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i have recently purchased two dragon fruit plants, they are just starting to disply signs of blistering and going yellow, i suspect it could be due to frosts we are getting, but i just want to make sure it isn't anything else.
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Time: 21st June 2007 4:07pm

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Time: 21st June 2007 4:23pm

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Anonymous says...
They can tolerate some frost but I'm not sure how much they can actually take. Probably wouldn't hurt to put a bag around them during winter while they are young. They often get a few marks on the skin but it doesn't realy stop them growing.

Time: 21st June 2007 10:23pm

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AARON says...
THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY GUYS, I HAVE TAKEN SOME PICTURES OF THE DRAGONFRUIT, AND ALSO ADDED ONE OF A CRYSTLE APPLE THAT IS YELLOWING??.

OUT OF INTEREST, THE DRAGONFRUIT IN QUESTION IS A YELLOW FRUITED ONE, I HAVE A RED ONE THAT IS NICE AND HEALTHY AND BEEN TREATED IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, ARE THESE MORE HARDY?
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Time: 27th June 2007 9:36am

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Kath says...
This is frost damage, you need to protect these young plants from the cold. Your pitaya will most likely rot out on the stem where it is damaged as long as it has some woody veins left it will survive, but cover these frost sensitive plants on frosty nights. A cardboard box with a weight on the top to stop it blowing off will do the trick, make sure you uncover them in the morning.

Time: 27th June 2007 12:18pm

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Scott G says...
Here on the Gold Coast we got a very localised frost (the first in the 7 years i have been here.

Many of my plants were damaged from it.

Before the frost the dragon fruit had some damage from the sun and looked like a milder version of what is in the above photo. Some large flat areas facing up are blistered but the edges were ok. It has those black dots.

The frost damage is different. It froze from the thin edges inwards. Much of the larger mature stems had edge damage but the centre is OK. All new shoots and growing tips were destroyed. The damage in this early stage appears similar to the mush that lettuce that has been frozen and thawed looks like. The tips are dark and wilting.

It has only been 2 weeks since the frost so I will see how the damage and then recovery in spring goes.

I also have a yellow Dragon fruit that grows right next to the one above. The yellow one may be slightly more sheltered and had no new shoots or growing tips. It appears undamaged from the summer sun and the frost.


Time: 27th July 2007 12:28pm

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Ed says...
Hi All,

A number of my trees have been affected by the rare frost on the Gold Coast. Worst affected were the mango trees. The trees are between 2 and 4 years old. The leaves have turned golden brown and the growing tips have died. Also, my Bangalow and Golden Cane palms have turned brown (also approx 3 years old).

Has anybody known for either mango or palm trees to recover from such a condition?

Thanks, Ed

Time: 2nd August 2007 3:30pm

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Greg says...
If the Mango is still alive you will see shoots coming from the older wood in about 4 weeks. We still can get big frosts for the the next month so do not prune the older burnt foliage until after then. Even though unsightly the dead foliage protects any live tissue lower down the trunk. The frosts 2 weeks ago were the coldest for at least 30 years over much of SE Qld and Nortern NSW. Hopefully we wont' experience them again for a long while.

Time: 2nd August 2007 7:39pm

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Anonymous says...
I have both red and a yellow dragonfruits that have had their young shoots destroyed by frost here in Toowoomba. But the older leaves are still ok. I can even see some tiny new shoots forming already. The mangoes here in Toowoomba get a bit of frost each year but they still bear fruit well.

Time: 4th August 2007 5:57pm

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Scott G says...
For reference here is a photo of one of my dragon fruit plants 5 weeks after the freak frost.

The brown sections are mushy. In some areas the whole stem is dead.

I will prune the living sections from these dead stems and propagate them.

My other plant is dead (brown mush right to the ground).
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Time: 27th August 2007 3:00pm

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Paul Molinari says...
I was told the plant had to grow up, then hang before it would flower, and that this could take a year or more. I planted 2 different plants; one i bought and one from clipping and 6 monthes later, i now have a flower on both.

Time: 14th September 2007 2:10pm

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Anonymous says...
Yes, I have been told the same . It's probably so.

Time: 14th September 2007 4:05pm

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Scott G says...
Here is the same Dragon Fruit 2 weeks after I blasted it with the hose jet (about 8 weeks after the frost). This removed all the brown mush, which was starting to stink as it rotted. The wounds from the frost damage have sealed up and there is no sign of disease.

This Plant is about 2 years old. It has only produced 2 flowers & fruits so far. My other slightly younger plant that was half the size of the one pictured had produced 5 flowers & fruits (all in the one season). Apart from a couple of cuttings I took it died in the frost. It was in a different location and I bought it from a different place (Bunnings) so it may have been slightly different genetically. Both plants were loosely tied to a star-picket and wept back down. Their tallest branch was a bit more than a metre high.

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Scott G says...
The frost burnt off the Dragon Fruits leafy flesh in many places exposing some of the plants skeleton. This skeleton is tough, woody and very fibrous.

In the first picture the skeleton is still alive and is covered in a thin layer of green flesh that is exposed when scratched with a fingernail.

In the second picture the internal branching can bee seen.In the third combination picture the top shows typical roots coming from the stem.

While the lower shows roots growing from the skeleton of a badly damaged section.

After I pruned off healthy sections where the lower stem had died off completely I realised that these sections were more limp than sections connected by living stems. This tell-tale sign could serve as an indicator in future to determine what to cut off and what to leave.

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Time: 17th September 2007 10:36am

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Mohamad Darus Mansor says...
My dragon fruit trees do not flowers very well after a year of planting. Is there any fertilizer/hormones which will make my dragon fruit trees flower all the times.

Time: 3rd November 2007 6:43am

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Bronwyn says...
If frost is at all possible, I would suggest usng timber rather than star pickets to support dragon fruit. I've used 2 fence posts wired together at the rail cutouts, with a cross on top to support future dangling, following online pictures of dragon fruit orchards in Vietnam (I do not have a palm tree it can grow up). But the aerial roots need timber to cling to. Metal is too cold, and not as good for clinging to.

Time: 6th November 2007 1:54pm

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Jessie Yik says...
My Dragon Fruit Vine is over 6 foot tall and does not have any stems off it. It is just one long stem.

Is this because I am not using enough fertilizer?

Time: 7th November 2007 7:05pm

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Scott G says...
From my limited experience with Dragon Fruits I think if they are given the opportunity to climb they will and this will be at the expense of side branches. So if a Dragon Fruit is planted against a palm tree it may just get to the top before it decides to branch out.

I don think a supporting structure should be more than 1.5m tall if you want to reach all your fruits without a ladder. My experience with metal star pickets agrees with Bronwyn
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Time: 13th November 2007 8:50am

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Beth Ward says...
I have purchased a single dragon fruit plant. Do I need more in order to have fruit

Time: 20th December 2007 9:27am

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Correy says...
The Dragon Fruit Pitaya is self pollinating so you will not need another variety of dragon fruit in order to get fruit.

Time: 20th December 2007 9:30am

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Bazza says...
To Dragon Fruit Growers,
I have healthy Drg Frt vines producing abundant flowers but still no fruit. i was able to make them flower by a SEASOL foliage spray. Afrter adding Pot Ash to soil/root area still no fruit. My next "Trick" is to add MANGANESE. Has anyone tried this for fruiting?.

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John says...
Bazza you wasted your money and time. Pot ash good, Seasal bad,maganese bad, better idea trace elements. My sugestion is just a good dose of all round fertilizer, with enough water, but dont keep the feet to wet. Making the plant stress a little will make want to go into survival mode therefore flowers and free will happen.

Time: 7th February 2008 5:29pm

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Correy says...
Bazza, Are your dragon fruits hanging over something? If they are growing upwards I don't think they fruit only when they have reached the top and can start hanging down. Here is a photo showing this.
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Time: 7th February 2008 6:06pm

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Scott G says...
Bazza, are you sure you have a Dragon Fruit or could it be another type of night-flowering cactus that looks very similar? I have seen some cacti that are remarkably similar to Dragon Fruit (and I mistakenly grew one once).


Time: 7th February 2008 8:00pm

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Bazza says...
Dear DRG FRT Lovers,
Thank you for your informative replies & my apologies for not replying promptly as i have been laid up for a week or so. And sorry John not SEASOL but CHARLIE CARP was used to promote FLOWERING and successful too. Yes my next move to apply my reliable NPK fertiliser. Thanks again.

All The Best Bazza
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John says...
hello bazza, is that cassava in the corner of your dragon fruit. my wife wants me to grow them here.

Time: 19th February 2008 7:20pm

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Bazza says...
For John SB STH Aus,
Yes John that is one of many my wife Lea grows for the root to make CASSAVA "cake" for her Asian friends. Lea is saying in the background to tell you we could have taken some down to SA for you when we had a holiday there recently to the Barossa, Kangaroo Is etc. Very easy to grow here just make sure to get the "ROOT" one for apparently there is another Cassava for garden and not large rooted.

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Time: 19th February 2008 8:39pm

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John says...
I think I will be growing them to soo. Indonesian Bazza. Mind eats the leaves as well. It would have been nice to eat fresh cassava again. I will be there again in 3 months and carnt wait for my own durians, soursops, jaks and plenty morejust about to start coming on.

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Joseph says...
Hi All,
We are Vilagers who used to eat from what ever grow around us. One of the most popular is young Cassave leaves. Boiled leaves served with peanut sauce would be a tasty lunch. it's healthy too. The cassava itself can be cooked in various way creating delicious traditional cakes. John, if you visit us in 3 month from now, I will show you how healthy and rich we are living in natural way, in a very peacefull village...

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John says...
Hay Joseph, I'be in Wonosobo and Magalang, Central Java in July. Hay I enjoy eating Cassava leaves but not fermented cassava. Wonosobo, is also very peaceful and more beautiful than Bali. Just a little short on beer. I miss the monsoon rains. People dont believe here just how much it can rain there. I have a small plantation there full of durians and some other fruits.

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Joseph says...
Hi John,
Iam from Donomulyo, peaceful fertile village, south of Malang. How nice to have humble friends that can share eco adventure that is totally different than most Westerner have in their daily live. Just drop by anytime the door is open for you and for everybody to enjoy simple live free from the earth.
Have a peaceful day John.

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Joseph says...
By the way,
Dragon fruits grow very well here in Donomulyo. The land is very fertile. We only have to treat them with organic compoust from the cows. They grow fast, free from morning frost. They obtain a lot of sunlight, even during rainy season.
Market is opened wide nowadays for this commodity..Anybody interested please come for free.....Thank you.

Time: 4th March 2008 2:03pm

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John says...
Hay Joseph, I might just be able to go through the village yet. I carnt wait to get back to the mountains, and the fresh fruits I miss so much. I yearn for the taste of a good sirak (soursob).

Time: 4th March 2008 2:53pm

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Joseph says...
No worries John, we have some Sirzak trees, and if not enough we can have them free from neihgbours. If you are keen to travel to nearby mountains we can challange mount Kembar at 3100meter, where we can enjoy real hot spa coming from sulphur pot holes at the summit. Gidday mate.

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John says...
I might just do that Joseph, and buy you a cup of tea too. But Dieang is higher and more dangerous, and the most beauiful place in Indonesia. hehehehe its all great mate.

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garry says...
you have to pollinate the flowers your self it is done when the flower is open at its best around 9pm you tickle the flower with a fether very carefully ind spread to centre core. I have 800 plants in . i also would like any handy tips all the best and good luck
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peter says...
gary,
do you put the pollen to the centre
core of the same flower or a different one.

Time: 1st June 2008 5:08pm

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Tran says...
Hi Garry,

My drangon fruit vine is about 5 years old and there is no sign of flowers ever. Please advise me how to trigger them to flowers. Currently, a dozen of young shoots just coming out.

Many thanks in advance.

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garry says...
hi it sounds to me that your plants are started from seed if so they take a lot longer then cuttings to flower. garry

Time: 3rd June 2008 8:38pm

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garry says...
we come from gingin area in qld so it is a warmer climate i think the plants need 12 hours light to flower and it is normal to have lots of shoots we keep them cut off till they reach where we want them to hank for whit dragon fruit.hope this helps

Time: 3rd June 2008 8:50pm

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Tran says...
Many thanks Garry. Mine were grown from cuttings however you are right. Melbourne cold weather has contributed to the slow growing plant. I am thinking of having a light bulb in summer to give it extra 3 hours light and see how I go.


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Anonymous says...
What time of the year do they fruit. How big do they nomally get before fruiting. One of my has grown about 2 feet in the last 8 weeks and is only ever in moring sun.

Time: 5th June 2008 6:54pm

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Scott G says...
Mine fruit at the end of summer and into autumn. It fruited after just one summer in the ground. At almost 1m tall it had a few side branches that were hanging back down towards the ground.

Time: 17th June 2008 2:15pm

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Thanks Scott

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Graham S says...
I have had both red types in for about 18months. They grew very fast for the first six months then stopped growing. They both have since flowered once, I pollinated them and got a beautiful fruit from each. I thought maybe they have a yearly growing cycle but that doesn't seem to be it as they haven't started growing again. They are growing in sandy coastal soil about 500 metres back from the coast. and get full sun. I've tried mulch, some dynamic lifter and more water but they haven't started growing again. Any ideas?
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Scott G says...
My plants are in a terraced bed of clay loam that stays damp (unless it rains and then it's wet). In the last year I have piled on the mulch. This could be why they are growing better than previously. Even now in the middle of winter they are covered in new growth. I recommend LOTS of mulch.

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suzy4608 says...
We have 2500 cuttings in. All seem to be thriving. Biggest problem is weeds. Do any other growers have suggestions how to control woody weeds and grass other than chipping. We have them growing up trellises. Both red and white varieties. Any suggestions would be good as somewhat of a part-time venture and weeds getting the best of us.

Time: 14th July 2008 3:11pm

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Anonymous says...
Suzy, We bought some mini horses to graze among our dragonfruit. They don't touch the plants but keep all the weeds down. Don't use cattle though, cause they love eating the cactus.

Time: 19th July 2008 9:51pm

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Yvonne says...
Hi,
my husband has some questions re Dragon Fruit. Have one growing on 8ft stump of old gum tree. Yellow variety. Has 3 fruit on it a present almost ready to pick. Question: do we have to prune branches where fruit grew? Have another piece growing against a medium sized mango tree (already fruit once) should it be left there or moved?
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pps: we live at Koah, 13km from Kuranda on the northern edge of Tableland. Approx 28km from Mareeba and 42km from Cairns.

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mark says...
hi.just wondering if someone could give me a tip. i,ve got about 30 cuttings witch i planted in top soil pots in april.and advised to place in a shaded area. Some got a bit to wet and got some rotting spots under the soil level,but have since dried. i did leave dry for two weeks before planting.but alot of the cuttings have not yet taken root /or have a poor root system.just wondering what i am doing wrong.yesterday i repotted into some potting mix to see if that will help. any adice would be graetful. thank you mark.

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sue says...
We have been growing 1 dragon fruit for 3 and another for 18 months, we got the first one as small pieces and when we pruned it the second year we potted 3 pieces. We never pollinate them by hand the ants do a good job of it. Last season we got 26 kilo,s and mostly from the older one.
Our neighbour has had the same plant for 22 yrs and it had a couple of fruit on it last season, I think that they won,t bare fruit untill they startleaning over and they have a lot of water. Ours get our shower water 3 times a day.
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Pacific Islander says...
which one tastes better - red or white?

Time: 16th October 2008 2:09pm

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Tran says...
definitely the red one.

Time: 16th October 2008 5:50pm

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Correy says...
I would say that the Yellow Dragon Fruit is the best tasting. The taste is much stronger. The other ones I have found that you need to spice them up a bit with some lime.

Time: 16th October 2008 10:27pm

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Anonymous says...
I agree with Corey. The Red Flesh Dragon fruit is nice but the Yellow Dragon fruit is better. Also the birds had not learnt to attack them because of the thorns. With the reds, we do not get any fruits to eat if we do not cover them with flower pots.

Time: 17th October 2008 6:59pm

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Maureen says...
The yellow and blisters is stem rot cut it out with a knife making sure you clean the blade after every use take care not to cut the stem

Time: 30th October 2008 9:11pm

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RENIER says...
I DONT KNOW OF ANY OTHER DRAGON FRUIT FARMER IN SOUTH AFRICA FOR HELP.MY PLANTS HAVE GROWN A LOT BUT SEEMS TO BE STANDING STILL NOW.IT IS THE BIGINING OF THE SUMMER .I HAVE PLANTED 300 PLANTS THAT IS TW0 YAERS OLD IN ROWS

Time: 1st November 2008 4:03pm

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tompat says...
i have one plant about 5yrs, it's growing in a hanging pot under shade cloth. get's heaps of flowers and growth but no fruit. should i hand pollinate or replant in the ground.

Time: 5th November 2008 2:10pm

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tompat says...
sorry i'm new to this and have no idea how to access your replies. will have them sent to my internet this time. thanks to every one who gave me an opinion.

Time: 8th November 2008 11:48pm

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sina says...
i want to plant the yellow dragon fruit but i don`t know where can i buy the cutting. so if u know please tell me. my email is pech_sina@yahoo.com thanks

Time: 26th November 2008 10:09pm

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Tonya says...
Hi Renier, where in South Africa are you farming the dragon fruit? There seems to be a lot of information on the web to assist growers. You are the first peron I have found that is growing in South Africa. Would love to taste this fruit, but I did not know that it was available here.

Time: 27th November 2008 7:07pm

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charine says...
Hi Renier
I am currently writing an article on Dragon fruit for an agricultural magazine and would LOVE to chat to you. Please mail me at charine@bigdoor.co.za, it is quite urgent!
Thanks!

Time: 28th November 2008 12:53am

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randey watson says...
hi renier, i live in perth western australia and have been growing pitaya for about 4 years. i have both the red and white flesh varieties (the red variety with 7 fruit in its third year). i think that south africa would have similar climate to perth. i had a bit of trouble with pollination initially because they flower at night and in their native habitat they are pollinated by moths and bats. if in doubt start early in the morning and use an artists brush.

Time: 30th November 2008 8:21am

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sue says...
How do I put photo,s on this forum,

Time: 4th December 2008 2:14pm

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Correy says...
Click browse then select your photo from your harddrive folders, then write a message then click preview or submit.

Time: 11th December 2008 9:06am

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sue says...
the plant on the left is the younger one that we took off the older one. The yellow flower I love, we had a torch behind it and were surprised at had it came out.

Time: 11th December 2008 7:06pm

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sue says...
Well the photo didn,t work so obviously you guy,s won,t have a clue what my above post means.
sue

Time: 11th December 2008 7:15pm

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Barbara says...
Just planted a red dragon fruit bought from Tropical Fruit World. Have been looking at photos on this site. Some have tied up their plant and others haven't. Ours is against our back fence leaning against a post. Any need to tie it up? And if so, what do you use - rags, wire, ....?

Thank you.


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peter says...
for them to fruit they are supposed to grow up something then the arms arch over and hang down and the flowers
form on these.

in your case it will probably grow up
your post and fence and arch over for
your neighbors.

Time: 24th January 2009 5:07pm

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Koentadi Joseph says...
Hi all,

I fixed 100 concrete post for 400 plant (in 4 sides) of Dragon fruits attached on it. First harvest last Dec. I got more than 1 tons of ripe fruits.
I'll give you more images of my Supper Red Dragon fruit from my home town in Donomulyo, Malang.

Very interesting to grow for business.
Cheers,


Time: 13th February 2009 12:31pm

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Lou says...
Hi Everybody
Could someone please help me I am looking for a dragon fruit plant in Durban SA. Love this site!

Time: 21st February 2009 6:55am

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Wayne says...
Hello from Queensland Australia Lou, when I saw SA I thought South Australia, crikey, you are a long way away.

I honestly do not know how you would obtain such a plant but surely they must be grown in your district.

I trust that you do know they are very easy to strike, simply break off one of the stems and plant it in a striking mix.

Time: 21st February 2009 5:49pm

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Barbara says...
Hi Aaron,

I know these plants like dry feet, are they in a dry area? Frost could be a problem as they don't like cold much. Typically, they like sandy, well-drained soils. Hope this helps.

Time: 23rd February 2009 1:15pm

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Lou says...
Hi Wayne

Thanks man I found one this morning by fate, someone have discarded one that was growing in their garden and left it on the sidewalk for the trucks to remove, when I droped my daughter at school this morning I saw it and picked it up. See picture included it is now planted in my back garden. Can you believe that there are people that dont know what it is. This one is still bearing the fruit and is about the size of my palm. Can still not get over it I have been surshing for a year in SA and only know of one other person that have a small plant. These people that through it out did not have a idia to what it is to them it was a ugly plant that took up space. Their los my gain.

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Time: 26th February 2009 9:53pm

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Jantina says...
What a wonderful find, good luck.

Time: 27th February 2009 8:00am

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Wayne says...
That is fantastic news Lou, it must have been that good karma we sent you. Read this whole thread about looking after it as others will know a lot more about that than I do. May I suggest you take a cutting and strike it to give you a second plant for pollination, or do you have multiple plants now.


Time: 27th February 2009 1:06pm

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Jacqueline says...
Our solution to supporting the pitaya was a 2.5 metre plastic sewer pipe (about 8 inch diameter) dug into the sandy soil and half filled with sand for support - no concrete needed. We then wrapped a sheet of reed/bamboo screen around the pipe to give the plant a surface to grip onto.

We also remove low and annoying branches to keep the "canopy" shape and for easy access when feeding the plant, picking fruit and admiring the flowers close up :)

Other than producing loads of fruit, this amazing plant has the added benefit of now being home to a family of finches who have nested inside its predator-unfriendly branches. Excellent!


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Time: 10th March 2009 4:05pm

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peter says...
jacqueline,
looks good.
how much do you water it?
how old is it?

Time: 10th March 2009 5:06pm

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Polly says...
Thanks for the idea Jacqueline. I had been putting off erecting a wooden frame for mine and this seems so much easier. Thanks again

Time: 11th March 2009 12:10pm

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au0rey says...
wow what a tree? shrub!

Time: 17th March 2009 11:48am

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Barbara says...
Hi all,
I struck hundreds of seedlings from a beautiful red fruit just on New Year and gave most of them away to friends...silly.
I then went on holiday for 2 weeks south and no-one bothered to water them. I now only have 2 babies left. There are also many of these cacti inhabiting large trees around the island but no fruit...lots of flowers though. To pollinate them, do you use flowers from the same plant, or must they be from another plant? Trevor Stephens (Dragon Fruit Wine maker) told me they would need pollinating, but I forgot this vital question. Can anyone help here?

Time: 20th March 2009 10:28am

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Koentadi Joseph says...
Dear All,
I am coming back with more images for yr info. few days after I took these pictures I harvest more and more fruits and this will last years..That's why I used concrete poles because bamboo or even wooden stick don't last long.

As you see I planted 4 plants on 4 side of the concrete poles. On top of the poles I used old tires to lay off the plants.

Hi Lou,
In fact I have some healthy young plants to deliver to you, but I really don't have any idea how..

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Time: 20th March 2009 12:22pm

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Jacqueline says...
Hi Peter,
Sorry for the late reply. We planted this about six years ago and water twice a week during the heat of summer. The rest of the year, depending on rainfall, we water once a week.
There are pieces we've discarded and left on the ground that get absolutely no water from us that have sent roots out and - although they're not thriving - have been alive for years!

Time: 20th March 2009 12:26pm

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sunil says...
Dear Jacqueline,

Its wonderful to see your plant.
I am also thinking to use 4inch or 6 inch plastic pipes as you are successful.

It looks to me the place you are growing is quiet dry.What is the maximum temperature during these days
How often do you water them.

Is this yellow variety?


How about fertilzers etc you are using
I would like your valuable experience.
You can see where I stand with my 7 plants pictured.

regds,
Suniljay


Time: 30th March 2009 1:29pm

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Lou says...
Hi Wayne

No man if the cactus fairy is on your side you don

Time: 31st March 2009 6:52pm

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Jacqueline says...
Hi Sunil - Ours is a red fruit. Conditions here are very dry generally, we average about 340 mm of rainfall annually. We water twice a week through our hot dry summer (average temp is 36 but gets up to mid 40's), and once a week through the less severe dry spells the rest of the year. We never have a frost here. Ours is very free-draining sandy soil, we added NPK, blood and bone and blended manure when we planted and have since given it blood and bone and NPK a couple of times a year.

That's it...we are certainly not dragon fruit experts, just lucky amateurs who have found this to be a very low maintenance plant that pretty much takes care of itself. Pollination is left entirely to the bees, who absolutely swarm over the flowers before they close up in the mornings.

Hope that helps. Best of luck.

Time: 31st March 2009 11:06pm

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Joyce says...
Jaqueline of Kalbarri and Randy of Perth, would you swap babaco cuttings for dragon fruit cuttings? The babaco is similar to pawpaw with a slightly fizzy lemony flavour with a hint of mango, very juicy fruit which hangs like paw paw, hates easterly winds and doesn't like being water logged. Phone 92997828

Time: 16th April 2009 1:20pm

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aneh says...
i dont want to call your number incase you have already got the cuttings you needed joyce but i would be delighted to swap some dragonfruit cuttings for babaco cuttings. if you are still interested that is. i have both white and red fleshed variety.

Time: 8th May 2009 9:15pm

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randey says...
hello joyce. currently i have about 20 white flesh and about 10 red flesh dragon plants. my red "mother" plant has 15 fruit around 1/2 to 3/4 kilo each and as you know taste out of this world. and yes i would love to swap for a babaco. i had a babaco years ago that fruited prolifically but suffered a frost induced early retirement. if you want to do a swap send me a line or two. randey.

Time: 9th May 2009 8:45am

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Wayne says...
"and as you know taste out of this world"

So thank - you - very - much Randey, Finally my plant produced 3 fruit this year which I looked after with loving care. Then wife and myself went away for a weekend and came home to find them gone, our son had given them to our neighbour because he doesn't like them. The neighbour went out of her way to come over and thanked us for the beautiful fruit ---- sigh!!!!! kids

Time: 9th May 2009 3:51pm

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Liz says...
Does yellow dragon fruit need cross-pollination? (and if so, from what?)

...I've ordered a yellow pitaya (Selenicereus megalanthus? ...one page says that and one says Hylocereus megalanthus???) from Daleys, but I'm not sure from the description whether that one needs cross-pollination.

The red-skinned fruits all seem to be from Hylocereus sp. - H. undatus for the white flesh, and H. polyrhyzus for the red flesh ...anyone know whether those will cross-pollinate the yellow ones? :-)

Aneh / Randey - would you be interested in selling some red/white-fleshed dragon fruit cuttings? Where in Perth are you?

Thanks,
Liz :-)

Time: 9th May 2009 6:29pm

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randey says...
hello liz, i am just around the corner from you in east cannington. although i dont normally sell my dragons i will sell one of each to you because your a local. i also dont normally give my number out but just this once. its 94519339. maybe i will hear from you sson. randey.

Time: 10th May 2009 9:38am

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randey says...
hello wayne, my condolences on your loss. maybe next time you can give the kids away the next flowering season.and to look at the other side of the taste spectrum i took a small slice into work to give to a colleague and was told that it was utterly tasteless. there you go. i dare say that he would be extremely boring to cook for. randey

Time: 10th May 2009 9:48am

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Joyce says...
Hello Randey and anyone else who replied to my message re exchange for babaco cuttings. Have been in hospital but will definitely reply to everyone as soon as I empty my mail box of flotsom and jetwhatever. My plants are currently fruiting but pictures are in the too hard basket.


Time: 14th May 2009 9:10am

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Toby says...
Hi Joyce, I just picked up a dragonfruit from Joe at Tass 1 Trees last weekend. He's selling the red skin/red flesh variety. We've also got one of the red skin/white flesh that my wife recently got from diggers club.

However, I've been looking for babaco for quite a while and haven't been able to find them anywhere in WA. Can you tell me where you got them or would you be willing to sell me a cutting as well if you have any spare? I'd love to try one or two. My dragonfruit are still small and therefore I've got no cuttings to exchange.

I'd also appreciate it if anyone can tell me if they've seen the yellow skin/white flesh dragonfruit anywhere in Perth, I wouldn't mind trying one of those too.

Regards,
Toby

Time: 14th May 2009 4:48pm

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randey says...
toby. liz told me that she has a yellow dragon on order, maybe she will be able to help you

Time: 14th May 2009 10:40pm

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randey says...
hello joyce, hope you are recovering well. i called you, probably while you were in so no answer. no worries. i have a few dragons both red and white flesh and would love to swap with you. i can give you a call if you let me know what your home hours are like or you can call me. the number is in my note to liz.

Time: 14th May 2009 10:49pm

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sunil says...
My new Dragon fruit Plant just one month
old has become yellow? is it due to
heavy sunshine?

If it is heavy sunshine do we have to
provide shade?

Veterans, Please help
Thanks & regds
Sunil


Time: 21st May 2009 1:37pm

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Patricia says...
I have four dragon fruit plants which are healthy and growing vigorously, however I have only have one flower from them. (no fruit) I obtained the first plant three years ago and the rest are babies (cut offs from the mother plant). How can I get the plants to flower and then hopefully fruit. I water every day and they are in full sun (very hot in winter).
Thanks
Patricia, Mandurah, WA

Time: 29th May 2009 6:33pm

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Lucy says...
This is the only flower from 5 year old dragon plant. I was given a cutting about 5 years ago and I can't remember what variety it is (red or white).It would be nice if you could give me a hint please.

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randey says...
patricia and lucy i live in perth and suffer the heat you speak of, so a suggestion if i may.the dragon is as susceptible to sunburn as you and i are. when it is stinking hot we put on a hat and cover up so too the dragon needs to have shade during the really hot days otherwise we will both burn. usually 70-90% shade cloth will suffice. i dont know if your plants have got blisters on them but if so that is sunburn. the blister will eventually leave a crater in the leaf that should heal over (too many craters and the leaf can snap off).also dont go too overboard with the fertiliser. dragons will respond to a well rotted animal fertiliser such as sheep or cow poo. also you dont say if your dragons are potted or in the ground. it can make a difference. good luck ladies

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Lucy says...
Hi Randey,

Many thanks for your hints. Good on you.

Lucy.

Time: 2nd June 2009 9:05am

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lily says...
i had planted dragon fruit for almost 2 years but it still can't bear fruits even the flowers are so many.why?How can i do to helps the tree for the pollination?

Time: 3rd June 2009 10:18pm

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Ken says...
I am growing my Dragon Fruit up 2 bessar block verandah cplumns on the Sunshine Coast. One doing well one not - water? @nd year 6 fruit on 1, 1 on the other, now with mealy bugs. I get the brown rot - on some sections - unrelated to frost damage.

Ken

Time: 6th June 2009 10:38pm

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adly says...
att: lily sabah

I manage to make the plant bloom by using foliar fertilizer (self formulation). 29 flower buds after 3 days, 50 buds after 6 days. in 2 weeks time the flowers appear. unfortunately only 18 turn into fruits. e-mail me at adyshah@gmail.com I am going to sabah soon. Hope u can try the fertilizer

Time: 7th June 2009 12:05pm

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adly says...
adlyshah@gmail.com (correction)

Time: 7th June 2009 12:09pm

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patricia gad says...
I have a Drgon Fruit plant for the last four years that has been giving fruit.I loved to look at the flowers at night, but never knew what the pink was after the flower fell.One day a young girl from Vera Cruz was walking down the street and told me it is a fruit.That was last year.I t was the frist time I tried the furit.I love it .I've heard tha you can make tea with the flowers .Can someone tell me how to do that?

Time: 10th June 2009 6:51am

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amanda says...
I wonder...maybe a solar light at nite would help attract the moths for pollination? What pollinates a dragon fruit in it's native environment?

My grandad used to boil up meat in his glasshouse in NZ to bring in the blow flies to pollinate the tomatoes - worked a treat! He was Irish... ;)

Ants do a lot of pollinating for me here too.


Time: 10th June 2009 9:39am

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randey says...
hi amanda, in its native mexico habitat the dragons are usually pollinated by moths and bats and living in the west like me i become the moth.the flowers usually open at night and must be crossed before they start wilting early in the morning. their window of opportunity is quite small. to make sure that they do get pollinated i get up at about 5-6 am and using a clean unused artists brush spread the pollen around. i have a 90% success rate. my red has still got about 4 fruit on it and its nearly the middle of winter.

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forgot to mention that i have just potted up a whole swag of hylocerus undata (white flesh) and will be putting them on the market in about 2-3 months when they have successfuly taken root.

Time: 11th June 2009 6:59pm

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amanda says...
Hey Randey - I have a white too - it's a machine! Made the fatal mistake of planting it in between the rain water tanks - which are 'plastic'..duhh.. it can't stick onto them - but seems to love the afternoon shade.

I had a great business idea for anyone out there who can make fishing nets - custom made one's to throw over our ugly rainwater tanks so that we can use the vertical space for growing and aesthetic purposes - and the lovely cool root-run underneath???

Time: 11th June 2009 9:57pm

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Toby says...
Hi randey,

I'll be interested in your hylocerus undatas when they're ready. Also any of the yellow ones if you've got them.

Time: 12th June 2009 4:08pm

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randey says...
hi toby, i have plenty of whites and will let you know when they are ready. as for the yellow, liz said that she is or has ordered one . i assume that you are talking about the selenicrerius megalanthus which has a higher sugar content than the red dragon.

Time: 15th June 2009 10:38pm

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randey says...
hey amanda, why not just use 50% shade cloth, much more readily available and the weave allows for the epiphyte roots to take hold. one other suggestion to utilise these roots to your and the plants advantage is to use a solid timber or concrete post buried up to 600mm into the ground with something like an enlarged rose hoop attached to the top. wrap some hessian or similar around the post and fill a container with water and fertiliser and fit the hessian into the pot. as the hessian draws up the mixture the roots get a double helping. have seen it working.

Time: 15th June 2009 10:48pm

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amanda says...
Randey - that's a very clever idea! I was going to relocate the plant - but the idea (for me) was to keep it near the back door so that I can leave the outside light on at night when it flowers - hopefully this will attract the night bugs for pollination..??
The tanks are 2x 25,000 litres but I reckon I could sew up that shadecloth ok. It would keep the water cool too. Thanks for the tip :)

Time: 16th June 2009 11:33am

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randey says...
hey amanda,my nephew is going up to gero on friday to see his sister and asked if i would like to accompany him.if you would like i could possibly bring some plants up with me. if that meets with your approval give me a call on 08 9451 9339 after 5pm nightly and tell me where in gero you are. hope to meet you soon.

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randey says...
to anyone who is interested try this website. www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop or google dragon fruit in the negev desert ( as in israel) definitely worth a look.

Time: 17th June 2009 8:11am

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Ian says...
my white fresh variety is very sweet. I think because I have bore water and I notice that calcium accumulated on taps around the house.

Time: 20th July 2009 6:18pm

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amanda says...
Hi Ian...do u get those brown bore stains too? Our bore in Dianella had a fair bit of sulphur and iron...my pot plants never looked so happy in all their lives! (pity about the iron stains all over the house tho'..)

Time: 20th July 2009 10:08pm

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Ian says...
Hi Amanda,

Yes, I have the same thing. With the stains, I used AJAX PROFESSIONAL MOULD REMOVER to spray, walk away then came back 1 hour later to wash with water it worked realy well.

Time: 21st July 2009 7:18pm

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amanda says...
Hi Ian - I don't live there anymore (thank god..too many hoons) How do your plants like it? Have u ever had the water tested?

(BTW - shower power great for the window stains - and biodegradable too)

Time: 21st July 2009 7:26pm

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Ian says...
Hi Amanda,
No I have not thought about having water tested. I should. Thanks for the hints on Stain removal.

Time: 22nd July 2009 9:34am

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randey says...
to anyone who is interested, i have potted a whole swag of hylocerus undata (white flesh dragons)and am about to take them to a weekend market

Time: 3rd August 2009 11:24pm

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ellen says...
May I ask where is the weekend market located, Randey?

Time: 4th August 2009 12:21am

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randey says...
sorry ellen about taking so long to get back to you. i live in perth so it would be at the canning vale weekend markets. i take it that you live in the eastern states

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Ellen says...
`darn; I have to missed out Randey, since I am in Sydney's vicinity :-(

Time: 9th August 2009 4:30pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi all,

There is a good growing note on Dragon fruit on the link:
http://www.nt.gov.au/d/Content/File/p/Fruit/FG1_pitaya_dragon_fruit.pdf

Time: 10th August 2009 9:35am

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Dinh says...
Hi Jujube,

Do you still have the Jujube, how big and how much are they ?

Time: 23rd August 2009 12:01am

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roel amon says...
Dear Bazza,

use chicken manure for rapid growth of plant because it is rich in potassium and organic,for more increase in growth use fertilizers high in nitrogen N30, P10, K10. to increase fruit use fertilizers with higher potassium & posporus (P and K) and no nitrogen (N) fertilize once a month do it for four months then stop.too much fetilizer will kill the plant

Time: 25th September 2009 4:32pm

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roel amon says...
Dear John,

Here in our country we grow cassava plants by cutting the stems..im from the philippines by the way..it is easy to grow and fruit will pop from the gruond once ready to harvest

Time: 25th September 2009 4:39pm

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PeterC says...
Hi Joseph,
I have been to Malang (my brother worked there for a few years - what a great place


Time: 1st October 2009 9:21pm

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Justin says...
ahh Malang the only place i could find whiskey at a decent price around Surabaya haha!
Do they still have the public fruit garden there?

Time: 22nd October 2009 12:29am

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Michael says...
Are there any problems with growing different types of dragon fruit on the same trellis ? I have multiple cuttings of the red and yellow dragon fruits but have limited space to grow them seperately .

Time: 30th November 2009 11:07pm

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peter says...
hi michael,
i think you will find that if you are growing the yellow variety you need
a red next to it for pollination.

Time: 1st December 2009 8:57am

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Michael says...
Cool thanks Peter

Time: 1st December 2009 1:28pm

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juanita says...
Hi roel amon,
Do dragon fruits grow well in Phils? Is it a popular fruit among the locals?

Time: 20th December 2009 11:53am

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Greg says...
Hi guys,

I am a little disappointed in my dragon fruit growing enterprises. I purchased a Pitaya (I think it was from Daleys, but might have been from elsewhere). I took some cuttings, and ended up with 8 plants, all of which are over 2m (one is 8m) high, all but the big one are weeping and for the last 2 years I have had 5 - 10 flowers on each tree. The problem is that they flower at night, and for a little yellow fruit at the base of the flower which falls off after a few days. I am now thinking that I have a night flowering cactus. How do I confirm this?

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Kim says...
Greg,
I had a flowering cactus once which I could not tell the difference between that and my red dragon fruit. When they are flowering, have a look at the flowers just after sunrise before the flower closes up. There should be a lot of bees around the flowers. Fruit forming and then dropping off sounds like they have not been pollinated. I can give you cuttings if you can come to greenbank.

Time: 7th January 2010 9:30pm

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Byron says...
Hi Reneer

Im also growing dragon fruit here in SA

I only have about 10 Big plants and about 100 small
they are the white variety.

I havent got flowers yet

I would love trade cuttings if you interested

Time: 11th January 2010 3:59am

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Lou says...
Hi Byron
Where in South Africa are you. I'm in Pinetown. And Reneer you to pal give me your handicap, wher are you I have 10 plants first year and have acsess to more the red one. cant wait to hear from you guys I thought I was alone.



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greengirl says...
Hello
Can anybody please tell me what is wrong with my dragonfruit plants? They were left in the sun a few weeks ago and I noticed pale patches on the sun-facing sides of the plants. The whole side was pale yellow on the most damaged plant. I guessed that they were sunburnt and put them in the shade to recover and gave them a drink (I think the only water I have given them since the weather warmed up). A few days afterward I noticed black spots appearing on the pale patches, which brought rot to mind, but I wasn't sure how they could because they'd only been watered once after the sun damage. There was nothing visibly wrong with them before the sun damage. Now they look terrible, but some of the top growth looks fine.
What do people think? Rot or extreme sun damage?
And most importantly, what should I do now? Cut off the good parts and repot them? Just try and save what I can? I'm guessing the bulk of the plants are unsavable.
Thanks for any advice.
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Time: 13th January 2010 4:03pm

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amanda says...
Hi greengirl - i want to hear others thoughts too...as I had the same problems growing mine in a pot too.
I put it in the herb garden where it got a lot more water and afternoon shade and it went mad - so much so I had to chop it all out.
The pic is what we took out several MONTHS ago - I thought it would die and then compost it. It's had no water at all (obviously) and it's still going! But u can see the sunburn on the older parts looks a bit like yours.
Anyway - I don't really know - but I would rescue some good bits and maybe pop one in the ground to be safe - until u know what it is?
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adly says...
if u plant using a bigger stem, it should produce flower in 6 month time. provided, u plant correctly.

the tip, use red brick b4 planting. never use chicken dung. use organic fertilizer to get sweeter fruit.

i treat my neighbour plant with homemade fertilizer. the plant produce 50 flower bud but only 17 turn into fruit. they are very sweet.



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Byron says...
hey Lou

Send me your number
I will be in Durban end of Jan (to decor Psy trance Party)

I can bring you a cutting

Byron

Time: 14th January 2010 4:58pm

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Byron says...
Hey Lou

I only just saw your other post's

how do we get hold of each other?

Time: 14th January 2010 5:02pm

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roel says...
hi miss juanita, as far as i know dragon fruits grow well here in our country, in fact we already have several farms of dragon fruit in different provinces, but its first popular in our province which is cavite, i started planting in our backyard and base on my observation it really grows fast i think about an inch a week..how about in your country mam?? hope to hear from you soon thanks for asking,take care and godbless

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Michael says...
How is everyone's dragon fruit coming along? Mine's in a pot and so far have 3 fruits on it. Just this morning 11 new buds appear out of no where . I'm so excited.

Time: 19th January 2010 9:01pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Michael,

Lucky you. Mine is not doing well. I moved the vines from the pot to the ground and it has not recovered much.

I hope yours will have lots of fruits this year.

Time: 19th January 2010 9:15pm

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Michael says...
Hi Nguyet,
I also moved some dragon fruit from 1 pot into the ground. I saw a youtube clip from America with this dragon fruit structure which I'm trying to copy.

PS - Mine jujube has fruited but the fruits are still quite small
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Time: 19th January 2010 9:40pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Michael,

Well built structure and the vines look very healthy too.

BTW, your Li jujube fruits will be ready in around end of Feb or March. You will enjoy them, very sweet, crunchy and totally diferent to the dried one.

Time: 19th January 2010 9:56pm

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Michael says...
Hi Daley's and all,

Where can I get my hands on some cuttings of the pink fleshed dragon fruit?
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Time: 21st January 2010 1:16pm

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Diana says...
Hi Michael,
Paradise nursery sells them, but sold out for the moment. http://www.paraplants.com/food.htm).I forgot that one in the list I posted the other day. There is another dragonfruit cuttings seller in it:

After Daley's, my favourite sites for Queensland and subtropical NSW are:

Information:
http://www.greenharvest.com.au/ (and seeds, plants, books, pest control)
http://www.bogi.org.au/ (and seeds, plants, garden products, books etc- but not web ordering)
http://www.northeystreetcityfarm.org.au/nursery.htm (and seeds and plants- but not web ordering)
http://www.tropicalpermaculture.com/
http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/ (of course)

Seeds:
http://www.greenpatchseeds.com.au/ (also plants)
http://www.edenseeds.com.au/
http://www.theitaliangardener.com.au/
http://www.4seasonsseeds.com.au/

Plants:
http://www.forbiddenfruitsnursery.com/products/ (scroll across catalogue pages to get to plants)
http://www.earthcare.com.au/ (ginger, ginger relatives and tropical root crops)
http://www.aussiedragonfruit.com/
http://www.gourmetlimes.com/
http://heartgarden.com.au/
http://www.allrareherbs.com.au/
http://www.herbalistics.com.au/shop/
http://www.herbnursery.com.au/
http://cactusisland.com.au/ (coconuts, some other food plants)

Thanks,

Diana.

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Nev says...
Growing plants in rows 3m apart on timber posts. Going to put up rails. How high should I put them.

Time: 21st January 2010 6:14pm

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Michael says...
Wow thanks Diana for all those sites

Time: 21st January 2010 9:40pm

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Michael says...
Hi Diana,
I checked out paraplants.com and the Dragon fruit they sell is the pink dragon fruit with white flesh which is what I have already and which Daley also sells. The one that I'm after is reddish green on the outside with neon pink flesh.In America this variety is called " American Beauty".
The website belows sells 25 different name variety of Dragon fruits . I was looking for an Australian supplier of this pink flesh variety.

http://www.tropicalfruitnursery.com/dragon/index.htm

Time: 21st January 2010 9:59pm

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Violet_Cactus says...
Wow, those cultivars are amazing!
But Daleys sell a beautiful Dragon fruit with red skin and red flesh.

Time: 21st January 2010 10:42pm

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BJ says...
I would love to grow David Bowie in my back yard! Physical Graffiti looks amazing too...

Time: 22nd January 2010 10:45am

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Michael says...
Can anyone help me here ? I've already made my trellis so just needing some good cuttings of the pick fleshed variety.

Time: 22nd January 2010 1:04pm

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Violet_Cactus says...
Why don't you just order one from Daley's?

Scroll down the page and you'll see the picture.
http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/fruit%20pages/Pitaya.htm

If you do order one, spare me a cutting! :)

Time: 22nd January 2010 2:55pm

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Michael says...
Hi Violet,
Daley's only stock the pink with white flesh,red with red flesh and yellow with white flesh. I have all of these already. The one I'm after is the neon pink flesh which no-one seems to have in Australia or even heard much about it.

Time: 22nd January 2010 10:42pm

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Violet_Cactus says...
Michael, that neon pink flesh is *real*? I had always thought those pictures were just the red-fleshed one colour-enhanced in Photoshop!

Amazing. Now I want one too.

Nev, if you're still here, I am posting some pictures of Dragonfruit farms in Vietnam so that you can get an idea of how tall they grow under commercial cultivation.

Also here's a picture of what I think *might* be a neon pink Hylocereus undatus Guatemalensis.
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Violet_Cactus says...
By the way, if anyone out there wants any seeds of red-fleshed red-skinned dragonfruit, I now have some to swap.
angavar at yahoo dot com
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Michael says...
Hi Violet,
Very nice pictures of the Dragon fruit. I have tried all the common variety in Australia but not the neon pink flesh one which looks so pretty in all the photos.

Time: 23rd January 2010 5:58pm

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Violet_Cactus says...
Michael are there more than just three varieties in Australia? The only ones I am aware of are the usual ones:
1)Yellow Skin/White Flesh,
2)Red Skin/White Flesh (aka Pearl)
3)Red Skin/Red Flesh.

Time: 23rd January 2010 8:47pm

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Michael says...
Hi Violet,
That was what i thought as well just those three types. That was until I read other fruit forums from the USA and discovered there was many variations of the dragon fruit including the pink neon flesh variety.After seeing the pictures I really want to try growing it .

Time: 23rd January 2010 10:20pm

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I wondered could someone please send me some photos about how to hang these stems? as I am having troubles to do it.
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peter says...
hi micheal,
are you interested in seeds for
the pink fleshed dragon fruit.

Time: 24th January 2010 12:37pm

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Michael says...
Thanks Peter - I'm after cuttings and not seeds .

Time: 24th January 2010 8:11pm

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Violet_Cactus says...
Hi Peter, I'd like to get some of your seeds if you can guarantee they are the pink-fleshed ones, and not the red or white fleshed ones!

Time: 24th January 2010 8:39pm

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peter says...
hello violet,
i havnt got seeds myself.
i am looking for cherimoya seeds
and have found some on an overseas site
which also say they have the pink fleshed dragons.
i emailed them and they are available.
i can order some for you if you want.

do you still want a yellow cutting.

there seems to be some conflicting
reports about the yellow needing a red
for pollination. would you know which
is true.

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Greg says...
Hi Kim,
Looks like they have finished flowering for the year, so rather than waiting another year to see if they are getting pollinated, I would like to take you up on your offer to get some cuttings from you. My e-mail address is verrall@hotmail.com, could you perhaps send me your phone number and my wife and I could arrange to pop down some time.

Thank you

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Violet_Cactus says...
Hi Peter,

Thanks for your kind offer of seeds.
I don't need a yellow cutting as I do have a yellow dragonfruit plant (from Daley's!). I have never heard of yellows needing a red for pollination and it doesn't seem logical. I think yellows would be fine with other yellows.

Incidentally, if you're importing dragonfruit seeds into Australia you might be interested in the AQIS ICON import information page:
http://tinyurl.com/yahasvx

And here's the cherimoya page:
http://tinyurl.com/ycjegpa

Best of luck getting the seeds!

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Michael says...
Just thought I share some photos of my dragon fruit taken this afternoon. It's pink with white flesh and the taste is very sweet.There is currently 4 fruits with 10 more buds forming. From the last two years I have a 100% success rate from flower to fruit. There's no secret to it just that the original cuttings was from a proven plant that has always flower than fruited. People who say the fruit is bland haven't tried a home grown yet . The taste is 10 times better being picked off your own vine then one purchase from the shops.
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Time: 27th January 2010 8:24pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Michael,

Wow, Well done. I agree with you about the taste. A friend of mine said his white flesh dragon fruits are very sweet too. What do you feed your vine with and how often? How about water?. Do you have to polinate the flowers by hand? and do you set up light at night?

Many thanks in advance.

Happy growing.

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Michael says...
Hi Nguyet,
I normally just use cow or sheep manure mixed with grass clippings once every 2 months. Recently I've been using a product called Azomite after seeing a clip from youtube. It wasn't cheap but I will try anything once. From the same dragon fruit vine growing in a pot last year I had four flowers and four fruit. This year since using the product I currently have 4 fruits will 10 flower buds emerging . I'm not sure if the product made the difference but I'm trialing it on my other dragon fruits before I can confirm if the product did really help. I did some research on how oftern the growers in Vietnam water their vines and it's once a week but only from the top and let the water drip down to the roots. I have been following this practice on my vines. I am lucky in that I don't have to hand pollinate my flowers and the success rate is so far 100%. Suprisingly the red fruit in my picture was the first flower to emerge and somehow it pollinated itself. The setting up of lights at night is a common practice by the commercial growers in Vietnam to encourage flower budding after the first lot of fruit. It would be too costly for us home growers to do the same thing. I just use solar christmas lights on my vine to make it look pretty at night and hopefully attract moths and night creatures to my vine .

Did you know that there are so many variety of dragon fruits out there? Attached are two variety I came across on the internet which is not so common .
One is yellow reddish skin with pink flesh and the other yellow /green skin with white flesh.
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Time: 27th January 2010 11:16pm

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peter says...
hi mickhael.
plants look good.
id also like to know all the answers to jujubes questions as well as what sort of soil you use. ( good drainage or
some water holding capabilities).

Time: 27th January 2010 11:18pm

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Michael says...
Hi All,
FYI - Attached is a trellis used by some commercial growers in the US. It's not very tall and the cross is some thin metal stick .

I also worked out why some variety like mine which is the Vietnamese dragon fruit with white flesh requires no had pollination and while others do . Apprently it depends on the variety and the flower . Some flowers are self fertile and some requires cross pollination. The attached picture explains itself ( Use the picture as a guide to check your flowers to see if it requires cross pollination )
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Time: 27th January 2010 11:28pm

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peter says...
so what would you say the yellow
dragon fruit is?
self fertile or not.


Time: 27th January 2010 11:33pm

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Michael says...
Hi Peter,
Is the anthers longer than the stigma ?(Needs cross pollination ) or are they the same height ?( self fertile )

I've never seen the flower of the yellow dragon fruit yet as my vine is still small and growing so I can't help you yet.

Time: 27th January 2010 11:41pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Michael,

Many thanks for the hints, I am going to apply your method to my vine.

Regarding to more varieties of dragon fruits, I did not realise that there are many varieties out there. I hope one day some one will import them into the courntry so they will be available for sale in the very near future.

Hi Peter,
Many thanks for showing us how to differentiate between dragon self fertile and Needs cross pollination flowers.

Time: 28th January 2010 8:06am

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peter says...
jujube,
it was micheal that posted those
pictures of the differant antlers.

micheal,
i was asking because i havnt had flowers
on mine either. know i know what to look for. (thanks).

im just about to put one in the ground
and some in large pots.
what sort of soil do you use for them
(good drainage or some water holding capabilities).



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Michael says...
Hi Peter,
I would use good drainage as the roots can get rotten easily in damp soil. Use plenty of manure and you should be fine.

Time: 28th January 2010 8:38pm

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peter says...
ok. thanks.

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Michael says...
Hi Peter,
Besides my dragon fruit in the pot I am also growing it in the ground. Attached are two types of structure I have created . I also have it growing up an olive tree.
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Time: 28th January 2010 9:03pm

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Nev says...
Thanks looks to be about 2m. How exactly should you pollinate with a feather brush or hand. Do you use the pollen of the same flower or a different one?

Time: 30th January 2010 7:54am

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Lyn says...
Hi Michael,

May I know how old is your dragonfruit plant which has the fruits and how do you know that the fruit is ripe to pick? How often do you water the plant? They look amazing. It's very rewarding to get fruits like that. Well done!

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Michael says...
Hi Lyn,
My dragon fruit in the pot is about 3 years old. It fruited after about a year . However it really depends on how quickly your vine is growing. If you give it lots of manure when starting off it should grow very quickly. They need to be a certain size before it starts to give out flowers so the more quickly you can fatten up your vines the sooner you'll get fruits. In terms of picking the fruit I normally wait until mine turns the deepest colour and leave it on for another 3 weeks ( Mine is the deep red/pink with white flesh ) . After picking I would leave mine in a bowl for a day or two just to really ripen the fruit. Dragon fruit tastes best being put into the fridge over night and eat it nice and cold the next day. I water my vines once a week and only from the top and let the water trickle down.
Dragon fruit needs to be a certain size before it starts to flower. When starting out give it lots of organic manure to fatten it up and make it grow quickly . Once it reaches a certain size apply a 0-10-10 based fertiliser in spring and you should get flowers by summer time. 0-10-10 based fertiliser is hard to find but you can search the internet for suppliers.

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Lyn says...
Hi Micheal,

Thanks for the info. Do you mean they have to be a certain height before they flower or the plant has to be a certain thickness? I feed mine cow manure but not sure how much to apply as I'm worried I may kill it if overdone. How big is your pot and how much manure and how often do you feed your dragonfruit plant?


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Anonymous says...
I just got a dragon fruit plant that was not grown from a seed but from another plants cell, it is in a sterile glass container. When i transplant it how do i take care of it?

Time: 15th February 2010 1:34pm

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Anonymous says...
The plant has a lot of growing to do it is the size of a teenager's small finger, so i have time. i just want to know how to take care of it even though the container has a gel in the bottom that will keep the plant growing for up to a year. I just need to know it i could grow it inside a large room, or i absolutley have to grow it outside.
Thanks

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Anonymous says...
ok i'll admit it, i got the plant 2 days ago. its really small. but the good thing is its straight from a lab and it already has a branch!
This is a great site, i will keep coming back. i think this is a great resource.
Thanks

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Anonymous says...
I will put up a picture later. just if anyone has never seen anything like a plant in a glass container.

Time: 16th February 2010 1:01am

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Anonymous says...
Here are some pictures i just took. i will add more when it grows in a few months.

Time: 16th February 2010 1:08am

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Anonymous says...
Trying again with 2 instead of 3 pictures.

Time: 16th February 2010 1:10am

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Anonymous says...
well i'm trying one at a time now.

Time: 16th February 2010 1:12am

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Anonymous says...
ok well, i guess it's too big.

Time: 16th February 2010 1:12am

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Anonymous says...
Ok one more try.

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Anonymous says...
failed. too big.

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Anonymous says...
last try.

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M Helac says...
Hi there if you could help me I haw dragon fruit its flower thre time in couple monts but all flower got yelow and fall of I live on Bribie Isl brisbane

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randey says...
hi, the flower usually opens at night but depending on the temperature can open during the day. once it has opened allow a couple of hours for the pollen to set ( goes powdery) then using a clean artists brush pollinate the stamen. you will know within about a week if you have been successful when the flower droops and the base stays green. another factor to consider is if the plant is still young (1-2 years old)
quite often the flowers will only set if the plant has passed into its 3rd year. of all the dragons that i have, ranging from 6 years to 1 year the average flower set is 3 years on. also dont forget to keep up the well rotted manure and wetting agent and in hot climates some form of shade. hope this is of some help to you

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Adam says...
Ok its me the guy with the plant in the glass container. I would like to know how to take care of a dragon fruit plant. i had never heard of one before i got this one. i need help!

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Greg Verrall says...
Are these Pitaya flowers, or are they night flowering cactus?
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randey says...
you have the right of it. they are pitaya flowers and right at the point of pollinating which can be done using an artists brush to transfer the pollen from the anthers ( the long spindly outer parts) to the stigma (the single stemmed part that lays at the bottom of the flower). check to be sure that the pollen is dry (usually once the pollen is ready it tends to fall off the anthers and collects at the bottom of the flower on the petals)then transfer the pollen onto the stigma. and now pray to your god for a successful take. if the base of the flower stays green for a week or so chances are that you will end up with a dragon. if not the whole thing will turn yellow, wilt and then die and fall off. good luck

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Michael says...
Wouldn't you want one of these for your birthday or Christams ?
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Time: 26th February 2010 1:27pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
I wish to have one of those in my house. It looks to me the pic was taken in VN.

Time: 26th February 2010 2:04pm

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John Mc says...
QUOTE "Michael says...
Wouldn't you want one of these for your birthday or Christams ?"END QUOTE

How do they do that?

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John Mc says...
I got mine from a dragon fruit farmer closing down his business near Newcastle. These plants were transplanted about 3 months ago and are powering on beautifully. They are suppose to be red with white centre.
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John I. says...
Michael, where did you find the picture?

Time: 26th February 2010 4:16pm

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Michael says...
Sorry I meant Christmas

It was one of many photos I got from the net when I was researching into Dragon fruits. Not sure about the site but I thought it was such a clever idea in the first place. You get to taste the fruit and plant the cuttings as well so at least you know what you're planting . It looks like it's being taken somewhere in Vietnam so if anyone ever past this place in Vietnam then please take a photo holding the pots and upload it for us all to see.

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Danny says...
Hi Guys, I've read that many of you are having difficulty finding the pink fleshed Dragon fruit. I have just planted a number of seeds and would be happy to share the seedlings if anyone is interested.

Time: 27th February 2010 9:37pm

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Here's some picks of the pink Dragon fruit that i collected the seeds from
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Violet_Cactus says...
Hi Danny, what's your email address? I'd love to have some seeds of that pink dragonfruit.
Thanks for the kind offer!

Time: 28th February 2010 8:13pm

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Danny says...
Hi Violet, I've only got a few seeds left - I planted most of them but want to save the few remaining seeds for back up incase the first lot dont survive. It might be easier for me to grow them out and send you a cutting if you're living in Melbourne. I think this type of Dragon fruit is called "American Beauty"

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Here's another pic of that pink Dragonfruit :)
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Hi Danny, I would be very interested in a seedling if you have any to spare :)

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Danny says...
Hi CJ, do you live in perth?

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Danny says...
Hi everyone, I just thought i'd post some progress pics of my pink Dragon fruit. 14 have sprouted out of the 20 seeds I planted.I hope i'm not over watering them. I also have a couple of Jackfruit and Red Papaya seedlings and a grafted dwarf "Sensation" Mango growing
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CJ says...
I do - for some reason I can login to My Edibles but not the forum, so my location isn't showing up

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John Mc says...
Hey Violet_Cactus,
I have some Hylocereus Polyrhizus (red) cuttings if you're interested? The description on the label says something like "red skin with dark red flesh"
I remove all the side shoots from the main stem until it gets to 4 feet high, then I let it loose. There's a lot of side cuttings on the way up to 4 feet high.

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Violet_Cactus says...
Sounds excellent John Mc! Thanks for the offer.
Can I email you?
My address is angavar (at) yahoo (dot) com
Now for swapping -
Here for you is a not-very-accurate list of what I am growing.
It's not too accurate because I made it a while ago and some things have not survived, plus some of the plants listed are only 'wish list' things.
I just have not had time to update the list since I learned how to bud-graft... (he he, obsessed with *that* now...)
So if you see something you'd like in exchange, just ask, but don't get yr hopes up till I confirm that it exists in my overcrowded garden!

BOTANICAL NAME
Agave tequilana
Agrimonia eupatoria
Pimenta dioica
Aloe Vera
Apios americana syn tuberosa
Angelica archangelica
Prunus armeniaca, Early Moorpark
Prunus armeniaca, Moorpark
Artemisia absinthium
Artemisia vulgaris
Artemisia pontica
Artemisia princeps
Centella asiatica
Geum urbanum
The genus Persea
Carica pentagona Heilborn
Dendrocalamus asper var. Hitam
Himalayacalamus falconeri
Dendrocalmus minor
Gigantochloa atroviolacea
Laurus nobilis
Phaseolus vulgaris
Monarda didyma
Rubus loganobaccus
The 'Marion' cultivar (Rubus L. subgenus Rubus)
Rubus idaeus
Rubus ursinus x hybrid.
Rubus fruticosus
Vaccinium hybrid 'Climax'
Vaccinium hybrid 'Sharpblue'
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John Mc says...
Hi Violet_Cactus ,
I sent an email to that address last night. Let me know if you didn't receive it.

Time: 10th March 2010 6:45pm

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Danny says...
Hi CJ,
If you would like a seedling of the pink fleshed dragonfruit you can email me on dannythediver@yahoo.com.au

The seedlings are still very small at the moment and im not sure how long to wait before transplanting them as i have never grown them before.

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Danny says...
Hi Violet_Cactus,
Does Victoria quarantine allow imports of plant cuttings from WA?

Time: 10th March 2010 7:57pm

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Violet_Cactus says...
Hi John, your email was received safe and well! Thanks!
Hi Danny, I am not sure about the quarantine restrictions going from WA to Vic, except I know they don't allow soil to be transported, ie. plants in pots. That's not a problem in the case of cuttings!
Right now I am reading the manual on this topic.
http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/nrenfa.nsf/LinkView/E06D9DA338971637CA25758500011A287A3C416170F25102CA2573E7007B22F5/$file/PQM.pdf

Will let you know if I ever figure it out :)

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Danny says...
Hi Violet, when the plants get big enough i'll try send a cutting to you and see if it makes it through

Time: 13th March 2010 9:19pm

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snottiegobble says...
Amazing Danny!
I have found dragons ! After our discussion I happened to call into my local nursery & ask the simple question " do you know anything about Dragon fruit?" The prompt reply was " Of course, I have some over there, theyre all the red fleshed variety !! My Ex brings them down from Kalbari & he`s bringing a heap more down this Friday"
Consequently I am now a proud owner of quite a large cactus about 1ft high with a high offshoot giving it another 2 inches.( Sorry still not into cmtres)
The nursery ( & pottery) is called FROGSONG & its right in the middle of the town`s main st called Forest Rd. Email: karen.frogsong@bigpond.com
Karen has just been accredited "waterwise nursery" & says the dragons relish the sunniest spot with little water. She also claims that her supplier in Kalbarri is the only person up there who gets them to flower & retain their fruit. Hope this will be a help to other S`westerners.






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Time: 17th March 2010 2:55am

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snottiegobble says...
Sorry folks! The town is CAPEL
( between Bunbury & Busselton) & tell Karen at the FROG SONG I sent you!
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Time: 17th March 2010 3:01am

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Violet_Cactus says...
Snottie, that's good news for you guys over there in the west!

And Danny - thank you, the pink-fleshed dragon would be *very* welcome when your plant gets bigger!

Time: 17th March 2010 8:15am

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john says...
joe at tass1trees has the red, yellow and the white pitaya for sale.
I got some red for $8 it had some side shoots i cut and planted..

goodluck

Time: 17th March 2010 11:34pm

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Danny says...
Hi Snotty,glad to hear that you found some Dragonfruit :)

And Violet my seedlings are being very slow to grow - they still only have their cotyledons after sprouting nearly a month ago! Anyone else out there had experience growing Dragonfruit from seed?

I will have to Fly back to work up north in a few weeks so ive set them up with auto reticulation along with my other fruit plants. I hope that they wont die from over watering as they will recieve the same amount as the rest of my plants.

Also hope that the cooler weather wont affect them too much here - we rarely get frosts but 5C is normal on winter nights.

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
I bought some cuttings of red, yellow and an interesting pink variety which took only a fortnight or so to develop roots and plant out. Also order Koubo cactus cuttings - see link below. I find seedlings very slow even in the ideal climate of Northern NSW, cuttings seem to be the way to go.

www.aussiedragonfruit.com/Fruit.htm

Time: 18th March 2010 11:44am

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BJ says...
Did you get the pink dragon fruit from Nanango? I've been meaning to stop in there as I drive past to visit family out in the South Burnett...

Time: 18th March 2010 12:12pm

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
Yes I bought them by mail order. Very healthy plants, have been really pleased with their performance. Have a look at the Koubo cactus she sells as well

Time: 18th March 2010 12:46pm

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Danny says...
Hi Phil, you mentioned that you have a pink Dragonfruit - is the fruits flesh pink as well?

I repotted my seedlings into a better draining potting mix today hopefully this will improve their growth.

Time: 18th March 2010 6:53pm

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
Mine is just a rooted cutting but Bernice at Red Fox Pitayas said it is pink fleshed - haven't seen it available anywhere else. She says it's a favourite with her kids.
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Time: 18th March 2010 7:08pm

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Danny says...
Its good to see that the pink fleshed varieties are finally being grown in nurseries in Oz.

I had to import seeds cause i couldnt find anyone who grew them here.

Do you know what variety it is? mine is "American Beauty"

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
No I wasn't given the name, but it looks like a promising variety.

Time: 18th March 2010 7:43pm

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snottiegobble says...
Will the dragonfruit grow well in pots then large tubs? I want to be able to move them to a greenhouse over winter.

Time: 19th March 2010 1:39am

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Danny says...
They grow fine in pots. I've seen alot of pics on the net of people growing them and having them fruit in pots.

Time: 19th March 2010 3:45am

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Violet_Cactus says...
Hi Danny,
I have grown dragonfruit from seed. I sowed the seeds from a fruit bought at the supermarket two years ago. They came up like hairs on a cat's back - all over the place! Very slow growers, though.

They are doing really well (a bit crowded in the pot) and are about as long as my hand now. I just leave them alone and give them a drink now and then. Looks like they are one of those plants you have to be patient with.

Snottie, I leave my dragonfruit outside in winter, and I am in Melbourne. I am sure that in Bunbury they will be fine outdoors. Just keep them really dry in cool weather or they will rot. I have to protect mine from rain, that's all.

Danny, you might want to take your dragons off your watering system when the temperatures drop. They love water in warm weather and hate it in cool weather.

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snottiegobble says...
Thanks Danny & Violet, you have been a great help.
Karen at the CAPEL Frogsong nursery says she will be doing red dragon mail orders from next week.
Dont know if youve heard of Isabel Shipard ? She has a huge "herb" farm in Nambour Qld & has written great books on herbs,sprouts, self sufficiency etc. For her catalogue on plants & seeds go to www.herbs-to-use.com. Unfortunately only seeds sent to WA & Tassie.





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Danny says...
Hi Violet,
can you post some pics of your dragonfruit seedlings?

my seedlings are still very small and i've got the reticulation watering them every third day - is this too much?

I work away for up to 8 weeks at a time - will the seedlings survive that long without water when they are so small?

I've transplanted my seedlings into a regular seed raising mix which has much better drainage than the potting mix I had them in earlier.
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Violet_Cactus says...
Hi Danny,
I have the pictures on my camera, just haven't yet got around to transferring them to the computer - will do soon!
Actually, when they are tiny seedlings dragonfruits DO like being kept moist. Yours look really healthy - good work!

Time: 24th March 2010 5:42am

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Greg says...
Well, all the flowers were pollinated, both by me with my paint brush, and numerous bees and ants, but they all just rotted and dropped off.
Does anyone have any other suggestions?

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randey says...
to anyone who lives in perth who is interested i have over 20 dragon plants begging for a new home, both red and white. some at about 60cm others at about 80cm and others about 1.5m, some with flowers.we are downsizing and i need to sell them off from $15 and up. i live in east cannington.

Time: 25th March 2010 1:14am

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randey says...
hey greg, you don`t say how old your plants are. if they are 1-2 yrs old you may have to wait until their 3rd year, plus its always a good idea to really pump up the cow poo just prior to flowering (usually mid to end of summer)

Time: 25th March 2010 1:18am

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Shane says...
Found these cactus, growing near a local beach wondering if they are dragon fruit.
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Time: 26th March 2010 2:27pm

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Violet_Cactus says...
Hi Shane, they look like dragon fruit to me!

Time: 28th March 2010 4:19am

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Violet_Cactus says...
Hi Danny, I finally got around to uploading those photos of my dragonfruit seedlings.
The last 2 photos are of seedlings sown a few weeks ago when dragonfruit were in season.
Then there are pictures of seedlings sown a year earlier.
The first is a picture of a cutting I bought 2 or 3 years ago.
It flowered last summer, and after the flower disappeared it left behind this fruitlike object. I am just waiting to see what will happen next!
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Ben says...
Hi All, i planted a yellow and a red dragonfruit around september least year. I have set them to grow alongside two separate trees. Now both are climbing up nice and securely against the trees, almost vine-like. The yellow dragonfruit with fairly long thin growth and the red with shorter thicker growth. Now i have read to get fruit you must make them hang, but all these dragonfruit want to do is keep climbing!! The yellow has reached a fork in the tree where i was hoping it would droop down but it is still going upwards! Should i try put some wire around to make it hang, or do i just let them keep growing upwards, i'd appreciate any thoughts, thnx.

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Violet_Cactus says...
This is odd! The front page of the Forum says there's a posting on this thread saying 'Hi Violet Catus, The photo of the fruit is a yellow dragon fruit. The thorns are very sharp and they go right thro leather gloves. When they are ripe, the thorns are easily removed by knocking them o... By Kim'

But that post has disappeared! Anyway Kim, thanks for letting me know about the Yellow DragonFruit!

Hi Ben,
I've seen pics of dragons growing on farms in Vietnam and they go straight up about ten feet before they start to hang down.
Hope this helps.

Time: 29th March 2010 9:38pm

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Michael says...
Hi Ben - At the point of the fork in the tree just cut the tip of your vine. This should stop it growing higher and induce multiple side shoots which will eventually grow longer and will hang down .

Time: 31st March 2010 1:25pm

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BJ says...
I picked up a Pink Pitaya plant and two types of Kubou from Red Fox today. Even battling the Easter Holidays traffic was worth the while to get these few nice plants.

Interestingly, the pink dragonfruit plant is closer in appearance to the yellow, or at least the white, than the red...

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
Since I bought my Koubo cuttings I've noticed a lot of C. peruvianus in peoples' gardens, usually devoid of fruit as they have no pollinator nearby. It will be interesting to see how they go - I may donate some seedlings or cuttings to local householders so that their plants come into production.
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John Mc says...
Hey Phil,
I thought I had every thing covered. The amount of new plants I find out about never ends. Space is at a premium on my 2 acre plot already.
Now you bring these Koubo to my attention.
I wonder if there's a lot of similar cactus that look exactly like a Koubo but are not?
Anyway, can't waste time, I'm off to find a Koubo or two.

Time: 5th April 2010 10:09am

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BJ says...
Hi Phil,
Do you know which types of Koubo you have?
I'd be interested to learn how many named types there are around?

One other thing I learnt from the Red Fox people is not to use treated pine or soft wood poles as the stakes for the Dragon Fruit vines to climb. Apparently the aerial roots get into it and tear it apart. They say it happened to a few of their early attempts...

Time: 5th April 2010 11:23am

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
The two (cuttings) I have are marked simply "MAT" & "P" so I imagine they are separate cultivars to maximise pollination. Mine haven't put on any new growth yet, I planted them around December I think. The dragonfruit have taken off tho, with new stems on all the cuttings.

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John Mc says...

Can anyone here identify a Koubo if I posted a pic of something I picked up at a garage sale yesterday? Or is there too many species that look similar (like dragon fruit) to tell apart?

Time: 11th April 2010 8:38pm

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BJ says...
Post a pic and I can compare to mine...

Time: 11th April 2010 9:08pm

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