5 Dragon Fruit Growing Mistakes to Avoid
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Published 2021-01-19
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0:00 - Intro
0:45 - #1 Pot Size
1:46 - #2 Overwatering
2:53 - #3 Pruning & Training
7:01 - #4 Tipping Stems
8:15 - #5 Not Enough Cuttings
9:21 - Bonus Cactus Rust Prevention
15:19 - Outro
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All Comments (21)
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Videos will come out more often in the coming weeks, at least 2 a week as we move into Spring!
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Just a tip for anyone using hydrogen peroxide, the bottle needs to be stored in a dark bottle; hence why the original hydrogen peroxide bottle is dark! If sunlight reaches the mixture spray bottle of H20 + hydrogen peroxide, it is not effective because the chemical is broken down. I suggest using duct tape to cover the spray bottle.
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thanks now I have an infinite devil fruit farm
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My first dragon fruit was bought in ignorance and treated as a tough cactus. I had it for 25 years in a tiny shallow pot. I realised what it was after it fruited. It now has 20 babies from cuttings taken when I finally repotted. Let's see how it goes now it ( they) has been properly potted.
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6:52 🐦 "don't worry Kevin, I'll show myself. No need to film me. Hi guys!"
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I have 7 dragon fruits trellis and have 4 of each of them and some cuttings and so far I got 3 fruits that are 8 pounds from your videos
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If I may also give a tip… Do not use a dark pot when planting your outdoor plants. I know it looks sleek and cool, but dark colors soak up the heat and will cook your root system.
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At 6:52 the bluebird makes his appearance. Love these videos. I just started growing dragonfruit. Have a few cuttings and they are rooting now. My husband has to build me some trellises and I’ll show him your how to build the trellis video when he does. Thanks!
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As I live in Finland, I definitely have no chance of growing dragonfruit for the fruits. But I did plant some seeds last spring around february and have a growth of maybe 5cm (2 inch?) and am planning to grow them as house plants :) I probably had a bit too hard soil for them, but intend to swich it to more suitable cactus soil closer to summer with more light, when repotting.
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Your videos have helped a lot on me growing mine through the summer. Now it's winter and learned my Purple Haze and Dark Star is semi frost hardy and so far can withstand 39° 37°
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Folks were singing your praises in reference dragonfruit in the MI Gardener live this morning. 👍🏾
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Thank you all your information. I harvested my first 2 dragon fruits this morning. I think I picked them at the perfect time. They were white with seeds, and pretty sweet. They were so easy to cut to get ready to eat. I can't wait to grow more varieties.
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Thank you ever so much for sharing your information. I have been wanting to grow this beautiful cactus. My favorite is the yellow because it sweeter. But the beauty of the red is stunning. Happy growing!
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Super important to mention that hydrogen peroxide should be fresh/new. Once a bottle is opened and air is introduced, the oxygen in the air will combine with the hydrogen peroxide and turn into plain water over time.
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I’m growing dragon fruit for the first time from a variety of fruit I bought! I have seedlings in my summer home in South Dakota & other seedlings in Cuernavaca, Mexico! So looking forward to growing them as part of my greenhouse orchard in SD & in my roof orchard in Mexico!
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I'm in Australia and we just bought a Polara cutting yesterday. We also bought a Pink Panther cutting so I;m looking forward to building the trellis for each and get them started. Already have a red and white flesh growing but the white is really slow. These are both in the ground and I planted the white on the other side of the pole that the red is growing on.
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Thanks for this! About to plant my first set of cuttings! I was letting them root in smaller containers in a protected area through the fall/winter. Excited to get them in my pot!
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Huge fan of your Dragon Fruit series. I cannot wait until mine are fruiting.
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Love your videos! Since I definitely don’t have the space for all the different varieties, what variety did you think had the most complex flavor? I saw your taste test video and they all look pretty cool.
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I have one about two years old; but it’s getting leggy and i don’t want to destroy the plant. Thank you for helping !!!! I knew i needed a wood support that is LONG and flat ! thanks again !!!
