My pawpaws didn't start blooming til 4 years (and that was the grafted ones) the seedling ones haven't bloomed and this is their 5th year.

There is a way to look at the twigs (after leaf fall) and see if buds are there for next spring. Look for round buds (the pointed ones will only produce leaves).

~Chills

Hi Chills,
Thanks for the encouragement. So, perhaps mine are not so off-track as I thought. And I will be watching for buds now that they are losing their leaves. May I ask what do you use for fertilizer and how often do you apply it?
PJ