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Starting Saturday, September 28th, our Annual Pumpkin Fest begins for the month.  On all Fridays thru Sundays in October, Paid Admission is required for entry into the festival area which includes access to the Farm Store and Nursery.


For Pumpkin Fest details please click here Pumpkin Fest 2024

 

 

Have questions, contact us at (909)869-2299 or nursery@cpp.edu

 

 

Unfortunately, we don't anticipate having Dragon Fruit Plants available to be purchased this year as we are still having issues in the greenhouse with that crop.  

Sorry for the inconvenience.

 

Sorry, we do not have any Plants available for Online Purchase at this time.

Please click on the links above to see what we have available for in person shopping at the Farm Store Nursery.

Papaya Plant Care

Papaya Plant Care

To successfully grow Papayas, you need a frost-free climatelots of sunlight, lots of water and good soil. If you give your plant all these conditions, then you can grow a papaya.


Growing Tips for Papayas:

Climate: Thrive in subtropical and tropical climates. They do not tolerate freezing temperatures and are damaged or killed if temperatures go below 32 degrees.


Pollination: The female plants produce fruit and may be cross pollinated with others by insects and wind. There are plants that may be self-pollinating (bi-sexual or hermaphrodite).


Growth Habit: The papaya is a short lived, fast growing woody plant. They generally have a single trunk and grow 10 to 15 feet tall, but some plants have been known to grow taller.


Sun Light: Grow best in full sun. Papayas love the heat and sunlight.


Fertilize: Papayas are heavy feeders and require regular fertilizing when warmAdding compost is also recommended.


Water: Papayas have large soft leaves and evaporate a lot of water in warm weather, so they need above average watering.


Soil: Papayas do best in rich soil that is high in organic matter. Make sure your planting location and soil has good drainage to avoid root rot.


Harvesting: Generally, fruit is picked when there is 1/5 to 1/3 color change in the fruit. After picking, keep at room temperature to fully ripen. Ripe fruit will keep 4 to 7 days in the refrigerator.

NOTE that we do not have a Phytosanitary Certificate that is needed for plants to be shipped or taken outside of California.

 

Shipping is ONLY available inside California.

We ship on Mondays, orders must be recieved by Sunday night.

 

We require a one day advance for Curbside Pick-Up orders for the earliest pick-up time.

 

Shipping & Curbside Pick Up is ONLY available for Online Orders

 

We only ship Mondays using UPS Ground. For more information please check out our shipping policy. We only ship within California, no exceptions no matter how much you plead and cry. We accept the following payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, UCB bank credit card.