My neighbors said that I was crazy because I grafted papaya trees, because usually my neighbors would graft hardy annual trees such as rambutan, sapodilla and many other local tropical fruits, but a few months ago I tried it with my papaya tree which it's behind the house. Actually, I don't have much hope for the success of my gardening this time, but what's the harm in trying because I already have a lot of papaya trees in my yard? I think sacrificing one papaya tree is not an important problem. I've tried and whether it works or not is a matter for later.
The following are the initial steps for grafting a papaya tree:
1. Prepare 3-4 handfuls of soil then mix with 1 clove of garlic that has been split into 2 (the use of this garlic is to stimulate root growth)
2. Then put it in ¼ kilogram plastic
3. Then make incisions on the right and left sides of the papaya tree so that the sap will be integrated into the soil. After we cut the papaya stem, then put the soil in the plastic and strengthen it with a glass drink bottle which I have cut into the side of the body, then tie it with rope so that the soil and the papaya trees become one and stick together strongly.
4. Wait 3 – 4 months for the roots to grow in the soil in the plastic
5. After waiting 3 months I decided to try my work to see whether the roots grew or not. I cut the papaya tree just below the plastic glass packaging to keep the roots that were carried by the soil intact
6. After I cut the papaya tree and opened the plastic and glass bottles, you can see for yourself that there are roots growing there, although not as many as I expected, but I'm starting to be optimistic now
7. And I have prepared the soil in a large polybag to plant this papaya tree that I grafted
8. After one week of observing it and not forgetting to water it every day, my papaya tree doesn't show signs of wilting, it actually gets fresher and you can see the papaya tree that was grafted by me clearly.
And the problem is after the next 1 – 2 months whether the papaya fruit will develop well or will the fruit fall and not produce fruit at all. I'm still curious about that, hopefully in the following months I can tell you about the results of my first harvest of grafted papaya.
Happy to share with all of you in this community. I hope it can inspire you all and try it yourself in your garden. Thank you for reading my post. Greetings from Tomidiwirja Indonesia, hope you have a nice day.