I've got 2 papayas growing well, sadly both of them are male.
I've read
online that temperature stress (temps under 12C) can cause a male to start producing both reproductive parts.
Anecdotal garden folklore in Australia suggests either a hard prune or a light prune, then putting an empty can over the main growing branch is
enough to turn them.
We rarely get low temps here, does anyone have
experience with pruning or other methods of altering papaya gender?
Other plants, such as hemp, can be turned hermaphrodite by relatively mild stress, such as a storm, being pot-bound or inconsistent care.
I believe hammering a nail into the stem is also a way to stress some plants into gender change.
Your thoughts would be appreciated.