Dear EtsyFans Please find for sale 15+ fresh seeds for Dwarf Papaya. I was frustrated myself by the poor germination rates of Papaya seeds available on the internet so (at quite a lot of expense) I import the actual fruits myself & extracted a prepared the seeds! PLEASE NOTE: All orders received before 8pm (Mon-Fri) will be dispatched same day Germination Guide Soak the seeds in hot (70c/156F) water for 20 seconds Prepare a seed tray filled with moist (but not wet) seed compost, lightly firmed down Ideally a well draining mix of 50% sieved compost & 50% vermiculite or horticultural sand Sow seeds circa one inch or 1.5cm deep evenly space & gently cover Keep surface moist but not wet - best to water from the bottom by having seeds tray inside a waterproof container. Keep at 20-25 degrees but out of direct sunlight Seedlings should appear in 10-30 days. Thin seedlings but do not pot on until well established as Papaya do not like root disturbance TOP TIP! Don’t use all your seeds in the same tray just in case rot sets in. Olly’s General Guide to Seed Sowing! I love sowing seeds & it runs in the family - dad, granddad & finally my great-granddad for whom the hobby helped him get over his experiences in the Great War. I still get a big kick when I see the first seedling poking through from a new plant that I have never sown before or been successful at. However, even the most experienced gardeners draw blanks from time to time. Whilst I sow all the seeds that I sell so I know that they are viable, some are trickier than others & problems can arise so here are some tips to make blanks few & far between: 1) Dont Rush! Tempting though it is when that packet arrives in the post to simply bung the seeds in some compost! 2) Google & Youtube are your friends! Take some time so see the methods other people use to germinate the seed. 3) Think Nature! What conditions do seeds face? For example a seed from a tropical plant will fall to the warm, wet & dark jungle floor. A seed from the mountains of Europe will fall to the floor in Autumn, then have to endure months of freezing temperatures before germinating in the spring. So as growers, what we are trying to do is to simulate the conditions that the seeds will naturally experience & there are plenty of tricks that can be done to short cut the processes somewhat. 4) Good compost pays dividends . The best investment you can make is to purchase three bags - one of potting compost, one of vermiculite & one of horticultural sand. With these three bags I can make up whatever soil type a particular seed likes (although for most seeds I find a 50/50 mix of compost & vermiculite works just fine) 5) Rot is your enemy. The single biggest danger to seed germination is rot - either before or after damping off the seeds germinate. To reduce the risk, ensure you have good free draining soil mix & that it is moist but not wet. Unless the seed variety absolutely requires it I prefer NOT to cover my seeds trays with
