Spicy Exotics it's grown another foot this week! I was worried that it was going to be too hot out there because this is Texas and it's been in the triple digits for a month now, but it seems to be doing good. Can I expect flowers the first year, or do you think that will happen next year instead?
That's so cool! It makes me wonder at what point does the node commit to producing fruit or vegetative growth. How old is the stem that morphed into a fruit? In my experience, fruit is borne on stems that are older than 1 year. If that stem is new growth then it would be even more amazing that it produced fruit.
Fantastic information. Consider animal's milk gaining carotenoids from this in their diet and each severed stem still having a chance to fruit around that time of year.
They look really healthy. I got a cutting from my neighbor a year ago and planted it. Even though it roots and slowly growing, my branches are all yellowish and flat instead of deep green and thick. Is it because too much sun? thank you.
Hi. I heard from someone that you need to repot dragon fruit plants after about 2-3 years since the roots would run out of soil in pots. And since I see you have them in pots, do you find this to be the case? But I also see that even though yours are in pots, you have them placed on top of garden soil in some of your other videos. Will the roots grow down into the garden soil through the holes in the pot thus making repotting unnecessary?
My oldest plant is 10 years old and has never been reported. The older plant needs to be pruned more aggressively. I top dress every year. Good compost is a must for this to work.
Good question. I have found that fruit sets 50% of the time with its own pollen. For this reason, I use pollen from other varieties. It responds best to its own pollen compared to the other purple flesh hybrids.