Ways and ideas of caring for your Dragon Fruit plants during winter
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- Опубліковано 7 гру 2018
- At Spicy Exotics, we are located in a Zone 9b and our winters are present but mostly mild. In this video, we look and talk about ways to care for your Dragon Fruit plants during the winter months.
I admire what you have done to maintain your dragon fruit garden during the winter months...I realized then that I am very blessed... I am from the Philippines . I have lots of sun, high temperature, and lots of small dragon fruit plants that needed to be transferred to a farm.. I have not started the farm yet and looking at your difficulty, I decided to pursue my dragon fruit farm .. I am not to face the problems you are facing therefore I have NO REASON not to pursue that plan... Thank you ...
Just saw the following warning for today: HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM CST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 23 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west central Louisiana. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 8 AM CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing.
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For this Greenhouse Only works for States Like Florida and California Hot climate States😊👍
i slow boiled the water in side the green house during the winter, and we live in Houston Texas.
Have you changed anything over 4yrs ?? Have you looked into ceramic metal halide bulbs ? Use hi temp gasket maker on the porcelain to dish connection to prevent water dripping down to bulb 😉
i believe dragon fruit can survive on zone 9b.i live in zone 9b houston texas it's a cactus so it will tolerate winter. just wrap them when it gets under 32.
How much does the polytunnel raise the minimum daily temperature without a heater? How quickly does it lose the heat it absorbed during the day?
How many plants in a greenhouse?
Do you water your dragon fruit plants during the winter?
I'm going to use this exact method since I live in North Texas. It rarely stays below 35° for more than 48 hours but I know too much cold will kill dragon fruits.
Hey there found your channel after being gifted a couple dragon fruit cuttings.
looks awesome Ty! i've used some cheap electric radiator type heaters that have their own built in temperature control and i would say it works well enough for me "next door" in metairie. as you know, last year was exceptionally cold around here. i also had some remote temperature sensors to monitor the temperature with and they would turn on a fan to help move the air inside the hoophouse when the temp starts to rise in the morning hours. for me, my setup was constrained and the south end would heat up before the north end and the fan helped to even the temperature out...
Hi, Thanks for sharing. I feel I might have a few ideas for you to consider, but please know I am just a home gardener . I wonder if plants need darkness to rest at different stages of the day/seasons. Also maybe try infrared lights (sauna like) which actually contribute to the plant health. Different light spectrums have been studied to help humans and plants as well. Next, radiant floor heating (like they use in homes, )and used with something on top (wood, connecting tiles, heavy duty industrial mat etc) to hold the heat. Also some type of steam humidifier or misters (with foliar feed)to keep the plants aerial roots happy. That’s all, don’t know if you have updated your systems over the 4yrs or not. Best of luck to you.
Hi Ty, Thank you for the video. You really invested a lot into this greenhouse. I was searching to get one and saw a lot of not too good reviews on this type of green mesh enforced covers. They said after about a year, the plastic start to fall off like snow flakes. Did this happen to your greenhouse too? and how long this plastic cover can last?
We're in 9B also, but in central Florida. We get frosts here too but apparently not as bad as you. Winter a year ago was like summer but I wish I had had a few hoop houses this past winter; I lost about half of my plants. We wrap each trellis with a wire and plastic windbreaker every year but this year it got cold enough to freeze the tops. I see you grow in pots. Do you move/space them out more in the summer?
Thank you for the video,yesterday I purchased about 7 cuttings from you hopefully I made the right decisions about the types
Let, s see how to make a dragon glass
Great video and very interesting, in dormancy does the plants need the lights and warm also watering?
Great video! I'm here in Central Louisiana ( B. R. ) what size green house are you using. I am very happy to have come across your video. I got the DF that I have from Texas