Those do appear to be flower buds. Don't get too happy, as most of them will turn yellow and fall off. That's perfectly normal however, so just enjoy the show. Thin them down to 3 or 4 per branch when they get to be an inch in diameter. Happy growing.😊
Thanks for watching and commenting! I have to say you hit the nail on the head. Most of the buds fell off (about 2/3) and the plant selected 4 that stayed and fully bloomed.
@@craigweinzapfel It's almost like the plant knows what to do. 😅 Your main job is to provide water and fertilizer as needed. You also need to prune and train it to climb a trellis, if you have one. Other than that, the plant can usually figure out what to do with the buds. I like to see which buds the plant wants to keep before I start thinning them out myself as most of them fall off while they are still quite small. I love dragon fruit plants. They are easy to grow.😊
@@craigweinzapfel Sounds like you're doing great. Keep an eye on the weather forecast. Rain will wash the pollen away and cause a failure to produce fruit. If rain is in the forecast I bag the unopened flowers with a small plastic bag held on with a rubber band. Then in the middle of the night I remove the bag to let the flower open up so I can pollinate it. Afterward folding the flower up and rebagging it for another day or so. Just be careful to not break the stigma off in the process.
Those do appear to be flower buds. Don't get too happy, as most of them will turn yellow and fall off. That's perfectly normal however, so just enjoy the show.
Thin them down to 3 or 4 per branch when they get to be an inch in diameter.
Happy growing.😊
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I have to say you hit the nail on the head. Most of the buds fell off (about 2/3) and the plant selected 4 that stayed and fully bloomed.
@@craigweinzapfel
It's almost like the plant knows what to do. 😅 Your main job is to provide water and fertilizer as needed. You also need to prune and train it to climb a trellis, if you have one. Other than that, the plant can usually figure out what to do with the buds. I like to see which buds the plant wants to keep before I start thinning them out myself as most of them fall off while they are still quite small.
I love dragon fruit plants. They are easy to grow.😊
I ended up with about 40% of the buds becoming fruit. I'll upload a video showing my final fruit soon.
@@craigweinzapfel
Sounds like you're doing great. Keep an eye on the weather forecast. Rain will wash the pollen away and cause a failure to produce fruit. If rain is in the forecast I bag the unopened flowers with a small plastic bag held on with a rubber band. Then in the middle of the night I remove the bag to let the flower open up so I can pollinate it. Afterward folding the flower up and rebagging it for another day or so. Just be careful to not break the stigma off in the process.
how old is it?
It is about 2.5 years or 3 years now.