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Spicy Exotics Dragon Fruit is your source for over 100 varieties of plant cuttings for sale. Dragon Fruit, Pitaya, or Pitahaya originated in Central America and now can be found in most tropical areas. In the USA these areas include Hawaii, California, and Florida. It's a subtropical vining cactus. So it loves lots of rain yet can tolerate dry weather. Most varieties are fast growing making easily adaptable to new environments.
As mentioned above, the plant is a vining cactus with fleshy three sided growth and spins along the edge of this growth. The plant creates huge night blooming flowers that are beautiful and fragrant. If the flower is pollinated it will create one of the most amazing fruits. Varieties can be either red, pink, green or yellow skin with white, pink, purple, or red flesh. The fruit sizes can vary ranging from 0.5 pounds to a whopping 3.0 pounds in size.
As mentioned above, the plant is a vining cactus with fleshy three sided growth and spins along the edge of this growth. The plant creates huge night blooming flowers that are beautiful and fragrant. If the flower is pollinated it will create one of the most amazing fruits. Varieties can be either red, pink, green or yellow skin with white, pink, purple, or red flesh. The fruit sizes can vary ranging from 0.5 pounds to a whopping 3.0 pounds in size.
Dragon Fruit Tip: Reuse soil bags for plant ties
In this video, we demonstrate making and applying old soil bags for plant ties. We discuss old ways of training our Dragon Fruit and different uses for these ties. #SpicyExotics #dragonfruit #pitahaya
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To prune or not to prune once your Dragon Fruit reaches the top of your trellis.
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This quick video discusses whether you should prune your Dragon Fruit vine once it reaches the top of your trellis or let it grow. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each method. #SpicyExotics #DragonFruit #Pitahaya
Eradicating Dragon Fruit Pest the Leaf-Footed bug
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It's the summer of 2022 and finishing up our first flower cycle at @Spicyexotics and we encountered a high volume of flower bud loss. This was due to the pest, the Leaf-Footed bug. We talk about why buds fail and how the Leaf-Footing bug is different. We also discuss ways of removing this pest.
2021 Taste Test of 19 varieties of Dragon Fruit
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Spicy Exotics samples 19 different Dragon Fruit varieties and shares our opinion of taste and fruit information. #SpicyExotics #DragonFruit #Pitaya #Pitahaya #RareFruit
2021 flowering Season has started, Finally!
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We walk around the plants showing different flower buds, flowers, and young fruit of different varieties kicking off our fruiting season for 2021. Cold weather snaps in April and May of 2021 extended the Dragon Fruit dormancy and now our plants are ready for fruit this summer. #SpicyExotics #DragonFruit #Pitaya #Pitahaya
Spicy Exotics Tip: How to get larger Dragon Fruit?
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In this video, Spicy Exotics shows the results of how we achieved larger fruits from our Dragon's. We tested for four months on all four flesh types and we found the same results. PM pollinations yield larger fruit compared to AM pollination. In our test, we used only fresh pollen. #SpicyExotics #DragonFruit #Pitaya #Pitahaya
A conversation on growing conditions in the Gulf South compared to the West Coast
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Tye and special guest Donovan Vasta walk through the Dragon Fruit varieties discussing growing conditions in the Gulf South compared to Southern California. Bugs, Pollination, and certain varieties are also topics covered in this video.
Ohana Express Taste Test
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Tye and Special guest Donovan Vasta taste and test Ohana Express for the first time.
Soil and Fertilizing Dragon Fruits in containers
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Spicy Exotics share information on what they use as soil and fertilizer for growing Dragon Fruit successfully for over 10 years. Additional information can be found at www.spicyexotics.com/growing. #DragonFruit #SpicyExotics #Pitahaya #Pitaya
Resin planter Dragon Fruit container
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In two easy steps and under ten minutes you can build a container for your Dragon Fruit.
Palora variety Dragon Fruit two minute plant profile
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Take a two-minute look at the different areas of the Palora variety Dragon Fruit plant. We look at the stems, buds, and fruit.
Tipping Dragon Fruit plants
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The purpose of this video is to demonstrate how and why we tip our plants to get more flower buds.
Sin Espinas variety Dragon Fruit two minute plant profile
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Take a two-minute look at the different areas of the Sin Espinas variety Dragon Fruit plant. We look at the stems, buds, and fruit.
Yellow Thai variety Dragon Fruit two minute plant profile
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Take a two-minute look at the different areas of the Yellow Thai variety Dragon Fruit plant. We look at the stems, buds, and fruit.
Comparing different variety Dragon Fruit before harvest
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It's July 2019, and we walk through comparing the different Dragon Fruit varieties as the first fruit cycle comes to an end.
Red Jaina variety Dragon Fruit two minute plant profile
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Red Jaina variety Dragon Fruit two minute plant profile
Cross-pollinating several different species of Dragon Fruit
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Cross-pollinating several different species of Dragon Fruit
Pollinating Dragon Fruit after a heavy rain: Part 3 The Results
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Pollinating Dragon Fruit after a heavy rain: Part 3 The Results
Pollinating Dragon Fruit after a heavy rain: Part 2
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Pollinating Dragon Fruit after a heavy rain: Part 2
Pollinating Dragon Fruit after a heavy rain: Part 1
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Pollinating Dragon Fruit after a heavy rain: Part 1
Dragon Fruit cuttings available for order in 2019
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Dragon Fruit cuttings available for order in 2019
Ways and ideas of caring for your Dragon Fruit plants during winter
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Ways and ideas of caring for your Dragon Fruit plants during winter
Dragon Fruit plant stem grows into a fruit
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Dragon Fruit plant stem grows into a fruit
June 2017 night time walk through Dragon Fruit varieties
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June 2017 night time walk through Dragon Fruit varieties
Dragon Fruit variety walk in March 2017
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Dragon Fruit variety walk in March 2017
In Asia, they supplements the lights at night to help dragon fruits to produce more.
How are you my friend ? Plz , tell me how can i get a puffy pranches im my dragon plants ? I mean full of squeezer
Is there a new video I didnt' see Connie Mayer or Bruni make a showing.
Thanks for the video. Please upload video on how's to identify red flesh and white flesh by it's leaves
Hello guys I went to the Website and everything was sold out, so when do you add new cuttings
Nice 👍👍👍 from Nepal
I cannot get my country roads to pollinate with voodoo child pollen. any tips?
Verify your varieties are true, however I have not seen any variety Voodoo Child could not pollenate. Also, make sure the pollen and stigma are dry and try at 10PM.
How many can you store in each 50ft greenhouse
18 to 20 in the summer and 26 in the winter. You can squeeze more, but we prefer comfort over additional storage. That's 20x40, not 50 feet.
I did not see an American beauty. Interested to know what you think of that taste.
Guatemalan species have early fruit for us with an extra few throughout the year. But it's season is late spring early summer. This video was shot late summer. American Beauty fruit is awesome.
Fantastic information! Thank you. I’m new at being a dragon fruit grower. Started mine from seeds out of a store bought fruit. Excited to watch the progress
Thank you i was now going outside to cut my dragon fruit top
Great Idea. Way to recycle !!! Thank you. I'm going to try this out.
How many plants in a greenhouse?
In this video 16, 8 per side
Everything I needed to know in two minutes about this fruit❤ thank you
I’ve just started this great planting adventure😂I’ve always been a gardener so I say why not attempt growing The Dragons here in NY am a little worried because of my climate and this is why I am potting it to bring in and out of my house 😂in during the winter and out in the summer. I bought some cuttings that has been rooting for a while now will transplant over the weekend and I’ve also germinated some Sugar Dragons and whites from Ecuador. I have done an extensive amount of research. If succeeded with these I have then I will have a yard full once I relocate to a warmer area but for now NY is where I’ll give it a go.
Hope to see more vids like this soon! All my 14 varieties are from Spicy Exotics. You sent me Connie G last June. Just ordered Wild Thing yesterday. Can’t wait to get a taste! Thanks for the genetics 🧬
Thank you, We have more ideas for great content. We hope to have a few more up in 2024.
Does Rainfall have anytime to do with flower buds popping out
Thanks, your information is so helpful.
What is the size of your greenhouse? Thanks
These are 12X26X12, however we now use 20X40X12
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?
During the day, a clear day in the winter with the sun out, inside temperatures can reach 120 F, so venting and cooling is a must. Night time temps drop of quickly, about 3 hours after sunset. During this time its about 2 to 5 degrees different.
How long do Palora Dragonfruit cuttings take to put out new growth
Just like any other Dragon Fruit variety, 1 to 6 months with the proper source.
Is Palora Dragonfruit a vigorous grower
Without proper pruning it can be like most Dragon Fruit
Happy I found your channel. Will tipping stop the growth on that branch from longer?
Yes it will
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
These are 12X26X12
When will you have the K1 cutting and other dragonfruit cuttings available back on your website spicy exotic?
Soon, Sign up for variety notifications and we will email you when they become available.
The origin of this form Korea?
This is a mutation that can happen to any Dragon Fruit.
no palora?
Palora blooms later in the year
More energy will be transferred from the main branch (trunk) to the sub branches which will result in more fruit buds on the sub branches. When there are too many fruit buds on one branch then you should also remove some of the buds so that the remaining buds will have enough space and energy to grow big, sweet and juicy.
Like garantido tmj
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 😉
Yes, everything is replaced. We now use electric oil heaters. Two per Greenhouse and our greenhouse is now twice the size.
BTW, when we had this setup, we tried several types of bulbs. Energy cost and bulb price had alot to do with what we choose at the time. 60 lamps going at once was a huge energy draw. Typically half of the bulbs would fail during the season so you can figure on a bulb cost.
And final thing,you ddn't bother to read them out loud just in case of some error or misunderstanding?.
for more information, spicyexotics.com
Those labels in the background are way too small to be able to read by any viewers,almost as if nothing is there?.
This is a very old video. Check out our website for clear images and descriptions, spicyexotics.com
Which is variety whose brix is above 20 or the size of fruits is near 1 kg
Weather conditions have alot to do with size and taste. Year after year it changes slightly. Nothing we grow yield those results, the only thing close is a hybrid we grow called Double D.
I’m glad to see I’m not the only one who has a few ugly looking ones 😂 they still grow the same, it’s amazing
At least the plant is healthy
Do you sell cutting ?
yes, spicyexotics.com/shop
Perfect timing, was just about to top some of my new vines and will no longer do it! Makes a lot of sense with all the growth you get anyway! Glad I found your page. Subscribing now!
thank you!
How much cost that greenhouse? I want to start a little proyect in spain
We no longer use this setup and have upgraded to a larger setup. 40' x 20'. They are $1000 US Dollars.
I am from Iran, because I live by the sea, I live in a humid and humid climate. 2 seasons of the year are almost very hot and the other two seasons are almost cold. My goal is to grow dragon fruit in a greenhouse. Currently, to gain experience on a small scale. I cultivate
hi sir, i have question, I want to start growing dragon fruit, the first step to start this work is to prepare the substrate, do you suggest planting the cuttings in the ground or in pots? What should the substrate be made of and what percentage should it be mixed with? Thankful
We start in pots and use cow manure for soil and PVC pipe to support. They have lots of other options. I recommend using what you have available to you. You can check out our website and youtube channel for additional information.
Thanks for arabic translation..
For this Greenhouse Only works for States Like Florida and California Hot climate States😊👍
I would say the gulf coast, as we are in Louisiana and works for us. It will have more challenges in colder locations, but making adjustments to the setup could overcome those challenges. Its a good cost affective solution to winterizing.
Great idea! Looks better than the green tape too
Thanks!
I actually used large zip lock bags. Works great and food safe unlike PVC. Great idea.
I'm learning so much from your videos. Thank you. I'm in SoCal as well and I love how lush your area is but when you mentioned the humidity ~ Yikes Wondering about your lights. Are they mostly to help you see what you're doing or do they simulate longer days for more blooming?
100% for vision
I enjoyed this video a lot. All I have are Physical Graffiti which I think is self sterile but somehow I have some fruits forming. I watched this video hoping to get some insight into which variety I should get for pollen to pollinate my PG?
As a general rule, PG is purple flesh. Stay away from Purple flesh pollen and use Red or White flesh fruit pollen. Most Pink flesh fruit pollen will work too.
Thanks so much. I'm thinking of getting some Sugar Dragon cuttings and using that when it fruits. Certainly is a lesson in patience.@@Spicyexotics
@@Spicyexoticsalarjwanii Why don t us the purple flech lik pollen ? 
im really uncomfortable with the styrofoam, also, i think its gonna be too top heavy, and a strong weed will dropp the whole thing off, on the bottom of that pvc pipe id add some gravel or cement to balance things out
We have had styrofoam for over 15 years with amazing results. It works as an amazing insulator too. We mainly use it to make the containers weigh less, so we do not use gravel. We have 2 bags of soil in each container at minimum and that is plenty of balance.
Hello sirrr, Should I change the dragon fruit container soil every year ???
If you can that would be ideal. However in most cases it's not practical. The response also changes depending on what type of soil you are using.
Thank you sir❤
Should i change the soil every year????
If you can that would be ideal. However in most cases it's not practical. The response also changes depending on what type of soil you are using.
I have certain white flesh variety which has no stigma to pollinate. Fruits gets fall off early before maturity. Please advice me how to fix this problem .
We see a missing stigma from time to time, but not with every flower. If your growing that plant for fruit, you need to consider another variety.
@@Spicyexotics thank you 👍
If you tip it this year do you have to tip it again next year?
Yes
@@Spicyexotics Last year I tipped my plants and got a lot of fruit. This year I didn’t repeat the tipping and not even close to last year. I only have 7 plants and this year I’m not going to get much. Now wife knows about the tipping too👍