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How to Harvest Papaya
A papaya plant will mature in six to nine months if you live in a warm region but may take up to 11 months in cooler areas. Once the plant is mature, it will flower in early spring and can produce as many as 100 fruits in summer or fall. While most species of papaya produce fruit that are yellow, others ripen into orange or red. All of them first go through an immature “green” phase, during which they are known as green papayas. Papaya harvest doesn’t ever begin before the moment called “color break,” when the papayas begin to transform from green to the mature color. Keep your eye on the blossom end, which is the first part of the fruit to turn.
