How to Build a Dragon Fruit (Pitaya) Trellis
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- Опубліковано 9 січ 2016
- This video shows how I built a new trellis support for a mature dragon fruit vine after the posts had rotted and the plant fell over.
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Great trellis set up. Definitely helped in how I'm going to set up my Dragon Fruit cuttings alongside a backwall branching outward via wire mesh and foam to protect main DF plant. Thank you.
I love this idea! Thank you, for sharing! I'm in southern California and am definitely going to do this!
Hi Mark, Great advice and demonstration, Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I used madre de.cacao trees and other fruit trees like mango, jackfruit, soursop, pomelo.,rambutan etc. as trellis for my dragon fruits. Two of my df plants were toppled down by typhoon last month. Now, what I do is pruning the branches at the minimum so as not to put more weight on the trellis. You can see my dragon fruit plants in my small gardening channel. I have 16 varieties including the australian golden yellow variety.
thanks Mark for sharing this great idea. especially like the irrigation pipe to protect the plant. currently growing my dragon fruit in pots with some success.
+Sheena Goodchild Thank you Sheena! Yes DF grow well in pots and I also have two plants growing in pots - yellow variety - I think they do well in containers because of how drought hardy they are so if you forget to water them (like me LOL) they still survive. Cheers :)
Very nice transformation. Great idea for the top of the cattle panels. Looks good too.
+LKH Fun Thank you! Yes, I really left the weeding too late but I'm glad I finally got around to giving this area a makeover. Better late than never lol... Cheers ;)
Thank you for doing this video. I've just bought a Dragon fruit and haven't ever grown anything like it. Now I know what to do to have a happy plant!
Thanks for the feedback Deborah! There are several ways to grow the vine - most people grow them up a single thick post but this method on a trellis also works well. Cheers :)
Nice looking trellis Mark.
Cheers.
+RobBobs Backyard Farming Thanks Rob! :)
Well put together! You covered everything I had been searching for to espalier this plant. I like the look of the wire cloth much more than the post and tire method. Do you have a video on training dragon plant to produce maximum fruit?
Looks great! Might give this a go. Thanks!
tsafanyoh j. ,
Thank you for your helpful video. The view looks so fun.
Thank you! :)
Thank you looks great. So presentable. I just bought a dragon fruit plant NOT knowing all it entails. Wish me luck. I do intend to eat dragon fruit from this plant.
That is an interesting way of making the trellis. I think it will help support not only dragon fruits but other plants as well! Cheers mate!
+California Gardening Thank you, and yes for sure this type of trellis would be useful for many different crops! Thanks mate :)
Self Sufficient Me
REALLY very good speech brother and nice place i like it👍👍👍👌
Thanks for sharing this great & useful idea sir
+Dragon Fruit Garden Hi and thank you Sir for taking the time to comment! Cheers :)
you're welcome sir, :-)
Bloody Hell
Who's this handsome young man ? 😂
Am intetested in trying to grow one of these in a pot if possible. Bought one fruit at a supermarket in NZ for NINE DOLLARS I might add
& sure enough NO discernable taste at all (exactly like their tomatos)
All I got was a hole in the wallet and an earfull about wasting money.😂
Thank you your video , i don't know if is there any dragon fruit farm in Perth Australia. Would you tell me about it? Thank you.
Thanks for share it with us
I'm growing up them a few varieties but indoor cuz they can't grow in my zone
I beloved to be there forever
hope a day it becomes true
Nice job, my friend!
+Keyplayr61 Greenhouse Hydroponics And Gardens Thanks very much Keith!
Mine is growing up and over the carport but it is shadowed by the giant clumping bamboo and it limits the sunshine and accessibility. As a renter I can't pull out the bamboo but I have taken some 4ft cuttings that have already fruited and am potting them up. I can then take them with when I go! 😎
Can you grown dragon fruit in a pot as we are in a rental home ?
are those cattle panels you cut down or are they specially made for gardening? I have several cattle panels here that I use in the garden ,some are 12 feet and one or two are 16 feet. they really work good for tomatoes pole beans and even cucumbers so they go up and I can tie the plant as it grows and it keeps the plants from growing all over the ground.
Good
I like zip ties too. Very interesting plant must be ground cover in the wild.
HI!! mark how the update on this?? is there a 2019 video on this?? cant seem to find any on you channel :D hope its going well
Mark, has this withstood the test of time? I made one like it but want to know how well it works, before I attempt to move my old plant onto that trellis (the one it was on broke).
Thinking about it we could use that trellis for fruit bushes in the UK as well
+mick watson Yeah for sure! I'm going to build another trellis similar for some kiwi berries I'm growing. Cheers :)
Hi Mark, Nice job it was tricky but turns out great, I'm using zip ties to hold my satellite dish in place they are now in second year and still thee so hopefully yours will last long as well.
+Raf's Kitchen Garden Thanks Raf! Those zip ties are super handy to have in the shed, cheers :)
There goes that wonderful Aussie ingenuity again!! Garden now looks super. What do these things taste like anyway? I have heard they are a bit like watermelon. Is that true?
+Jackie Binkley Yes Jackie, it's similar to watermelon and quite refreshing! They have small seeds like a kiwi fruit which are totally edible (hardly notice them). I like to cool the fruit down in the fridge before eating. Thanks :)
Great video, what does dragon fruit taste like? Thanks for sharing
+Fruit & Veg Thank you! The fruit tastes similar to watermelon and quite refreshing! They have small seeds like a kiwi fruit which are totally edible (hardly notice them). I like to cool the fruit down in the fridge before eating. Cheers :)
wow that sounds great
Do they need direct sun or will they also fruit well in a fairly shady position?
Can I put mine straight into the ground? I have some in a big container.
looks great ,do you have just tank water.as where we have just bought its just have tank water and our dam is dead great video thank you for sharing
+The farm douwnunder in Tara Hi, yes we have tank water, dam, and also a bore (which is handy when the others dry up). Thank you! :)
what are those metal steaks specifically called I tried so many hardware places n cant find em I only have 3 from old real estate signs thats been thrown away and the ones in bunnings arent stable enough
Fencing droppers
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Looks interesting but how good it will be for production,? Give it a bit of time and then expect others to follow since you have used a lot of 'will' in your talk.
What state your growing yellow Dragon fruit ?
Hi great video
QUICK QUESTION:can i do this on a wall
Please I really need your help
Any place to buy a metal trellis like that?
Put some wood chips (not mulch) around 3 feet from the trunk , the wood chips balance your H.P. the soil , watch the videos from "back to Eden garden"
+Nelson Flores Thanks for the tip! Yes I have seen several of their videos - excellent concepts for growing backyard food! Cheers :)
Woof !!!
Thanks for sharing handsome man.
Thanks Bear you're too kind! Cheers :)
anytime handsome good work.
do they need full sun or shaded
+atmm89 They grow quite well in part shade but can also handle full sun.
Reo mesh?
+McDowall Manor Yeah reo mesh would work just fine! Cheers :)
Hi mate, thanks for the information, just to give you a detail that you could consider, the name in America is Pitahaya
where are you live?
+Мс Панда He is in Australia. I am not sure what part. :-)
+LKH Fun thank you
+LKH Fun I guessed accent
+Мс Панда Hi, yes correct on the east coast near Brisbane. Cheers :)
Woodglut has a lot of designs to choose from.
are those cattle panels you cut down or are they specially made for gardening? I have several cattle panels here that I use in the garden ,some are 12 feet and one or two are 16 feet. they really work good for tomatoes pole beans and even cucumbers so they go up and I can tie the plant as it grows and it keeps the plants from growing all over the ground.
+MissouriOldTimer Yes these panels are sold cut down but you're completely correct and basically any similar panels such as reo mesh, cattle panels, etc are perfect for all those gardening trellis jobs. Actually, buying in larger size and cutting down would be cheaper. Cheers :)
Sawzall makes quick work of those heavy gauge members.