Pawpaw seed planting9/13/2023 ![]() ![]() At Richfarm Kenya, we deal with the three most popular varieties: Solo sunrise, Calina IPB9 and Malkia (also sold as Red lady by Hygrotech ). But for a successful pawpaw farming business in Kenya, you need to have chosen the best variety for your market. Seedlings should be ready for transplanting onto the farm 3 months after seedĬongratulations! Now you can raise your own pawpaw seedling. Thereafter, spray a foliar fertilizer once a week. This helps to reduce transplanting shock. Keep the seedlings under a shade net for theĮntire period of time they will be in the nursery: that should be about 2 to 3 months.Īn optimizer immediately after transplanting the seedlings from the trays to Transplant the ready seedlings into the seedling tubes being careful not toĭamage or disturb the roots. The soil for 2 days to ensure that the soil wets all the way down to the baseĮqual in size to the cells of the trays in which you planted your seeds. Tubes with the planting soil you prepared. The seedlings get to about 1 cm in height (with a new set of leaves), fill up seedlings Cover it and let it lie till transplanting time. How to prepare the planting soilģ parts of fine soil with 1 part of well decomposed manure and 1 part of fine Planting soil immediately you sow your seeds and cover it with a plastic paperįor at least 30 days. New seedlings should be ready for transplanting 15 to 30 days after sprouting. Step 4: Transplant the Germinated Seedlings into Seedling Tubes That the media should never be excessively soaked as this would cause the seeds Regularly to maintain the moisture level of the planting media: please note The seeds should start sprouting in the 14 thĭay and might continue even into the 30 th day. The seeded trays in a warm place with high humidity until the desired Using cocopeat, ensure that you have rinsed it at least 3 times in fresh water beforeįilling it in the trays in order to reduce acidity and bring its pH to about In our Richfarm nursery at Embu, we prefer using treated cocopeat or peat mossĪnd planting in 28 or 40 cell trays. When this happens, the germinating plants simply stagnate of coil many times underneath the surface then eventually rot. So if your nursery soil, or whichever planting media you are using is hard and compact the shoots will not be able to break through. The young shoots of papaya plants are soft and delicate. ![]() If you are using the greenlife optimizer, the solution is made by mixing 5 ml of optimizer with 10L of water. Optimizer from Greenlife: It is used to break seed dormancy This process induces germination and ensures that you achieve relatively uniform germination and of course a higher germination rate. Them in a solution of optimizer for 48 hours (we prefer optimizer from To break the dormancy of papaya seeds, soak Step 2: Break the Seed Dormancy Before Sowing ![]() To get seeds with a high viability,Ĭontact Richfarmkenya on 0724698357. Pawpaw farmers in Kenya are complaining about very low germination rates of seeds bought off the shelves of agrovet shops. Pawpaw seeds reduces rapidly as the seeds stay in store. Seeds should be planted as soon as possible after production. Step 1: Obtain High Quality, Viable Seeds In this article, we share with you our practice simple steps to follow to produce high quality pawpaw seedlings from seeds. Successfully raising papaya seedlings from seeds is a process that requires a bit of expertise. High quality papaya seedlings at Richfarm Kenya nursery, Embu ![]() You can order by calling or sending a whatsapp text to +254724698357 Remember, if you do not have the time to do your nursery, you can always get ready to transplant pawpaw seedlings at Richfarm Kenya. It highlights costs and expected returns, taking 1 acre into consideration. Even though it is not an easy task raising the seedlings, it is definitely worth the effort.īy the way, if this is your first pawpaw farming project, then you would want to read the article How Profitable is Pawpaw Farming in Kenya. One way to do this would be to raise your own pawpaw seedlings rather than buying ready ones. So you are starting you commercial pawpaw farming venture in Kenya: you must look at all possible ways of reducing your production costs and maximizing on your profits. ![]()
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