Hi, what is in your opinion the best intensive plant density per acre for comercial purposes (Hylocereus Guatemalensis) and if any suggestions regarding that issue. Thanks
Sir now I am stuck up after the difference u showed with different rooting stock , of ur American Beauty. I was in the impression that rooting stock just harbours the sion and boosts physical growth, and now if the characters change .. aren't we in a dead end .. plz explain
Hello our dear friend Gray.I would like to ask if grafting on the dragon friut could be performed any time of the year,Or is it best done during the spring season.Thank you and god bless you all.
Great question. So it appears, as I am no expert on grafting DF, that as long as there is enough time in the greenhouse pi wing season to push the graft then you should be fine Me I always prefer spring but our summers are hot.
Production depends both on variety and location more importantly location. In California our climate allows 8 to 12000 lb per acre. In Florida 30 to 40 thousand pounds.
Wind is somewhat complex.Typically the DF crown is thick when mature like a small tree canopy and so yes that can act like a sail.. But the stems allow for air penetration so they don't act exactly like a sail... our winds are heavy or hard in fall and winter and this is when are ground can be wet so sometimes the trellis can be pushed over. This is very difficult to correct.
Great question! Well two things, first we are expanding new acreage, and secondly replacing older varieties with newer ones. This industry is so new advances happen very quickly.
Well that is one of my interests too... Now certainly it is possible to reduce or remedy moderate chlorosis in the growing season when the roots and stems respond to fertilizer... My experience with foliar applications of nutrient is limited but I was surprised to see a wonderful response when I applied foliar to weak greenhouse plants proving to me that yes they can and do feed foliar. But back to chlorosis during the growing season: I use low Nitrogen applications very successfully and I have used MgS, or Epsom Salts. MgS is much more expensive and requires hand application of powder, but the response is very quick--although for me it was short-lived. I am sticking to the Nitrogen and more and more to distributing my irrigation water further away from the plant as it ages...
That is our older design. Yes eite cable with irrigation line over it so as to protect from heating metal and to make that area displace the weight bettet..
I know I commented on your video already but I'd like to do some volunteer work for you. I'm attending a fruit tree care agriculture class at City college.
As you look at the video you will see that I have the plants growing on a trellis (so many different versions of trellis!). The plants are in 2 gallon pots that I root in a highly moistened greenhouse environment. I stake the plant with a 1/2" PVC 2' short stake. In to that I place a 4' bamboo stake. Total price of pot, and stakes less than a dollar. Then when the plants have grown to height of about 5' I "plant" directly on the trellis by cutting the bottom of the container OFF and placing the rootball on the surface of the ground. (You might try this with many kinds of plants as the roots of the plants like surface topsoil... Anyway, I tie the plant to a wire I have about 3' above the ground where I also have my irrigation tube with drip emitters... I mulch the plants heavily with organic matter of any source and water regularly to establish surface rooting.
Sorry I don't check pH. Most California soils are slightly basic and can become slightly acid with the addition of organic mulch and organic fertilizers. I've grown dragon fruit on at least a dozen California soils all with success
Would you consider letting us ask you a few questions for our RU-vid channel? We'd love to interview you and acquire some of your wisdom... We have around 30 varieties just starting out in North County and would love to do a brief interview with you!
Sorry about late reply I am still needing some help on comment notification to computer.... !!!!!! Anyway, how does an interview work? I could just as easily answer questions on a video... My phone storage is preventing me now from loading more videos I have to fix this as I attempted yesterday to provide a nice update...
@@graymartin1555 Hi! We have a channel on plants and I'd love to interview you about your wisdom of growing dragon fruit in our area. Specifically, I'd like to interview you about trellis design, my current struggle. In addition, I'd like to talk about full sun versus a part sun environment. Our goal is to teach anyone about rare and exotic plants that grow in southern California and be successful when growing dragon fruit. Here is what design I'm trying to replicate. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zfM2D5r3H40.html
Very interesting about watering in high temps. My workers told me the same thing about one of the varieties that seems sensitive to heat... so they irrigate that section early or late in the day... thank you
