PLANTIN' PAW PAWS VIDEO
HERE'S THE BASICS
Here is the area that we wanted to plant the paw paws. This are works well for a number of reasons. It is located between the driving path to the garden and the cattle panel fencing where we keep our Jacob's Sheep. Since this area really doesn't have a specific use at the moment, we thought that we could put it to use.
It already had a few small trees and shrubs growing in it, so Monster Truck and I grabbed a hatchet to remove them. It's not that we don't like trees or shrubs, we just prefer more beneficial ones than these.
The plants that we removed had a use too, since we could toss them over the fence to feed our Jacob's Sheep. Here Crazy Horns and her young daughter are enjoying eating some of the shrubs that we uprooted. Whatever they leave behind will been chipper shredded and used as mulch, so nothing will be wasted.
The rest of the flock showed up too when they realized that there was free food. Monster Truck had this area pretty well cleared by this point. Way to go son!
You'll notice that there are a few larger trees in the are too. This works out well because Paw Paw trees prefer to be in the under-story of the forest for the few three or four years of their life. If they want more sunlight after that, we can use the larger trees as firewood or lumber and allow the Paw Paws to grow up even further.
Since we are using dormant bareroot Paw Paw seedlings, I like to "wake them up" by putting them in a bucket of water for a few days. Only the ones that actually show signs of growth get planted, so I won't be wasting any effort. Also, this makes sure that the seedlings are hydrated too before we plant them.
I dig the holes deeper than I am planting and put some rabbit manure in the bottom as a fertilizer. Since we are currently feeding our rabbits a lot of lawn trimmings, there are a lot of potential seeds mixed in. That's why we are currently composting the manure at the moment, but in this case, I am planting it deep enough that any seeds should not be an issue.
The other natural fertilizer that I put in the holes prior to planting is fish. We like to save some smaller ones from our fishing trips to use as fertilizer, especially when the @little-peppers get a hook in them too deep. This allows the fish to still be used, even if it too small to eat.
Much like the plants that we removed, we are also adding in some bushes or shrubs. One kind that we are planting under the Paw Paws is the American Gooseberry. This way we will have another food source right beneath the Paw Paws and get to use more of the soil.
The other smaller plant we added in is the American Beautyberry. All three of these plants grow wild in the area anyway, so we will have three useful, native plants growing in this area. These died back to the surface last year, but they are still alive and ready for a permanent home. We'll use these for food too, plus as a natural mosquito repellent.
This is what the American Beautyberry will look like later on. It'll take a while to finish planting, and even longer to grow, but we are getting it started and trying to use every bit of our land that we can.
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
proof-of-planting-other-things-too
A lot of work to get everything going.
Use fish as fertilizer good technique
to keep everything natural just like rabbit manure.
Stay true to mother earth.
Everything get a chance to be used.
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NATURAL! That's how we like it!
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I hope I have a farmland same as you papa. Thats my dream to have it... hopefully soon.
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It was our dream too, and it came true! Just keep working at it, you'll get there!
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Esfuerzo, dedicación, y amor es lo que nos hace alcanzar los sueños, en este caso se hizo realidad a @papa-pepper, saludos fraternos.
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Fish as fertilizer? Now that's something new
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Oh yeah! It's a great method!
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You meant Papaya? Because what I know to be pawpaw is which different from what I am seeing, sir.
@eurogee
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@eurogee You speak the Oz language. In Australia Paw Paw refers to Papaya. But the Ameican PawPaw is really in the Annona family which is mostly a tropical fruit (Sweetsop, Sugar Apple, Soursop, Atemoya, Cherimoya, Rollinia...+++) some of the best fruits in the world, bar none.
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Oz language? Can you explain please. English not my mother tongue.
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Oz = Australia.
Oh, now I see you are from Nigeria -- I figured you were in Australia because their common name for Papaya is Paw Paw too. Common names vary a great deal from place to place.
Now that we we have unhampered World Communication we are going to learn lots of new things. Are you familiar with the Annona family?
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Lols. No.
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Soursop, sweetsop, custard apple? No?
How about cashew apple, akee, tamarind, jakfruit??
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Familiar with cashew and apple. Thank you
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Papaya and Paw Paw are two different plants. I like them both, but Paw Paw grow better here.
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Oh really 🤔 I thought there are same. Thanks for the clarification
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I bet you're planting Moringa too. It's a SuperFood for people and the animals too.
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On the list! Got a buddy growing some right now and I plan on getting some seedlings from him.
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Wow!! @papa-pepper, so fish also serves as fertilizer to plants as well? Like seriously I never knew it can be used in this manner .thanks for always passing gainful information across.
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Yup! Another use. Or, eat the fish and bury the rest! That works too!
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Copied @papa-pepper
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Welldone
@papa-pepper, very hardworking
Very explicit
I love pawpaw
I dont know know that planting pawpaw close to big trees that will provide shade for it is essential
Welldone
Thanks for rhe enlightenment
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Yeah, those bigger trees will help them to get started!
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Your posts always teach ms to make the best use out of everything. ☺
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That's right. Don't waste things, find a use!
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My first little fishing outing here I was just using some crank bait. A floating rapala. I caught a fish about 4 or so inches long. UN hooked it and threw it back. That is when I found out, they never throw a fish back and all fish are eaten. One of my neighbors was behind me and reacted with big disappointment saying he was going to eat it! Lol!
I am in the middle of planting many things also. Same, only different!
Growing your own mosquito repellent is cool. I wonder if it will grow here as the lamok as the call the skeeter, sometimes carries dengue or malaria.
Thanks for another enjoyable post!
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This is wow
Lessons for non - farmers that want to be a farmer
You are still the best steemit farmer papa
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LOL - Thank you for the compliment.
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You are welcome Sir
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Hey Papa Pepper, I hope you are well. I have an off-topic questions in regards to the ghost pepper seeds. I have planted the first few but after about two weeks I fear I have done something wrong as they have not sprouted. Should I soak them in water before I plant them?
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Hi Flauwy. Ghost peppers can take a bit longer than some varieties with less heat. Usually the super hot peppers take up to two weeks to sprout but I've had habaneros take a whole month to sprout. A good way sprout them is in a wet paper towel that is kept in a ziplock bag or tupperware so it does not dry out. This way you can check the progress and then plant when they're sprouted.
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#truestory
Thanks for the help and advice!
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I like to place mine in a wet paper towel inside a plastic bag until they sprout... Either that or soak them first. Ghost peppers have been known to take a couple months to sprout in some situations, so I'm not sure. I could always send some more if needed too.
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eeeeeeeek!!!! I am super jealous @papa-pepper!! I love pawpaw!! As for the fertilizer... well you really do learn something new everyday. I would never have thought of that but it makes complete nutritional sense.
Enjoy reaping the rewards when the time comes :) and please share... :D
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LOL - If you are ever over here come harvest time, you can eat all that you can collect!
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@papa-pepper YAYNESS!!! hehe ;) (I can eat a lot hey.... be WARNED!) lol 😎
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cool
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Good job proof. .
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Aha! Dragonfruit? AKA Pitaya?
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Yes proof..
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It is really great to see a modern day farmer on steemit. This is how it should be done, techwize and a naturalist. The fish fertilizer, very interesting. I've never seen that before.
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Lot of things to learn which include how to plant pawpaw and how to apply fertilizers.
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Lovely work @papapepper
Your planting techniques are impeccable and advanced too.Its really awesome the way you let nothing go to waste even shrubs and weed...that's adorable
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Yeah, it all has a purpose here on the homestead! Thanks man!
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