Papaya

Recently, Matty and I were at the grocery store when—for the very first time in the two years I've lived here—I noticed that they had papayas for sale. I thought it was fairly interesting because we have giant papaya trees in our yard. Originally we just had one cluster, but one day last year, Matthew tossed a few seeds on the ground near our stairs and covered them up with dirt. Well...boom! Before we knew it, another cluster of papaya trees sprouted right up! Not only are these trees beautiful, but they produce a lot of papayas...more than what we can handle sometimes. Also the monkeys love to steal them. Jerks.

Anyway, while I was in the store, I took a quick glance at the price. My jaw about dropped to the ground! The prices ranged from $20 EC to $50 EC, ($7 USD to $18 USD)! If I had known that this was the going rate, I would've constructed myself a little papaya stand a hell of a long time ago.

Papayas for sale @ IGA.

The price you pay for a delicious papaya...

One set of papaya trees in our yard. See all of the papayas?