CARIBBEAN RED PAPAYA SOLO PAPAYA SLIMCADO AVOCADO STARFRUIT PASSIONFRUIT GROOVY COCONUT MORE… GROWING TROPICALS Is This Solo Papaya Ripe? Is It Ripe? How to ripen Don’t refrigerate before it’s ripe! The Solo papaya comes from the tropics and doesn’t like the cold. Keep it out on the kitchen counter at 70 to 80 degrees to ripen. Ripen faster by putting in a paper bag with an apple or banana. This works because apples and bananas emit a natural gas called ethylene which helps the ripening process. Solos are sensitive to this and ripen faster in the proximity of these fruit. Is the Solo papaya ripe? You can start enjoying this papaya when It’s 50% yellow and when it gives to a gentle squeeze. Once fully yellow, enjoy within 2 to 3 days. This is a sweet fruit, 12 to 13 on the Brix scale. It sweetens as it ripens. So keep a close eye on your Solo, the yellower the sweeter. Sometimes gaining sweeter levels leaves blemishes on the skin of the papaya. Usually these blemishes are a peel away or easily skimmed away with a knife. RELATED POSTS MORE INFO… Is it ripe? Tips and ideas Nutrition Non-GMO Seasons Recipes Merchandising Tropical fruit calendar – free download En español ABOUT US Who we are What we grow Florida tropicals Tropical Harvest Update How we grow Farm Tales to Share The flowers of our fruits Our horizons Sunsets in the tropics Where to buy our fruit Food safety Contact us SEARCH RECENT POSTS Holiday calendar October = papayas Ginger is September’s month Stars shine in August July is dragonfruit’s month ARCHIVES Archives Select Month November 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 WEBSITE Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy GROWING TROPICALS © 2021 Brooks Tropicals. All rights reserved. Brooks Tropicals, its logo, Caribbean Red, SlimCado, Groovy Coconut, Uniq Fruit, From our fields to your store, Continuous Cold Chain are all registered trademarks of Brooks Tropicals, llc By using and/or accessing this Site, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by Brooks Tropicals' Website Terms and Conditions. ThemeREX © 2021 All Rights Reserved