2 Ways to Build a Dragonfruit Trellis for Growing Dragon Fruit in Containers
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2024
- Today I'll show you how to build a dragon fruit trellis for growing dragonfruit in containers. We'll be building 2 different support structures to give the climbing dragonfruit cactus a sturdy structure to climb up - one of the designs will virtually last a lifetime.
For the first trellis that I'm building, I'll be trying to create a dragonfruit tree, by using a strong branch and attaching it securely into the pot so it can't move at all. The second structure uses a recycled plastic fencepost and will be attached very securely to the pot.
We'll then plant some dragonfruit cuttings into the containers so I can train the dragonfruit up the trellis structure.
Dragon fruit are a climbing jungle cactus that flowers at night and produces a delicious tropical fruit. They can be grown in tropical and subtropical climates, or in colder areas if protected in a greenhouse or kept away from cold, frost and damp conditions.
They can easily be propagated from seeds and from cuttings.
These plants are also known as Pitaya , Pitahaya , Stenocereus , Hylocereus undatus , Hylocereus costaricensis , Hylocereus megalanthus , Cactaceae.
Materials I used for the second trellis design:
1x 50L Plastic Pot (This was the biggest size I could get, but you can definitely go bigger if you can).
1 x 1.5m long Recycled plastic fence post - Use untreated timber as an alternative.
90x45 Timber (2"x4") - 2 pieces at 550mm (1.8ft); 3 pieces @ 460mm (1.5ft).
17 x 100mm long bugle head batten screws (otherwise use what you have - can be shorter screws than this).
1 x Stainless steel threaded rod
4 x Stainless steel washers
4 x Stainless steel nuts
Hessian (burlap) material to attach to plastic post will allow your dragon fruits aerial roots to attach to the pole more easily and increase uptake of any water or foliar spray you provide the plant with. I will look at trying this out when I can get my hands on some hessian :)
Good luck with your Dragonfruit and let me know if you build this trellis! Send me any of your growing pics over on Instagram. I'd love to see your plants ;).
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0:00 Intro
0:27 Building DF Tree Trellis
2:22 Planting Dragon fruit cuttings
3:42 Building the super strong trellis
6:41 Planting Yellow Dragon Fruit
6:57 Conclusion
7:29 Announcement!
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Thanks heaps for watching!
Make sure you stick around until the end for a little extra bonus after the video. Hope you enjoy 😁 🌱
Is this inspired by epic gardening? Similar!!
is this your first year of Dragon fruit plant. there an another method that can help you to grow Dragon two times in a year. we have experiment on it and we have successfully
Alternate title: How to Train Your Dragon (Fruit Tree)
Haha that's clever ✌️👏😎
Nice 🤣
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Haha so good
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What a view! Gorgeous landscape in the yard 😍
i really need to give my plants more individual attention like this
This is great!! Just what I need for my dragon fruits. You’ve really inspired me to make one now xx Cathi xx
Hi Cathi, so glad this was helpful. Good luck with your dragons! :)
This guy so SO good looking. Must be all that healthy food he eats.
Ill be honest I watch his videos bcz he good looking too lmao
We can only blame his Mama!
Thank you. Just getting into this.
Well done! I liked the result of this experiment. Very creative solution to fix the tree branch inside the vase. Very good indeed! Happy 2022!
Thanks
I am waiting for my pitayas seeds to germinate to see what is up.
I love the production you do and more when it comes to the seed, I see that the plants adore you, greetings from Paraguay. 👏🏻🤩♥️
Thanks and good luck with your seeds! :)
I built a trellis from recycled wood and it looks terrible, but quirky. I have some pecan branches that I was going to carve into walking sticks, but after seeing your natural-look trellis I think I may use them for a trellis. Thanks for the inspiration.
Very interesting. Thanks for showing. 👍 🙂
We need an update! 😉
Can you give us an update on these? I’d love to see what they look like now. Thank you.
Definitely gonna try it! ✌️
Haha, my cats would love those 🐉 fruit structures as scratching posts/trees 😂
Que buena idea voy hacer uno en mi jardin .😁👍
Asombroso, buena suerte con él
Nice!
Great job! Looking forward to seeing how this goes.
Thanks! Me too 😁
Awesome! Love the natural wood design. My only issue here in windy Oklahoma in the States is the pot will blow over. So I need to adapt your design to a nice heavy ceramic that I also can bring in the garage during our frigid winters.
Have you tried planting mangosteen? This is the queen of fruit here in South East Asia.
Awesome sir❤️👍
Would love to see a 1year update on this!
Você é muito criativo.
Great video!
Thanks James 😁
Very informative, please advise how to protect the wood from rotting.
... awesome idea re. recycled post and that bracing, mate that's next level ! Taa heaps
Haha cheers!
How’s your dragon fruit cactus now? Wondering how you keep them in a warm environment over winter? Looking forward to seeing some updates:)
I just came across his channel and am also very curious how his dragon fruit cacti are doing. Hopefully there’ll be an update soon! 😊
So I love this idea. I have a huge dragon fruit that was attached to the wall. It just fell over yesterday! I am so sad as it really took down most of it. Therefore, I don't want to reattach it to the wall as even those structures failed. I'm into making the fence post idea as I also think your wood idea won't last (sorry, they just get so big!). Anyway, hoping to recover most of it. Good video
Awesome video very informative, i also thought that dragon fruit grew on vines 😂🌿🍃💦
I'm new to this channel and it made me interested in gardening
That's awesome to hear! :)
Mate
Love the plastic post trellis We have most of this stuff at work , quite often in the various recycle bins, I could make this from.
Just a question do you think these would survive in the Wairarapa ?
We get a mild frost in winter -2 at the most (normally) would that kill it ?
Hot Summers though 😂
Cheers
Well build. Note that dragon fruit plants get heavy. The other 3 options are to grow them in strong rooted tree or just trellis less or up a wall or gate. :-)
Good job 👍. Very interesting idea 👌. Greetings from Poland.
Thanks! 😁. Do you grow dragonfruit over there at all?
@@TheKiwiGrower Hey. In Poland, we have a climate that does not allow cultivation in the ground. The only option is to grow greenhouses and place plants outside during the spring and summer season.
😂 I just spit my orange juice out of my mouth when I saw the 🕷 running across the screen screaming "OMG! Earthquake!" That was hilarious and unexpected! 😬
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That’s really cool idea with that piece of wood, I like it
Thanks! I reckon it’ll look cool covered in dragonfruit! 😊
@@TheKiwiGrower I think it will
Hopefully as you said in the video that the wood will survive for some time
@@robingw2615 yeah, will see what happens :)
You have to try to plant giant markisa. The fruits very sweet and very rare fruit
Do you leave your dragon fruit outside during winter? I live in NZ too. I just brought 2 dragon fruit. Very happy find your videos.
This is the first year trying leaving outdoors. I have them under the eaves of my house, so they have overhead protection and its North facing as well. So far so good, will see how they do :)
I like dragon fruit a lot, not sure how to deal with it in winter? greenhouse?
How come he is so hot and pumped, but talks about...gardening?!😆
Thanks mate for the video my Dragon fruit setup a disaster I’m using the tall noise proof fence to climb it and its not ideal it could take 12 months to grow 2.4m. I think your method is a great idea off to Bunnings this weekend to find that recycled material pole cause with the tree branch method it could be subject to termite attack and there goes the structure.
If you’re in NZ the posts I use are called future posts and I got them through farm source shop, but there are other stockists as well. Otherwise I’m sure other countries have some alternatives. Good luck! 😊
@@TheKiwiGrower thanks theres an article on this that Fronterra milk recycles their milk bottles to make this innovative posts i don’t think the idea has yet made it to Australia yet, i have to use wet pine post. Cheers
Thank you for sharing Sir. Great information. Sir could you explain how much soil volume is required for the dragon fruit plants ? Also what size pots do you recommend?
I used 50 litre pots which is the minimum size I'd recommend for growing them like this :)
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I'm realy glad I found your chanel, you are pleasant to listen to and you also show some realy interesting content ! You should have more subs ! Greetings from France 😊
Thanks so much! And hi from New Zealand
That’s super cool, and creative! Where do you get your pots? Seems like rly nice pots.🪴
Thanks 😁. These are just from the warehouse which is just a large store that sell lots of general items :)
Since the pipe is hollow inside, what does the bottom screw do?
Woah cool yesterday I was doing the put seed in water for a week I hope it goes well
Hope it goes well!
@@TheKiwiGrower it grew roots rip Mark the seedling I accidently broke the roots out :( but there is more seedling
What are the winter temps like where you live? I was gifted some small dragon fruit cacti and am interested in keeping them. I’m in the southern United States so most of the year is hot but I’m afraid I will need to keep them inside for the dead of winter...
Our winters get as cold as about -2 or -3 celcius (27F). I'm planning to keep mine protected under cover in winter and eventually house them in a greenhouse
Hey mate what size pots do you use? Cheers
Hello ! I just discovered you (I like the idea of growing rare plants ;)) and I know there's no correlation with this video in particular, but I was wondering if the longans survived (?)
Hey, no I don’t have these unfortunately. They got a bit neglected when I was busy getting my house built and moving etc. Now that I’m settled I have much more capability to care for my plants better, so will probably give them another go at some point
Big 👍 mate
Sweet idea with the branch, not shore why some duck gave u a thumbs down
Thanks mate! Each to their own I guess, but glad you enjoyed 😁🌵
@@TheKiwiGrower my yellow has just reached the top of its trellis a month ago, I tipped the end and now have 3 branches triangulating out.
Mine a in single plant per pot to be able to easily move them into heated green house April-may for winter
That’s awesome! Hopefully you’ll get some fruit off it soon!
say deck again? ;p genius and cool ideas man i wont be bothered to do something like this so i dunno wat im gonna do yet haha probably just wrap some string around em and do em up like a ponytail :p
Was waiting for a comment about saying deck haha. So many people commented that on my upside down tomato video 😆
@@TheKiwiGrower hahaha xD
Loving your videos n Dragon Fruit. How long until they bear fruit? Are they ok to leave the pots outside in Papamoa in the winter time? Thanks so much. Brett
Hey Brett, thanks heaps, glad you're enjoying them. Yep they should do okay with a bit of protection, like facing north under the eaves of your house etc. Keep them protected from frost and too much rain. I've included an update in my most recent video showing how mine did after the Winter. Hope that helps :) ua-cam.com/video/Xvuf-gjFKY4/v-deo.html
@@TheKiwiGrower Kia ora Kalem, did you find the plastic trellis as good as the branches? Didn't see it in the update video and was wondering if there was a reason it wasn't in the video. Thanks!
@@dougleton1981 only reason was that the ones on the plastic trellis are a cutting grown variety and not the type I grew from seed. The branch actually sadly snapped during a massive wind storm recently, so the other one is of course more durable and works well. I might include the footage in a future video. Wrapping the pole with hessian material is good too as the dragonfruit holds better and doesn't slip around
@@TheKiwiGrower Ah of course, that explains it, sorry about that!
Thanks for taking the time to reply and the tip on the hessian. Good luck rescuing the damaged branch trellis. And thanks for all the great videos!🙏
How is the wooden stem holding up after 8 month?
What was the green pole you used again?
K im subscribing
Welcome to the channel! :)
how big of a pot should you use if you were going to use a 4 x 4 for your trellis?
I would go for at least 50L, or 60L if you can get one that big. :)
arent those pots too small?
i would assume one would need double larger pots for dragonfruit
Any updates? 😍
Can you grow dragon fruit in normal weather? Like not super sunny ( the Netherlands)
Are you in Waikato area? Do you move in indoor your Dragon fruits on winter?
Yep I am in that area. Yes I’ve had these indoors in Winter. This year I’m going to leave some under the north facing eaves of my house to avoid frost and excess water and see how they do
Why you should buy soil? You can Make your own compos + animal manure + organik fertilizer.
Can you use treated 4x4 fence post from Bunnings or Mitre 10?
It would work for this structure but maybe just do research on using treated timber.
Many people avoid it as chemicals are used to treat the wood, however some info now suggests it’s safe for growing around. I tend to stick on the side of caution and avoid treated timber being close to plants that grow food.
Try and find some studies on it to see what it suggests. You could also look at wrapping the base of the wood in plastic if leaching was a concern. But then some people suggest plastics can leech.
Heard someone talk about dragonfruit aerial roots not liking to attach to treated wood too though not sure how true that is and you could probably just wrap the post in hessian or simalar to get around that.
Sorry if that wasn’t much help but without having seen conclusive evidence I wouldn’t want to say strongly yes or no.
How many gallon pot is that?
no need drainase hole ?
Hi
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How are the dragon fruits doing since this was released
l use old post and old moped wheels. lots green branches but no fruit.
Where’s the update????
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I used the branch method and in two years it rots and fell over and that's because of water obviously
Thanks Kobe. Yeh had thought this might happen at some stage... Might have to retrofit something in a few years time to stop it falling over. Guess we’ll see!
Halo
your df should be rooted before it gets any sun exposure...
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in china the commercial growers use bricks 😁
If we use a plastic container, then it may break due to sunlight. What to do for thatttt.......can you show how to grow them in clay pots and cement pots pls...
Hey, you could screw some blocks of wood around the base of your pole to act as feet which would balance the pole and hold it upright :) Hope that helps
@@TheKiwiGrower thank u so much bro
@@TheKiwiGrower I have another doubt about my carambola tree sapling, when I bought it from the store it was doing well but recently it started to wilting I tried many ways but still no use.. ..... What to do to make it grow again... Can you tell me some ways....
Are you ambidextrous? You were drilling with your left hand at 1:28, with your right hand at 1:36, and also writing with your right at 1:42. :)
Haha good observation. I think I was only drilling with my left hand cause otherwise my arm was in the way of the camera lens
I thought that post was a pool noodle
Dragon fruit update?
No they are an orchid
Your growing into a man. Cool to see, from starting seeds to starting a homestead [all that and a beard]
Haha yup it’s definitely been awhile since those earlier videos!
why not grow a dragon fruit up an actual tree that's alive?
You could do that in a warmer climate than mine. I need to bring mine under cover during Winter due to frost and too much rain
@@TheKiwiGrower apple tree? they don't grow in winter either, and go bare anyways.