Re: Weather/ Red Carib. Papaya

On the news tonight they were saying it's a 1 but will be a 2 by the
time it hits the Keys, continue as a 2 and changing to a 3 through the
gulf, heading directly for Houston, by which time it is possible it
could be a 4.


Kitty

-- "Zemuly Sanders" <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com> wrote:
If it remains a category 1 I doubt any of my friends will leave.  Most of 
them were born there.
zem
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Weather/ Red Carib. Papaya


> Self-pollinating seedling, Noreen. I'll save you some seeds.
>
> It looks for now like Rita will slide by us just as Katrina did. But Zem 
> has friends in the Keys and likely a better idea about what's going on.
>
>
> On Sep 19, 2005, at 3:53 PM, TeichFlora@aol.com wrote:
>
>> Jim, sounds very interesting.  Is it a self polinator???  Did you  grow 
>> it
>> from seed or is it grafted??  Curious.
>> P.S. Hope you don't feel too much from Rita in your area, besides maybe 
>> some
>> healthy rain.
>>
>> Noreen
>> zone 9
>> Texas Gulf Coast
>>
>> In a message dated 9/19/2005 11:02:33 AM Central Standard Time,
>> gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:
>>
>> Have to  say, however, that Ms. Fatma's Caribbean Red papaya seems to
>>>> like  this weather. It now has seven fruits in various stages of
>>>>  development and more setting daily. This is an amazing tree. It was
>>>> less than a foot tall when we planted it in late spring; it's now  at
>>>> least 6 feet tall and flowering and fruiting like mad. Makes  me wonder
>>>> if it couldn't be grown as an annual in a few zones  north of here.
>>>> Maybe Holli, even, could add one to her tropical  garden; it's also an
>>>> attractive tropical  plant.
>>
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> Island Jim
> Southwest Florida
> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> Hardiness Zone 10
> Heat Zone 10
> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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