What a lovely garden! I really love the video. I just started my dragon fruit journey here in Kenya🇰🇪 and I really do appreciate these tips. Good work👍
Hello. I'm glad to hear from someone from Kenya. Greetings from San Diego, California 😊 Best wishes on your dragon fruit plants. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Thanks for sharing your knowledge! I too have seen others suggesting trimming the branches as a way to provoke fruit bearing. I just planted my first dragon fruit branch that was gifted to me and I'm glad that I saw your video.
@@Honestandtruth007 Hello. If your location is in the northern hemisphere then flowering and fruiting is from March to November. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
I bought a potted dragon fruit knowing nothing about it and now I know its way overcrowded as it has dozens of plants in it 😂 one had fallen out and I replanted it on its own and it’s growing so fast! Thank you for all the helpful information!
thank you for sharing this video.. it is very insightful. i have a backyard operation here in Nairobi, Kenya. I plan to plant 3 acres in the future. cheers keep up the good work.
Hello. Wow 3 acres 🤩👍 it is nice to hear from someone from Kenya. Hello from San Diego, California. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
:)) Mahalo for showing us by using your own. But yours look pretty good, even so! Looks like a jungle in there now. Much aloha to you and your wonderful plants.
Very good tips. How can we get lot of fruits fast with young plants? For overcrowded, I guess we can always prune them. Also how did you build pot and trellis?
Hello. Usually you get few fruits from young plants because they have few branches and as they mature they have more branches which translate to more storage of energy to be able to support more fruit production. I guess you can coax the plant to grow more branches by increasing nitrogen application during the first year. This is a link to the first video of the series which shows how the trellis/post is made and how the 55 gallon barrel is set up: ua-cam.com/video/oT8e634E3A8/v-deo.html There will be a link to the next part at the end of each video. I hope this helps. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
This video was very helpful. I was wondering about pruning branches and glad I didn’t do anything yet. Also was going to plant two varieties together but might rethink that although I do believe they have the same root system.
Oh man I wish I lived in a warm place so I could grow them outside. I am going to try growing them indoors for now and I’m germinating some from seed atm. So exciting I love growing fruit and veg.
Well, I got about 20 cuttings from ebay, about 4 varieties, most sets of 2, I have 5 pots (25 gallons each pot) I mixed the hell out of them and they already growing new branches, that is the only DONT's I did. I saw a few other videos of Dragon fruits were the growers mentioned it was ok to mix them. Will see how mine grow up. I was looking the over crowded dragon fruit on this video and all I saw was $12 bucks per cutting that was alot of money if he sells them. Thank you for the video.
Despite some having too much growth at the bottom your plants look very healthy and happy! I hope mine will look so good after they grow. Thank you for tips!
Nice garden my friend I started last year with one big pot and my plant just started hanging over the bicycle tire I have on top. I have another species I started and will make sure to keep it by itself .
Viewing the commercial dragon fruit plantations.....they are limiting the amount of branches and reducing the fruit yield probably to have uniform big dragon fruits sizes. I do practice the way you let as many branches that stay in the plant to get as many fruits as possible.
Wooh.... some of those dragon fruit pot are crazy insanely over grown its amazing how they can overly grown if unchecked... nice dragon fruit garden. Thank you very much for sharing the tips.👌👍
I had no idea that I could grow dragonfruit in a pot. Mine is super large and out of control, I would love to have more control of the plant and its fruiting.
Thank you so much for generously sharing your experiences Mr. Sackboymahalo. You have been so helpful to me in achieving this level. Her on the Big Island, I have finally achieved the point of my first 4 buds. I have had a difficult time finding other successful dragon fruit growers, except my one friend. Your channel name sounds like you may be in Hawaii?
Aloooha. I was fortunate to have lived in Oahu for 3 years. Great to hear from someone from the Big island 😊 Congratulations on your flower buds. Best wishes. Mahalo for your comment and mahalo for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Thank you so much for you great videos! They are so helpful. I am relatively new as a dragonfruit grower in East Co San Diego and now see that I have broken all 5 rules!🤦🏼♀️🤷♀️ but I am determined to learn and grow in success of helping my stems produce fruit! Question…some growers suggest only 3 stems per branch and taking the tips off the ends. I see your plants are full of fruit so I am very interested in your wisdom of this and the understanding of trimming and tipping off the ends.
Hello. I mainly trim for the 3 Ds (dead, dying and diseased branches as well as for balancing of the post. I used to "tip" but I don't anymore. I did not see any difference between tipped and untipped branches as far as fruit production. I just let the branches grow. I hope this helps. Thank you again. 👍😊👍 Cheers
I am just starting out, about 6 mo., and the videos I have seen emphasize using only broad, long, healthy cuttings to start new plants. Then, I saw a video made on a dragon fruit plantation, (Philippines), and some of his mature plants had about a foot of the green flesh 'missing' from the bottom of the plant, with just the inner white core showing. I had cut away, and just left on the ground the 'undesirable' cuttings, and after a couple of months they started to root, so I moved them to grow. Apparently, not every dragon fruit needs the same amount of sunlight, so it is going to be a learning process for me. A note: Yes, land in CA is expensive, so why not consider "retiring" to a South Pacific area?
Hello. Consider the green part of the dragon fruit plant as the leaves while the woody inner core as the branches. So the dragon fruit plant will still grow with a portion of the green part missing and exposing the woody portion. I like the weather in my area here in San Diego (not too cold and not too hot) 😁 South Pacific is probably a very nice place to live. Thank you again for your comment.👍😊👍 Cheers
Hello. Watering is usually dependent on the climate and the type of soil the cuttings are planted in.. with this in mind I usually water the new cuttings every third day. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
M thinking of planting dragon fruit from seeds and then I saw this video... Thank you, it will be good if I could get live sappling from you.... From India
Hello. Greetings from San Diego California. Currently I only sell locally (San Diego area) Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍🙂👍 Cheers
Hello from Valley Center, CALIFORNIA!Thanks for the video! I hope this is just the start! San Diego is sure amazing to grow in! Vista, Ca. can even grow pineapples!
Excellent point de vue ! Je visionne des tas de vidéos et celle-ci est très explicite ! Sauf peut être si on ne comprend pas l'anglais ...traduction oblige !! Thanks for your video
Thanks for your dragon fruits experience! I just wonder if the weather is 30~50F. Do I have to cover the dragon fruits? I live 85501. Winter weather some some snow only one night or two days in Globe AZ. Thanks
Hello. It is recommended to cover the dragon fruit plants to minimize exposure to freezing temperatures. Freezing temperatures will damage/kill dragon fruit plants. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
@@ericdontsmoke We went to vacation last month and our backyard was destroyed by javalina after one week. Because our friend forgot shot the gate! My dragon fruits still have a little bit! We got home three days ago! We have horrible smoking from wildfire two days now. I got dragon fruits from CA.’s friend last May. Gilbert doesn’t care about winter time! Globe had some snow this February and March! I always put greenhouse or basements!
Great tips! Thanks, for sharing! Next year, I expect to have fruit, so I'm gathering all the information that I can. I have a question. Do you ever have a problem with raccoons, opossums, rats, etc., eating your dragon fruit?
Hello. So far I do not have problems other than ants which I am able to control. I've seen possums and skunks crossing but they seem to have not discovered the dragon fruits yet. I have a few cats from my neighbors that enjoy playing in my backyard day and night. They might be the main reason why I don't have those problems. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 😊👍 Cheers.
@@dimpledolly2575 hello. I use a mixture of cold pressed neem oil (3 tablespoons), dishwashing liquid soap (4 tablespoons to every gallon of water. This is a link to the video about neem oil: ua-cam.com/video/q--sZd2utlw/v-deo.html I hope this answers your question. Thank you for watching. Cheers.
It's wonderful to see your beautiful healthy dragon fruit garden n many more plants too sir. Which types of manure r you using in dragon fruit plants. They r really wonderful.
I enjoy replicating the tips and techniques you and J. o. h. n Garden use. Thank you so much for a terrific video share. I subscribed today, Casey, from Arizona, United States
One year old plant (4) in one large pot this summer it flowered over 20 beautiful flowers. Purple flesh tag said self pollination and I hand pollinated most of them anyway. They all bloomed but after a few days every one of them fell off not a single fruit! I water three days a week plant looks very healthy. I don’t know why no fruit… so frustrating after all the hard work growing watering fertilizer etc.
Hello. I'm sorry to hear that. The high temperature might have an effect on your plants. I have experienced doing cross/hand pollination and it still did not produce fruit. I recommend osmocote 14-14-14 as fertilizer. Just continue what your doing and hopefully it will be fruitful. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Thank you so much for sharing as we are also learning from your mistakes...What do you plan to do with the crowd of branches at the bottom of your posts?
Hello. I am slowly taking away the plants at the bottom of the posts so they are a lot neater to look at. Thank you for your question and thank you for again watching. 👍😀👍 Cheers
@@sackboymahalo Where can we get long mature stalks? There are so many varieties. I wish we can get some of these varieties from you...oh those who live nearby...😉
Hello. The plants have direct contact to the outside soil from the bottom. This is a link to the video that might show how it is: ua-cam.com/video/UnBgbi67Q3g/v-deo.html Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Wow! You have so many!! I have a small dragonfruit plant and two cuttings I'm attempting to grow. I can't wait until they get bigger and I'll bring them outside! I have some nice large pots waiting for them. Beautiful yard you have!
Hello. Most of my dragon fruit plants have aerial roots present like in this video : ua-cam.com/video/6J0lCHhf1YY/v-deo.html The ones with less aerial roots are younger plants. Thank you again. 👍😀👍 Cheers
Hello. I am located in San Diego. This is a link that shows the typical weather here: weatherspark.com/y/1816/Average-Weather-in-San-Diego-California-United-States-Year-Round Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
nice advice. The leaf is yellow that mean less nutrients. where is this place. I have planted only white and maroon dragon fruits in half acre . Maybe your can suggest to me how to get the yellow one. tq
Hello. I got the yellow dragon variety through Ebay and the local Craigslist. I'm located in San Diego, California. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
@@ejongkuak3972 I'm glad to hear from someone from Malaysia 😀👍 Currently I only sell locally (San Diego area). Greetings from San Diego. Thank you again. Cheers
@@killerbeez3036 hello. The main reason is for drainage because dragon fruit plants do not like stagnant water. This video will answer why I have the soil in the container higher than the surrounding soil level: ua-cam.com/video/UnBgbi67Q3g/v-deo.html Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😀👍 Cheers
I see some of your pots are half inserted in the ground. What pot sizes do you use? 5 gal or bigger? Did you have the bottoms cut off? I did mine the same way and had the bottoms cut off for roots to stretch. Now I am concerned about root bound when they get bigger and also difficult to add compost and fertilizer. Any suggestions?
Hello. I use half of a 55 gallon barrel as "pots" for the plants and yes there are no bottoms. I suggest using the biggest possible pots to eliminate root bound or limit the number of plants in a pot. This is a link to the video on how the pots that I use look like: ua-cam.com/video/UnBgbi67Q3g/v-deo.html I hope this helps. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😀👍 Cheers
Hello. If they are both red or both white there might be no problem. Problem may be apparent when mixing megalanthus with other varieties since megalanthus as stated by some viewers have weaker roots. The problem will probably be more apparent when smaller pots or smaller planting areas are used. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. Cheers.
I think planting simmilar varieties in one pot should be fine, and many people just don't have the space to plant each variety in a different pot, definitely don't mix different colors, that would be my way to do it
Great video Sackboymahalo, thank you. I have a question, I am in South Florida and about 2 years ago, I planted approx. 14 Dragon Fruit plants (mixed varieties, sorry, did it before I saw your video) in groups of 4, grew very well on their 4-foot trellis, however the plants produced many, many beautiful, healthy-looking flowers but did not set fruit, I only got 3 fruits in the 2-year period. I have tried pollinating them in different ways, using my hand, placing the pollen in a container and using a soft brush to pollinate them, swapping the pollen from plant to plant with a brush or leaving them alone without success. Like I said, the plants and flowers look very healthy and pretty; an observation, I don't know if it's normal, in a group of plants, I find many bugs at the inner base of the flowers, they look like small brown weevils, they can only fly a little, (Nitops craigheadi ???) I don't know if they are harmful or beneficial, I don't know if that has something to do with no bearing fruit, apart from that, I don't see any other bug outside of the plants that affects them, any suggestions? Thanks in advance I found a video that it shows something similar to what I see inside the flowers: packaged-media.redd.it/gziy1fie01o91/pb/m2-res_720p.mp4?m=DASHPlaylist.mpd&v=1&e=1692306000&s=8223b959ac41589632305a7bf5d68d2a57a6703e#t=0
Hello. Some varieties need cross pollination to produce fruit. Do you have a variety that is fertile (does not need pollens from a different to set fruit)? I have a variety that I know is fertile that I get pollens from for use in cross pollination. I usually collect the pollens from all the flowers that bloomed in one small container. After collecting all the pollens, I mix them together before I go around and start cross pollinating the flowers. I then store the excess pollens in the freezer for future use.. This video might help: ua-cam.com/video/29f3m_tUo-k/v-deo.html I hope this helps. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Hello. In my area I water once a week for the red and white varieties. I water the megalanthus/Ecuador twice a week. I have read the best way to know when to water is by checking 1 inch below the soil surface to see if it is moist or dry. If the soil 1 inch below the surface is dry then it is time to water and if it is still moist then watering is not needed. I hope this helps. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😀👍 Cheers
Hello. Each pole normally yields 15-25 kg but some can yield up to 60/80 kg. This is a link to where I got the information: "Kutch Agro" www.kutchagro.com/dragon-fruits.aspx Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
I just bought a tiny one from a grocery store thinking it was just a tiny cactus... I’m in for a ride XD
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What a lovely garden! I really love the video. I just started my dragon fruit journey here in Kenya🇰🇪 and I really do appreciate these tips. Good work👍
Hello. I'm glad to hear from someone from Kenya. Greetings from San Diego, California 😊 Best wishes on your dragon fruit plants. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Aloha! I'm attempting to plant dragon fruit for my own personal use. Thank you so much for all the advice.
Alooooha. Best wishes on your dragon fruit planting. Mahalo for your comment and mahalo for watching. 👍😄👍 Cheers
Thanks for sharing your knowledge! I too have seen others suggesting trimming the branches as a way to provoke fruit bearing. I just planted my first dragon fruit branch that was gifted to me and I'm glad that I saw your video.
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@@sackboymahalowhen should a Dragon fruit getting flowers and fruit ❓❓ And what fertilizer Be used ❓❓
@@Honestandtruth007 Hello. If your location is in the northern hemisphere then flowering and fruiting is from March to November. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
@@Honestandtruth007 I use 14-14-14 and chicken or steer manure compost. Thank you again. 👍😊👍Cheers
You have an amazing garden! Thanks for the helpful tips! I order a dragon fruit plant and should be receiving in a couple days. Thanks again!
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I’m a beginner gardener growing both red and yellow/white dragon fruit.
One of my fav fruits!! Thank you and you got yourself another subscriber!!
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I bought a potted dragon fruit knowing nothing about it and now I know its way overcrowded as it has dozens of plants in it 😂 one had fallen out and I replanted it on its own and it’s growing so fast! Thank you for all the helpful information!
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thank you for sharing this video.. it is very insightful. i have a backyard operation here in Nairobi, Kenya. I plan to plant 3 acres in the future. cheers keep up the good work.
Hello. Wow 3 acres 🤩👍 it is nice to hear from someone from Kenya. Hello from San Diego, California. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
:)) Mahalo for showing us by using your own. But yours look pretty good, even so! Looks like a jungle in there now. Much aloha to you and your wonderful plants.
Aloooooha. It is a jungle 👍🤣👍Mahalo for your comment and as always mahalo for watching. Cheers.
Very good tips. How can we get lot of fruits fast with young plants?
For overcrowded, I guess we can always prune them.
Also how did you build pot and trellis?
Hello. Usually you get few fruits from young plants because they have few branches and as they mature they have more branches which translate to more storage of energy to be able to support more fruit production. I guess you can coax the plant to grow more branches by increasing nitrogen application during the first year.
This is a link to the first video of the series which shows how the trellis/post is made and how the 55 gallon barrel is set up: ua-cam.com/video/oT8e634E3A8/v-deo.html
There will be a link to the next part at the end of each video.
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your place looks like heaven.
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Don't lose hope very soon.thank you for the video
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Great video! I can’t wait to grow my own dragon fruit!
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This video was very helpful. I was wondering about pruning branches and glad I didn’t do anything yet. Also was going to plant two varieties together but might rethink that although I do believe they have the same root system.
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Oh man I wish I lived in a warm place so I could grow them outside. I am going to try growing them indoors for now and I’m germinating some from seed atm. So exciting I love growing fruit and veg.
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wonderful tips, i love getting info from an expert. also he's super cute awwwwww
Watda 😂😂😂 thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍 Cheers
Well,
I got about 20 cuttings from ebay, about 4 varieties, most sets of 2, I have 5 pots (25 gallons each pot)
I mixed the hell out of them and they already growing new branches, that is the only DONT's I did. I saw a few other videos of Dragon fruits were the growers mentioned it was ok to mix them.
Will see how mine grow up.
I was looking the over crowded dragon fruit on this video and all I saw was $12 bucks per cutting that was alot of money if he sells them.
Thank you for the video.
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Thank you so much for the information. I'm new to gardening and dragon fruit cultivating. This is really helpful
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Despite some having too much growth at the bottom your plants look very healthy and happy! I hope mine will look so good after they grow. Thank you for tips!
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Thank's for that wonderful advice
More power to you
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Thank you for sharing. Great tips!!!
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Thank you for your TIPS!
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Nice garden my friend I started last year with one big pot and my plant just started hanging over the bicycle tire I have on top. I have another species I started and will make sure to keep it by itself .
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thank you very much. you truly live in paradise in your yard!!!
Viewing the commercial dragon fruit plantations.....they are limiting the amount of branches and reducing the fruit yield probably to have uniform big dragon fruits sizes. I do practice the way you let as many branches that stay in the plant to get as many fruits as possible.
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Good information. Thanks for sharing your experience.
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Great video, thank you for making it! I've just sprouted some seeds myself and am researching growing tips.
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@@sackboymahalo I see that you have many great videos about growing these wonderful plants. I'll definitely be watching more and have subscribed too.
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Wooh.... some of those dragon fruit pot are crazy insanely over grown its amazing how they can overly grown if unchecked... nice dragon fruit garden.
Thank you very much for sharing the tips.👌👍
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I had no idea that I could grow dragonfruit in a pot. Mine is super large and out of control, I would love to have more control of the plant and its fruiting.
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Thank you so much for generously sharing your experiences Mr. Sackboymahalo. You have been so helpful to me in achieving this level. Her on the Big Island, I have finally achieved the point of my first 4 buds. I have had a difficult time finding other successful dragon fruit growers, except my one friend. Your channel name sounds like you may be in Hawaii?
Aloooha. I was fortunate to have lived in Oahu for 3 years. Great to hear from someone from the Big island 😊 Congratulations on your flower buds. Best wishes. Mahalo for your comment and mahalo for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
I will use all five "do not's" this year in Thailand..... Thanks.
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Excellent tips! Thank you very much.
Guys, this is one the most beautiful and useful content so far, thanks for sharing your knowledge 🍒🍈🍐🥭🍋
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This video is very helpful for me ❤️
Thanks for sharing your video ❤️
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Very good info. Thank you.
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Thank you so much for you great videos! They are so helpful. I am relatively new as a dragonfruit grower in East Co San Diego and now see that I have broken all 5 rules!🤦🏼♀️🤷♀️ but I am determined to learn and grow in success of helping my stems produce fruit! Question…some growers suggest only 3 stems per branch and taking the tips off the ends. I see your plants are full of fruit so I am very interested in your wisdom of this and the understanding of trimming and tipping off the ends.
Hello. I mainly trim for the 3 Ds (dead, dying and diseased branches as well as for balancing of the post. I used to "tip" but I don't anymore. I did not see any difference between tipped and untipped branches as far as fruit production. I just let the branches grow. I hope this helps. Thank you again. 👍😊👍 Cheers
I am just starting out, about 6 mo., and the videos I have seen emphasize using only broad, long, healthy cuttings to start new plants. Then, I saw a video made on a dragon fruit plantation, (Philippines), and some of his mature plants had about a foot of the green flesh 'missing' from the bottom of the plant, with just the inner white core showing. I had cut away, and just left on the ground the 'undesirable' cuttings, and after a couple of months they started to root, so I moved them to grow. Apparently, not every dragon fruit needs the same amount of sunlight, so it is going to be a learning process for me. A note: Yes, land in CA is expensive, so why not consider "retiring" to a South Pacific area?
Hello. Consider the green part of the dragon fruit plant as the leaves while the woody inner core as the branches. So the dragon fruit plant will still grow with a portion of the green part missing and exposing the woody portion. I like the weather in my area here in San Diego (not too cold and not too hot) 😁 South Pacific is probably a very nice place to live. Thank you again for your comment.👍😊👍 Cheers
Thank you for sharing your knowledge😊
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Useful tips, just starting my first one in Bangalore, thankyou..
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@@sackboymahalo Thankyou so much...appreciate your time
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Thank you for the information and sharing your beautiful garden. How often do you water a new cutting for it to establish a strong root system?
Hello. Watering is usually dependent on the climate and the type of soil the cuttings are planted in.. with this in mind I usually water the new cuttings every third day. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Mahalo for all the important info ! I got cuttings that I need to plant . This will help so much ! :-)
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M thinking of planting dragon fruit from seeds and then I saw this video... Thank you, it will be good if I could get live sappling from you.... From India
Hello. Greetings from San Diego California. Currently I only sell locally (San Diego area) Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍🙂👍 Cheers
Thank you for shring your adviced .I'm happy to hear your very nice adviced .I have three pot also of dragon fruit .
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I love your video! I have one plant that’s just now going nuts. It’s about 3 years old and I think it going to start to give me some fruit. Will see.
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This is all common sense to me; I have a plant growing deity for a mother; she doesn't just have a green thumb; she's got green blood.
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Wow thanks for the tips now i know...i have an overcrowded vines must prune the new ones.
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I've watched about a dozen videos on dragon fruit, and this was the most informative!
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Thank you! Very helpful
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Hello from Valley Center, CALIFORNIA!Thanks for the video! I hope this is just the start! San Diego is sure amazing to grow in! Vista, Ca. can even grow pineapples!
Hello as well. San Diego sure is a nice place for growing. 😊👍 Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😀👍 Cheers
Thank you really it is of very valuable.
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What a jungle... Lovely garden!
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super, Thank you
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কৃষি ও মানুষ চেনেলের পখ থেকে লাল গোলাপের শুভেচ্ছা
নমস্কার। আপনার মন্তব্যের জন্য আপনাকে আবার ধন্যবাদ এবং দেখার জন্য আপনাকে আবার ধন্যবাদ। চিয়ার্স
Love your vid. But somehow, I find this video quite funny. I cant point out what it is. But thanks for the tips man!
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Informative video, thanks for sharing:)
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wow! your plants looks healthy
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I HAVE A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH DRAGONS EATING MY FRUIT BEFORE THEY'RE READY TO HARVEST. ANY SUGGESTIONS ?
🤣🤣🤣 you need to call St George for that... thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😀👍 Cheers
Excellent point de vue ! Je visionne des tas de vidéos et celle-ci est très explicite ! Sauf peut être si on ne comprend pas l'anglais ...traduction oblige !! Thanks for your video
Bonjour. Merci pour ton commentaire, je l'apprécie beaucoup et merci d'avoir regardé. À votre santé
Thanks for your dragon fruits experience! I just wonder if the weather is 30~50F. Do I have to cover the dragon fruits? I live 85501. Winter weather some some snow only one night or two days in Globe AZ. Thanks
Hello. It is recommended to cover the dragon fruit plants to minimize exposure to freezing temperatures. Freezing temperatures will damage/kill dragon fruit plants. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
I’m in Gilbert And am having a hard time having my dragon fruit to flower. Have you had any luck in getting fruit over there in globe?
@@ericdontsmoke We went to vacation last month and our backyard was destroyed by javalina after one week. Because our friend forgot shot the gate! My dragon fruits still have a little bit! We got home three days ago! We have horrible smoking from wildfire two days now. I got dragon fruits from CA.’s friend last May. Gilbert doesn’t care about winter time! Globe had some snow this February and March! I always put greenhouse or basements!
I see this is your top video nice!!! cheers!
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Great tips! Thanks, for sharing! Next year, I expect to have fruit, so I'm gathering all the information that I can. I have a question. Do you ever have a problem with raccoons, opossums, rats, etc., eating your dragon fruit?
Hello. So far I do not have problems other than ants which I am able to control. I've seen possums and skunks crossing but they seem to have not discovered the dragon fruits yet. I have a few cats from my neighbors that enjoy playing in my backyard day and night. They might be the main reason why I don't have those problems. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 😊👍 Cheers.
Try cinnamon on the damaged area or treating with Neem Oil to keep them away. I don't think pests like the scent of either very much.
@@sackboymahalo hello! How do you control ants?
@@dimpledolly2575 hello. I use a mixture of cold pressed neem oil (3 tablespoons), dishwashing liquid soap (4 tablespoons to every gallon of water. This is a link to the video about neem oil: ua-cam.com/video/q--sZd2utlw/v-deo.html
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It's wonderful to see your beautiful healthy dragon fruit garden n many more plants too sir. Which types of manure r you using in dragon fruit plants. They r really wonderful.
Hello. I use both chicken and steer or cow manure compost. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
I enjoy replicating the tips and techniques you and J. o. h. n Garden use. Thank you so much for a terrific video share. I subscribed today, Casey, from Arizona, United States
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Very helpful, thank you!
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Very good advice...thank you.
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One year old plant (4) in one large pot this summer it flowered over 20 beautiful flowers. Purple flesh tag said self pollination and I hand pollinated most of them anyway. They all bloomed but after a few days every one of them fell off not a single fruit! I water three days a week plant looks very healthy. I don’t know why no fruit… so frustrating after all the hard work growing watering fertilizer etc.
Hello. I'm sorry to hear that. The high temperature might have an effect on your plants. I have experienced doing cross/hand pollination and it still did not produce fruit. I recommend osmocote 14-14-14 as fertilizer. Just continue what your doing and hopefully it will be fruitful. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Thank you so much for sharing as we are also learning from your mistakes...What do you plan to do with the crowd of branches at the bottom of your posts?
Hello. I am slowly taking away the plants at the bottom of the posts so they are a lot neater to look at. Thank you for your question and thank you for again watching. 👍😀👍 Cheers
@@sackboymahalo Where can we get long mature stalks? There are so many varieties. I wish we can get some of these varieties from you...oh those who live nearby...😉
@@fitfilful hello. I usually sell long mature cuttings. If you are from San Diego that will not be a problem. Thank you again. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Wow you have a lot. I wish I can go there and ask for some cuttings.
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Even the big plants are still in the container, the roots have no contact with the outside soil?
Hello. The plants have direct contact to the outside soil from the bottom. This is a link to the video that might show how it is: ua-cam.com/video/UnBgbi67Q3g/v-deo.html
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Very nice informative video
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Im new to growing dragonfruit. I only got a white fleshed cutting . Ty for the tips
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You have to try the reds. They have a much more interesting flavor profile.
I’m 4 yrs late to see this but WOW! 😍
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Thanks for instruction
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Awsome vedio and awsome garden
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Thanks
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Thanks sir good advice..👍
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From Uganda and the plants here grow very fast.
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Thank you for the tips!
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Thank you so much for your helpful video!
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Great video,I loved it!
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Wow! You have so many!! I have a small dragonfruit plant and two cuttings I'm attempting to grow. I can't wait until they get bigger and I'll bring them outside! I have some nice large pots waiting for them. Beautiful yard you have!
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Thanks again po for the tips. My dragon fruit plant has lots of aerial roots. I didn't not see aerial roots on yours. What does it mean po?
Hello. Most of my dragon fruit plants have aerial roots present like in this video : ua-cam.com/video/6J0lCHhf1YY/v-deo.html
The ones with less aerial roots are younger plants. Thank you again. 👍😀👍 Cheers
Your work very very good
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Are you in Phoenix Az? Curious to know what type of climate you are in. Thank you for the tips!
Hello. I am located in San Diego. This is a link that shows the typical weather here: weatherspark.com/y/1816/Average-Weather-in-San-Diego-California-United-States-Year-Round
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Hilarious information about Dragon fruit
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@@sackboymahalo it's your kindness sir ❤️
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nice advice. The leaf is yellow that mean less nutrients. where is this place. I have planted only white and maroon dragon fruits in half acre . Maybe your can suggest to me how to get the yellow one. tq
Hello. I got the yellow dragon variety through Ebay and the local Craigslist. I'm located in San Diego, California. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
@@sackboymahalo I am from Malaysia. May I have the Yellow one from you? Tq
@@ejongkuak3972 I'm glad to hear from someone from Malaysia 😀👍 Currently I only sell locally (San Diego area). Greetings from San Diego. Thank you again. Cheers
@@sackboymahalo never mind..
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Very nice 👌 👍 👏 😀 ☺️ 😊
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Thanks for the tips but I wonder why they're all in a pot slightly deepened to the surrounding soil?
Hello. The soil in the pots are higher than the surrounding soil. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😀👍 Cheers
But why tho?
@@killerbeez3036 hello. The main reason is for drainage because dragon fruit plants do not like stagnant water. This video will answer why I have the soil in the container higher than the surrounding soil level: ua-cam.com/video/UnBgbi67Q3g/v-deo.html
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@@sackboymahalo thank you for your fast response. Just started growing some and I'll definitely be watching more vids. Thanks again!
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Someone who doesn’t need to ask for like and subscribe and has 50% likes on video 😂 good work bro! And thanks a lot as well!..😊
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Thanks! It's very helpful.
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I see some of your pots are half inserted in the ground. What pot sizes do you use? 5 gal or bigger? Did you have the bottoms cut off? I did mine the same way and had the bottoms cut off for roots to stretch. Now I am concerned about root bound when they get bigger and also difficult to add compost and fertilizer. Any suggestions?
Hello. I use half of a 55 gallon barrel as "pots" for the plants and yes there are no bottoms. I suggest using the biggest possible pots to eliminate root bound or limit the number of plants in a pot. This is a link to the video on how the pots that I use look like: ua-cam.com/video/UnBgbi67Q3g/v-deo.html
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Thanks for the reflections... Do you think that having 2 varieties together in a larger pot (25 gallons) is ok? Are the roots that competitive?
Hello. If they are both red or both white there might be no problem. Problem may be apparent when mixing megalanthus with other varieties since megalanthus as stated by some viewers have weaker roots. The problem will probably be more apparent when smaller pots or smaller planting areas are used. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. Cheers.
@@sackboymahalo That makes sense, thanks for the reply and information!
I think planting simmilar varieties in one pot should be fine, and many people just don't have the space to plant each variety in a different pot, definitely don't mix different colors, that would be my way to do it
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Nice video...
I want to start a dragon fruit farm..
So, may I hope some advice from you about variety and manure to de used..
Thanking you brother...
Great video Sackboymahalo, thank you.
I have a question, I am in South Florida and about 2 years ago, I planted approx. 14 Dragon Fruit plants (mixed varieties, sorry, did it before I saw your video) in groups of 4, grew very well on their 4-foot trellis, however the plants produced many, many beautiful, healthy-looking flowers but did not set fruit, I only got 3 fruits in the 2-year period. I have tried pollinating them in different ways, using my hand, placing the pollen in a container and using a soft brush to pollinate them, swapping the pollen from plant to plant with a brush or leaving them alone without success.
Like I said, the plants and flowers look very healthy and pretty; an observation, I don't know if it's normal, in a group of plants, I find many bugs at the inner base of the flowers, they look like small brown weevils, they can only fly a little, (Nitops craigheadi ???) I don't know if they are harmful or beneficial, I don't know if that has something to do with no bearing fruit, apart from that, I don't see any other bug outside of the plants that affects them, any suggestions? Thanks in advance
I found a video that it shows something similar to what I see inside the flowers:
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Hello. Some varieties need cross pollination to produce fruit. Do you have a variety that is fertile (does not need pollens from a different to set fruit)? I have a variety that I know is fertile that I get pollens from for use in cross pollination. I usually collect the pollens from all the flowers that bloomed in one small container. After collecting all the pollens, I mix them together before I go around and start cross pollinating the flowers. I then store the excess pollens in the freezer for future use.. This video might help: ua-cam.com/video/29f3m_tUo-k/v-deo.html
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Thanks, I am from tropical area, I have just started to grow some dragon fruit plants. Pls let me know how often I have water the plants?
Hello. In my area I water once a week for the red and white varieties. I water the megalanthus/Ecuador twice a week. I have read the best way to know when to water is by checking 1 inch below the soil surface to see if it is moist or dry. If the soil 1 inch below the surface is dry then it is time to water and if it is still moist then watering is not needed. I hope this helps. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😀👍 Cheers
@@sackboymahalo Tnx
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Thanks for the great video. Well how many kg each pole dragon fruit give?
Hello. Each pole normally yields 15-25 kg but some can yield up to 60/80 kg. This is a link to where I got the information: "Kutch Agro" www.kutchagro.com/dragon-fruits.aspx
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Please spell the name of the yellow variety... please
Hello. The name of the yellow variety is Megalanthus. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
@@sackboymahalo thank you. This has been most informative
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Thank you!
How far apart should the posts be?
Hello. Growers usually recommended 10 feet distance between posts. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Nice ‼ . Thoes r tremendous tips man. Thank u for u r experience that u share.
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