I tried this method, cutting the anthers off and dropping them in the pistil but that flower aborted. What I ended up doing is just holding a postcard underneath the flower and brushing off a pile of the pollen and just dumping the pollen on the pistil and that one formed a fruit.
Thank-you for all your informative dragon fruit videos! Do you know how long collected pollen will last for in the refrigerator? Pollen collection would be important for gardeners that only have a small amount of plants and would want it to last as long as possible during the flowering period.
Chris Brown I've read that the pollens will last one month if frozen although I have not proven this through my on dragon fruit planting. I still have pollens from last year's flowers frozen that I intend to use for the first flower of this coming flowering cycle. Cheers.
Hello. This is now how I do cross pollination: ua-cam.com/video/29f3m_tUo-k/v-deo.html I use frozen pollens mixed with fresh pollens. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Hello sir, our first dragon fruit flower just bloomed tonight.... can you please tell the proper time when to manually pollinate our flower to ensure its fruiting?
Hello. I usually wait like 9 pm at night to pollinate. Some flowers will bloom later after that so I'll check those flowers early in the morning and pollinate them that time. This method has worked for me. I hope this answers your question. Thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Thank you my friend, that was very interesting, it explains why all my flowers had dropped off. I’ll be sure to collect and freeze pollard in readiness for next season. As there are so many varieties of dragon fruit, is there a way to determine one variety from another? The only clue I have is that my variety has white fruit, and the leaves are big and solid with spikes. Regards Peter of Shoalwater, Western Australia.
Hello. Although I collect and freeze pollens I see to it that whenever there are flowers that have bloomed and are ready for pollination that I first collect fresh pollens from all those flowers then I mix it with the frozen pollens before I start to do hand pollination. I don't know how viable are the frozen pollens but with the mixture of the newly collected fresh pollens chances of pollination occurring is greatly increased. This link might help you determine varieties: ucanr.edu/sites/sdsmallfarms/files/219663.pdf It is great to hear from somebody from Shoalwater, Western Australia. Greetings from San Diego, California. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. Cheers.
Hello. Once the pollens get wet from the rain the success of pollination is gone so if there is a way to keep the pollens dry by all means do it. I hope this helps. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Hello. If a dragon fruit variety is the fertile kind then there is a chance it can become autogamous or what is referred to as self pollinating. A fertile variety becomes autogamous when the stigma is already touching the anther or they are at the same distance from the center of the flower that as the flower closes/wilts the stigma and the anther will touch each other ensuring pollination. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Hello. The flower tip will get bigger, oval/rounded shape instead of being just straight on the day the flower will bloom. I hope this helps. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Yes like pollens from red or white flesh varieties that I have. This is referred to as "cross pollination " and doing this process increases the chance of producing larger size fruits. I hope this answers your question. Thank you for watching. Cheers.
@@sackboymahalo hello, a large amount of the same pollen plays no role in the size of the fruit ? Only the different varieties of pollen produce larger size fruits ? Thank you
Hello. I first collect pollens from all the flowers that bloomed that night then I mix all the pollens collected before I go around cross pollinating all the flowers. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Hello. I've seen people use their finger/hand only. I prefer to use a soft brush when I pollinate. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Hello. This is how I hand pollinate or do cross pollinate now: ua-cam.com/video/29f3m_tUo-k/v-deo.html I use frozen pollens and mix it with fresh pollens. I do several brush strokes for collecting the pollens as well as 4 to 5 brush strokes when pollinating the flowers. I hope this answers your question. Thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
I tried this method, cutting the anthers off and dropping them in the pistil but that flower aborted. What I ended up doing is just holding a postcard underneath the flower and brushing off a pile of the pollen and just dumping the pollen on the pistil and that one formed a fruit.
Hello. That is a great information for the viewers. Thank you for your input and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers.
Smart ! :-)
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Thank-you for all your informative dragon fruit videos! Do you know how long collected pollen will last for in the refrigerator? Pollen collection would be important for gardeners that only have a small amount of plants and would want it to last as long as possible during the flowering period.
Chris Brown I've read that the pollens will last one month if frozen although I have not proven this through my on dragon fruit planting. I still have pollens from last year's flowers frozen that I intend to use for the first flower of this coming flowering cycle. Cheers.
Chris Brown I also read that pollens are good for one week if kept in the refrigerator. Thank you for watching.
Best to get many variaties such as sugar dragon...
Thanks for the video.
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Very interesting enjoyed watching your informative useful video
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Thanks for sharing this information ☺️☺️☺️
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Thanks for instruction
Hello. This is now how I do cross pollination: ua-cam.com/video/29f3m_tUo-k/v-deo.html
I use frozen pollens mixed with fresh pollens. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Hello sir, our first dragon fruit flower just bloomed tonight.... can you please tell the proper time when to manually pollinate our flower to ensure its fruiting?
Hello. I usually wait like 9 pm at night to pollinate. Some flowers will bloom later after that so I'll check those flowers early in the morning and pollinate them that time. This method has worked for me. I hope this answers your question. Thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Thank you my friend, that was very interesting, it explains why all my flowers had dropped off. I’ll be sure to collect and freeze pollard in readiness for next season. As there are so many varieties of dragon fruit, is there a way to determine one variety from another? The only clue I have is that my variety has white fruit, and the leaves are big and solid with spikes. Regards Peter of Shoalwater, Western Australia.
Hello. Although I collect and freeze pollens I see to it that whenever there are flowers that have bloomed and are ready for pollination that I first collect fresh pollens from all those flowers then I mix it with the frozen pollens before I start to do hand pollination. I don't know how viable are the frozen pollens but with the mixture of the newly collected fresh pollens chances of pollination occurring is greatly increased.
This link might help you determine varieties: ucanr.edu/sites/sdsmallfarms/files/219663.pdf It is great to hear from somebody from Shoalwater, Western Australia. Greetings from San Diego, California. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. Cheers.
AMEZING SO MANY THANKS
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Thanks for sharing Lodi.
Hello. Kabayan thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Mabuhay
hi sir, what if it rains! iwill cover it with plastic
will.the pollens still intact thanks
Hello. Once the pollens get wet from the rain the success of pollination is gone so if there is a way to keep the pollens dry by all means do it. I hope this helps. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
how many times should it be done sir?
Once
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You're welcome. Thank you as well. Cheers.
Thank you
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So hand pollinated dragon fruit variety can never become self pollinated right????
Hello. If a dragon fruit variety is the fertile kind then there is a chance it can become autogamous or what is referred to as self pollinating. A fertile variety becomes autogamous when the stigma is already touching the anther or they are at the same distance from the center of the flower that as the flower closes/wilts the stigma and the anther will touch each other ensuring pollination. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Thank you so much
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Hi Sir, how can I determine EXACTLY when the flower will OPEN. Thank You.
Hello. The flower tip will get bigger, oval/rounded shape instead of being just straight on the day the flower will bloom. I hope this helps. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
does this dragon fruit also have male tree??
Hello. Each flower contains both male (stamen containing the pollens) and female (stigma - ovary) parts. Some varieties need cross pollination to produce fruit. Here is a list of varieties that need or do not need cross pollination to produce fruit:
1. American Beauty - Self fertile/self pollinate
2. Voodoo Child - Self Fertile
3. Physical Graffiti - Cross Pollinate
4. Tricia - Cross Pollinate
5. Red Jeina - Cross Pollinate
6. Condor - Cross Pollinate
7. Sugar Dragon - Self fertile/Hand Pollinate
8. Delight - Cross Pollinate
9. Halley’s Comet - Cross Pollinate
10. Laverne - Cross Pollinate
11. Townsend Pink - Self fertile/Hand Pollinate
12. Colombian Yellow - Self fertile
13. Frankie’s Red - Cross Pollinate
14. Edgar’s Baby - Cross Pollinate
15. Desert King - Self Fertile
16. Peruvian Yellow - Self Fertile
17. Ecuador Palora - Self Fertile
18. Sin Espinas - Self Fertile
19. Orejona - Cross Pollinate
20. Pink Panther - Self Fertile
21. Bruni - Cross Pollinate
22. Rixford - Cross Pollinate
23. Maria Rosa - Cross Pollinate
24. Connie Mayer - Cross Pollinate
25. Lisa - Cross Pollinate
26. Vietnamese White - Self Fertile
27. Dark Star S9 - Self Fertile
28. San Ignacio - Self Fertile
29. Armando - Cross Pollinate
30. Cosmic Charlie - Cross Pollinate
31. Royal Red - Self Fertile
32. Purple Haze - Cross Pollinate
33. Asunta 1 - Cross Pollinate
34. Asunta 2 - Cross Pollinate
35. Asunta 3 - Cross Pollinate
36. Asunta 4 - Cross Pollinate
37. Asunta 5 - Cross Pollinate
38. El Grullo - Cross Pollinate
39. Paul Thompson G2 - Cross Pollinate
40. Valdivia Roja - Cross Pollinate
41. Natural Mystic - Self Fertile
42. Kathy Van Arum - Cross Pollinate
43. Shayna - Self Fertile
44. Israel Golden Yellow - Cross Pollinate
I hope this helps. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
you put several pollen in there, it's literally "garden orgy"
😳😆😆😆👍 it sure is. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
For other varieties what you mean? Like yellow or red inside pitaya?
Yes like pollens from red or white flesh varieties that I have. This is referred to as "cross pollination " and doing this process increases the chance of producing larger size fruits. I hope this answers your question. Thank you for watching. Cheers.
@@sackboymahalo hello, a large amount of the same pollen plays no role in the size of the fruit ?
Only the different varieties of pollen produce larger size fruits ? Thank you
@@dant2 Hello. Thank you for the information that will be a great help to the readers. Thank you again for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Every seedling is a new hybrid variety
Can you used a next plant to pollution
Hello. I first collect pollens from all the flowers that bloomed that night then I mix all the pollens collected before I go around cross pollinating all the flowers. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Can i use my finger only?
Hello. I've seen people use their finger/hand only. I prefer to use a soft brush when I pollinate. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Good
Khorshed Alam thank you for watching. Cheers.
This is important???
Hello. There are several varieties of dragon fruit that need cross pollination to produce fruit. Here is a list if varieties that may or may not need cross pollination:
1. American Beauty - Self fertile/self pollinate
2. Voodoo Child - Self Fertile
3. Physical Graffiti - Cross Pollinate
4. Tricia - Cross Pollinate
5. Red Jeina - Cross Pollinate
6. Condor - Cross Pollinate
7. Sugar Dragon - Self fertile/Hand Pollinate
8. Delight - Cross Pollinate
9. Halley’s Comet - Cross Pollinate
10. Laverne - Cross Pollinate
11. Townsend Pink - Self fertile/Hand Pollinate
12. Colombian Yellow - Self fertile
13. Frankie’s Red - Cross Pollinate
14. Edgar’s Baby - Cross Pollinate
15. Desert King - Self Fertile
16. Peruvian Yellow - Self Fertile
17. Ecuador Palora - Self Fertile
18. Sin Espinas - Self Fertile
19. Orejona - Cross Pollinate
20. Pink Panther - Self Fertile
21. Bruni - Cross Pollinate
22. Rixford - Cross Pollinate
23. Maria Rosa - Cross Pollinate
24. Connie Mayer - Cross Pollinate
25. Lisa - Cross Pollinate
26. Vietnamese White - Self Fertile
27. Dark Star S9 - Self Fertile
28. San Ignacio - Self Fertile
29. Armando - Cross Pollinate
30. Cosmic Charlie - Cross Pollinate
31. Royal Red - Self Fertile
32. Purple Haze - Cross Pollinate
33. Asunta 1 - Cross Pollinate
34. Asunta 2 - Cross Pollinate
35. Asunta 3 - Cross Pollinate
36. Asunta 4 - Cross Pollinate
37. Asunta 5 - Cross Pollinate
38. El Grullo - Cross Pollinate
39. Paul Thompson G2 - Cross Pollinate
40. Valdivia Roja - Cross Pollinate
41. Natural Mystic - Self Fertile
42. Kathy Van Arum - Cross Pollinate
43. Shayna - Self Fertile
44. Israel Golden Yellow - Cross Pollinate
Cross pollination/hand pollination also increases the chances of flowers developing into fruits. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
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@@jadejapushprajsinhnice5476 you are welcome. Thank you as well. 👍😊👍 Cheers
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What taim is 🕙,, in tha nighat
Hello. It is about 8:30 to 9:30 at night. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
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how many times should it be done sir?
Hello. This is how I hand pollinate or do cross pollinate now: ua-cam.com/video/29f3m_tUo-k/v-deo.html
I use frozen pollens and mix it with fresh pollens. I do several brush strokes for collecting the pollens as well as 4 to 5 brush strokes when pollinating the flowers. I hope this answers your question. Thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
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