Dragon fruit (forum)

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I bought a viet dragon fruit from Daley a few month ago. It does not grow at all. As it is the first time I grow dragon fruit, I don't know if it likes fun sun or a lot of water. Looking for tips on how to grow it. Thanks

Time: 18th November 2014 5:17pm

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ivepeters says...
Usually needs time before it kicks off.
Full sun is fine, rarely water, thrives on being ignored.

Time: 18th November 2014 5:30pm

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Thithi says...
Thanks ivepeters.
What about fertiliser. how should i fertilise dragon fruit? Any advise please?

Time: 18th November 2014 8:25pm

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JohnMc1 says...
In contrast to ive (sorry ive),I tend to keep mine well watered, they are a rainforest vine after all. At that young stage you could throw any fertilizer you have in the shed on it to get it bulked up, don't overdo it.
If this is the first time you've grown a dragon fruit plant, remember to remove all side shoots as it grows up to the top of a 4ft pole then let it hang over and then let it do it's thang. All those side shoots can be easily propagated.

Time: 18th November 2014 8:53pm

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ivepeters says...
Nothing to be sorry about John.
I have always treated them as a cactus, didn't want to over do it, doesn't seem to have affected them.
Always open to any improvement.

Time: 18th November 2014 10:51pm

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Thithi says...
Thanks john and ivepeter. Its my first time growing DF
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Time: 20th November 2014 5:59pm

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Thithi says...
My df was rotted on the top. So i had to cut it out. Recently i found red pot develop on df as seen in picture. Is it normal?

Time: 20th November 2014 6:04pm

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Linton says...
Hi Thithi

The large Viet Dragonfruits are commercially cultivated in Vietnam mostly along the South Central coast around Phan Thiet - I'm sure you know it.

There they are grown in extensive areas of dry sand near the beach and are never watered and I guess it only rains in the wet season.

I would imagine that the sand has a high salt content as well being right next to the beach. So "dry" and "sandy" in full sun would seem what these type of dragon fruits like the best. Cheers!

Time: 24th November 2014 8:51pm

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Thithi says...
Hi linton, thanks for the advice. You know a lot about fruit tree :)


Time: 29th November 2014 1:27am

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Thithi says...
Hi linton, thanks for the advice. You know a lot about fruit tree :)


Time: 29th November 2014 1:27am

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Thithi says...
My df develop red dots on its trunk. Is it some thing that i should worry about?

Time: 29th November 2014 1:29am

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Thithi says...

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Time: 29th November 2014 1:31am

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sternus1 says...
It's a fungal infection probably anthracnose. You need to cut away the affected area with a knife--don't worry, as long as the internal skeleton remains unsevered, this will not affect the health of the plant.

Time: 29th November 2014 1:32am

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Thithi says...
The red spot seem to stop spreading atm. I think I wait for the side growth to develop before I cut it off. Thanks sternus.
Btw, do you think star Apple like full sun? The juicy pearl has not recovered from the transport trip yet. My other star Apple haitian lost half of its leaves since I got it fr Daley approx 1m ago. Not sure why?

Time: 5th December 2014 10:56pm

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sternus1 says...
Definitely don't put it in full sun for a long time. Grow it in shade until it has a trunk diameter of about one week.

You also need to give it seasol.

Time: 6th December 2014 8:09am

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MIke T1 says...
I just plucked a few whopping Colombian reds this morning as well as 30kg of Bowens from the park around the corner from me.I must be the biggest plucker around.Colombians are very respectable.Today I have to plant seeds of the giant round Ecuadorian S.megalanthus which must be a different species.

Time: 6th December 2014 9:40am

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sternus1 says...
lucky plucker.

I asked the bloke up the road from me who has a massive orchard of bowens (literally thousands of fruit on them all right now) for a few and he said no XD

Time: 6th December 2014 10:19am

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JohnMc1 says...
The Vietmanese pink/white started flowering a week ago here, about a dozen buds so far. One thing I like about these, if I see a dozen buds, I will get a dozen fruit.

Time: 6th December 2014 10:46am

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