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sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
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Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 21 9:08 am Post subject:
Thanks MR. I'll get a picture for you.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 21 11:56 am Post subject:
Very pleased with my Papaya! Thai green papaya salad this weekend!!! Pomegranates also doing well.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 21 11:57 am Post subject:
I have no idea why the one photo is on its side.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46245
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 21 12:30 pm Post subject:
very nice

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
Posts: 7380
Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 21 7:29 am Post subject:
Well, someone is just showing off now. They look really good Shan.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15993

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 21 7:36 am Post subject:
Brilliant Shan. An exotic as far as I am concerned. Never even had it to my knowledge.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 21 7:57 am Post subject:
Thank you both. People normally eat papayas when ripe. I far prefer green ones shredded and made into thai green papaya salad (tam som). It's got a good hit of chilli and fish sauce in it, so perhaps, not to everyone's taste. The Pomegranates are great for Middle Eastern recipes.... or just as they are.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 21 12:00 pm Post subject:
yum for both

Shane

Joined: 31 Oct 2005
Posts: 3467
Location: Doha. Is hot.

Posted: Sun Oct 17, 21 5:09 am Post subject:
I'm with you Shan - green papaya salad is amazing. Ripe papayas are too cheesy for my liking

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
Posts: 7380
Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 21 7:43 am Post subject:
MR, here is the picture of where the vine splits as it comes in to the greenhouse. It's not 4 it's 3 it splits into. Still, not sure where I should cut back to. The one on the left is the second runner I've got coming in. Thanks.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15993

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 21 7:57 am Post subject:

Looking at that it depends on how you want to train it. The current trend seems to be to have one rod and grow the grapes off that. The old way was to have a number of rods and to cover the whole greenhouse. If you want to use the greenhouse for other things, I would suggest one rod along the ridge and cut the others out, but if not, then use all of them. If going for one, during the winter when it is dormant, cut the others out. Make sure it is dormant, or it will bleed. Train the stem along the ridge and let the grapes form on that.

I would suggest reading a book on growing grapes by the Royal Horticultural Society. They are very good and can give far better advice than I can.

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
Posts: 7380
Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 21 8:51 am Post subject:
Thank you MR, that is great. I'll cut it back to just the one rod, The only reason I have two going in there is because the lady two plots up from me told me I had to have two because someone told her that. I'll give some reading a go.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 21 10:52 am Post subject:

Shane wrote:

I'm with you Shan - green papaya salad is amazing. Ripe papayas are too cheesy for my liking

Had half a green papaya yesterday and the other half will be for today.... yummy!

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15993

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 21 6:27 am Post subject:
Sgt. Colon, I would do the reading before you do the cutting. You may find they recommend something different now. You can't cut until the vine is dormant anyway.

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
Posts: 7380
Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 21 7:39 am Post subject:
I will MR and I'm doing that right now.

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