for me please?
May be it wasn't pollinated. Because a female pawpaw tree needs a pollen from male flowers to pollinate. And we have bad habit of cutting male pawpaw trees in Nigeria due to ignorance and superstition
CLETDON(m): 2:14pm On Dec 11, 2024
Have you tried using warm Ash? It's the fastest remedy for such attacks
mbos: 2:42pm On Dec 11, 2024
use baking soda

100g in 10litres of water
Almaficoast: 3:13pm On Dec 11, 2024
GrammarNazi1:

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We have missed those corrections bro, whr have u been. Good to know u r back!
Almaficoast: 3:15pm On Dec 11, 2024
I Guess the plant needs more water...
CHRISPLACE(m): 4:20pm On Dec 11, 2024
It needs treatment.
RandomFellow: 6:15pm On Dec 11, 2024
maasoap:




This is a good advice. I also noticed the same tiny white insects on one of mine too. I should spray it with diluted sniper when I get home this evening since I have sniper at home.

Proper solution is very important. I think the sniper is 1000EC (EC meaning Emulsifiable concentrate). Mix 10ml of sniper to 1 liter of water
Mariangeles(f): 6:37pm On Dec 11, 2024
maasoap:

May be it wasn't pollinated. Because a female pawpaw tree needs a pollen from male flowers to pollinate. And we have bad habit of cutting male pawpaw trees in Nigeria due to ignorance and superstition

Does that happen naturally?
I ask because the pawpaw trees we have kinda grew naturally and well, and are already producing fruits.
TheBillyonaire: 7:11pm On Dec 11, 2024
ruphytelecom:
PLEASE can someone suggest an organic or natural substance that I can apply to my paw paw plants to prevent it from dieing.

I noticed some white insects invading my paw paw plants immediately one of them started bearing fruits. I have tried white vinegar but no positive results two of the plants are still going bad and the white insects are increasing.

If you have seen this type of thing and solve it please help a brother.


Unfortunately, nothing is organicall wrong with the papaya plants, if you planted them far away from concrete wall, they'd be thriving now, but the concrete secretions destroys phosphorous presence on the soil so next time do not plant them near the wall.

If you have a means of uprooting them and replanting elsewhere, you will do nothing extra and the plants will recover.

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Barbarity20: 7:20pm On Dec 11, 2024
Go to brekete family TV facebook as of a man that sold bio organic faterlizer is good for all crop 🌾 eg rice pawpaw, banana 🍌 ginger
Love800(m): 8:23pm On Dec 11, 2024
Okay.
So how will i get the male to pollinate the female paw paw?
And, are they male and female paw paw?
maasoap:

May be it wasn't pollinated. Because a female pawpaw tree needs a pollen from male flowers to pollinate. And we have bad habit of cutting male pawpaw trees in Nigeria due to ignorance and superstition
ruphytelecom(m): 10:16pm On Dec 11, 2024
AntiChristian:
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Papaya mealybug!

Try soapy water first!

Or try Alcohol (ethanol) and water!
Have tried the soap water this evening will come back to give tomorrow

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ruphytelecom(m): 10:19pm On Dec 11, 2024
TheBillyonaire:



Unfortunately, nothing is organicall wrong with the papaya plants, if you planted them far away from concrete wall, they'd be thriving now, but the concrete secretions destroys phosphorous presence on the soil so next time do not plant them near the wall.

If you have a means of uprooting them and replanting elsewhere, you will do nothing extra and the plants will recover.
it's the whiteflies that are destroying them, they came from nowhere and started multiplying and destroying the paw paw plants
TheBillyonaire: 10:29pm On Dec 11, 2024
ruphytelecom:
it's the whiteflies that are destroying them, they came from nowhere and started multiplying and destroying the paw paw plants

Nope, just like maggots shows up where there is putrefaction, the maggots are not the cause of decomposition natural in symbiotics chain to restore nature.
Unkindness: 11:07pm On Dec 11, 2024
That environment or particular land it's on isn't good enough for it, please try transplanting it properly to a wider and open area where it gets enough water and sunlight then use cold ash at least twice a week on the root (morning period) and cut out the sick trunks and leaves, if you have insecticide then fine apply as well and see the changes for yourself, thanks.
OtunbaJ: 11:35pm On Dec 11, 2024
Same with my pawpaw o
maasoap(m): 7:05am On Dec 12, 2024
Love800:
Okay.
So how will i get the male to pollinate the female paw paw?
And, are they male and female paw paw?
Yes, there are separate male and female pawpaw trees.
How do you get male, when you see one or two, don't cut it down, let it be. And it can also grow in your sorrounding, not necessarily on your farm, it will also work as insects are responsible for its pollination

maasoap(m): 7:10am On Dec 12, 2024
ruphytelecom:

Have tried the soap water this evening will come back to give tomorrow
It will work. I have killed insects on many occasions with soap water.
But someone else suggested, may be those bugs are not the root problem, we learn everyday.
TheBillyonaire:



Unfortunately, nothing is organicall wrong with the papaya plants, if you planted them far away from concrete wall, they'd be thriving now, but the concrete secretions destroys phosphorous presence on the soil so next time do not plant them near the wall.

If you have a means of uprooting them and replanting elsewhere, you will do nothing extra and the plants will recover.
TheBillyonaire:


Nope, just like maggots shows up where there is putrefaction, the maggots are not the cause of decomposition natural in symbiotics chain to restore nature.
What ing NPK fertiliser to supply it with Phosphorous?
maasoap(m): 7:14am On Dec 12, 2024
Mariangeles:


Does that happen naturally?
I ask because the pawpaw trees we have kinda grew naturally and well, and are already producing fruits.

Yes, by insects. Pawpaw is insect pollinated. As long as there is male pawpaw somewhere nearby and the insects can fly from the males to the females

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maasoap(m): 7:15am On Dec 12, 2024
RandomFellow:


Proper solution is very important. I think the sniper is 1000EC (EC meaning Emulsifiable concentrate). Mix 10ml of sniper to 1 liter of water
Thanks.
orlabass(m): 7:16am On Dec 12, 2024
Powldery mildew...get fungicide ...RIDOCOM.50g...
Mix with cypermethrin insecticide.and spray...early in the morning.

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TheBillyonaire: 2:32pm On Dec 12, 2024
maasoap:

It will work. I have killed insects on many occasions with soap water.
But someone else suggested, may be those bugs are not the root problem, we learn everyday.


What ing NPK fertiliser to supply it with Phosphorous?

You will need a lot of it for the entire lifespan of the fruit tree and the fruits will not taste nice. I have got pawpaw trees and all kinds of fruit trees in my garden, so I am not trying to impress you, just telling from my experience.
Mariangeles(f): 3:15pm On Dec 12, 2024
maasoap:


Yes, by insects. Pawpaw is insect pollinated. As long as there is male pawpaw somewhere nearby and the insects can fly from the males to the females

WoW! Nature is amazing, and generous too.

Wait! Does that mean male pawpaw trees don't bear fruit?

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Mariangeles(f): 3:17pm On Dec 12, 2024
TheBillyonaire:


You will need a lot of it for the entire lifespan of the fruit tree and the fruits will not taste nice. I have got pawpaw trees and all kinds of fruit trees in my garden, so I am not trying to impress you, just telling from my experience.

About how many fruit trees do you have in your garden, and what fruits are they?
maasoap(m): 3:34pm On Dec 12, 2024
Mariangeles:


WoW! Nature is amazing, and generous too.

Wait! Does that mean male pawpaw trees don't bear fruit?

No, they don't. Their functions is for their pollen grains to fertilise the females
Mariangeles(f): 3:51pm On Dec 12, 2024
maasoap:


No, they don't. Their functions is for their pollen grains to fertilise the females

Na wa O! We learn new things everyday. undecided

So, I could have pawpaw trees, but if they were not pollinated, they might not bear fruits, and it's up to nature to do that.
Indeed, time and chance happens to everything.
Love800(m): 8:06pm On Dec 12, 2024
I appreciate.
maasoap:

Yes, there are separate male and female pawpaw trees.
How do you get male, when you see one or two, don't cut it down, let it be. And it can also grow in your sorrounding, not necessarily on your farm, it will also work as insects are responsible for its pollination
TheBillyonaire: 10:16pm On Dec 12, 2024
Mariangeles:


About how many fruit trees do you have in your garden, and what fruits are they?

Quite a number of fruit trees and herbs in the gardens such as Oranges, pawpaw, lemon, lime, turmeric, garlic, pepper, plantain, banana, oil palms, moringa, scent leaves, mints, pumpkins, water leafs, okra, also nurseries for date palms, pine apple, mango and, lest I forget we've got some pigs and chickens and we have bitter leaves plants and so many vegetables. Today we got some plantain bunches and banana and yellow corn harvested and we enjoyed some this evening.

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