I started mine from seed (yellow dragonfruit) christmas 2022. Mine started thin like this maybe a little thinner but i cut them up and propagated them and now i have a whole seedling tray of 4 inch pots three times the size of yours! They grow exponentially faster when you cut them ime
I would love to see a dragon fruit update! I started growing some Megalanthus seeds from a fruit. You're about 4 months ahead of me in growth it seems!
that's brilliant! where id you find the Megalanthus seed? that's the yellow fruit right? Ill have an update out soon, its one of the next videos I need to shoot :-)
Give it another go Cathy, they germinate very easy but take a long time to get going. My plant has fruit on it now so in a month's time when it's ready we will take the fruit and germinate some more.
My seedlings are growing slowly, but finally 7-8" tall, but still a bit thin. How can i gwt them more sturdy? Ive had mine under grow lights too. I started them back in January from seed
How long do you think until you'd start seeing fruit - another year or two? Be great to see how the fruit size and taste compares with the one you got the seeds from.
I imagine so yeah. Yes, it will be super interesting to see if there is much variation in the fruit. We have fruits on our mother plants again so we will plant some more seeds in the near future. It will be interesting to see if different seedlings will perform better in our climate than others.
When I bought the plants it never said what cultivar they were, I even tried tracking down the supplier but to no avail. the fruit I got last year looks very much to Vietnamese White and the plant it's self looks similar. Take a look at the eating dragon fruit vid I did and tell me what you recon? That's what I took the seed from. czcams.com/video/TbMHja_y1To/video.html
I have planted like a hundred seeds in a small pot thiking only some of em will grow but all sprouted and now I need to replant them I don't know what to do pls make a video or smth telling how to replant em
hey Alex, no worries. I have no seedlings growing at the moment so will not be able to make a video. If I was you I would separate them carefully using a fine nose tweezer, the roots will likely be very small and wont take a lot to just re position them in a seed tray.
Once they get growing they are a climbing nightmare. I live in a dry hot climate which they seem to like. I had to tear mine out in the end.. huge plant, never set fruit
My dragon fruit plant grows just like yours in the video, finger-sized thick. But instead of growing fatter and thicker, they just keep growing taller and longer. 🙁 I want them to grow fat and thick! Is yours like this too? Btw, I live at the equator so it is humid and summer all year round. ☀️
how tall are yours now? I'll make an update vid on mine soon, I have quite a few update videos to get through.. 😬 mine are about 50+ cm now and they are getting much wider.
@@GreenthumbsGardenthe tallest is probably 15cm tall (long) but they keep growing new buds at the sides. None of them are thicker than my index finger, which worries me.
@@sanshribrahma4655 Hi, thanks for the reply! It has been many many months, or maybe a year already. ALL my dragonfruit cacti kept growing into many tiny new buds, and each bud develops into skinny long cactus. None of them grew thick! I gave them full sunlight, lots of water, and even lots of fertilizers, but nothing works! I also tried to research on this issue but found nothing relevant. Please help if you can!
@@jennifertalwar6099 do a Google image search on dragon fruit and you will see some grown in smaller pots and kept small full of fruit.i want to try this! Yes they are very cute when they are small. And a lovely looking plant when big, the fruit is like a dragons egg. As long as you protect it from prolonged cold weather and frost then it should be ok to take out in the warmer months.
@@GreenthumbsGarden Maybe at the Asian market one of the fruits will be there, it’s fairly hot and humid now, good to start the seed and by next season I can get a larger pot that I can bring out and then inside. There is a spot by the heater of my house that gets full sunlight in the mornings.
@@jennifertalwar6099 sounds like a plan Jennifer! You could always try and start off with a cutting if you can find one, maybe on Facebook marketplace or Amazon.
@@GreenthumbsGarden Crossing my fingers . The small plants do see to be shallow rooted and have lost a few along the way. Only two left. Started new seedlings. My plan is to grow as an indoor plant and move outside during the summer.
I started mine from seed (yellow dragonfruit) christmas 2022. Mine started thin like this maybe a little thinner but i cut them up and propagated them and now i have a whole seedling tray of 4 inch pots three times the size of yours! They grow exponentially faster when you cut them ime
I love how you grow everything from seeds thank you ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Thanks, its just so much fun to grow from seed. I do buy plants too tho...lol.
Oh how good, I LOVE dragon fruit!!!
lovely guy with a beautiful accent, I have seeds too so will grow them .
@0:02 they are adorable!! 😍😍😍
I know right!!
Good to see the video mate
Thanks @Chrioracticmalta 😀 Happy growing!! 🌱
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I would love to see a dragon fruit update! I started growing some Megalanthus seeds from a fruit. You're about 4 months ahead of me in growth it seems!
that's brilliant! where id you find the Megalanthus seed? that's the yellow fruit right? Ill have an update out soon, its one of the next videos I need to shoot :-)
Fantastic!!! That's so awesome :D I really feel the need to give this a go :D
You should! they look so "pininsterty" if that is a term. Ill be excited to see how they produce one day.
@@GreenthumbsGarden I'm excited to see too :D
You make me want to try to grow a dragon fruit again.... lol it would be my 3rd try.
Give it another go Cathy, they germinate very easy but take a long time to get going. My plant has fruit on it now so in a month's time when it's ready we will take the fruit and germinate some more.
Thanks 👍🥰🥰🥰
You're welcome, glad you enjoy the content green leaf gardening 🍀🏡 😀 Happy growing!! 🌱
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It is much fun growing dragon fruit seedlings. Enjoy !
Yes they are!
Why am I under the impression that you might have put some of that well rotted goat manure in your coffee this morning?
Not in mine... But in yours 😜
My seedlings are growing slowly, but finally 7-8" tall, but still a bit thin. How can i gwt them more sturdy? Ive had mine under grow lights too. I started them back in January from seed
They do grow slow to start with and will need a trellis as it is a climbing plant
Mine have taken so long to grow too. They are probably smaller cos I have them in a small pot.
they do take ages to grow at the start, but then speed up very quickly. Small pots will restrict there growth though.
How long do you think until you'd start seeing fruit - another year or two? Be great to see how the fruit size and taste compares with the one you got the seeds from.
I imagine so yeah. Yes, it will be super interesting to see if there is much variation in the fruit. We have fruits on our mother plants again so we will plant some more seeds in the near future. It will be interesting to see if different seedlings will perform better in our climate than others.
Does that set of leaf they grow at first fall off at some point?
Yeah they remain for quite a while and just dry up at some point
@@GreenthumbsGarden tks for replying🌻
What cultivar did you use?
When I bought the plants it never said what cultivar they were, I even tried tracking down the supplier but to no avail. the fruit I got last year looks very much to Vietnamese White and the plant it's self looks similar. Take a look at the eating dragon fruit vid I did and tell me what you recon? That's what I took the seed from.
czcams.com/video/TbMHja_y1To/video.html
What size pot did you pot them up into?
just a 3x4 inch one I think. But at this point they can really start to grow fast and could be given much more space.
Mine are the same age but half the size could it be due to the fact my bathroom window is kinda frosted glass
pot size and amount of light will be a factor yes. They like direct sunlight.
How a Long Will Takeshi to get fruit from the seeds
well that's if they will produce fruit, i would estimate 5 years.
I have planted like a hundred seeds in a small pot thiking only some of em will grow but all sprouted and now I need to replant them I don't know what to do pls make a video or smth telling how to replant em
hey Alex, no worries. I have no seedlings growing at the moment so will not be able to make a video. If I was you I would separate them carefully using a fine nose tweezer, the roots will likely be very small and wont take a lot to just re position them in a seed tray.
@@GreenthumbsGarden thanks for replying and yea I will surely try doing that 😀
Have you grafted seed plant with mature plant cutting if so let me know how much time it takes for fruit
Nope, I know some that do, but I cant see the point. Normally you graft to a seed grown rootstock.
Growing from seed takes about 5 years to see fruit. Grafting on a mature rootstock is much faster. Takes only 1 year to see fruit.
Are you going to make more cherries?
Yes will do in a few weeks time, I have some orchid videos I need to get out of the way first...so much to do...lol and only me to do it all 🤣
Oke
Once they get growing they are a climbing nightmare. I live in a dry hot climate which they seem to like. I had to tear mine out in the end.. huge plant, never set fruit
My dragon fruit plant grows just like yours in the video, finger-sized thick. But instead of growing fatter and thicker, they just keep growing taller and longer. 🙁 I want them to grow fat and thick! Is yours like this too? Btw, I live at the equator so it is humid and summer all year round. ☀️
how tall are yours now? I'll make an update vid on mine soon, I have quite a few update videos to get through.. 😬 mine are about 50+ cm now and they are getting much wider.
@@GreenthumbsGardenthe tallest is probably 15cm tall (long) but they keep growing new buds at the sides. None of them are thicker than my index finger, which worries me.
Later it will grow fatter with the age
@@sanshribrahma4655 Hi, thanks for the reply! It has been many many months, or maybe a year already. ALL my dragonfruit cacti kept growing into many tiny new buds, and each bud develops into skinny long cactus. None of them grew thick! I gave them full sunlight, lots of water, and even lots of fertilizers, but nothing works! I also tried to research on this issue but found nothing relevant. Please help if you can!
Usually lanky plants mean they need more direct sunlight
is chicken manure ok
sure!
Too bad it won’t grow here in Chicago
Maybe as a house plant? or conservatory. or bring it in for winter when its too cold, they wont do well in very cold weather.
@@GreenthumbsGarden that is an idea. I can find a window that doesn’t frost over in winter. They look super amazing and those look so adorable.
@@jennifertalwar6099 do a Google image search on dragon fruit and you will see some grown in smaller pots and kept small full of fruit.i want to try this! Yes they are very cute when they are small. And a lovely looking plant when big, the fruit is like a dragons egg. As long as you protect it from prolonged cold weather and frost then it should be ok to take out in the warmer months.
@@GreenthumbsGarden Maybe at the Asian market one of the fruits will be there, it’s fairly hot and humid now, good to start the seed and by next season I can get a larger pot that I can bring out and then inside. There is a spot by the heater of my house that gets full sunlight in the mornings.
@@jennifertalwar6099 sounds like a plan Jennifer! You could always try and start off with a cutting if you can find one, maybe on Facebook marketplace or Amazon.
still hardly 3 in tall since almost last year Jan . Seeds sprout super fast but growth is dismally slow.
Yeah they do start off very slow, sprout fast then take forever to reach a couple of inches, then they start to speed up.
@@GreenthumbsGarden Crossing my fingers . The small plants do see to be shallow rooted and have lost a few along the way. Only two left. Started new seedlings. My plan is to grow as an indoor plant and move outside during the summer.