Excellent information! There are re many untrustworthy sellers out there! That’s why I try to take cuttings from the mother plant in person when possible.
LOL> That's because one of the dragon fruit that's native to Ecuador is the Palora Dragon Fruit. It's a yellow skin, white fleshed fruit. Supposedly one of the sweetest varieties out there... I hope to have mine fruit next year
So I've been watching you for a few months and I am 100% sold. Your videos are great and I have learned a lot from you. I even built the drying chamber using your equipment list and am currently drying about 20 different meats along with dry aging almost a dozen different meats. This is the first I have heard you mention dragon fruit in any video. What's up with dragon fruit? Is this part of something that I have missed?
we don't have any yet. This series is taking place real time so I wanted to start with zero and demonstrate how to end up with an orchard of Dragon Fruit in your back yard.. In the next episode we will be receiving out cuttings. It's going to be epic!!!
@@2guysandacooler I live in the UK so the selection is non-existent. The ones available are named yellow/purple/white/red pitahaya. I'll take the risk and see what comes out. In theory I have 2 each of red, purple and white. We'll see. Hopefully it's the right genus... 🙈
I find it interesting I never heard off dragon fruit when I lived in Louisiana or in California but the 2 places you recommend were in my back yard in both states. I am still trying to find some place here in OKC that serves dragon fruit so I can tase it but nothing yet.. This might be a good addition to my retirement homestead garden in Arkansas next year if I like it.
There are a few places in OKC that might have them. Just remember that there are LOTS of different varieties. Some certainly taste better than others. I'm not sure when they come into season in the USA (most likely they will be imported) but here are some options: Chinatown Supermarket, Sprouts Farmers Market, Whole Foods (on Western Ave). These places should have some when they come into season.
@@2guysandacooler I never thought about china town supermarket. I checked sprouts and Whole Foods but it may be out of season. I will keep looking. Thanks
Do you know if I can buy things from the sausage maker when I live in Europe? I have tried to go to "proceed to checkout", and there you can choose your country and state, but as soon as you go to buy it, it tells you: "This product is not eligible for international purchase". Do you know anything about that? Are there other websites selling their products? Thank you in advance😄
a friend gave me some dragonfruit seed from a white fleshed dragonfruit and it is sprouting nicely. I wanted it because it is cactus like. Does it it need a different variety to pollinate and is there anything I should know about growing it from seed?
That would be impossible for me to answer without knowing the specific variety. Even then your seeds could be cross pollinated with a different variety as well so your fruit may be different than the mother plant. I would recommend getting a red flesh variety and growing them together so that they can cross pollinate. With that being said, growing dragon fruit from seed may take 4-5 years before you see fruit.. Other than that you would grow it normal. Start in a pot and as it gets bigger start to stake it, then place it on a trellis to fruit
@@2guysandacooler thank you! I was wondering if it was like avocado and unless you had the right one it would be inedible when grown from seed. The red fleshed fruits are very attractive. I am not a fan of dragonfruit, but maybe I just tasted the wrong one. I like the flowers, though. I grew a lemon tree from seed once. After 15 years I grew impatient for it to produce fruit and looked up how long I was going to have to wait. 15 years more or less. That winter we had a sudden and bad freeze and it killed the tree. Disappointing. Glad it doesn't take as long for the dragonfruit to bloom.
My top pick for dragon fruit cuttings is spicyexotics.com. Be sure to check them out and see their ridiculous selections. It's outrageous!
Excellent information! There are re many untrustworthy sellers out there! That’s why I try to take cuttings from the mother plant in person when possible.
I had no idea you were into growing fruits! Thanks for the tips
This is my absolute favorite plant to grow.. It's incredible
Hey Eric. This is such a great series. I can't wait for my dragon fruits to grow. 👍
Excellent information. I live in Ecuador and eat this daily. But the yellow one, it's much sweeter.
LOL> That's because one of the dragon fruit that's native to Ecuador is the Palora Dragon Fruit. It's a yellow skin, white fleshed fruit. Supposedly one of the sweetest varieties out there... I hope to have mine fruit next year
So I've been watching you for a few months and I am 100% sold. Your videos are great and I have learned a lot from you. I even built the drying chamber using your equipment list and am currently drying about 20 different meats along with dry aging almost a dozen different meats. This is the first I have heard you mention dragon fruit in any video. What's up with dragon fruit? Is this part of something that I have missed?
Awesome!
Walio... Great video! I'm gonna hit Cal Poly before I move out of SF.
Need your help I'm trying to dress out my charcuterie shop and wanted to know were you got your sausage stuffer SS Table?
Can u put salumi and cheese in same chamber
Yes
Thanks
Please show us all your fruiting plants
we don't have any yet. This series is taking place real time so I wanted to start with zero and demonstrate how to end up with an orchard of Dragon Fruit in your back yard.. In the next episode we will be receiving out cuttings. It's going to be epic!!!
@@2guysandacooler my wife does exotic plants and we think she may have brought non self fertal plants. They grow like weeds but never produce anything
do they flower?
@@2guysandacooler no
@@cnorris3926 I'll try to share some tips on how to get it to flower 😊
I've purchased six cuttings now. This could get interesting
LOL. I know the feeling! What varieties did you get?
@@2guysandacooler I live in the UK so the selection is non-existent. The ones available are named yellow/purple/white/red pitahaya.
I'll take the risk and see what comes out. In theory I have 2 each of red, purple and white. We'll see. Hopefully it's the right genus... 🙈
I find it interesting I never heard off dragon fruit when I lived in Louisiana or in California but the 2 places you recommend were in my back yard in both states. I am still trying to find some place here in OKC that serves dragon fruit so I can tase it but nothing yet.. This might be a good addition to my retirement homestead garden in Arkansas next year if I like it.
There are a few places in OKC that might have them. Just remember that there are LOTS of different varieties. Some certainly taste better than others. I'm not sure when they come into season in the USA (most likely they will be imported) but here are some options: Chinatown Supermarket, Sprouts Farmers Market, Whole Foods (on Western Ave). These places should have some when they come into season.
@@2guysandacooler I never thought about china town supermarket. I checked sprouts and Whole Foods but it may be out of season. I will keep looking. Thanks
@@kevchard5214 Chinatown seemed to carry the yellow skin white flesh varieties. Let me know what you find..
@@2guysandacooler Will do thanks!!
I just stopped along the side of the road. There are plenty of wild dragon fruit plants out there.
Hello. Mr Eric this ☀️ I will be visiting you. Where are you in Latin America ? Your fan from Montréal Canada 🇨🇦 😍
LOL. Great day to you. I can't disclose my location for obvious reasons..
Do you know if I can buy things from the sausage maker when I live in Europe? I have tried to go to "proceed to checkout", and there you can choose your country and state, but as soon as you go to buy it, it tells you: "This product is not eligible for international purchase". Do you know anything about that? Are there other websites selling their products?
Thank you in advance😄
Where do you live, looks very tropical!!
Latin America
@@2guysandacooler I knew it wasn't Lake Charles the air wasn't green. LOL
LOL. Lake Charles was my home town.. Been a long time since I've been there😉
@@2guysandacooler Its been 25 years since I went back to Belle Rose LA which is where I grew up. The air is green there too. LOL
@@2guysandacooler Do you have chemtrails there? I'm looking (like millions of others) to move to a place that doesn't have them.
a friend gave me some dragonfruit seed from a white fleshed dragonfruit and it is sprouting nicely. I wanted it because it is cactus like. Does it it need a different variety to pollinate and is there anything I should know about growing it from seed?
That would be impossible for me to answer without knowing the specific variety. Even then your seeds could be cross pollinated with a different variety as well so your fruit may be different than the mother plant. I would recommend getting a red flesh variety and growing them together so that they can cross pollinate. With that being said, growing dragon fruit from seed may take 4-5 years before you see fruit.. Other than that you would grow it normal. Start in a pot and as it gets bigger start to stake it, then place it on a trellis to fruit
@@2guysandacooler thank you! I was wondering if it was like avocado and unless you had the right one it would be inedible when grown from seed. The red fleshed fruits are very attractive. I am not a fan of dragonfruit, but maybe I just tasted the wrong one. I like the flowers, though.
I grew a lemon tree from seed once. After 15 years I grew impatient for it to produce fruit and looked up how long I was going to have to wait. 15 years more or less. That winter we had a sudden and bad freeze and it killed the tree. Disappointing. Glad it doesn't take as long for the dragonfruit to bloom.