It's been 1 month or so since our last video on Easter. But things are moving quickly! Our dragon fruits have exploded in growth and before we knew it it was time to construct trellises and cut them!
That is very helpful when you display the names of the plants and show which way they are suppose to be planted. All of your plants look healthy and green. You really gave a green thumb. Thank you for sharing.👍
I’m in NWFL and I bought a Dragonfruit a couple years ago out of all places Walmart, lol. I knew nothing about them but I had blooms this year. The first one I didn’t know how to hand pollinate it so it just drop off. The lasted two bloomed over the weekend and have been hand pollinated. I’ve taken cuttings from it and hope to have more next year
I know you have to snip them so they grow correctly but it hurts to watch XD I'm still getting used to growing plants for food rather than thinking them as plant babies lol
Thank you for this series of videos my main source of confusion comes at how to create the top of the dragon fruit post. I like your idea of using wood instead of the more commonly used rebar but my main question is how do I attach either to the top of my wooden post?
Neat poles. How long should these poles bee and how deep should I bury them. I love that they are not too tall. That would be great for me since I am short. Also what are the dimensions of the square top and what angle did you cut the support beams? I have some dragon fruits that were cuttings and have been neglected. They've gotten big and I need to get them out of the baby pots and into the ground.
Thank you so much for your video, I've learned a lot by wathing it. I just planted my dragon fruit in the ground last week and could please you tell me, how are you protecting your plant in the winter, i know you're in SWFL and i'm here in Orlando.
Hi, hope u get this as its been years since you posted. I'm also in fl and my fruit is almost to the top,b why did u cut them once they reached the top?
Just curious, but I see you handling these plants without gloves. I have two plants that are apparently the same variety, but have no idea which one as all the tag said was "dragon fruit"... Thanks Lowes! Anyway, mine have stickers that will even go through leather gloves. Do any of your plants have these nasty stickers? Yours are looking great!
yes! Our plants do have thorns. its gonna be a suprise what variety you'll get. you wont be able to tell until it fruits. Most likely a white fleshed variety. But ya never know! have fun. thanks for watching!
How tall is your trellis? My drsgon fruit is right above the trellis now but the stem is skinny (not thin). Should I let it grow more in hope that the stem get thicker?
+piemaster4 the poles are 4x4 pressure treated wood. Wrapped in burlap. The top wood are studs I had from a construction demo. I cut them in half long ways. Then cut 18 inch sections of them and cut the ends on a 45° angle. Screwed it all together! I hope this helps. Refer to videos for a visual. Thanks
wow, all of your dragon fruit plants so healthy' i would like to ask on how you kill or eliminate RED ANTs or some Bugs that destroys the stems of dragon fruit plants? thanks for sharing
Idk if you still need it or not but I used this and got rid of red ants in a day. I used it on over a hundred nest and all of them disappeared the next day. I purchased from Amazon but I seen it at HomeDepot too. "Ortho-12-Ounce-Orthene-Fire-Killer"
How far south are you? We are in central Florida and plan to move more North-central Florida, from a 9a to a 8b growing zone. I still have my dragon fruit in pots, can they grow in an 8b zone?
Mine doesn't product any fruit. How many fruits do you get per plant? What soil do you use to grow cuttings, and how much do you water them? What organic fertilizer should I use?
Hello. Unfortunately our plants are only yearlings and haven't produced fruit yet. Soil we've used black cow mixed with the local soil. Also fertilized with general fertilizer 10-10-10 a few times as cuttings . and 6-6-6 every 2 months or so currently. I hope this answers your questions. watch our other videos if you have more questions and I hope you get fruit!!
Hello my baby just turned 2 this year and i used your trellis idea when i started i made my 1 inch cuts and have many arms reaching over the square top what month do they start to show blooms so at night i can be ready to self pollinate
Ishu Kashyap We are not farmers. We do not know the cost per acre. These dragonfruit are at our home in Florida. Our annual cost is roughly 100 to 200 dollars. Thank you for watching.
is it necessary to have them grow up like this being hold by the post in order for them to grow fruits? my moms plant has been growing for 8 yrs now but no post. she just has them growing on the ground, is that why theres no fruits? thanks!
bonjours pouvez vous svp m'envoyez des graines de ce fruits ou des boutures pour les planté chez moi en Algérie je suis sage femme retraité qui c'est remis en agricultures pour aider ma famille merci
Thanks for watching. We used 10-10-10 for the first year of growth. Now the plant has established itself, we use 6-6-6. both were used every 2 months. about 1/2 lb per cutting. thanks again
+onur ciftci The poles in the ground are PT wood (Pressure Treated). So, like a fence post it's designed to be in soil or outside for long periods before rot occurs. The spars for the trellis are yellow lumber and will need replacing after a few years. Thanks for watching!
