What a lovely garden! I really love the video. I just started my dragon fruit journey here in Kenya🇰🇪 and I really do appreciate these tips. Good work👍
Hello. I'm glad to hear from someone from Kenya. Greetings from San Diego, California 😊 Best wishes on your dragon fruit plants. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Great video! I noticed that pruning off the stems that were below the area where they started to fall down, and stems that weren't getting a lot of sun triggered flower bud growth!
This video was very helpful. I'm going to add this video to my favorites. I also liked your pepper plant. You should do a video on planting those too! Keep planting my friend.
:)) Mahalo for showing us by using your own. But yours look pretty good, even so! Looks like a jungle in there now. Much aloha to you and your wonderful plants.
thank you for sharing this video.. it is very insightful. i have a backyard operation here in Nairobi, Kenya. I plan to plant 3 acres in the future. cheers keep up the good work.
Hello. Wow 3 acres 🤩👍 it is nice to hear from someone from Kenya. Hello from San Diego, California. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Thanks for sharing your knowledge! I too have seen others suggesting trimming the branches as a way to provoke fruit bearing. I just planted my first dragon fruit branch that was gifted to me and I'm glad that I saw your video.
@@Honestandtruth Hello. If your location is in the northern hemisphere then flowering and fruiting is from March to November. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Thank you very much for your tips and showing your garden! It's like heaven! I just told my husband if I ever move again I would like to live in one like yours! Can't imagine just going out and picking my own fruits, amazing fruits!
Hello. You are welcome. If you plant something there will be a chance that you will harvest something. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers.
My gift to you (9 min of your life back): 1. Don't plant new cuttings w/ established plants 2. Don't mix varieties in the same pot 3. Don't over plant (crowd) in the same pot 4. Don't over prune (esp. when fruiting) 5. Allow for plenty of room between planting posts
Thank you for the well presented, useful information and especially the link for identification of different varieties. I live in Australia and am now pretty sure what I am growing is the Vietnamese Jaina. I'm transplanting it today into a pot with a central post, here's hoping it neither breaks nor I get spiked to death in the process. Lesson number 1 learned, plant dragonfruit immediately into its permanent position, not leave it to grow prostrate for 3 years. Happy New Year to you.
Been there done that. But i still get them going in their own pot first. Once roots have formed and before any major growth I settle them in their home pot.
I bought a potted dragon fruit knowing nothing about it and now I know its way overcrowded as it has dozens of plants in it 😂 one had fallen out and I replanted it on its own and it’s growing so fast! Thank you for all the helpful information!
Nice garden my friend I started last year with one big pot and my plant just started hanging over the bicycle tire I have on top. I have another species I started and will make sure to keep it by itself .
@@1980mezza hello. That is why I have the wooden planters and half of the 55 gallon barrels enclosures around the plants to minimize weeds. I try to take out the weeds whenever they are inside the planter enclosures. I do not mind damaging some of the dragon fruit plant roots while taking out the weeds. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
@@sackboymahalo Great thanks for the reply. One more question, do you top up the soil in the planters occasionally? mine are now quite low with a lot of showing roots but I am worried if I put in more soil the bottom of the plant my rot? Is this true
@@1980mezza I do not top off the soil in the planters although every month I add 2 trowels of manure compost to each plant. I do not think topping of the soil will result in root rot. As long as there is good drainage I do not think it will be a problem. I have seen growers add or dump a lot of compost to the plants once a year and this serves as nutrients for the plants the whole year as the compost breaks down. I hope this answers your question. Thank you again. 😀👍 Cheers
Wow! You have so many!! I have a small dragonfruit plant and two cuttings I'm attempting to grow. I can't wait until they get bigger and I'll bring them outside! I have some nice large pots waiting for them. Beautiful yard you have!
Wooh.... some of those dragon fruit pot are crazy insanely over grown its amazing how they can overly grown if unchecked... nice dragon fruit garden. Thank you very much for sharing the tips.👌👍
Despite some having too much growth at the bottom your plants look very healthy and happy! I hope mine will look so good after they grow. Thank you for tips!
This video was very helpful. I was wondering about pruning branches and glad I didn’t do anything yet. Also was going to plant two varieties together but might rethink that although I do believe they have the same root system.
Thank you so much for generously sharing your experiences Mr. Sackboymahalo. You have been so helpful to me in achieving this level. Her on the Big Island, I have finally achieved the point of my first 4 buds. I have had a difficult time finding other successful dragon fruit growers, except my one friend. Your channel name sounds like you may be in Hawaii?
Aloooha. I was fortunate to have lived in Oahu for 3 years. Great to hear from someone from the Big island 😊 Congratulations on your flower buds. Best wishes. Mahalo for your comment and mahalo for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Hello from Valley Center, CALIFORNIA!Thanks for the video! I hope this is just the start! San Diego is sure amazing to grow in! Vista, Ca. can even grow pineapples!
Oh man I wish I lived in a warm place so I could grow them outside. I am going to try growing them indoors for now and I’m germinating some from seed atm. So exciting I love growing fruit and veg.
Well, I got about 20 cuttings from ebay, about 4 varieties, most sets of 2, I have 5 pots (25 gallons each pot) I mixed the hell out of them and they already growing new branches, that is the only DONT's I did. I saw a few other videos of Dragon fruits were the growers mentioned it was ok to mix them. Will see how mine grow up. I was looking the over crowded dragon fruit on this video and all I saw was $12 bucks per cutting that was alot of money if he sells them. Thank you for the video.
Hello. Watering is usually dependent on the climate and the type of soil the cuttings are planted in.. with this in mind I usually water the new cuttings every third day. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
WOW my friend. Looks like U have a lots of plants. Can U do a video of all Ur plants in Ur garden or yard or whatever that is ??? I'm absolutely interested in seeing all Ur plants. It looks like U have a lot of cool plants I'd love to see. Please :)
Hello. I grow about 8 varieties of dragon fruit half of which have names and the other half don't. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Thank you so much for you great videos! They are so helpful. I am relatively new as a dragonfruit grower in East Co San Diego and now see that I have broken all 5 rules!🤦🏼♀️🤷♀️ but I am determined to learn and grow in success of helping my stems produce fruit! Question…some growers suggest only 3 stems per branch and taking the tips off the ends. I see your plants are full of fruit so I am very interested in your wisdom of this and the understanding of trimming and tipping off the ends.
Hello. I mainly trim for the 3 Ds (dead, dying and diseased branches as well as for balancing of the post. I used to "tip" but I don't anymore. I did not see any difference between tipped and untipped branches as far as fruit production. I just let the branches grow. I hope this helps. Thank you again. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Hello. If they are both red or both white there might be no problem. Problem may be apparent when mixing megalanthus with other varieties since megalanthus as stated by some viewers have weaker roots. The problem will probably be more apparent when smaller pots or smaller planting areas are used. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. Cheers.
M thinking of planting dragon fruit from seeds and then I saw this video... Thank you, it will be good if I could get live sappling from you.... From India
Hello. Greetings from San Diego California. Currently I only sell locally (San Diego area) Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍🙂👍 Cheers
Very good tips. How can we get lot of fruits fast with young plants? For overcrowded, I guess we can always prune them. Also how did you build pot and trellis?
Hello. Usually you get few fruits from young plants because they have few branches and as they mature they have more branches which translate to more storage of energy to be able to support more fruit production. I guess you can coax the plant to grow more branches by increasing nitrogen application during the first year. This is a link to the first video of the series which shows how the trellis/post is made and how the 55 gallon barrel is set up: czcams.com/video/oT8e634E3A8/video.html There will be a link to the next part at the end of each video. I hope this helps. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Hello. I am located in San Diego. This is a link that shows the typical weather here: weatherspark.com/y/1816/Average-Weather-in-San-Diego-California-United-States-Year-Round Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Hello. This link might answer your question: homeguides.sfgate.com/winter-care-dragon-fruit-plant-56979.html which says 65 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Thanks for your dragon fruits experience! I just wonder if the weather is 30~50F. Do I have to cover the dragon fruits? I live 85501. Winter weather some some snow only one night or two days in Globe AZ. Thanks
Hello. It is recommended to cover the dragon fruit plants to minimize exposure to freezing temperatures. Freezing temperatures will damage/kill dragon fruit plants. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
@@ericdontsmoke We went to vacation last month and our backyard was destroyed by javalina after one week. Because our friend forgot shot the gate! My dragon fruits still have a little bit! We got home three days ago! We have horrible smoking from wildfire two days now. I got dragon fruits from CA.’s friend last May. Gilbert doesn’t care about winter time! Globe had some snow this February and March! I always put greenhouse or basements!
Great video Sackboymahalo, thank you. I have a question, I am in South Florida and about 2 years ago, I planted approx. 14 Dragon Fruit plants (mixed varieties, sorry, did it before I saw your video) in groups of 4, grew very well on their 4-foot trellis, however the plants produced many, many beautiful, healthy-looking flowers but did not set fruit, I only got 3 fruits in the 2-year period. I have tried pollinating them in different ways, using my hand, placing the pollen in a container and using a soft brush to pollinate them, swapping the pollen from plant to plant with a brush or leaving them alone without success. Like I said, the plants and flowers look very healthy and pretty; an observation, I don't know if it's normal, in a group of plants, I find many bugs at the inner base of the flowers, they look like small brown weevils, they can only fly a little, (Nitops craigheadi ???) I don't know if they are harmful or beneficial, I don't know if that has something to do with no bearing fruit, apart from that, I don't see any other bug outside of the plants that affects them, any suggestions? Thanks in advance I found a video that it shows something similar to what I see inside the flowers: packaged-media.redd.it/gziy1fie01o91/pb/m2-res_720p.mp4?m=DASHPlaylist.mpd&v=1&e=1692306000&s=8223b959ac41589632305a7bf5d68d2a57a6703e#t=0
Hello. Some varieties need cross pollination to produce fruit. Do you have a variety that is fertile (does not need pollens from a different to set fruit)? I have a variety that I know is fertile that I get pollens from for use in cross pollination. I usually collect the pollens from all the flowers that bloomed in one small container. After collecting all the pollens, I mix them together before I go around and start cross pollinating the flowers. I then store the excess pollens in the freezer for future use.. This video might help: czcams.com/video/29f3m_tUo-k/video.html I hope this helps. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
I see some of your pots are half inserted in the ground. What pot sizes do you use? 5 gal or bigger? Did you have the bottoms cut off? I did mine the same way and had the bottoms cut off for roots to stretch. Now I am concerned about root bound when they get bigger and also difficult to add compost and fertilizer. Any suggestions?
Hello. I use half of a 55 gallon barrel as "pots" for the plants and yes there are no bottoms. I suggest using the biggest possible pots to eliminate root bound or limit the number of plants in a pot. This is a link to the video on how the pots that I use look like: czcams.com/video/UnBgbi67Q3g/video.html I hope this helps. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😀👍 Cheers
Thank you very much for your good tips. As I know yellow dragon fruit is quite different to white and red ones. Just wondering if I can grow red and white together in a pot??
Hello. Yes from my experience there is not problem growing red and white variety together in a pot. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. Cheers.
Hi, Thank You for sharing these technic to grow the Dragon Friut. Can you let me know where to buy the Colombiana Yellow Dragon Fruit . Do you have some cutting want to sale? I love to buy some but don't know where to get it. Thank You. Kenny.
Hello Kenny. If you are in the San Diego area I can sell you Ecuador yellow megalanthus plant. You can also try craigslist in your area or ebay. I hope this will help. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. Cheers.
It's wonderful to see your beautiful healthy dragon fruit garden n many more plants too sir. Which types of manure r you using in dragon fruit plants. They r really wonderful.
Hello. Each pole normally yields 15-25 kg but some can yield up to 60/80 kg. This is a link to where I got the information: "Kutch Agro" www.kutchagro.com/dragon-fruits.aspx Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
I bought two cuttings one grows it’s about a foot long now and the other one did not should I take the one that did not grow out of the pot? Do you have your pots buried in the ground? When mine starts growing large enough for a large pot do I have to put the pot in the ground or can I keep it as is? Thanks
Hello. Cuttings grow at different rates depending on their maturity. I had a cutting that showed growth after 2 1/2 months. I say keep the cutting (no growth) in the pot. My "pots" are 55 gallon barrels cut in half and yes they are buried underground and are open to the soil (no bottoms). You can keep the pots as is - no need to bury. I suggest using a pot that can hold at least 12 inches of soil depth and heavy/big enough that it can safely anchor the plant when it gets big and top heavy. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😀👍 Cheers
Hello. The first two fertilizers that I use are both organic namely steer manure compost and chicken manure compost. I use them interchangeably once every month (1 to 2 scoops per plant). The third is slow release Osmocote 14-14-14 when I see flower buds starting to developed (this year was April, 1-2 table spoons per plant) and October. I usually increase the frequency of the application of the 14-14-14 during the fruiting time then decrease it back down come winter. This year I also added earthworm castings (same time, 1-2 tablespoons per plant). I also add Epson salt two weeks before summer starts (1 tablespoon per plant). Thank you for your question and thank you for watching, cheers.
Thank you so much for sharing as we are also learning from your mistakes...What do you plan to do with the crowd of branches at the bottom of your posts?
Hello. I am slowly taking away the plants at the bottom of the posts so they are a lot neater to look at. Thank you for your question and thank you for again watching. 👍😀👍 Cheers
@@sackboymahalo Where can we get long mature stalks? There are so many varieties. I wish we can get some of these varieties from you...oh those who live nearby...😉
Excellent point de vue ! Je visionne des tas de vidéos et celle-ci est très explicite ! Sauf peut être si on ne comprend pas l'anglais ...traduction oblige !! Thanks for your video
Hello. The first two fertilizers that I use are both organic namely steer manure compost and chicken manure compost. I use them interchangeably once every month (1 to 2 scoops per plant). The third is slow release Osmocote 14-14-14 when I see flower buds starting to developed (this year was April, 1-2 table spoons per plant) and October. I usually increase the frequency of the application of the 14-14-14 during the fruiting time then decrease it back down come winter. This year I also added earthworm castings (same time, 1-2 tablespoons per plant). I also add Epson salt two weeks before summer starts (1 tablespoon per plant). Thank you for your question and thank you for watching, cheers.
Great tips! Thanks, for sharing! Next year, I expect to have fruit, so I'm gathering all the information that I can. I have a question. Do you ever have a problem with raccoons, opossums, rats, etc., eating your dragon fruit?
Hello. So far I do not have problems other than ants which I am able to control. I've seen possums and skunks crossing but they seem to have not discovered the dragon fruits yet. I have a few cats from my neighbors that enjoy playing in my backyard day and night. They might be the main reason why I don't have those problems. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 😊👍 Cheers.
@@dimpledolly2575 hello. I use a mixture of cold pressed neem oil (3 tablespoons), dishwashing liquid soap (4 tablespoons to every gallon of water. This is a link to the video about neem oil: czcams.com/video/q--sZd2utlw/video.html I hope this answers your question. Thank you for watching. Cheers.
Hello. The round piece at the top of the post is a motorcycle tire. I do not trim above the tire anymore. Once the branch starts to bend because of its length and weight it will trigger to grow new branches on the area of the branch that is bended. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😀👍 Cheers
Your dragon fruit looks very good growing. Which fertilizer do you use? I made wood trellis but dragon fruit doesn't root on it like on cement trellis.
Hello. I use 1 tablespoon osmocote 14-14-14 per plant per month plus 2 trowel size scoops of either cow manure compost or chicken manure compost per plant per month. I alternate the use between the cow manure compost and the chicken manure compost. It seems to work well. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Hello. The lowest temperature so far was 43 degrees farenheit and I still have yellows. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
I’m a beginner gardener growing both red and yellow/white dragon fruit.
One of my fav fruits!! Thank you and you got yourself another subscriber!!
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You have an amazing garden! Thanks for the helpful tips! I order a dragon fruit plant and should be receiving in a couple days. Thanks again!
Hello. Thank you for your comment. Best wishes on your dragon fruit plants. Thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Great advice, I'm about to start growing. Never had before, so your information was appreciated
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Aloha! I'm attempting to plant dragon fruit for my own personal use. Thank you so much for all the advice.
Alooooha. Best wishes on your dragon fruit planting. Mahalo for your comment and mahalo for watching. 👍😄👍 Cheers
What a lovely garden! I really love the video. I just started my dragon fruit journey here in Kenya🇰🇪 and I really do appreciate these tips. Good work👍
Hello. I'm glad to hear from someone from Kenya. Greetings from San Diego, California 😊 Best wishes on your dragon fruit plants. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Great video! I noticed that pruning off the stems that were below the area where they started to fall down, and stems that weren't getting a lot of sun triggered flower bud growth!
Wow, great information. Thank you for sharing your observation and thank you for watching. 👍😀👍 Cheers.
Thank you for the info
sackboymahalo do you sell cuttings of the prickly yellow dragon fruit. I’m in California.
Would you give away some cuttings since you have so much growth on that one plant an it could harm the actual growth on it?
This video was very helpful. I'm going to add this video to my favorites. I also liked your pepper plant. You should do a video on planting those too! Keep planting my friend.
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:)) Mahalo for showing us by using your own. But yours look pretty good, even so! Looks like a jungle in there now. Much aloha to you and your wonderful plants.
Aloooooha. It is a jungle 👍🤣👍Mahalo for your comment and as always mahalo for watching. Cheers.
thank you for sharing this video.. it is very insightful. i have a backyard operation here in Nairobi, Kenya. I plan to plant 3 acres in the future. cheers keep up the good work.
Hello. Wow 3 acres 🤩👍 it is nice to hear from someone from Kenya. Hello from San Diego, California. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
I just bought a tiny one from a grocery store thinking it was just a tiny cactus... I’m in for a ride XD
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Thanks for sharing your knowledge! I too have seen others suggesting trimming the branches as a way to provoke fruit bearing. I just planted my first dragon fruit branch that was gifted to me and I'm glad that I saw your video.
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@@sackboymahalowhen should a Dragon fruit getting flowers and fruit ❓❓ And what fertilizer Be used ❓❓
@@Honestandtruth Hello. If your location is in the northern hemisphere then flowering and fruiting is from March to November. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
@@Honestandtruth I use 14-14-14 and chicken or steer manure compost. Thank you again. 👍😊👍Cheers
Thank you very much for your tips and showing your garden! It's like heaven! I just told my husband if I ever move again I would like to live in one like yours! Can't imagine just going out and picking my own fruits, amazing fruits!
Hello. You are welcome. If you plant something there will be a chance that you will harvest something. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers.
My gift to you (9 min of your life back):
1. Don't plant new cuttings w/ established plants
2. Don't mix varieties in the same pot
3. Don't over plant (crowd) in the same pot
4. Don't over prune (esp. when fruiting)
5. Allow for plenty of room between planting posts
🤣🤣🤣👍 thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. Cheers
Yeah thank you save me a lot of blah blah blah and the same things over and over again
@@KimberleyRauchelle 😁👍 thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. Cheers.
Dr Heinous , You have saved me a lot of headaches, thanks.
@@juliewei9767 thank you for your comment and thank you for watching 👍😊👍 Cheers
Thank you for the well presented, useful information and especially the link for identification of different varieties. I live in Australia and am now pretty sure what I am growing is the Vietnamese Jaina. I'm transplanting it today into a pot with a central post, here's hoping it neither breaks nor I get spiked to death in the process. Lesson number 1 learned, plant dragonfruit immediately into its permanent position, not leave it to grow prostrate for 3 years. Happy New Year to you.
Hello. Happy New Year. I hope you are safe from the bushfires. Thank you for your comment and thank you as well for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Been there done that. But i still get them going in their own pot first. Once roots have formed and before any major growth I settle them in their home pot.
I bought a potted dragon fruit knowing nothing about it and now I know its way overcrowded as it has dozens of plants in it 😂 one had fallen out and I replanted it on its own and it’s growing so fast! Thank you for all the helpful information!
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wonderful tips, i love getting info from an expert. also he's super cute awwwwww
Watda 😂😂😂 thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍 Cheers
Thank you so much for the information. I'm new to gardening and dragon fruit cultivating. This is really helpful
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Thank's for that wonderful advice
More power to you
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Great video! I can’t wait to grow my own dragon fruit!
Hello. Best wishes on your dragon fruit planting. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😀👍 Cheers
Thank you for your TIPS!
Hello. You are welcome 👍😊👍 thank you as well for your comment and thank you for watching. Cheers.
Excellent tips! Thank you very much.
Nice garden my friend I started last year with one big pot and my plant just started hanging over the bicycle tire I have on top. I have another species I started and will make sure to keep it by itself .
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thank you very much. you truly live in paradise in your yard!!!
Great video, thank you for making it! I've just sprouted some seeds myself and am researching growing tips.
Hello. Best wishes on your dragon fruit seedlings. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. Cheers.
@@sackboymahalo I see that you have many great videos about growing these wonderful plants. I'll definitely be watching more and have subscribed too.
@@ConscientiousOmnivore hello. Thank you for your support and thank you again for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Wowwwww your dragon fruits are just amazing. It has a lot of fruits. You must have a green thumb. 👍🏽
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Good information. Thanks for sharing your experience.
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Thank you for sharing. Great tips!!!
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Excellent advice! Your plants are beautiful.
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@@sackboymahalo Hi, what about weeds in the pots? Do you find removing them will damage the root systems of the dragon fruit? How to prevent weeds
@@1980mezza hello. That is why I have the wooden planters and half of the 55 gallon barrels enclosures around the plants to minimize weeds. I try to take out the weeds whenever they are inside the planter enclosures. I do not mind damaging some of the dragon fruit plant roots while taking out the weeds. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
@@sackboymahalo Great thanks for the reply. One more question, do you top up the soil in the planters occasionally? mine are now quite low with a lot of showing roots but I am worried if I put in more soil the bottom of the plant my rot? Is this true
@@1980mezza I do not top off the soil in the planters although every month I add 2 trowels of manure compost to each plant. I do not think topping of the soil will result in root rot. As long as there is good drainage I do not think it will be a problem. I have seen growers add or dump a lot of compost to the plants once a year and this serves as nutrients for the plants the whole year as the compost breaks down. I hope this answers your question. Thank you again. 😀👍 Cheers
Don't lose hope very soon.thank you for the video
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Great "don'ts"....gracias!!!
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Wow! You have so many!! I have a small dragonfruit plant and two cuttings I'm attempting to grow. I can't wait until they get bigger and I'll bring them outside! I have some nice large pots waiting for them. Beautiful yard you have!
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Mahalo for all the important info ! I got cuttings that I need to plant . This will help so much ! :-)
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Wooh.... some of those dragon fruit pot are crazy insanely over grown its amazing how they can overly grown if unchecked... nice dragon fruit garden.
Thank you very much for sharing the tips.👌👍
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Despite some having too much growth at the bottom your plants look very healthy and happy! I hope mine will look so good after they grow. Thank you for tips!
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your place looks like heaven.
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This video was very helpful. I was wondering about pruning branches and glad I didn’t do anything yet. Also was going to plant two varieties together but might rethink that although I do believe they have the same root system.
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Thank you brother! I just subscribed
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Thank you so much for generously sharing your experiences Mr. Sackboymahalo. You have been so helpful to me in achieving this level. Her on the Big Island, I have finally achieved the point of my first 4 buds. I have had a difficult time finding other successful dragon fruit growers, except my one friend. Your channel name sounds like you may be in Hawaii?
Aloooha. I was fortunate to have lived in Oahu for 3 years. Great to hear from someone from the Big island 😊 Congratulations on your flower buds. Best wishes. Mahalo for your comment and mahalo for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Hello from Valley Center, CALIFORNIA!Thanks for the video! I hope this is just the start! San Diego is sure amazing to grow in! Vista, Ca. can even grow pineapples!
Hello as well. San Diego sure is a nice place for growing. 😊👍 Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😀👍 Cheers
Oh man I wish I lived in a warm place so I could grow them outside. I am going to try growing them indoors for now and I’m germinating some from seed atm. So exciting I love growing fruit and veg.
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I love your video! I have one plant that’s just now going nuts. It’s about 3 years old and I think it going to start to give me some fruit. Will see.
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Guys, this is one the most beautiful and useful content so far, thanks for sharing your knowledge 🍒🍈🍐🥭🍋
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This video is very helpful for me ❤️
Thanks for sharing your video ❤️
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Well,
I got about 20 cuttings from ebay, about 4 varieties, most sets of 2, I have 5 pots (25 gallons each pot)
I mixed the hell out of them and they already growing new branches, that is the only DONT's I did. I saw a few other videos of Dragon fruits were the growers mentioned it was ok to mix them.
Will see how mine grow up.
I was looking the over crowded dragon fruit on this video and all I saw was $12 bucks per cutting that was alot of money if he sells them.
Thank you for the video.
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Very helpful, thank you!
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Thank you for the information and sharing your beautiful garden. How often do you water a new cutting for it to establish a strong root system?
Hello. Watering is usually dependent on the climate and the type of soil the cuttings are planted in.. with this in mind I usually water the new cuttings every third day. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
What a jungle... Lovely garden!
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WOW my friend. Looks like U have a lots of plants. Can U do a video of all Ur plants in Ur garden or yard or whatever that is ??? I'm absolutely interested in seeing all Ur plants. It looks like U have a lot of cool plants I'd love to see. Please :)
Hello. I grow about 8 varieties of dragon fruit half of which have names and the other half don't. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Great video,I loved it!
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I've watched about a dozen videos on dragon fruit, and this was the most informative!
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Thank you for shring your adviced .I'm happy to hear your very nice adviced .I have three pot also of dragon fruit .
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Awsome vedio and awsome garden
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Very good advice...thank you.
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Very good info. Thank you.
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Thank you! Very helpful
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Thank you for sharing your knowledge😊
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Thank you so much for you great videos! They are so helpful. I am relatively new as a dragonfruit grower in East Co San Diego and now see that I have broken all 5 rules!🤦🏼♀️🤷♀️ but I am determined to learn and grow in success of helping my stems produce fruit! Question…some growers suggest only 3 stems per branch and taking the tips off the ends. I see your plants are full of fruit so I am very interested in your wisdom of this and the understanding of trimming and tipping off the ends.
Hello. I mainly trim for the 3 Ds (dead, dying and diseased branches as well as for balancing of the post. I used to "tip" but I don't anymore. I did not see any difference between tipped and untipped branches as far as fruit production. I just let the branches grow. I hope this helps. Thank you again. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Informative video, thanks for sharing:)
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Nice ‼ . Thoes r tremendous tips man. Thank u for u r experience that u share.
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Thank you for the tips!
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Wow thanks for the tips now i know...i have an overcrowded vines must prune the new ones.
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wow! your plants looks healthy
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Thank you so much for your helpful video!
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Thanks for the reflections... Do you think that having 2 varieties together in a larger pot (25 gallons) is ok? Are the roots that competitive?
Hello. If they are both red or both white there might be no problem. Problem may be apparent when mixing megalanthus with other varieties since megalanthus as stated by some viewers have weaker roots. The problem will probably be more apparent when smaller pots or smaller planting areas are used. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. Cheers.
@@sackboymahalo That makes sense, thanks for the reply and information!
I see this is your top video nice!!! cheers!
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Thanks! It's very helpful.
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Thank you really it is of very valuable.
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Nice video...
I want to start a dragon fruit farm..
So, may I hope some advice from you about variety and manure to de used..
Thanking you brother...
Useful tips, just starting my first one in Bangalore, thankyou..
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@@sackboymahalo Thankyou so much...appreciate your time
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Wow really nice bro ur plants
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M thinking of planting dragon fruit from seeds and then I saw this video... Thank you, it will be good if I could get live sappling from you.... From India
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Ur plants R BELLISSIMO!!!!
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Very good tips. How can we get lot of fruits fast with young plants?
For overcrowded, I guess we can always prune them.
Also how did you build pot and trellis?
Hello. Usually you get few fruits from young plants because they have few branches and as they mature they have more branches which translate to more storage of energy to be able to support more fruit production. I guess you can coax the plant to grow more branches by increasing nitrogen application during the first year.
This is a link to the first video of the series which shows how the trellis/post is made and how the 55 gallon barrel is set up: czcams.com/video/oT8e634E3A8/video.html
There will be a link to the next part at the end of each video.
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Are you in Phoenix Az? Curious to know what type of climate you are in. Thank you for the tips!
Hello. I am located in San Diego. This is a link that shows the typical weather here: weatherspark.com/y/1816/Average-Weather-in-San-Diego-California-United-States-Year-Round
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Nice fruity plants .... Can you please tell me what is the ideal temperature for growing dragon fruits ?
Hello. This link might answer your question: homeguides.sfgate.com/winter-care-dragon-fruit-plant-56979.html
which says 65 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Thanks for your dragon fruits experience! I just wonder if the weather is 30~50F. Do I have to cover the dragon fruits? I live 85501. Winter weather some some snow only one night or two days in Globe AZ. Thanks
Hello. It is recommended to cover the dragon fruit plants to minimize exposure to freezing temperatures. Freezing temperatures will damage/kill dragon fruit plants. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
I’m in Gilbert And am having a hard time having my dragon fruit to flower. Have you had any luck in getting fruit over there in globe?
@@ericdontsmoke We went to vacation last month and our backyard was destroyed by javalina after one week. Because our friend forgot shot the gate! My dragon fruits still have a little bit! We got home three days ago! We have horrible smoking from wildfire two days now. I got dragon fruits from CA.’s friend last May. Gilbert doesn’t care about winter time! Globe had some snow this February and March! I always put greenhouse or basements!
Great video Sackboymahalo, thank you.
I have a question, I am in South Florida and about 2 years ago, I planted approx. 14 Dragon Fruit plants (mixed varieties, sorry, did it before I saw your video) in groups of 4, grew very well on their 4-foot trellis, however the plants produced many, many beautiful, healthy-looking flowers but did not set fruit, I only got 3 fruits in the 2-year period. I have tried pollinating them in different ways, using my hand, placing the pollen in a container and using a soft brush to pollinate them, swapping the pollen from plant to plant with a brush or leaving them alone without success.
Like I said, the plants and flowers look very healthy and pretty; an observation, I don't know if it's normal, in a group of plants, I find many bugs at the inner base of the flowers, they look like small brown weevils, they can only fly a little, (Nitops craigheadi ???) I don't know if they are harmful or beneficial, I don't know if that has something to do with no bearing fruit, apart from that, I don't see any other bug outside of the plants that affects them, any suggestions? Thanks in advance
I found a video that it shows something similar to what I see inside the flowers:
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Hello. Some varieties need cross pollination to produce fruit. Do you have a variety that is fertile (does not need pollens from a different to set fruit)? I have a variety that I know is fertile that I get pollens from for use in cross pollination. I usually collect the pollens from all the flowers that bloomed in one small container. After collecting all the pollens, I mix them together before I go around and start cross pollinating the flowers. I then store the excess pollens in the freezer for future use.. This video might help: czcams.com/video/29f3m_tUo-k/video.html
I hope this helps. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
I will use all five "do not's" this year in Thailand..... Thanks.
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I see some of your pots are half inserted in the ground. What pot sizes do you use? 5 gal or bigger? Did you have the bottoms cut off? I did mine the same way and had the bottoms cut off for roots to stretch. Now I am concerned about root bound when they get bigger and also difficult to add compost and fertilizer. Any suggestions?
Hello. I use half of a 55 gallon barrel as "pots" for the plants and yes there are no bottoms. I suggest using the biggest possible pots to eliminate root bound or limit the number of plants in a pot. This is a link to the video on how the pots that I use look like: czcams.com/video/UnBgbi67Q3g/video.html
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Thank you very much for your good tips. As I know yellow dragon fruit is quite different to white and red ones. Just wondering if I can grow red and white together in a pot??
Hello. Yes from my experience there is not problem growing red and white variety together in a pot. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. Cheers.
Hi,
Thank You for sharing these technic to grow the Dragon Friut.
Can you let me know where to buy the Colombiana Yellow Dragon Fruit .
Do you have some cutting want to sale? I love to buy some but don't know where to get it.
Thank You.
Kenny.
Hello Kenny. If you are in the San Diego area I can sell you Ecuador yellow megalanthus plant. You can also try craigslist in your area or ebay. I hope this will help. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. Cheers.
Very nice informative video
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It's wonderful to see your beautiful healthy dragon fruit garden n many more plants too sir. Which types of manure r you using in dragon fruit plants. They r really wonderful.
Hello. I use both chicken and steer or cow manure compost. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Thanks for the great video. Well how many kg each pole dragon fruit give?
Hello. Each pole normally yields 15-25 kg but some can yield up to 60/80 kg. This is a link to where I got the information: "Kutch Agro" www.kutchagro.com/dragon-fruits.aspx
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Wow you have a lot. I wish I can go there and ask for some cuttings.
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I bought two cuttings one grows it’s about a foot long now and the other one did not should I take the one that did not grow out of the pot? Do you have your pots buried in the ground? When mine starts growing large enough for a large pot do I have to put the pot in the ground or can I keep it as is? Thanks
Hello. Cuttings grow at different rates depending on their maturity. I had a cutting that showed growth after 2 1/2 months. I say keep the cutting (no growth) in the pot. My "pots" are 55 gallon barrels cut in half and yes they are buried underground and are open to the soil (no bottoms). You can keep the pots as is - no need to bury. I suggest using a pot that can hold at least 12 inches of soil depth and heavy/big enough that it can safely anchor the plant when it gets big and top heavy. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😀👍 Cheers
Thanks for sharing your experience but how do you fertilize your plant
Hello. The first two fertilizers that I use are both organic namely steer manure compost and chicken manure compost. I use them interchangeably once every month (1 to 2 scoops per plant). The third is slow release Osmocote 14-14-14 when I see flower buds starting to developed (this year was April, 1-2 table spoons per plant) and October. I usually increase the frequency of the application of the 14-14-14 during the fruiting time then decrease it back down come winter. This year I also added earthworm castings (same time, 1-2 tablespoons per plant). I also add Epson salt two weeks before summer starts (1 tablespoon per plant). Thank you for your question and thank you for watching, cheers.
Your work very very good
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Thank you so much for sharing as we are also learning from your mistakes...What do you plan to do with the crowd of branches at the bottom of your posts?
Hello. I am slowly taking away the plants at the bottom of the posts so they are a lot neater to look at. Thank you for your question and thank you for again watching. 👍😀👍 Cheers
@@sackboymahalo Where can we get long mature stalks? There are so many varieties. I wish we can get some of these varieties from you...oh those who live nearby...😉
@@fitfilful hello. I usually sell long mature cuttings. If you are from San Diego that will not be a problem. Thank you again. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Love your vid. But somehow, I find this video quite funny. I cant point out what it is. But thanks for the tips man!
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Excellent point de vue ! Je visionne des tas de vidéos et celle-ci est très explicite ! Sauf peut être si on ne comprend pas l'anglais ...traduction oblige !! Thanks for your video
Bonjour. Merci pour ton commentaire, je l'apprécie beaucoup et merci d'avoir regardé. À votre santé
Thanks sir good advice..👍
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Beautiful dragon fruits. What fertilizer do you use? My df is not happy. Can't get it to fruit.
Hello. The first two fertilizers that I use are both organic namely steer manure compost and chicken manure compost. I use them interchangeably once every month (1 to 2 scoops per plant). The third is slow release Osmocote 14-14-14 when I see flower buds starting to developed (this year was April, 1-2 table spoons per plant) and October. I usually increase the frequency of the application of the 14-14-14 during the fruiting time then decrease it back down come winter. This year I also added earthworm castings (same time, 1-2 tablespoons per plant). I also add Epson salt two weeks before summer starts (1 tablespoon per plant). Thank you for your question and thank you for watching, cheers.
Great tips! Thanks, for sharing! Next year, I expect to have fruit, so I'm gathering all the information that I can. I have a question. Do you ever have a problem with raccoons, opossums, rats, etc., eating your dragon fruit?
Hello. So far I do not have problems other than ants which I am able to control. I've seen possums and skunks crossing but they seem to have not discovered the dragon fruits yet. I have a few cats from my neighbors that enjoy playing in my backyard day and night. They might be the main reason why I don't have those problems. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 😊👍 Cheers.
Try cinnamon on the damaged area or treating with Neem Oil to keep them away. I don't think pests like the scent of either very much.
@@sackboymahalo hello! How do you control ants?
@@dimpledolly2575 hello. I use a mixture of cold pressed neem oil (3 tablespoons), dishwashing liquid soap (4 tablespoons to every gallon of water. This is a link to the video about neem oil: czcams.com/video/q--sZd2utlw/video.html
I hope this answers your question. Thank you for watching. Cheers.
Yard is looking pretty full. May have to buy a few acres in la jolla.
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What is the round piece you have at the top of the post? Do you trim your plants above the round part to get more thick growth?
Hello. The round piece at the top of the post is a motorcycle tire. I do not trim above the tire anymore. Once the branch starts to bend because of its length and weight it will trigger to grow new branches on the area of the branch that is bended. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😀👍 Cheers
Your dragon fruit looks very good growing. Which fertilizer do you use? I made wood trellis but dragon fruit doesn't root on it like on cement trellis.
Hello. I use 1 tablespoon osmocote 14-14-14 per plant per month plus 2 trowel size scoops of either cow manure compost or chicken manure compost per plant per month. I alternate the use between the cow manure compost and the chicken manure compost. It seems to work well. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
Thanks for instruction
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Thank you!
How far apart should the posts be?
Hello. Growers usually recommended 10 feet distance between posts. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers
from your experience, whats the lowest temp yellow can handle before taking damage?
Hello. The lowest temperature so far was 43 degrees farenheit and I still have yellows. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers