How To Grow Dragon Fruit (COMPLETE GUIDE)

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Join Kevin and Richard from @GraftingDragonFruitfor a COMPLETE beginner's guide to growing dragon fruit, from taking cuttings to varieties to trellises to the most important part - pollination & harvest!
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00:22 - Which To Grow: Dragonfruit Cuttings
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@epicgardening 2 месяца назад

Thanks to Richard from youtube.com/@GraftingDragonFruit for stopping by the Epic Homestead to drop his knowledge for you!

@beitarjerusalem9058 2 месяца назад

You have a video of how to sprout lemon seeds?

@latebloominghippie 2 месяца назад

💚💚💚Amazing content that took me down a rabbit hole 😅 Reminds me of holiday cactus 🤔 What’s that plants botanical name and stuff 🤓? Something caught my attention in the search….🤯 Schlumbergera Virus X in Dragon Fruit in Ecuador And also possibly India. Research articles……. Squirrel 🐿️ slaps the rabbit 🐇 “Not today!” 🤔

@DoritoCocoAnimations 2 месяца назад

CHANGE THE ICON BRO

@GraftingDragonFruit 2 месяца назад

It was my pleasure! Thanks for having me. Always a good time with you and your crew 👊🏼

@horseblinderson4747 20 дней назад

Feb 1 - March 5 That's sun low in the sky time = warm light spectrum. Also happens in autumn. Why they fruit at those times. Also how you get long day and short day crops. I get that's kinda advanced for the average hobby gardener though.

@jennhoff03 2 месяца назад

AWESOME! As you know, almost every video labelled "complete growing guide" on youtube just shows you how to plant something (usually seeds). Planting stuff is the easy part. I want to know how to take care of it afterwards! Your videos are so good at showing that. You know.... the important part! Thanks!

@BestHealthTipsForYou Месяц назад

Very good video. I love dragon fruit. Thanks for the video. #paradiseagro

@simplysimple7628 2 месяца назад

My dragonfruit journey began during the pandemic. We bought a colombiana fruit from a local farmer and was absolutely blown away by how sweet it was. I saved some seeds and germinated some in some water. Ended up with about 100 seedlings😂🤦🏽‍♂️ I grew stuff but not to the level that I am now. From veggies, to dragonfruit, to fruit trees, to kratky hydroponics, etc. Any old food safe container has a plant in it😂 My wife thinks I’m nuts. But she doesn’t complain when she take a scoop of a juicy sweet dragonfruit right from the yard. Or veggies. The taste difference is just ridiculous. Not even close. Nowadays, I am just addicted to gardening. My friends and family miss me😂

@treverthetree День назад

WOW! Inspiring :)

@gnargnar1992 2 месяца назад

Rich may be the dragonfruit god, but Kevin is the dragonfruit daddy.

@diegojosue1030 2 месяца назад

Eric. I dont know who kevin is

@Orionscribe 2 месяца назад

My wife's friend passed on a puny little dragonfruit start for me several years ago. That thing did nothing until I transplanted it into a bigger pot with fresh soil and really took off. I moved it inside to protect it during the cooler months, watching it develop. Then one of the cats ate it. I tried finding a new plant, but nobody in the area sold one, not even the "exotic" plant guy. I have some dried seeds, so I'll try again that way.

@knottyneedle 2 месяца назад

If you were anywhere near NC I would give you a ton of babies.

@ArtemisGreenleaf 2 месяца назад

I have heard that the stems of those grafted cacti (green stem with brightly colored top) are actually dragonfruit. They RU-vidr I watched bought some at the dollar store, pulled the top graft off, and grew the stem into a blooming dragonfruit.

@Peeperino987 2 месяца назад

Wait your CAT?!

@cherienugent9587 2 месяца назад

Grow from side branches. It's easy don't overwater

@migueldelatorre8655 Месяц назад

Tool Care: If you have tools with rust, the best and easies way to restore them is dip them in white vinegar for an hour or so depending on how much rust it has depends on how long to dipped them then use a wire brush to remove the rust Thank you guys for charing your knowledge

@TacoPoweredMatt 2 месяца назад

My wife was mentioning that she wanted to try growing dragon fruit this morning - Perfect timing!! Also, we converted our front yard into a big edible garden after finding your channel over the pandemic. Thanks so much for all the info and inspiration!!

@nancycowell-miller4321 2 месяца назад

I'm really glad you threw everything into one video! I've got an unknown variety of dragonfruit that a neighbor had set out on the curb with a "Free" sign on it. I nursed it back to health and now it's gone crazy with side shoots (although it's starting to grow out thru the top of the trellis). Guess I know what I'll be pruning tomorrow! Thanks

@BritInvLvr 2 месяца назад

I’ve been following Richard’s channel for years. He has a wealth of dragon fruit knowledge. Also his FB has a ton of other expert growers who are happy to help newbies.

@RealityRocks Месяц назад

I m also big fan of Richard ❤❤. I ve #SiamRed a hybrid C variety #paradiseagro

@pedromunoz4468 2 месяца назад

I went from 0 to 69 Dragons Varieties in my 1st yr gardening, Becarful watching this Video 😅

@Painted_Owl 2 месяца назад

69 fruits harvested, or 69 varieties grown?

@pedromunoz4468 2 месяца назад

@@Painted_Owl 69 different Dragon fruit Varieties 😅

@Witchydigit 2 месяца назад

My BIGGEST dragon fruit question, that I've yet to find a satisfactory answer for: Are the arms edible, like the pads on a nopale cactus?

@knottyneedle 2 месяца назад

You guys did me in! Here in NC and I decided 'why not try dragonfruit'? So I took one from the grocery store, washed off the pulp the best I could and put it in a couple of small, flat trays. I now have several hundred 'babies'. The sad part, I'm excited about it! Some of them are starting to push out a stem between the 2 baby leaves.

@sonyahogan5673 13 дней назад

A friend gave me a cutting from my recent trip to san diego. It was in a ziploc bag, it fell out of the box I had it in the trunk. Totally forgot about it and it made the trip back to central texas and it actually grew roots. I put It in a container and it has grown at least two inches!! This little dragonflies wants to live! I'm completely intimidated by this little dragon. Thank you for this video!😮❤

@libbysmithstudio 8 дней назад

I'm blind and can't afford buying dragonfruit, so I'm dying to grow them myself here in Central Florida. I've never had a fresh one. Got one, but still need a big pot to build the trellis and plant it in. I want to get some cuttings of Richard's favorites.

@shamrockgirl804 2 месяца назад

I love growing dragon fruits! I’m in Central Texas, and I’m slowly taking my plants out of their winter greenhouse. I’m making new trellises, too! The dragon fruit bug is real! I have epiphyllums, Harrisias, and other night-blooming cereuses! 😁🌵

@georgiaowen2469 10 дней назад

Are there videos on moving these big ones into and out of garage? I don’t think I can do it. I’m in East Texas.

@daneflanigan 2 месяца назад

❤ this video, my aunt gave me a dragon fruit tree last year… now I know how to help it grow to the next level.

@ylcaniavargas2563 21 час назад

Omg you are amazing. Thank you for the instructions. I’m a beginner and I will follow this info step by step .

@nielsbishere 2 месяца назад

I've started a couple of dragonfruit plants last oct. The main one already has two offshoots and feeding it mainly some water mixed with hydroponic nutrients (seems to work quite well). Always inspiring seeing these videos

@brendanlaird5831 2 месяца назад

Currently watching this without any intention of growing a dragonfruit in the pacific northwest. I wish I could

@CWorgen5732 2 месяца назад

Right? Lol

@nikkimcelroy3776 2 месяца назад

Hello fellow pnwester, same I really wanna grow some but worried it's too cold for it 😔

@thetruthwillsetyoufree4651 Месяц назад

@@nikkimcelroy3776 Grow in greenhouse, toss in garage during winter?

@zackwalters8797 2 месяца назад

Dude. 3 in one is my favorite tool lubricant. Absolutely the best.

@odimarbatista3976 2 месяца назад

Great video! Very comprehensive. I also love the aesthetics of the arch introducing the path of dragon fruit columns. Well done!!

@kathybarrow6390 2 месяца назад

Total respect for all of you that baby these like you do.

@buffalojoe78 2 месяца назад

One thing that has worked for me when rooting dragonfruit cutting is I’ll take a cutting and then just put it off to the side where it can be cool, dry and away from the sun. Eventually it’ll sprout some root initials and I’ll plant it

@marysaraalbert6044 2 месяца назад

This is probably the coolest plant I have ever watched a guide on! There goes ANOTHER thing on my future greenhouse grow list (by future I mean in 10 years when I have money 🙃)

@terrivance8750 2 месяца назад

Thank you, Kevin. 😊

@user-jx3du7jl3o 9 дней назад

Thanks to Mr. Richard for sharing how to plant dragon fruit i call it wonder fruit

@SirOreo_ 2 месяца назад

Thank you from San Diego!

@Nurse_Lucy 2 месяца назад

Nice to have Richard back

@marcrenato3484 2 месяца назад

Amazing video, guys ! Thnx

@amelialane4538 2 месяца назад

Continue to show more on growing fruits and vegetables, please my first time planting anything indoors or outdoors. Thanks 😊😊😊😊

@Painted_Owl 2 месяца назад

Don’t worry, Epic Gardening already has years of content for ya. Happy planting.

@siongsgardenstories4597 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the tips. Hope to get my dragon fruit fruiting more.

@ElizabethJayy Месяц назад

Bought my first red flesh dragon fruit a few days ago and this was SUPER helpful THANK YOU 🙏🏼

@stephanieflowers2783 2 месяца назад

And now I want to grow dragon fruit

@GrowingwithGeorge 2 месяца назад

I have 18 dragon fruit in my indoor grow because of you!!! Mine are not looking quite like yours and since it's also where I start spring seeds it's tight quarters in there at the moment but once it's all done I'm going to build a rack to help trellis them. I'm letting them grow at the edge of a grow area so they'll only get light from one side but it is strong.. due to the light I can't do the method your doing so I'm picturing like a really long ladder and planting them in a row and sending them up and to flop forward...

@micaela6915 2 месяца назад

Great timing I have two dragon fruit plants growing right now and this is very helpful. It’s colder where I live so I started the cuttings inside. It’s an experiment for me. I am growing them in a pot and growing it up a trellis. I didn’t grow it on a free standing trellis like yours because I am hoping the warmth of the wall will help it a little

@spongesurf12 6 дней назад

Thans for this, really helpful. We have several of them growing but haven't known how to care for them really. No idea what variety they are except one produced fruit a few years ago that was hot pink inside and tasted great. Going to clean them up and pot correctly this week!

@fanaticforager6610 Месяц назад

I recently subscribed to Richard’s channel, & congratulations Richard on your New Family, my Beloved is still overseas 🇵🇭 📍🦘✨🙏🏼🥲

@bfgt 2 месяца назад

I grew some dragonfruit from seeds from store bought fruit. It's going slow and a lot of the seedlings were lost along the way. Year 3 and my biggest is about a ft tall but I don't get enough sun throughout the day for faster growth.

@marypark9095 2 месяца назад

Very informative video, thank you.

@annyahannaway3331 2 месяца назад

Thanks so much for the video, appreciated

@bowtielife 2 месяца назад

One of your first videos I watched was about dragon fruit back at your previous house. You sold me on loquats as a hedge, keep talking and I will end up with dragon fruit on our Destin Florida garden zone 9b! 🎉😍

@BaltimoresBerzerker 2 месяца назад

Making loquat mead right now from local trees I found at abandoned houses in Pasco County.

@bowtielife 2 месяца назад

@@BaltimoresBerzerker WHAAAAAAT? * mind blown * Mead? I've gotta do research. I HAVE to know more!!

@BaltimoresBerzerker 2 месяца назад

@bowtielife it's easy and fun! Have a blast dude!

@sydneykasmar 2 месяца назад

That was fantastic.

@thiccchad6690 2 месяца назад

The timing on this video is perfect. I just got 2 dragon fruit cuttings, and was binge watching your dragon fruit playlist before they arrived.

@lapchurng Месяц назад

The flowers are also delicious and has good fiber

@ellenkuang8853 2 месяца назад

I was JUST dreading having to repot my severely neglected dragonfruit now that I've moved to a new place with a lot more sunlight.

@CA_Rock 2 месяца назад

Great video, thank you. Please can you provide more information on fertilizer quantity and type for Dragon Fruit cuttings that have rooted and have reached 2 feet in height?

@pedromunoz4468 2 месяца назад

Your going to love Connie Mayer it has a Beautiful pink Flower and it has some flavors of Coconut, white flesh inside but sooo sweet

@margieomari6649 Месяц назад

Thank you very much, the content is sufficient

@greenmantis2158 Месяц назад

Thanks guys for the vid. I never knew where these fruit came from . I would see them at the store and never thought about trying one. Too expensive to randomly buy. Then we took a trip to Vietnam. Best trip ever BTW. On that trip we were at a dragon fruit farm. Mind blown how they were grown. Never knew a cactus could make them.Well living in so cal I knew I could grow cactus. So I have a 4' plant now from cutting. Looking to learn . Thanks again!!!

@AngieStonesPhD 2 месяца назад

Lease make a video to help us who live in cities. We have 4 large windows and outside space on them for plants. But we tried one year and pigeons ate it, some windows had full sun and tomato flowers dried before flowering and even had rats climbing the cables eating out tomatoes. We live in sunny Spain now but in the middle of Valencia and miss our garden. Or just do the flowers. Thanks.

@kevinkc3onohelijeepworld953 2 месяца назад

Thank you for update 😊

@icecreamtruckog3667 12 дней назад

Great Video.

@mnguyetnguyen-xf2vq Месяц назад

You two are amazing ❤❤❤❤❤

@traceydoneley6195 2 месяца назад

Thank you 😊

@willmallory9085 2 месяца назад

Excellent video Team

@joepa6106 2 месяца назад

❤ what a gold mine of information!

@TheRodrigo0987654321 2 месяца назад

The new icon is so bad... the old had so much more of a soul behind it

@sirsanti8408 2 месяца назад

I think at least keeping the beet red and having the bottom half brown for soil would be perfect in terms of logo simplicity and character

@brandon8900 2 месяца назад

Agreed

@misteriouselaura1790 2 месяца назад

I think Eric is behind this..

@cornfarts 2 месяца назад

Man i hate to agree but i do. I do agree

@trebor000 2 месяца назад

Lol forreal! It looked like a cartoon face from a distance when the logo is small. It wasn’t until i went on the home page of the channel I realized the “eyes” are the “e” and “g” 😅.

@pedromunoz4468 Месяц назад

I see wild berry skittles, that's a really good creation from Richard

@fansaaga4033 2 месяца назад

BRING BACK THE OLD ICON

@amoyp. 2 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing

@TobyRobb 2 месяца назад

Great guide. Thought I would comment on tipping plants.Apical dominance is the term. The growing shoot inhibits the growth of laterals. The further from the tip, the more likely laterals are to sprout. Think of a pine tree. It has very high apical dominance. As the growing tip moves upwards, it allows the lateral branches to extend producing a very uniform pyramid shape. Removal of the tip will remove the apical dominance allowing laterals to sprout. :)

@susanhaynes4502 2 месяца назад

Great info, thank you ,Texas9b 💚

@kennedyreid2504 2 месяца назад

thank you both! I have a fruit growing but NO ITEM what variety it is... a friend sent it to me???

@hatrinh239 25 дней назад

I am from Việt Nam. The farmers In My country they have been growning very much and I know If you want that flower you should make some light in night, this tree will grown up is very faster. Ok If you love it you come to my country and go to Bình Thuận province you will see the big tree, only one tree is bigger more than add your 20 trees

@pn3940 29 дней назад

I save cuttings from previous season pruning and just rest them on a shaded section in the yard. They'll root.

@phanatix721 День назад

How much watering you do: for cuttings vs rooted plants (frequency and amount and timing - winter vs summer) and same for fertilizing schedule and type of fertilizer? Thanks for your instructions.

@bbingtube Месяц назад

3 in 1 is OG af 🤙

@peetmoss3521 2 месяца назад

The god? Wow

@pengwinlee 2 месяца назад

what tool sharpening tool do you recommend??

@karen-hillshomestead 2 месяца назад

Great video! After planting unrooted cuttings should you wait until they are rooted before using nitrogen high fertilizer or do you start fertilizing right away? How often should you water unrooted cuttings? Love your and Richard's videos!

@BijoySarkar-rg6hw Месяц назад

All the best guys ❤ from Assam

@devingaumont5048 2 месяца назад

I do LOVE DF. I watch ever video I can on it. I'm in my third year growing and no fruit yet. many of my branches are about half way back down to the planter. I keep the branches sparse... and I just cant get any fruits... maybe it's too thin...

@krismilliken5285 2 месяца назад

excellent video as always!!!!!! I just ordered my first batch of seeds from your seed company and can't wait to grow them. I want dragon fruit bad tho not sure where i can get cuttings and not be scammed. I live in Maine so no one has them. any recommendations on the best web site to order them?

@jenjoy4353 2 месяца назад

What winter low temperatures affect the plant and what can be done to protect it?

@j.l.emerson592 2 месяца назад

Cacti are so easy to propagate. I grow grow various types of prickly pear cactus. Some are extremely thorny, some are nearly thornless. Some have the typical round pads, some have elongated pads with scalloped edges. All have edible fruit. With the prickly pear cactus, the pads are also eaten. In Mexican cuisine, they are called nopales or nopalitos. Edit: To propagate prickly pear cactus I break off a young pad near the top of the plant, then simply poke the broken off end into a pot of moist soil. The kind of soil doesn't matter. You do need to make sure the pot drains properly. After that, the cactus plant is almost zero maintenance. You can keep it in a pot or you can transplant it in the ground.

@ThirdCoastGardening 2 месяца назад

I have this really cool dragon fruit planter from Vego Garden.

@user-oe5lw9qh8h 2 месяца назад

So now I want to grow dragon fruit! I have an affinity for indoor tropical and cacti. This just seems like the right next step! I live in Ontario canada 6b. Are there any special considerations for indoor over wintering and shorter outdoor season that you and Richard can suggest?

@jwilson2536 2 месяца назад

Yo Kev! Lemme get one of the Sour Patch cuttings. Just got my first dragon fruit. American Beauty. Can't wait to start my dragon fruit journey and see where it takes me.

@SweetAsBerry 2 месяца назад

Giving me Gandalf vibes with your staff hehehe

@meljefferey2812 2 месяца назад

Can you grow it in a pot and bring indoors in cold climates? We don't have a long growing season in Canada.

@KarinK-wt7mh 2 месяца назад

Fingers crossed for fruit this year😂

@mcthunderstick2374 14 дней назад

Appreciate the videos. I would appreciate alittle guidance to different growing zones, as I feel like my zone 7-8 area would kill these during winter.

@cherienugent9587 2 месяца назад

I grow mine in my mesquite trees in hidaldo county heat and sun in zone 9b of south Texas, wes

@ajcampbell79 2 месяца назад

Is there a way to workout what type of Dragon Fruit plant you have? Are the flowers different?

@rolo_pabbs Месяц назад

Awesome video. Learned a lot from you guys. What fertilizer to use to prevent the buds from turning yellow and fall off? Mahalo! 🤙🏾

@uflores640 Месяц назад

Kevin is soo cute 😍

@pistolpete349 2 месяца назад

Thanks.

@Painted_Owl 2 месяца назад

I’ve been waiting for another dragonfruit video. I started a couple of years ago when a friend gave me a few cuttings. I saw it as amble opportunity to test how badly I could abuse the poor thing till it died… which it hasn’t, so figuring out what to do next has had me sitting over here like Plankton from SpongeBob when he pops out of that fake dollar bill: “I dunno… I never thought I’d get this far”. Now it’s time for me to do this for-realzies, but I actually have no idea where to buy cuttings.

@marta77inf 2 месяца назад

Kevin you are an plus in gardening. A question I live near Palm Springs. My dragon fruit did nothing for 3 years. Is it because of the heat that reaches 115 to sometimes 120. Often 115 ?

@anhdo6460 Месяц назад

What fertilizer for dragon fruits please? Or top soil only Thank you so much Do

@FakhriaNoori 8 дней назад

I’m crying watching all those cutting being thrown down like compost 😣 Here I’ve got two 1 inch babies that I’m proud of

@sheckydiamond7533 2 месяца назад

Eric has a new friend!

@delmaybennett8002 2 месяца назад

Do you always prune off growth on the main stem between ground and top of trellis? I have mine planted in the ground and the are always sending off side shoots, I try and angle them up.

@PhenoDaddy 2 месяца назад

Okay I'm in.

@ILIVEPLAYSTATION Месяц назад

Imagine cross pollinating dragon fruit and soursop fruit 🥰 I'd love to see that!

@kevinv2474 Месяц назад

Anyone tried growing clovers in the container/ pot to get free nitrogen. Great video on dragon fruit A to Z.

@rogerancell1208 2 месяца назад

Suggestions on good source of cuttings in California?

@donnajennings-wallace1957 17 дней назад

I've got a dark star variety dragonfruit growing - I started it from cuttings at the beginning of October 2023 and it produced its first fruit 6 months later. I notice you said that the flower will open up in 30 to 35 days. Well, from my own experience with my dragonfruit plant, it took 2 weeks for the buds to fully open up. To be specific, I first noticed the bud on March 27th. It fully opened and was pollinated on April 10th. I harvested it on May 13th. So, 2 weeks to bloom, and 5 weeks or so until harvest. I don't know if the variety has anything to do with that.

@cookiepfeffer8196 2 месяца назад

I live in Cabo San Lucas, MX. How do they fair during tropical storm periods? Which late August to late September? Also I have a irrigation system how much water do they need per day?