I pick up some ripe papaya in our backyard

@ida123 (6206)
Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
June 23, 2016 2:25am CST
About 10:00 a.m. today, I went at our backyard and saw many ripe papayas. This kind of papaya trees are hybrid that stands only 3 ft and bears many fruits and I was tempted to harvest some that was already ripe and ready for consumption. When I give my mother her lunch, I give her also a slice of papaya for her dessert. I'm happy that she consume her food fast because she likes the dessert. How about you friends, do you eat ripe papaya and like the taste of this fruit?
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@Chungshop (2355)
23 Jun 16
Fruit season are over, just left some green banana and papaya. We have not time to get it before some strangers come and eat it lo.
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@Chungshop (2355)
23 Jun 16
@ida123 There are very selective, they don't take away, they just left the empty papaya lo.
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
@Chungshop, yes, if strangers can see papaya that are not harvested and they have time to sneak it, am sure, the papaya and other fruits will be missing.
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@cacay1 (83480)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
Send them here @Chungshop, hehehe.
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
23 Jun 16
I also like it but not that much. HIHIHI My father also harvests our papaya in our backyard. But ours is the tall one. I prefer the almost ripe papaya. I dip it in salt and vinegar.
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
@brokenbee, yes, I do the same, eating unripe papaya, dip it with vinegar and a pinch of salt, so crunchy.
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@cacay1 (83480)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
@brokenbee, your type is awesome ,hehehe, I like ripe papaya.
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
23 Jun 16
@ida123 Yup, I like the texture when it isn't that ripe yet. Hihihi When it's already ripe/overripe, it is already mushy, and sometimes I don't like the smell. Hahaha
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
23 Jun 16
@ida123 Yes,I like papayas.Now I do not have them in my backyard.So I buy them.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
24 Jun 16
@ida123 Sadly I do not have a backyard now.
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
@silvermist, if you have no more papaya trees in your backyard and you bought already the papaya in the fruit stand, be sure to plant the seeds.
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@cacay1 (83480)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
@silvermist, we have one papaya grown in our yard. It bears flowers now.
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@JudyEv (339973)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jun 16
I have had papaya and found it very tasty. It would be good for your mother.
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
@JudyEv, that is true, I prefer to give her papaya than other kind of fruits, it is good for her digestion.
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@cacay1 (83480)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
@JudyEv, wow nice.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
23 Jun 16
Yes, we eat papaya for dessert but we put them in the ref first to make it more yummy.
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@cacay1 (83480)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
@sunrisefan yes refrigerated papaya becomes sweeter.
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@cacay1 (83480)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
@sunrisefan Approved without thinking
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
23 Jun 16
@cacay1 And becomes juicier :)
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@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
23 Jun 16
I am really a fruit lover. I love ripe papayas too. My daughter's boyfriend always bring us ripe papayas. He has many papaya trees in their backyard and they are all bearing fruits now.
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
so you can eat many kind of fruits bevause you are a fruit lover, how about durian?
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@cacay1 (83480)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
@magallon, me too, I am like a bird when papaya is mentioned.
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@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
23 Jun 16
@ida123 Yes, I also eat durian, the yellow one because it is sweeter than the white.
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@MGjhaud (23240)
• Philippines
23 Jun 16
I do eat papaya but not my favorite though. The last time i had a slice was last year when i was in the hospital.
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@MGjhaud (23240)
• Philippines
23 Jun 16
@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
Papaya has lots of vitamins, like vitamin A. vitamin C, vit K and many more, so try to eat it.
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• Calgary, Alberta
23 Jun 16
I prefer Unripe papaya, It is a delicious vegetable. I am not really a fan of ripe papaya fruit but I mixed them with apples and strawberries to make delicious smoothie shakes.
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
wow, you give me a hint on how to prepare another way of preparing papaya, thanks @CaptAlbertWhisker
• Calgary, Alberta
23 Jun 16
@ida123 I cant eat it on it's own but I am able to neutralize the flavor with other fruits and a blender. I love unripe papaya better.
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
• Philippines
23 Jun 16
Yes! i love eating ripe papa,too.
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• Philippines
23 Jun 16
@ida123 True
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
i also love to eat papaya and besides when we eat this food, we can easily throw our waste
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@cacay1 (83480)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
@ida123 Papaya reduces blood pressure friend. This is good for high blood people.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
30 Jun 16
wow! that's the kind of papaya I want to plant in my retreat over there ..
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
30 Jun 16
@ida123 how many years or months before the papaya trees grow and have fruits?
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
30 Jun 16
yes, this kind of papaya can be easily to breed and it bears many fruits
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
30 Jun 16
@epiffanie maybe, 6 to 1 year, the papaya tree gives fruit by that time.
@cacay1 (83480)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
I like to eat papayas. I am so intrigued with the type of your papaya.Where can I buy seedlings of that kind?
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
@cacay1, I think, it is coming from the seeds where my Dad bought in the fruit stand.
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@cacay1 (83480)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
@ida123 , oh, I want to plant dwarf papaya friend. I will go to our fruit stall selling seedlings.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
23 Jun 16
@cacay1 No, you go to the Hobbiton movie set and buy from the Hobbits hehehe!
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@shivamani10 (11035)
• Hyderabad, India
23 Jun 16
yes. i like to eat papaya. It is good for health. It generates heat in the body. But, it should not be eaten by pregnant ladies.
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@cacay1 (83480)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
@shivamani. Why papaya not good for pregnant?
@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
@shivamani, Papaya is good for our body and why should not be eaten for pregnant women. Does it makes them miscarriage?
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
23 Jun 16
Yes, I also planted that variety which is just about three ft. it was given by my neighbor. But only one survived and bore fruits; the others are called the "solo" variety; small but so sweet. We love papayas and we put it in a blender sometimes.
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
@acelawrites, yes, we have also solo variety, a small but so sweet and seedless papaya.
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@rina110383 (24492)
23 Jun 16
In our family, it's only me & my parents who love to eat ripe papaya. I like the taste of the ripe, and even unripe ones.
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
yes, i also love to eat unripe one, dip with vinegar and a pinch of salt
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
I also have dwarf papaya in my garden but it is just beginning to bear flowers. I hope those flowers will mature into fruits. I love ripe papaya because it is an anti cancer fruit.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
@ida123 Yes because this is very rich in Vitamin C, antioxidants plus more nutrients.
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
24 Jun 16
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
24 Jun 16
is it true friend? if that is true, i'm going to plant more papaya trees in our backyard and i'm going to ask someone to plant more papaya trees here in my parents house
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@skysnap (20153)
23 Jun 16
my friends grandma used to make papaya sweet pickle. it was good.
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@skysnap (20153)
23 Jun 16
@ida123 i guess there are many ways we cna use pappaya.
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
Yes, we can make pickled unripe papaya and that is good side dish.
@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
23 Jun 16
Papaya trees do not grow in Switzerland, but we import papaya fruits for consumption. Of course they are not as good as those freshly picked up, that I ate in the Caribbeans.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
23 Jun 16
@ida123 Yes, I have seen papaya trees in all the Caribbean islands I have visited and in south of Florida.
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
24 Jun 16
@LadyDuck so nice that you've been there
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
Yes, they don't grow in your place where there is winter. It is suitable in tropical countries.
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@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
23 Jun 16
We have also Pappaya. The crow not allows to ripe full in the tree. So we collect before full ripe.
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
4 Jul 16
So you have someone who likes to eat also your papaya. Don't harvest it until fully ripe, you can pick it if already yellowish and wait for the time to be fully ripe.
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@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
4 Jul 16
@ida123 That's correct we pick it when the color changes to yellow. The crow is also watching the color change. Lol
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@shubhu3 (36463)
• New Delhi, India
23 Jun 16
That's amazing.I haven't tried a ripe papaya yet. :p
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
4 Jul 16
You better try it, eat a slice and when you are used to eat it, am sure you like it.
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@shubhu3 (36463)
• New Delhi, India
4 Jul 16
@ida123 I will surely try.Thank you so much for sharing.
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@trivia79 (7828)
• El Segundo, California
23 Jun 16
did you also use fresh papaya to whiten your skin?
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
@trivia79, No. Some of our neighbors ask papaya leaves from our papaya trees for whitening of their skin but they said, it is something itchy.
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@trivia79 (7828)
• El Segundo, California
24 Jun 16
@ida123 is it the leave? i thought it's the fruit itself?