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AARON says... THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY GUYS, I HAVE TAKEN SOME PICTURES OF THE DRAGONFRUIT, AND ALSO ADDED ONE OF A CRYSTLE APPLE THAT IS YELLOWING??. OUT OF INTEREST, THE DRAGONFRUIT IN QUESTION IS A YELLOW FRUITED ONE, I HAVE A RED ONE THAT IS NICE AND HEALTHY AND BEEN TREATED IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, ARE THESE MORE HARDY?
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Kath says... This is frost damage, you need to protect these young plants from the cold. Your pitaya will most likely rot out on the stem where it is damaged as long as it has some woody veins left it will survive, but cover these frost sensitive plants on frosty nights. A cardboard box with a weight on the top to stop it blowing off will do the trick, make sure you uncover them in the morning. | About the Author Kath Cawongla 27th June 2007 12:18pm #UserID: 2 Posts: 363 View All Kath's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Scott G says... Here on the Gold Coast we got a very localised frost (the first in the 7 years i have been here. Many of my plants were damaged from it. Before the frost the dragon fruit had some damage from the sun and looked like a milder version of what is in the above photo. Some large flat areas facing up are blistered but the edges were ok. It has those black dots. The frost damage is different. It froze from the thin edges inwards. Much of the larger mature stems had edge damage but the centre is OK. All new shoots and growing tips were destroyed. The damage in this early stage appears similar to the mush that lettuce that has been frozen and thawed looks like. The tips are dark and wilting. It has only been 2 weeks since the frost so I will see how the damage and then recovery in spring goes. I also have a yellow Dragon fruit that grows right next to the one above. The yellow one may be slightly more sheltered and had no new shoots or growing tips. It appears undamaged from the summer sun and the frost. | About the Author Scott G Gold Coast 27th July 2007 12:28pm #UserID: 44 Posts: 117 View All Scott G's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Ed says... Hi All, A number of my trees have been affected by the rare frost on the Gold Coast. Worst affected were the mango trees. The trees are between 2 and 4 years old. The leaves have turned golden brown and the growing tips have died. Also, my Bangalow and Golden Cane palms have turned brown (also approx 3 years old). Has anybody known for either mango or palm trees to recover from such a condition? Thanks, Ed | About the Author Ed1 Gold Coast Hinterland 2nd August 2007 3:30pm #UserID: 199 Posts: 1 View All Ed1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Greg says... If the Mango is still alive you will see shoots coming from the older wood in about 4 weeks. We still can get big frosts for the the next month so do not prune the older burnt foliage until after then. Even though unsightly the dead foliage protects any live tissue lower down the trunk. The frosts 2 weeks ago were the coldest for at least 30 years over much of SE Qld and Nortern NSW. Hopefully we wont' experience them again for a long while. | About the Author Greg Kyogle 2nd August 2007 7:39pm #UserID: 28 Posts: 32 View All Greg's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Anonymous says... I have both red and a yellow dragonfruits that have had their young shoots destroyed by frost here in Toowoomba. But the older leaves are still ok. I can even see some tiny new shoots forming already. The mangoes here in Toowoomba get a bit of frost each year but they still bear fruit well. | About the Author 4th August 2007 5:57pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Scott G says... For reference here is a photo of one of my dragon fruit plants 5 weeks after the freak frost. The brown sections are mushy. In some areas the whole stem is dead. I will prune the living sections from these dead stems and propagate them. My other plant is dead (brown mush right to the ground).
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Scott G says... Here is the same Dragon Fruit 2 weeks after I blasted it with the hose jet (about 8 weeks after the frost). This removed all the brown mush, which was starting to stink as it rotted. The wounds from the frost damage have sealed up and there is no sign of disease. This Plant is about 2 years old. It has only produced 2 flowers & fruits so far. My other slightly younger plant that was half the size of the one pictured had produced 5 flowers & fruits (all in the one season). Apart from a couple of cuttings I took it died in the frost. It was in a different location and I bought it from a different place (Bunnings) so it may have been slightly different genetically. Both plants were loosely tied to a star-picket and wept back down. Their tallest branch was a bit more than a metre high. I can’t remember if all the fruit was on the weeping branches but it is quite probable.
| About the Author Scott G Gold Coast 17th September 2007 9:45am #UserID: 44 Posts: 117 View All Scott G's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Scott G says... The frost burnt off the Dragon Fruits leafy flesh in many places exposing some of the plants skeleton. This skeleton is tough, woody and very fibrous. In the first picture the skeleton is still alive and is covered in a thin layer of green flesh that is exposed when scratched with a fingernail. In the second picture the internal branching can bee seen.In the third combination picture the top shows typical roots coming from the stem. While the lower shows roots growing from the skeleton of a badly damaged section. After I pruned off healthy sections where the lower stem had died off completely I realised that these sections were more limp than sections connected by living stems. This tell-tale sign could serve as an indicator in future to determine what to cut off and what to leave.
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Bronwyn says... If frost is at all possible, I would suggest usng timber rather than star pickets to support dragon fruit. I've used 2 fence posts wired together at the rail cutouts, with a cross on top to support future dangling, following online pictures of dragon fruit orchards in Vietnam (I do not have a palm tree it can grow up). But the aerial roots need timber to cling to. Metal is too cold, and not as good for clinging to. | About the Author Bronwyn1 Denhams Beach-South Coast NSW 6th November 2007 1:54pm #UserID: 122 Posts: 6 View All Bronwyn1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jessie Yik says... My Dragon Fruit Vine is over 6 foot tall and does not have any stems off it. It is just one long stem. Is this because I am not using enough fertilizer? | About the Author Jessie Yik Kuala Lumpur, MSIA 7th November 2007 7:05pm #UserID: 409 Posts: 1 View All Jessie Yik's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Scott G says... From my limited experience with Dragon Fruits I think if they are given the opportunity to climb they will and this will be at the expense of side branches. So if a Dragon Fruit is planted against a palm tree it may just get to the top before it decides to branch out. I don think a supporting structure should be more than 1.5m tall if you want to reach all your fruits without a ladder. My experience with metal star pickets agrees with Bronwyn’s suggestion – my plants wouldn’t cling to the star pickets (neither galvanised nor rusty ones). I had fence posts for them to grow up in the beginning but the roots didn’t stick to them well enough to support their weight. They needed to be tied to them. After about 2 years I pulled out all the supports. Now I grow them without any supporting structure. They grow less than 1.5m tall. They have lots of side shoots coming from the main stems that weep over as they get long and eventually touch the ground. The plants gradually get taller as they grow on top of themselves. I am not sure if this is the perfect way to get the most fruit from them but it works for me and requires little maintenance. One problem I find with my method is weeding. I keep a thick layer of mulch to suppress the weeds but occasionally when I get a weed it can be a little tricky to reach. I wonder if this it the main reason commercial growers keep their weeping branches so far from the ground. My plants have a little trouble with sunburn so I have started an experiment by planting bushes amongst them. They are shading but open bushes that let a lot of light through (in my case Banksias). They still have a bit of growing to do before they are of much help. It is now spring and the Dragon Fruits are getting a little bit of sunburn again. We have had a lot of rain over the last month and my Dragon Fruits are growing like mad. Pictured is the one that was badly burnt by frost a few months ago (pictured damaged above in a previous post). It has made a full recovery.
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Beth Ward says... I have purchased a single dragon fruit plant. Do I need more in order to have fruit | About the Author Beth Ward 20th December 2007 9:27am #UserID: 514 Posts: 1 View All Beth Ward's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Correy says... The Dragon Fruit Pitaya is self pollinating so you will not need another variety of dragon fruit in order to get fruit. | About the Author Correy Woolloongabba, QLD 20th December 2007 9:30am #UserID: 3 Posts: 493 View All Correy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Bazza says... To Dragon Fruit Growers, I have healthy Drg Frt vines producing abundant flowers but still no fruit. i was able to make them flower by a SEASOL foliage spray. Afrter adding Pot Ash to soil/root area still no fruit. My next "Trick" is to add MANGANESE. Has anyone tried this for fruiting?. All The Best Bazza | About the Author BazzaBundaberg1 Bundaberg Aus 7th February 2008 3:11pm #UserID: 113 Posts: 39 View All BazzaBundaberg1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John says... Bazza you wasted your money and time. Pot ash good, Seasal bad,maganese bad, better idea trace elements. My sugestion is just a good dose of all round fertilizer, with enough water, but dont keep the feet to wet. Making the plant stress a little will make want to go into survival mode therefore flowers and free will happen. | About the Author John10 SB South Australia 7th February 2008 5:29pm #UserID: 549 Posts: 127 View All John10's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Correy says... Bazza, Are your dragon fruits hanging over something? If they are growing upwards I don't think they fruit only when they have reached the top and can start hanging down. Here is a photo showing this.
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About the Author Scott G The Gold Coast 7th February 2008 8:00pm #UserID: 44 Posts: 117 View All Scott G's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Bazza says... Dear DRG FRT Lovers, Thank you for your informative replies & my apologies for not replying promptly as i have been laid up for a week or so. And sorry John not SEASOL but CHARLIE CARP was used to promote FLOWERING and successful too. Yes my next move to apply my reliable NPK fertiliser. Thanks again. All The Best Bazza
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Bazza says... For John SB STH Aus, Yes John that is one of many my wife Lea grows for the root to make CASSAVA "cake" for her Asian friends. Lea is saying in the background to tell you we could have taken some down to SA for you when we had a holiday there recently to the Barossa, Kangaroo Is etc. Very easy to grow here just make sure to get the "ROOT" one for apparently there is another Cassava for garden and not large rooted. All The Best Bazza | About the Author BazzaBundaberg1 Bundaberg Aus 19th February 2008 8:39pm #UserID: 113 Posts: 39 View All BazzaBundaberg1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Joseph says... Hi All, We are Vilagers who used to eat from what ever grow around us. One of the most popular is young Cassave leaves. Boiled leaves served with peanut sauce would be a tasty lunch. it's healthy too. The cassava itself can be cooked in various way creating delicious traditional cakes. John, if you visit us in 3 month from now, I will show you how healthy and rich we are living in natural way, in a very peacefull village... | About the Author Koentadi Joseph Malang, East Java 1st March 2008 1:54pm #UserID: 726 Posts: 8 View All Koentadi Joseph's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John says... Hay Joseph, I'be in Wonosobo and Magalang, Central Java in July. Hay I enjoy eating Cassava leaves but not fermented cassava. Wonosobo, is also very peaceful and more beautiful than Bali. Just a little short on beer. I miss the monsoon rains. People dont believe here just how much it can rain there. I have a small plantation there full of durians and some other fruits. | About the Author John10 SB South Australia 1st March 2008 3:38pm #UserID: 549 Posts: 127 View All John10's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Joseph says... Hi John, Iam from Donomulyo, peaceful fertile village, south of Malang. How nice to have humble friends that can share eco adventure that is totally different than most Westerner have in their daily live. Just drop by anytime the door is open for you and for everybody to enjoy simple live free from the earth. Have a peaceful day John. | About the Author Koentadi Joseph Malang, East Java 4th March 2008 1:55pm #UserID: 726 Posts: 8 View All Koentadi Joseph's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Joseph says... By the way, Dragon fruits grow very well here in Donomulyo. The land is very fertile. We only have to treat them with organic compoust from the cows. They grow fast, free from morning frost. They obtain a lot of sunlight, even during rainy season. Market is opened wide nowadays for this commodity..Anybody interested please come for free.....Thank you. | About the Author Koentadi Joseph Malang, East Java 4th March 2008 2:03pm #UserID: 726 Posts: 8 View All Koentadi Joseph's Edible Fruit Trees |
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garry says... you have to pollinate the flowers your self it is done when the flower is open at its best around 9pm you tickle the flower with a fether very carefully ind spread to centre core. I have 800 plants in . i also would like any handy tips all the best and good luck
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Graham S says... I have had both red types in for about 18months. They grew very fast for the first six months then stopped growing. They both have since flowered once, I pollinated them and got a beautiful fruit from each. I thought maybe they have a yearly growing cycle but that doesn't seem to be it as they haven't started growing again. They are growing in sandy coastal soil about 500 metres back from the coast. and get full sun. I've tried mulch, some dynamic lifter and more water but they haven't started growing again. Any ideas?
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Scott G says... My plants are in a terraced bed of clay loam that stays damp (unless it rains and then it's wet). In the last year I have piled on the mulch. This could be why they are growing better than previously. Even now in the middle of winter they are covered in new growth. I recommend LOTS of mulch. | About the Author Scott G The Gold Coast 5th July 2008 7:31am #UserID: 44 Posts: 117 View All Scott G's Edible Fruit Trees |
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suzy4608 says... We have 2500 cuttings in. All seem to be thriving. Biggest problem is weeds. Do any other growers have suggestions how to control woody weeds and grass other than chipping. We have them growing up trellises. Both red and white varieties. Any suggestions would be good as somewhat of a part-time venture and weeds getting the best of us. | About the Author suzy4608 Wooroolin, near Kingaroy 14th July 2008 3:11pm #UserID: 1158 Posts: 1 View All suzy4608's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Yvonne says... Hi, my husband has some questions re Dragon Fruit. Have one growing on 8ft stump of old gum tree. Yellow variety. Has 3 fruit on it a present almost ready to pick. Question: do we have to prune branches where fruit grew? Have another piece growing against a medium sized mango tree (already fruit once) should it be left there or moved? regards Yvonne p.s. great site and have gleaned quite a bit of useful info from here today pps: we live at Koah, 13km from Kuranda on the northern edge of Tableland. Approx 28km from Mareeba and 42km from Cairns. | About the Author Yvonne2 Koah, Atherton Tableland 10th August 2008 10:13am #UserID: 1234 Posts: 1 View All Yvonne2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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mark says... hi.just wondering if someone could give me a tip. i,ve got about 30 cuttings witch i planted in top soil pots in april.and advised to place in a shaded area. Some got a bit to wet and got some rotting spots under the soil level,but have since dried. i did leave dry for two weeks before planting.but alot of the cuttings have not yet taken root /or have a poor root system.just wondering what i am doing wrong.yesterday i repotted into some potting mix to see if that will help. any adice would be graetful. thank you mark. | About the Author caboolture.Q 25th August 2008 7:14pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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sue says... We have been growing 1 dragon fruit for 3 and another for 18 months, we got the first one as small pieces and when we pruned it the second year we potted 3 pieces. We never pollinate them by hand the ants do a good job of it. Last season we got 26 kilo,s and mostly from the older one. Our neighbour has had the same plant for 22 yrs and it had a couple of fruit on it last season, I think that they won,t bare fruit untill they startleaning over and they have a lot of water. Ours get our shower water 3 times a day. sue | About the Author sue8 brisbane 15th October 2008 4:51pm #UserID: 1519 Posts: 4 View All sue8's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Correy says... I would say that the Yellow Dragon Fruit is the best tasting. The taste is much stronger. The other ones I have found that you need to spice them up a bit with some lime. | About the Author Correy Woolloongabba, QLD 16th October 2008 10:27pm #UserID: 3 Posts: 493 View All Correy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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randey watson says... hi renier, i live in perth western australia and have been growing pitaya for about 4 years. i have both the red and white flesh varieties (the red variety with 7 fruit in its third year). i think that south africa would have similar climate to perth. i had a bit of trouble with pollination initially because they flower at night and in their native habitat they are pollinated by moths and bats. if in doubt start early in the morning and use an artists brush. | About the Author randey watson perth wa 30th November 2008 8:21am #UserID: 1553 Posts: 3 View All randey watson's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Barbara says... Just planted a red dragon fruit bought from Tropical Fruit World. Have been looking at photos on this site. Some have tied up their plant and others haven't. Ours is against our back fence leaning against a post. Any need to tie it up? And if so, what do you use - rags, wire, ....? Thank you. | About the Author Barbara4 Gold Coast Australia 24th January 2009 4:35pm #UserID: 1917 Posts: 2 View All Barbara4's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Koentadi Joseph says... Hi all, I fixed 100 concrete post for 400 plant (in 4 sides) of Dragon fruits attached on it. First harvest last Dec. I got more than 1 tons of ripe fruits. I'll give you more images of my Supper Red Dragon fruit from my home town in Donomulyo, Malang. Very interesting to grow for business. Cheers, | About the Author Koentadi Joseph Manag, East Java 13th February 2009 12:31pm #UserID: 726 Posts: 8 View All Koentadi Joseph's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Wayne says... Hello from Queensland Australia Lou, when I saw SA I thought South Australia, crikey, you are a long way away. I honestly do not know how you would obtain such a plant but surely they must be grown in your district. I trust that you do know they are very easy to strike, simply break off one of the stems and plant it in a striking mix. | About the Author Wayne Mackay 21st February 2009 5:49pm #UserID: 338 Posts: 908 View All Wayne's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Lou says... Hi Wayne Thanks man I found one this morning by fate, someone have discarded one that was growing in their garden and left it on the sidewalk for the trucks to remove, when I droped my daughter at school this morning I saw it and picked it up. See picture included it is now planted in my back garden. Can you believe that there are people that dont know what it is. This one is still bearing the fruit and is about the size of my palm. Can still not get over it I have been surshing for a year in SA and only know of one other person that have a small plant. These people that through it out did not have a idia to what it is to them it was a ugly plant that took up space. Their los my gain.
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Wayne says... That is fantastic news Lou, it must have been that good karma we sent you. Read this whole thread about looking after it as others will know a lot more about that than I do. May I suggest you take a cutting and strike it to give you a second plant for pollination, or do you have multiple plants now. | About the Author Wayne Mackay 27th February 2009 1:06pm #UserID: 338 Posts: 908 View All Wayne's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jacqueline says... Our solution to supporting the pitaya was a 2.5 metre plastic sewer pipe (about 8 inch diameter) dug into the sandy soil and half filled with sand for support - no concrete needed. We then wrapped a sheet of reed/bamboo screen around the pipe to give the plant a surface to grip onto. We also remove low and annoying branches to keep the "canopy" shape and for easy access when feeding the plant, picking fruit and admiring the flowers close up :) Other than producing loads of fruit, this amazing plant has the added benefit of now being home to a family of finches who have nested inside its predator-unfriendly branches. Excellent!
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Barbara says... Hi all, I struck hundreds of seedlings from a beautiful red fruit just on New Year and gave most of them away to friends...silly. I then went on holiday for 2 weeks south and no-one bothered to water them. I now only have 2 babies left. There are also many of these cacti inhabiting large trees around the island but no fruit...lots of flowers though. To pollinate them, do you use flowers from the same plant, or must they be from another plant? Trevor Stephens (Dragon Fruit Wine maker) told me they would need pollinating, but I forgot this vital question. Can anyone help here? | About the Author Barbara Magnetic Island 20th March 2009 10:28am #UserID: 420 Posts: 6 View All Barbara's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Koentadi Joseph says... Dear All, I am coming back with more images for yr info. few days after I took these pictures I harvest more and more fruits and this will last years..That's why I used concrete poles because bamboo or even wooden stick don't last long. As you see I planted 4 plants on 4 side of the concrete poles. On top of the poles I used old tires to lay off the plants. Hi Lou, In fact I have some healthy young plants to deliver to you, but I really don't have any idea how..
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Jacqueline says... Hi Peter, Sorry for the late reply. We planted this about six years ago and water twice a week during the heat of summer. The rest of the year, depending on rainfall, we water once a week. There are pieces we've discarded and left on the ground that get absolutely no water from us that have sent roots out and - although they're not thriving - have been alive for years! | About the Author Jacqueline Kalbarri, W.A. 20th March 2009 12:26pm #UserID: 2062 Posts: 3 View All Jacqueline's Edible Fruit Trees |
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sunil says... Dear Jacqueline, Its wonderful to see your plant. I am also thinking to use 4inch or 6 inch plastic pipes as you are successful. It looks to me the place you are growing is quiet dry.What is the maximum temperature during these days How often do you water them. Is this yellow variety? How about fertilzers etc you are using I would like your valuable experience. You can see where I stand with my 7 plants pictured. regds, Suniljay | About the Author SunilJay colombo 30th March 2009 1:29pm #UserID: 2133 Posts: 3 View All SunilJay's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Lou says... Hi Wayne No man if the cactus fairy is on your side you don’t look a gift horse in the mouth so I have a total of 12 plants now. Never thought I have green fingers but must have done something right because two of them had green fruit on that went ripe and taste like a blessing from heaven. The added bonus is the rest of the family is skeptical about strange things so I could have them all by myself but I did share it with my friend that introduces me to the fruit from heaven. Things here in sunny SA is little hectic at work at moment but will keep you up to date on how they are doing. Keep well and looking forward to all news about how to enjoy it most. | About the Author Lou Durban South Africa 31st March 2009 6:52pm #UserID: 2000 Posts: 3 View All Lou's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jacqueline says... Hi Sunil - Ours is a red fruit. Conditions here are very dry generally, we average about 340 mm of rainfall annually. We water twice a week through our hot dry summer (average temp is 36 but gets up to mid 40's), and once a week through the less severe dry spells the rest of the year. We never have a frost here. Ours is very free-draining sandy soil, we added NPK, blood and bone and blended manure when we planted and have since given it blood and bone and NPK a couple of times a year. That's it...we are certainly not dragon fruit experts, just lucky amateurs who have found this to be a very low maintenance plant that pretty much takes care of itself. Pollination is left entirely to the bees, who absolutely swarm over the flowers before they close up in the mornings. Hope that helps. Best of luck. | About the Author Jacqueline Kalbarri, W.A. 31st March 2009 11:06pm #UserID: 2062 Posts: 3 View All Jacqueline's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Joyce says... Jaqueline of Kalbarri and Randy of Perth, would you swap babaco cuttings for dragon fruit cuttings? The babaco is similar to pawpaw with a slightly fizzy lemony flavour with a hint of mango, very juicy fruit which hangs like paw paw, hates easterly winds and doesn't like being water logged. Phone 92997828 | About the Author Joyce1 Boya, WA 16th April 2009 1:20pm #UserID: 2198 Posts: 2 View All Joyce1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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randey says... hello joyce. currently i have about 20 white flesh and about 10 red flesh dragon plants. my red "mother" plant has 15 fruit around 1/2 to 3/4 kilo each and as you know taste out of this world. and yes i would love to swap for a babaco. i had a babaco years ago that fruited prolifically but suffered a frost induced early retirement. if you want to do a swap send me a line or two. randey. | About the Author randey perth 9th May 2009 8:45am #UserID: 2306 Posts: 104 View All randey's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Wayne says... "and as you know taste out of this world" So thank - you - very - much Randey, Finally my plant produced 3 fruit this year which I looked after with loving care. Then wife and myself went away for a weekend and came home to find them gone, our son had given them to our neighbour because he doesn't like them. The neighbour went out of her way to come over and thanked us for the beautiful fruit ---- sigh!!!!! kids | About the Author Wayne Mackay 9th May 2009 3:51pm #UserID: 338 Posts: 908 View All Wayne's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Liz says... Does yellow dragon fruit need cross-pollination? (and if so, from what?) ...I've ordered a yellow pitaya (Selenicereus megalanthus? ...one page says that and one says Hylocereus megalanthus???) from Daleys, but I'm not sure from the description whether that one needs cross-pollination. The red-skinned fruits all seem to be from Hylocereus sp. - H. undatus for the white flesh, and H. polyrhyzus for the red flesh ...anyone know whether those will cross-pollinate the yellow ones? :-) Aneh / Randey - would you be interested in selling some red/white-fleshed dragon fruit cuttings? Where in Perth are you? Thanks, Liz :-) | About the Author Thornlie (Perth), WA 9th May 2009 6:29pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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randey says... hello wayne, my condolences on your loss. maybe next time you can give the kids away the next flowering season.and to look at the other side of the taste spectrum i took a small slice into work to give to a colleague and was told that it was utterly tasteless. there you go. i dare say that he would be extremely boring to cook for. randey | About the Author randey perth 10th May 2009 9:48am #UserID: 2306 Posts: 104 View All randey's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Joyce1 Boya, WA 14th May 2009 9:10am #UserID: 2198 Posts: 2 View All Joyce1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Toby says... Hi Joyce, I just picked up a dragonfruit from Joe at Tass 1 Trees last weekend. He's selling the red skin/red flesh variety. We've also got one of the red skin/white flesh that my wife recently got from diggers club. However, I've been looking for babaco for quite a while and haven't been able to find them anywhere in WA. Can you tell me where you got them or would you be willing to sell me a cutting as well if you have any spare? I'd love to try one or two. My dragonfruit are still small and therefore I've got no cuttings to exchange. I'd also appreciate it if anyone can tell me if they've seen the yellow skin/white flesh dragonfruit anywhere in Perth, I wouldn't mind trying one of those too. Regards, Toby | About the Author Toby Perth 14th May 2009 4:48pm #UserID: 2325 Posts: 10 View All Toby's Edible Fruit Trees |
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randey says... hello joyce, hope you are recovering well. i called you, probably while you were in so no answer. no worries. i have a few dragons both red and white flesh and would love to swap with you. i can give you a call if you let me know what your home hours are like or you can call me. the number is in my note to liz. | About the Author randey perth 14th May 2009 10:49pm #UserID: 2306 Posts: 104 View All randey's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author SunilJay colombo 21st May 2009 1:37pm #UserID: 2133 Posts: 3 View All SunilJay's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Patricia says... I have four dragon fruit plants which are healthy and growing vigorously, however I have only have one flower from them. (no fruit) I obtained the first plant three years ago and the rest are babies (cut offs from the mother plant). How can I get the plants to flower and then hopefully fruit. I water every day and they are in full sun (very hot in winter). Thanks Patricia, Mandurah, WA | About the Author Patricia7 Mandurah 29th May 2009 6:33pm #UserID: 2260 Posts: 2 View All Patricia7's Edible Fruit Trees |
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randey says... patricia and lucy i live in perth and suffer the heat you speak of, so a suggestion if i may.the dragon is as susceptible to sunburn as you and i are. when it is stinking hot we put on a hat and cover up so too the dragon needs to have shade during the really hot days otherwise we will both burn. usually 70-90% shade cloth will suffice. i dont know if your plants have got blisters on them but if so that is sunburn. the blister will eventually leave a crater in the leaf that should heal over (too many craters and the leaf can snap off).also dont go too overboard with the fertiliser. dragons will respond to a well rotted animal fertiliser such as sheep or cow poo. also you dont say if your dragons are potted or in the ground. it can make a difference. good luck ladies | About the Author randey perth 2nd June 2009 7:33am #UserID: 2306 Posts: 104 View All randey's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author lily sabah 3rd June 2009 10:18pm #UserID: 2422 Posts: 2 View All lily's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Ken3 Pomona, Qld 6th June 2009 10:38pm #UserID: 2435 Posts: 2 View All Ken3's Edible Fruit Trees |
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adly says... att: lily sabah I manage to make the plant bloom by using foliar fertilizer (self formulation). 29 flower buds after 3 days, 50 buds after 6 days. in 2 weeks time the flowers appear. unfortunately only 18 turn into fruits. e-mail me at adyshah@gmail.com I am going to sabah soon. Hope u can try the fertilizer | About the Author adly selangor malaysia 7th June 2009 12:05pm #UserID: 2438 Posts: 2 View All adly's Edible Fruit Trees |
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patricia gad says... I have a Drgon Fruit plant for the last four years that has been giving fruit.I loved to look at the flowers at night, but never knew what the pink was after the flower fell.One day a young girl from Vera Cruz was walking down the street and told me it is a fruit.That was last year.I t was the frist time I tried the furit.I love it .I've heard tha you can make tea with the flowers .Can someone tell me how to do that? | About the Author 10th June 2009 6:51am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... I wonder...maybe a solar light at nite would help attract the moths for pollination? What pollinates a dragon fruit in it's native environment? My grandad used to boil up meat in his glasshouse in NZ to bring in the blow flies to pollinate the tomatoes - worked a treat! He was Irish... ;) Ants do a lot of pollinating for me here too. | About the Author amanda19 geraldton.WA 10th June 2009 9:39am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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randey says... hi amanda, in its native mexico habitat the dragons are usually pollinated by moths and bats and living in the west like me i become the moth.the flowers usually open at night and must be crossed before they start wilting early in the morning. their window of opportunity is quite small. to make sure that they do get pollinated i get up at about 5-6 am and using a clean unused artists brush spread the pollen around. i have a 90% success rate. my red has still got about 4 fruit on it and its nearly the middle of winter. | About the Author randey perth 11th June 2009 6:26pm #UserID: 2306 Posts: 104 View All randey's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Hey Randey - I have a white too - it's a machine! Made the fatal mistake of planting it in between the rain water tanks - which are 'plastic'..duhh.. it can't stick onto them - but seems to love the afternoon shade. I had a great business idea for anyone out there who can make fishing nets - custom made one's to throw over our ugly rainwater tanks so that we can use the vertical space for growing and aesthetic purposes - and the lovely cool root-run underneath??? | About the Author amanda19 geraldton.WA 11th June 2009 9:57pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Toby Perth 12th June 2009 4:08pm #UserID: 2325 Posts: 10 View All Toby's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author randey perth 15th June 2009 10:38pm #UserID: 2306 Posts: 104 View All randey's Edible Fruit Trees |
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randey says... hey amanda, why not just use 50% shade cloth, much more readily available and the weave allows for the epiphyte roots to take hold. one other suggestion to utilise these roots to your and the plants advantage is to use a solid timber or concrete post buried up to 600mm into the ground with something like an enlarged rose hoop attached to the top. wrap some hessian or similar around the post and fill a container with water and fertiliser and fit the hessian into the pot. as the hessian draws up the mixture the roots get a double helping. have seen it working. | About the Author randey perth 15th June 2009 10:48pm #UserID: 2306 Posts: 104 View All randey's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Randey - that's a very clever idea! I was going to relocate the plant - but the idea (for me) was to keep it near the back door so that I can leave the outside light on at night when it flowers - hopefully this will attract the night bugs for pollination..?? The tanks are 2x 25,000 litres but I reckon I could sew up that shadecloth ok. It would keep the water cool too. Thanks for the tip :) | About the Author amanda19 geraldton.WA 16th June 2009 11:33am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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randey says... hey amanda,my nephew is going up to gero on friday to see his sister and asked if i would like to accompany him.if you would like i could possibly bring some plants up with me. if that meets with your approval give me a call on 08 9451 9339 after 5pm nightly and tell me where in gero you are. hope to meet you soon. | About the Author randey perth 17th June 2009 7:25am #UserID: 2306 Posts: 104 View All randey's Edible Fruit Trees |
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randey says... to anyone who is interested try this website. www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop or google dragon fruit in the negev desert ( as in israel) definitely worth a look. | About the Author randey perth 17th June 2009 8:11am #UserID: 2306 Posts: 104 View All randey's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Hi all, There is a good growing note on Dragon fruit on the link: http://www.nt.gov.au/d/Content/File/p/Fruit/FG1_pitaya_dragon_fruit.pdf | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE Melbourne 10th August 2009 9:35am #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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roel amon says... Dear Bazza, use chicken manure for rapid growth of plant because it is rich in potassium and organic,for more increase in growth use fertilizers high in nitrogen N30, P10, K10. to increase fruit use fertilizers with higher potassium & posporus (P and K) and no nitrogen (N) fertilize once a month do it for four months then stop.too much fetilizer will kill the plant | About the Author roel philippines 25th September 2009 4:32pm #UserID: 2835 Posts: 3 View All roel's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author PeterC perth, WA 1st October 2009 9:21pm #UserID: 2860 Posts: 2 View All PeterC's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Michael Wakeley 30th November 2009 11:07pm #UserID: 1746 Posts: 178 View All Michael's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Greg says... Hi guys, I am a little disappointed in my dragon fruit growing enterprises. I purchased a Pitaya (I think it was from Daleys, but might have been from elsewhere). I took some cuttings, and ended up with 8 plants, all of which are over 2m (one is 8m) high, all but the big one are weeping and for the last 2 years I have had 5 - 10 flowers on each tree. The problem is that they flower at night, and for a little yellow fruit at the base of the flower which falls off after a few days. I am now thinking that I have a night flowering cactus. How do I confirm this? | About the Author Greg15 Ipswich 7th January 2010 5:16pm #UserID: 3209 Posts: 1 View All Greg15's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Kim says... Greg, I had a flowering cactus once which I could not tell the difference between that and my red dragon fruit. When they are flowering, have a look at the flowers just after sunrise before the flower closes up. There should be a lot of bees around the flowers. Fruit forming and then dropping off sounds like they have not been pollinated. I can give you cuttings if you can come to greenbank. | About the Author greenbank 7th January 2010 9:30pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Byron1 South Africa 11th January 2010 3:59am #UserID: 3233 Posts: 4 View All Byron1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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greengirl says... Hello Can anybody please tell me what is wrong with my dragonfruit plants? They were left in the sun a few weeks ago and I noticed pale patches on the sun-facing sides of the plants. The whole side was pale yellow on the most damaged plant. I guessed that they were sunburnt and put them in the shade to recover and gave them a drink (I think the only water I have given them since the weather warmed up). A few days afterward I noticed black spots appearing on the pale patches, which brought rot to mind, but I wasn't sure how they could because they'd only been watered once after the sun damage. There was nothing visibly wrong with them before the sun damage. Now they look terrible, but some of the top growth looks fine. What do people think? Rot or extreme sun damage? And most importantly, what should I do now? Cut off the good parts and repot them? Just try and save what I can? I'm guessing the bulk of the plants are unsavable. Thanks for any advice.
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amanda says... Hi greengirl - i want to hear others thoughts too...as I had the same problems growing mine in a pot too. I put it in the herb garden where it got a lot more water and afternoon shade and it went mad - so much so I had to chop it all out. The pic is what we took out several MONTHS ago - I thought it would die and then compost it. It's had no water at all (obviously) and it's still going! But u can see the sunburn on the older parts looks a bit like yours. Anyway - I don't really know - but I would rescue some good bits and maybe pop one in the ground to be safe - until u know what it is?
| About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 13th January 2010 10:28pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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adly says... if u plant using a bigger stem, it should produce flower in 6 month time. provided, u plant correctly. the tip, use red brick b4 planting. never use chicken dung. use organic fertilizer to get sweeter fruit. i treat my neighbour plant with homemade fertilizer. the plant produce 50 flower bud but only 17 turn into fruit. they are very sweet. | About the Author 14th January 2010 1:43pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Byron1 South Africa 14th January 2010 4:58pm #UserID: 3233 Posts: 4 View All Byron1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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roel says... hi miss juanita, as far as i know dragon fruits grow well here in our country, in fact we already have several farms of dragon fruit in different provinces, but its first popular in our province which is cavite, i started planting in our backyard and base on my observation it really grows fast i think about an inch a week..how about in your country mam?? hope to hear from you soon thanks for asking,take care and godbless | About the Author roel philippines 16th January 2010 4:58pm #UserID: 2835 Posts: 3 View All roel's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Diana says... Hi Michael, Paradise nursery sells them, but sold out for the moment. http://www.paraplants.com/food.htm).I forgot that one in the list I posted the other day. There is another dragonfruit cuttings seller in it: After Daley's, my favourite sites for Queensland and subtropical NSW are: Information: http://www.greenharvest.com.au/ (and seeds, plants, books, pest control) http://www.bogi.org.au/ (and seeds, plants, garden products, books etc- but not web ordering) http://www.northeystreetcityfarm.org.au/nursery.htm (and seeds and plants- but not web ordering) http://www.tropicalpermaculture.com/ http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/ (of course) Seeds: http://www.greenpatchseeds.com.au/ (also plants) http://www.edenseeds.com.au/ http://www.theitaliangardener.com.au/ http://www.4seasonsseeds.com.au/ Plants: http://www.forbiddenfruitsnursery.com/products/ (scroll across catalogue pages to get to plants) http://www.earthcare.com.au/ (ginger, ginger relatives and tropical root crops) http://www.aussiedragonfruit.com/ http://www.gourmetlimes.com/ http://heartgarden.com.au/ http://www.allrareherbs.com.au/ http://www.herbalistics.com.au/shop/ http://www.herbnursery.com.au/ http://cactusisland.com.au/ (coconuts, some other food plants) Thanks, Diana. | About the Author Brisbane 21st January 2010 3:15pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Michael says... Hi Diana, I checked out paraplants.com and the Dragon fruit they sell is the pink dragon fruit with white flesh which is what I have already and which Daley also sells. The one that I'm after is reddish green on the outside with neon pink flesh.In America this variety is called " American Beauty". The website belows sells 25 different name variety of Dragon fruits . I was looking for an Australian supplier of this pink flesh variety. http://www.tropicalfruitnursery.com/dragon/index.htm | About the Author Michael Wakeley 21st January 2010 9:59pm #UserID: 1746 Posts: 178 View All Michael's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author VioletCactus1 Melbourne 21st January 2010 10:42pm #UserID: 516 Posts: 349 View All VioletCactus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Violet_Cactus says... Why don't you just order one from Daley's? Scroll down the page and you'll see the picture. http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/fruit%20pages/Pitaya.htm If you do order one, spare me a cutting! :) | About the Author VioletCactus1 Melbourne 22nd January 2010 2:55pm #UserID: 516 Posts: 349 View All VioletCactus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Violet_Cactus says... Michael, that neon pink flesh is *real*? I had always thought those pictures were just the red-fleshed one colour-enhanced in Photoshop! Amazing. Now I want one too. Nev, if you're still here, I am posting some pictures of Dragonfruit farms in Vietnam so that you can get an idea of how tall they grow under commercial cultivation. Also here's a picture of what I think *might* be a neon pink Hylocereus undatus Guatemalensis.
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peter says... hello violet, i havnt got seeds myself. i am looking for cherimoya seeds and have found some on an overseas site which also say they have the pink fleshed dragons. i emailed them and they are available. i can order some for you if you want. do you still want a yellow cutting. there seems to be some conflicting reports about the yellow needing a red for pollination. would you know which is true. | About the Author adelaide 24th January 2010 8:58pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Greg says... Hi Kim, Looks like they have finished flowering for the year, so rather than waiting another year to see if they are getting pollinated, I would like to take you up on your offer to get some cuttings from you. My e-mail address is verrall@hotmail.com, could you perhaps send me your phone number and my wife and I could arrange to pop down some time. Thank you Greg | About the Author Greg6 Ipswich 25th January 2010 8:29am #UserID: 336 Posts: 3 View All Greg6's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Violet_Cactus says... Hi Peter, Thanks for your kind offer of seeds. I don't need a yellow cutting as I do have a yellow dragonfruit plant (from Daley's!). I have never heard of yellows needing a red for pollination and it doesn't seem logical. I think yellows would be fine with other yellows. Incidentally, if you're importing dragonfruit seeds into Australia you might be interested in the AQIS ICON import information page: http://tinyurl.com/yahasvx And here's the cherimoya page: http://tinyurl.com/ycjegpa Best of luck getting the seeds! | About the Author VioletCactus1 Melbourne 26th January 2010 12:46am #UserID: 516 Posts: 349 View All VioletCactus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Michael says... Just thought I share some photos of my dragon fruit taken this afternoon. It's pink with white flesh and the taste is very sweet.There is currently 4 fruits with 10 more buds forming. From the last two years I have a 100% success rate from flower to fruit. There's no secret to it just that the original cuttings was from a proven plant that has always flower than fruited. People who say the fruit is bland haven't tried a home grown yet . The taste is 10 times better being picked off your own vine then one purchase from the shops.
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Hi Michael, Wow, Well done. I agree with you about the taste. A friend of mine said his white flesh dragon fruits are very sweet too. What do you feed your vine with and how often? How about water?. Do you have to polinate the flowers by hand? and do you set up light at night? Many thanks in advance. Happy growing. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE Melbourne 27th January 2010 9:37pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Michael says... Hi Nguyet, I normally just use cow or sheep manure mixed with grass clippings once every 2 months. Recently I've been using a product called Azomite after seeing a clip from youtube. It wasn't cheap but I will try anything once. From the same dragon fruit vine growing in a pot last year I had four flowers and four fruit. This year since using the product I currently have 4 fruits will 10 flower buds emerging . I'm not sure if the product made the difference but I'm trialing it on my other dragon fruits before I can confirm if the product did really help. I did some research on how oftern the growers in Vietnam water their vines and it's once a week but only from the top and let the water drip down to the roots. I have been following this practice on my vines. I am lucky in that I don't have to hand pollinate my flowers and the success rate is so far 100%. Suprisingly the red fruit in my picture was the first flower to emerge and somehow it pollinated itself. The setting up of lights at night is a common practice by the commercial growers in Vietnam to encourage flower budding after the first lot of fruit. It would be too costly for us home growers to do the same thing. I just use solar christmas lights on my vine to make it look pretty at night and hopefully attract moths and night creatures to my vine . Did you know that there are so many variety of dragon fruits out there? Attached are two variety I came across on the internet which is not so common . One is yellow reddish skin with pink flesh and the other yellow /green skin with white flesh.
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Michael says... Hi All, FYI - Attached is a trellis used by some commercial growers in the US. It's not very tall and the cross is some thin metal stick . I also worked out why some variety like mine which is the Vietnamese dragon fruit with white flesh requires no had pollination and while others do . Apprently it depends on the variety and the flower . Some flowers are self fertile and some requires cross pollination. The attached picture explains itself ( Use the picture as a guide to check your flowers to see if it requires cross pollination )
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Hi Michael, Many thanks for the hints, I am going to apply your method to my vine. Regarding to more varieties of dragon fruits, I did not realise that there are many varieties out there. I hope one day some one will import them into the courntry so they will be available for sale in the very near future. Hi Peter, Many thanks for showing us how to differentiate between dragon self fertile and Needs cross pollination flowers. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE Melbourne 28th January 2010 8:06am #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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peter says... jujube, it was micheal that posted those pictures of the differant antlers. micheal, i was asking because i havnt had flowers on mine either. know i know what to look for. (thanks). im just about to put one in the ground and some in large pots. what sort of soil do you use for them (good drainage or some water holding capabilities). | About the Author adelaide 28th January 2010 6:49pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Michael says... Hi Lyn, My dragon fruit in the pot is about 3 years old. It fruited after about a year . However it really depends on how quickly your vine is growing. If you give it lots of manure when starting off it should grow very quickly. They need to be a certain size before it starts to give out flowers so the more quickly you can fatten up your vines the sooner you'll get fruits. In terms of picking the fruit I normally wait until mine turns the deepest colour and leave it on for another 3 weeks ( Mine is the deep red/pink with white flesh ) . After picking I would leave mine in a bowl for a day or two just to really ripen the fruit. Dragon fruit tastes best being put into the fridge over night and eat it nice and cold the next day. I water my vines once a week and only from the top and let the water trickle down. Dragon fruit needs to be a certain size before it starts to flower. When starting out give it lots of organic manure to fatten it up and make it grow quickly . Once it reaches a certain size apply a 0-10-10 based fertiliser in spring and you should get flowers by summer time. 0-10-10 based fertiliser is hard to find but you can search the internet for suppliers. | About the Author Michael Wakeley 31st January 2010 8:13pm #UserID: 1746 Posts: 178 View All Michael's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Lyn says... Hi Micheal, Thanks for the info. Do you mean they have to be a certain height before they flower or the plant has to be a certain thickness? I feed mine cow manure but not sure how much to apply as I'm worried I may kill it if overdone. How big is your pot and how much manure and how often do you feed your dragonfruit plant? | About the Author Melb 8th February 2010 10:11pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Anonymous says... The plant has a lot of growing to do it is the size of a teenager's small finger, so i have time. i just want to know how to take care of it even though the container has a gel in the bottom that will keep the plant growing for up to a year. I just need to know it i could grow it inside a large room, or i absolutley have to grow it outside. Thanks | About the Author Adam3 NY 15th February 2010 1:56pm #UserID: 3384 Posts: 12 View All Adam3's Edible Fruit Trees |
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randey says... hi, the flower usually opens at night but depending on the temperature can open during the day. once it has opened allow a couple of hours for the pollen to set ( goes powdery) then using a clean artists brush pollinate the stamen. you will know within about a week if you have been successful when the flower droops and the base stays green. another factor to consider is if the plant is still young (1-2 years old) quite often the flowers will only set if the plant has passed into its 3rd year. of all the dragons that i have, ranging from 6 years to 1 year the average flower set is 3 years on. also dont forget to keep up the well rotted manure and wetting agent and in hot climates some form of shade. hope this is of some help to you | About the Author randey perth 16th February 2010 2:31pm #UserID: 2306 Posts: 104 View All randey's Edible Fruit Trees |
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randey says... you have the right of it. they are pitaya flowers and right at the point of pollinating which can be done using an artists brush to transfer the pollen from the anthers ( the long spindly outer parts) to the stigma (the single stemmed part that lays at the bottom of the flower). check to be sure that the pollen is dry (usually once the pollen is ready it tends to fall off the anthers and collects at the bottom of the flower on the petals)then transfer the pollen onto the stigma. and now pray to your god for a successful take. if the base of the flower stays green for a week or so chances are that you will end up with a dragon. if not the whole thing will turn yellow, wilt and then die and fall off. good luck | About the Author randey perth 26th February 2010 9:34am #UserID: 2306 Posts: 104 View All randey's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Michael says... Sorry I meant Christmas It was one of many photos I got from the net when I was researching into Dragon fruits. Not sure about the site but I thought it was such a clever idea in the first place. You get to taste the fruit and plant the cuttings as well so at least you know what you're planting . It looks like it's being taken somewhere in Vietnam so if anyone ever past this place in Vietnam then please take a photo holding the pots and upload it for us all to see. | About the Author Michael Wakeley 26th February 2010 5:10pm #UserID: 1746 Posts: 178 View All Michael's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Danny says... Hi Violet, I've only got a few seeds left - I planted most of them but want to save the few remaining seeds for back up incase the first lot dont survive. It might be easier for me to grow them out and send you a cutting if you're living in Melbourne. I think this type of Dragon fruit is called "American Beauty" | About the Author Perth, Australia 28th February 2010 11:49pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Danny says... Hi everyone, I just thought i'd post some progress pics of my pink Dragon fruit. 14 have sprouted out of the 20 seeds I planted.I hope i'm not over watering them. I also have a couple of Jackfruit and Red Papaya seedlings and a grafted dwarf "Sensation" Mango growing
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John Mc says... Hey Violet_Cactus, I have some Hylocereus Polyrhizus (red) cuttings if you're interested? The description on the label says something like "red skin with dark red flesh" I remove all the side shoots from the main stem until it gets to 4 feet high, then I let it loose. There's a lot of side cuttings on the way up to 4 feet high. | About the Author John Mc1 Warnervale NSW 9th March 2010 2:23pm #UserID: 3373 Posts: 72 View All John Mc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Violet_Cactus says... Sounds excellent John Mc! Thanks for the offer. Can I email you? My address is angavar (at) yahoo (dot) com Now for swapping - Here for you is a not-very-accurate list of what I am growing. It's not too accurate because I made it a while ago and some things have not survived, plus some of the plants listed are only 'wish list' things. I just have not had time to update the list since I learned how to bud-graft... (he he, obsessed with *that* now...) So if you see something you'd like in exchange, just ask, but don't get yr hopes up till I confirm that it exists in my overcrowded garden! BOTANICAL NAME Agave tequilana Agrimonia eupatoria Pimenta dioica Aloe Vera Apios americana syn tuberosa Angelica archangelica Prunus armeniaca, Early Moorpark Prunus armeniaca, Moorpark Artemisia absinthium Artemisia vulgaris Artemisia pontica Artemisia princeps Centella asiatica Geum urbanum The genus Persea Carica pentagona Heilborn Dendrocalamus asper var. Hitam Himalayacalamus falconeri Dendrocalmus minor Gigantochloa atroviolacea Laurus nobilis Phaseolus vulgaris Monarda didyma Rubus loganobaccus The 'Marion' cultivar (Rubus L. subgenus Rubus) Rubus idaeus Rubus ursinus x hybrid. 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Violet_Cactus says... Hi John, your email was received safe and well! Thanks! Hi Danny, I am not sure about the quarantine restrictions going from WA to Vic, except I know they don't allow soil to be transported, ie. plants in pots. That's not a problem in the case of cuttings! Right now I am reading the manual on this topic. http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/nrenfa.nsf/LinkView/E06D9DA338971637CA25758500011A287A3C416170F25102CA2573E7007B22F5/$file/PQM.pdf Will let you know if I ever figure it out :) | About the Author VioletCactus1 Melbourne 13th March 2010 9:18am #UserID: 516 Posts: 349 View All VioletCactus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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snottiegobble says... Amazing Danny! I have found dragons ! After our discussion I happened to call into my local nursery & ask the simple question " do you know anything about Dragon fruit?" The prompt reply was " Of course, I have some over there, theyre all the red fleshed variety !! My Ex brings them down from Kalbari & he`s bringing a heap more down this Friday" Consequently I am now a proud owner of quite a large cactus about 1ft high with a high offshoot giving it another 2 inches.( Sorry still not into cmtres) The nursery ( & pottery) is called FROGSONG & its right in the middle of the town`s main st called Forest Rd. Email: karen.frogsong@bigpond.com Karen has just been accredited "waterwise nursery" & says the dragons relish the sunniest spot with little water. She also claims that her supplier in Kalbarri is the only person up there who gets them to flower & retain their fruit. Hope this will be a help to other S`westerners.
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Danny says... Hi Snotty,glad to hear that you found some Dragonfruit :) And Violet my seedlings are being very slow to grow - they still only have their cotyledons after sprouting nearly a month ago! Anyone else out there had experience growing Dragonfruit from seed? I will have to Fly back to work up north in a few weeks so ive set them up with auto reticulation along with my other fruit plants. I hope that they wont die from over watering as they will recieve the same amount as the rest of my plants. Also hope that the cooler weather wont affect them too much here - we rarely get frosts but 5C is normal on winter nights. | About the Author Perth 18th March 2010 12:17am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Phil@Tyalgum says... I bought some cuttings of red, yellow and an interesting pink variety which took only a fortnight or so to develop roots and plant out. Also order Koubo cactus cuttings - see link below. I find seedlings very slow even in the ideal climate of Northern NSW, cuttings seem to be the way to go. www.aussiedragonfruit.com/Fruit.htm | About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 18th March 2010 11:44am #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Violet_Cactus says... Hi Danny, I have grown dragonfruit from seed. I sowed the seeds from a fruit bought at the supermarket two years ago. They came up like hairs on a cat's back - all over the place! Very slow growers, though. They are doing really well (a bit crowded in the pot) and are about as long as my hand now. I just leave them alone and give them a drink now and then. Looks like they are one of those plants you have to be patient with. Snottie, I leave my dragonfruit outside in winter, and I am in Melbourne. I am sure that in Bunbury they will be fine outdoors. Just keep them really dry in cool weather or they will rot. I have to protect mine from rain, that's all. Danny, you might want to take your dragons off your watering system when the temperatures drop. They love water in warm weather and hate it in cool weather. | About the Author VioletCactus1 Melbourne 19th March 2010 8:54am #UserID: 516 Posts: 349 View All VioletCactus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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snottiegobble says... Thanks Danny & Violet, you have been a great help. Karen at the CAPEL Frogsong nursery says she will be doing red dragon mail orders from next week. Dont know if youve heard of Isabel Shipard ? She has a huge "herb" farm in Nambour Qld & has written great books on herbs,sprouts, self sufficiency etc. For her catalogue on plants & seeds go to www.herbs-to-use.com. Unfortunately only seeds sent to WA & Tassie. | About the Author snottiegobble bunbury 19th March 2010 11:25am #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Danny says... Hi Violet, can you post some pics of your dragonfruit seedlings? my seedlings are still very small and i've got the reticulation watering them every third day - is this too much? I work away for up to 8 weeks at a time - will the seedlings survive that long without water when they are so small? I've transplanted my seedlings into a regular seed raising mix which has much better drainage than the potting mix I had them in earlier.
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randey says... to anyone who lives in perth who is interested i have over 20 dragon plants begging for a new home, both red and white. some at about 60cm others at about 80cm and others about 1.5m, some with flowers.we are downsizing and i need to sell them off from $15 and up. i live in east cannington. | About the Author randey perth 25th March 2010 1:14am #UserID: 2306 Posts: 104 View All randey's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Violet_Cactus says... Hi Danny, I finally got around to uploading those photos of my dragonfruit seedlings. The last 2 photos are of seedlings sown a few weeks ago when dragonfruit were in season. Then there are pictures of seedlings sown a year earlier. The first is a picture of a cutting I bought 2 or 3 years ago. It flowered last summer, and after the flower disappeared it left behind this fruitlike object. I am just waiting to see what will happen next!
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Ben says... Hi All, i planted a yellow and a red dragonfruit around september least year. I have set them to grow alongside two separate trees. Now both are climbing up nice and securely against the trees, almost vine-like. The yellow dragonfruit with fairly long thin growth and the red with shorter thicker growth. Now i have read to get fruit you must make them hang, but all these dragonfruit want to do is keep climbing!! The yellow has reached a fork in the tree where i was hoping it would droop down but it is still going upwards! Should i try put some wire around to make it hang, or do i just let them keep growing upwards, i'd appreciate any thoughts, thnx. | About the Author Melrose Park NSW 29th March 2010 6:53pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Violet_Cactus says... This is odd! The front page of the Forum says there's a posting on this thread saying 'Hi Violet Catus, The photo of the fruit is a yellow dragon fruit. The thorns are very sharp and they go right thro leather gloves. When they are ripe, the thorns are easily removed by knocking them o... By Kim' But that post has disappeared! Anyway Kim, thanks for letting me know about the Yellow DragonFruit! Hi Ben, I've seen pics of dragons growing on farms in Vietnam and they go straight up about ten feet before they start to hang down. Hope this helps. | About the Author VioletCactus1 Melbourne 29th March 2010 9:38pm #UserID: 516 Posts: 349 View All VioletCactus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Phil@Tyalgum says... Since I bought my Koubo cuttings I've noticed a lot of C. peruvianus in peoples' gardens, usually devoid of fruit as they have no pollinator nearby. It will be interesting to see how they go - I may donate some seedlings or cuttings to local householders so that their plants come into production.
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John Mc says... Hey Phil, I thought I had every thing covered. The amount of new plants I find out about never ends. Space is at a premium on my 2 acre plot already. Now you bring these Koubo to my attention. I wonder if there's a lot of similar cactus that look exactly like a Koubo but are not? Anyway, can't waste time, I'm off to find a Koubo or two. | About the Author John Mc 5th April 2010 10:09am #UserID: 3496 Posts: 132 View All John Mc's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... Hi Phil, Do you know which types of Koubo you have? I'd be interested to learn how many named types there are around? One other thing I learnt from the Red Fox people is not to use treated pine or soft wood poles as the stakes for the Dragon Fruit vines to climb. Apparently the aerial roots get into it and tear it apart. They say it happened to a few of their early attempts... | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 5th April 2010 11:23am #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... I also saw on Diggers Club website that there is a yellow skinned version of the Pitaya, pictured, that looks like the white-fleshed red dragon fruit, rather than the common spiky yellow dragon fruit. Does anyone know anything about this? This is the spiel from their website: DRAGON FRUIT YELLOW Hylocereus undatus This yellow-skinned form of the pearl Dragon Fruit is worth growing for its spectacular night-blooming fragrant bell-shaped flowers alone but to make the prospect more attractive these are followed by unique lemon sorbet flavoured fruit. In their native Central America they are pollinated by a nocturnal moth so hand-pollinating is recommended here. Grown on a sturdy trellis this fruiting cactus will reward for years. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 11th April 2010 9:14pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... Here's the link: https://secure.diggersgardenclub.com.au/p-2046-dragon-fruit-yellow.aspx I thought Red Fox had 5: two types of white fleshed red pitaya (SP and nonSP), Red flesh, Pink Flesh and Yellow (spiky). If they have the yellow non spiky one I might have to take another drive out... | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 12th April 2010 8:12am #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... I'd like to know if there is a fruiting variety and a lookalike non fruiting variety of Koubo, like the Epiphyllum is to the Dragon fruit? Here's some pics of a largeish Cereus peruvianus??? I'm hoping, fingers x'ed. This one is growing in an old abandoned homestead I can get.
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Phil@Tyalgum says... John usually they won't produce any fruit unless there is another plant nearby, and not a cutting of the same plant, You need a seedling or an unrelated plant to allow fruit to form even when they flower heavily. I've noticed a lot of barren, lonely cactuses here and people don't realize their potential. Also lopping them reasonably heavily encourages flowering and fruit. | About the Author Murwillumbah 13th April 2010 10:00am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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asianetix says... More Renier Mornings! Are you still growing dragon fruit? I am trying to find someone in SA from which we can buy a few cuttings to be delivered to Barkly-West (N-Cape). We have tried seeds, not successful. I could import some cuttings from Taiwan, but the paperwork makes it a bit tricky. If you can help, it would be highly appreciated. Juane (asianetix @ yahoo. com) | About the Author asianetix1 Taiwan 3rd May 2010 6:11pm #UserID: 3685 Posts: 1 View All asianetix1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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grub says... gidday i have some dragon fruit seeds YELLOW PITAYA DRAGON FRUIT(Selenicereus megalanthus)RED DRAGON FRUIT,PITAYA(hylocereus costaricensis)and RED DRAGON FRUIT,PITAYA(Hylocereus undatus) are they easy to grow from seed?any advice on growing from seed much appreciated also which one tastes the best, i been told the red dragon,is it the white flesh or the red fleash?many thanks grub | About the Author grub 11th August 2010 8:15pm #UserID: 3828 Posts: 47 View All grub's Edible Fruit Trees |
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asianetix says... Hi Lynn, I have made cuttings here in Taiwan and will import these to RSA (NDA has not developed conditions for import yet... awaiting). Otherwise I could not find a supplier for cuttings. I am in direct contact with dragon fruit growers/suppliers in Taiwan and we are looking to import these fruits. Regards, Juane (asianetix at yahoo dot com) | About the Author asianetix Taipei, TW 9th September 2010 12:55am #UserID: 4202 Posts: 2 View All asianetix's Edible Fruit Trees |
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TheVietGuy says... Today I went to my friends house and I saw a green flower growing on the tip of the tree. I cut off the middle part that connected 2 of the bodies and took it home. After that I stuck the cactus in the ground and watered it. I have some questions: Will the flower die and if it has more fruits, am I suppose to pollinate it even if it already has ants on it? | About the Author TheVietGuy California 6th October 2010 3:01pm #UserID: 4353 Posts: 3 View All TheVietGuy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... Get it from a credible source. If you get it from a reputable grower or nursery, or even someone you know to have fruiting vines, then you run little risk of getting a night blooming cactus by mistake. A few also need hand polination, and not doing this will turn the vine into an ornamental... | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 10th November 2010 2:06pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Violet_Cactus says... Yes, definitely, Mary. In their native habitat, the cold season is the dry season. If they are cold and wet at the same time, they rot. If you live in a temperate zone, you must protect them from rain in winter. In tropical places like Darwin you don't have to bother. http://www.abc.net.au/rural/content/2007/s2172049.htm At the moment I'm growing them in commercial 'cactus & succulent potting mix' but we are planning on building a dragonfruit shelter-house, and then I'll be mixing up my own soil recipe based on the commercial mix. I just use any organic fertilizer such as Powerfeed or Dynamic Lifter. I have read that they won't fruit unless the plant weighs more than a certain number of kilograms - I forget the exact weight. It's also of benefit to shade them from direct sunlight during the hottest days of summer. | About the Author VioletCactus1 Melbourne 2nd December 2010 5:43pm #UserID: 516 Posts: 349 View All VioletCactus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Thuy says... To Drangon fruit grower, I have grow this plant in 7 gallons pot for 7 years,the root had ran out the bottom and spreat to the round and I feed it with tomatoes fertilizer, dry banana skins, they blooming over 15 flowers and the fruits really big, it blooms every year, I trim off new small branch, In the Winter I cover with card box or thick sheet not plastic, the cutting I put in the mix of sand and peatmoss just spray the water to keep moist or cover with plastic bag. Ater it rooting I repot them.good luck | About the Author Thuy san jose, ca 2nd January 2011 4:23am #UserID: 4476 Posts: 4 View All Thuy 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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christine says... hi wayne, I bought some dragon fruit from a cane farm on the way to Seaforth. I tis about 1/4 a way along the road on the right side. Cost was about $8. I have had them 2 years & have had 5 seasons of fruit. I used a2 pieces of wood & made a crucfix, put the plants into bigger tubs & tied them to the stakes. When they reached approx 1mtr They beared the first fruit. I give them citus fertilizer. I take the new end limb when it has grown & put it in potting mix & sml amount of weak fertilizer & leave & there off. Hope this info helps | About the Author christine7 noosa 24th March 2011 6:01pm #UserID: 5099 Posts: 1 View All christine7's Edible Fruit Trees |
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randey says... if any body in perth is interested in buying some hylocereus undata (white flesh dragons) i am selling 8 @ 1.8m and 14 @ between 70cm to 1m. we are getting ready to move and dont want to have to move them. besides they have spines. have the reds but wont be ready to sell any until later. if interested let me know on the forum. | About the Author randey perth 23rd April 2011 9:59am #UserID: 2306 Posts: 104 View All randey's Edible Fruit Trees |
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randey says... miranda, the pitaya (dragon) is an epiphyte ie it sends out root like appendages from the stem. this can be seen more readily if the stem is in contact with either the supporting pole or a brick wall. sometimes with commercial plantings the supporting pole is wrapped in hessian. this method allows for nutrient laden water to be absorbed by the air roots OR it means there is not enough covering over the rootball. hope this helps. | About the Author randey perth 24th April 2011 1:56pm #UserID: 2306 Posts: 104 View All randey's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... I tried growing red fleshed,white fleshed and yellows from cuttings on stumps in full sun.They all flowered after one year of trimming.Very few fruit formed even with hand pollination and a festival of insects.They got the same sickness as in the photos that looks like frostburn.I prefer the yellows.Farms in SE Thailand dry tropics have small trimmed red fleshed types loaded with fruit on 2m concrete posts in blazing 40 degree heat. | About the Author Cairns 12th June 2011 11:36pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Once the stump was just dead wood and had been roughed up ioosed the soil around it and put mulch.The cuttings had roots so I planted a section upright 5cm into soil and tied it onto the shady side of the stump so they would burn when young.Roots go in the ground as well as stick onto the stump as it grows some sections hang on and some hang out until there are almost layers of it. | About the Author Cairns 25th June 2011 8:54pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Lex says... For people looking for said plants. Certain shops will sell them. For gardening centres with limited species of cacti and plants. They often use the Hylocereus undatus to grow varieties Gymnocalycium upon. (see the pic) This said it's possible to cut the Gymnocalycium off and continue with the Hylocereus stem.
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Mike says... BigW have them as well as the common red dragon fruit.I'm pretty sure sure the seeds are listed on ICON as a C7100 plant and can be imported.Some of the new crosses,colours and highly productive types would be good additions to the 3 common dragon fruit types in Oz.I recall a past forum where someone mentioned pink oned are here. | About the Author Cairns 11th October 2011 9:05pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... Hi sasha, There was a commercial dragonfruit farm near Toronto (newcaatle) untill a few year ago. The vietnamese owners must have since retired and the new owners just let it run into the ground. I go around there every year and pick a couple of bags full of fruit several times over the season, although all the plants have fallen over and are now a huge mess, I still get to pick plenty of fruit. The farm is very low, altitude wise, more or less at the bottom of a valley where it gets several frosts every year. They have a pink skin with white flesh and are very large and tasty. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 12th October 2011 1:28pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... For a long time I just thought all yellows tasted better than the reds and the red skinned red fleshed ones were blander than the red skinned white fleshed.This year I tried two red fleshed ones grown near each other where one was way sweeter than its neighbour under the same conditions and i have heard that the others vary quite a bitas well depending on their 'lineage'.Does anyone grow the magenta fleshed or the yellow skinned large sweet types? | About the Author Cairns 13th October 2011 7:27pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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jimsta10 says... Hi Guys, does anyone have any growing tips for the good old melbourne climate? what fertilizers, sprays, when to apply, frequency etc? it has sun from morning to 4pm...looks quiet healthy.. here it is on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtoBVwSQrbc much appreciated... BTW i have the white flesh variety...only experience fruiting once in the 5 yrs... many thanks... Jim | About the Author jimsta10 melbourne 28th October 2011 9:51am #UserID: 6047 Posts: 3 View All jimsta10's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... I have now read just about everything published on dragonfruit and spoken to some whizzes and experienced campainers.I do have a columbian supreme,a possible desert king and a sweet/sour vietnamese, so all 3 of the good species.It looks like the crosses are the best and I wish we had halleys comet,purple haze,condor, graffiti,american beauty and the Californian brix 18+ types or Israeli red 'yellows' or yellow 'reds'.Even red fox doesn't have named varieties and I wonder what their pink really is.It looks like named cuttings are what you need. | About the Author Cairns 21st November 2011 10:29pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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SunilJay says... Kathy, When you cast the concrete post 4"x4" 8ft high should have provisions of 16mmDia meter holes in X & Y directions on top of the post through which you can pass 2 nos 12mmDia bars at right angles to support the tyre .Not :you must have the 16mmdia 2 holes 1 inch apart . Hope it is clear now how you support the Mobike tyre. regds Sunil Jay | About the Author SunilJay 16th February 2012 3:55am #UserID: 2133 Posts: 3 View All SunilJay's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Minh says... Hi Danny, thanks for your reply. You can let me know though phanmc_2001@yahoo.com How your seedlings going? Are you putting them in shade or full sun now? My two cuttings are in pots in full sun. One grows noticeably everyday. The other just stays the same. Should I give it some fertilizer or Seasol. Cheers | About the Author Minh Perth 21st February 2012 6:13pm #UserID: 6581 Posts: 2 View All Minh's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Danny says... Hi Minh, my seedlings are full size plants now. They were sprawling out of the pots growing everywhere so I took some cuttings which I planted on a trellis in full sun and and threw the rest of the plant out. I fertilize my plants mainly with pelletised chicken manure and blood & bone. | About the Author Perth 22nd February 2012 11:01pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... No secret Mary, it's just a pink self pollinating Vietnamese variety that originally came from a commercial DF farm. I foliar feed them on a regular basis with whatever is on hand at the time. It would probably like growing up your jacaranda tree, just keep it in check and don't let it get too high into the canopy. I'll send you a cutting. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 3rd April 2012 6:54am #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Pieter in Pretoria you might need more cold tolerant dragonfruit and there are much better places than Australia to get them.Just pay a little extra and order from Matt's Landscapes in California or Pine Island Nursery in Florida.Get halleys comet,physical graffiti,rixford,dark star,cosmic charlie,delight,american beauty or david bowie varieties for quality and cold hardines.Frankie's red from Frankies in Hawaii is also very good. | About the Author Cairns 21st January 2013 9:18pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Michael D says... Hi All, I have much success with my pink skin /white flesh dragon fruits for the last few years but is still looking for the Neon Pink variety which you can see in the below link. Does anyone have this variety as a cutting for sale in NSW ? http://www.tropicalfruitnursery.com/dragon/index.htm
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BJ says... Michael D, If you are talking about the cool pink ones, rather than the neon purple ones, I dont know of them being in NSW, but a few just up over the QLD border. This farm sells cuttings: http://www.tamborinedragonfruitfarm.com.au/zencart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1&zenid=1752466f68818d8ef1b808cd6875508c The pinks seem a bit slower and more tender than the purples, reds or whites... | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 23rd January 2013 1:56pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Db says... I'm very happy to see first flower bud (only one at this stage) on my Red Dragon fruit plant that I purchased around 6-7 months back (from Daley's). Plant has grown very quickly from 1 ft single stem to 7-8ft with multiple branches. Even though Daleys description says its self-pollinating, I'm planning to do hand pollination to increase chances of setting fruit. How to do hand pollination with one flower? How long it takes for flower bud to fully develop? Once flower is dropped, how long it can take to mature fruit? Thanks. | About the Author Db Brisbane 27th February 2013 9:49am #UserID: 6427 Posts: 470 View All Db's Edible Fruit Trees |
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VF says... Penny, is that Durban South Africa? If so, live plant quarantine may be an issue unless you can find some in neighbouring countries. Have you considered seeds? They will take longer to fruit, and there will be some variability, but they are very easy to germinate and they're very small, so you could send many. You may still have some paperwork to fill for quarantine, but way easier than plants. | About the Author VF Wongawallan 4th March 2013 9:10pm #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Robert Nezar says... Hi everyone. I am farming red dragon fruit commercially in Hartbeespoort, South Africa. I am trying to find out what the difference is between the fruiting and non fruiting cactus. I might have a few of the ones that does not bear fruit. Will appreciate if anyone can assist with info. | About the Author Robert Nezar South Africa 22nd May 2013 5:57pm #UserID: 8009 Posts: 1 View All Robert Nezar's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Anthony says... Hi Danny, not sure if you are still following these forums but you mentioned back in Dec'11 that you had a pink dragonfruit seedling and a dragon fruit with a purple flower. Was just wondering how your seedlings went and if they or your purple flowering type ever set fruit. If you are interested in selling a few cuttings please let me know at : holiday@bargarainn.com.au. .Hope to hear from you. Thanks Anthony. | About the Author Anthony9 1st July 2013 9:15pm #UserID: 7963 Posts: 22 View All Anthony9's Edible Fruit Trees |
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peter 1000 says... John sorry dont know anyone growing the spineless yellow. i have about 50 yellows, but still green for the last few months, how long have yours taken to gey ripe? Mike i have 4 dragon fruit about 1ft. high from the seeds you sent a while ago. will plant them out at the end of winter. | About the Author peter 1000 adelaide 5th July 2013 5:38pm #UserID: 6592 Posts: 102 View All peter 1000's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Anthony I only have a small plant unable to yield cuttings at the moment. I never sell anything. John I have heard the yellow spineless that are crossed with whites are not that good unless they are the newer Israeli ones.The giant spined yellows are supposed to taste good. I just threw a pic in here to show some of the elite types outside of Australia.There are maybe a dozen named varieties that could be considered elite.
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sternus1 says... Dragonfruit don't actually require full sun. They are a rainforest cactus which spend the majority of their lives in either full shade or dappled light in natural conditions. If you have soft light full sun is ideal, but they will struggle in harsh light and baking heat, and will never do very well. The main thing is to keep the soil mixture moist and well drained, and well fertilised. They are pretty greedy. If you treat them like a rainforest fruiting tree, you can't go wrong. Hold off on the water while the fruit are maturing, and you will get firmer, less watery and better tasting fruit. s | About the Author sternus1 Australia 13th January 2014 1:58pm #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Wendy K says... Hi all, We have a beautiful, healthy dragonfruit that flowers regularly but is obviously not a self-pollinating one(we think it is the yellow variety). We have planted a cutting from a non-related plant but it is only small and not yet flowering. Does anyone know where I can purchase or share some pollen so that I can pollinate it when it flowers? It has 14 buds right now (for the second time this year) and I would love to give it a try. :) | About the Author Wendy K Birkdale 16th March 2014 8:09am #UserID: 9644 Posts: 1 View All Wendy K's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Grant says... Just wondering if anyone can give me feedback on orange dragonfruit? How does the taste of the fruit rate? The spiky yellows are the best i have tasted so far. BTW i am trying a little bi-carb soda on the blisters of my DF to see if it helps, one of the boys at Tropical Fruit World said they use it when they have this issue, tends to only appear in winter. 2 teasp/10 L water. | About the Author Grant Lennox Head 19th August 2014 9:00am #UserID: 6119 Posts: 156 View All Grant's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MiLKMaN1 says... I bought 3 dragon fruits last year. Popped all 3 in pots, and started them off in my tent in the garage full of other tropicals. They all did well, moved them outside and left them out during winter. 2 were VERY close to dying, put them back in the tent in the garage in late winter when I thought I had lost them, they both now have growth and will go outside again sometime soon. The one that survived winter outside relatively unscathed, i decided to put up a makeshift trellis this weekend and pretty happy with the result. As you can see, there are new shoots, so will need to train them to come up over the trellis once long enough.
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sternus1 says... Yeah mine was a racehorse too. I've nearly finished building my new grove, now that I've figured out I can make biochar I'm going to fill my pots with this mixed with pearlite and coir and grow them all in a soilless mix. I have a bit of an issue with shading in the spot though, some handle doe it better than others. No fruit for me this year, big storm came through and tore them to pieces so I've been set back a long way. Still some hope for columbian red and makisupa. | About the Author sternus1 Australia 19th January 2015 8:59pm #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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echinopora says... What would the consensus on shading/sun requirements be for subtropical coastal (tweed heads area). TFW has thiers in pretty much full sun. I have a few possible spots for my new dragons, all north facing slopes with drainage. My existing dragons are in full sun and get very yellow at times. Still grow/fruit but wondering if they might be better off with some shading. #1- Full sun autumn, winter, spring. Shaded for most of the afternoon in mid summer by a large leopard tree 6m to the north. #2- Full Sun year round, just uphill of a septic drain field so the non invasive roots make me want to plant here, but very hot in summer. would but just at the top of a 60cm boulder retaining wall so basically planted into the soil over the drainage aggregate. Roots would have to go at least 1.2m to find the septic. #3-Full sun in winter, afternoon shade starting at the end of spring through to early autumn, very warm due to surrounding pavement. BTW Sternus, new growth on everything but aztec gem so far, but it has rooted so just a matter of time. Condor got crushed at both ends in the post but I cut out the bad sections and laid it on it's side. Some of the aerial roots shot out pretty quick and took hold. Rob | About the Author terranora 20th January 2015 10:01am #UserID: 10023 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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sternus1 says... Australia post really aren't very good at what they do. They've caused me a lot of headaches over the years, but I got a little justice late last year when they lost a package and really bled them dry via insurance. I was ecstatic. On to dragons, they will handle the hottest sun imaginable albeit with some burning as long as you don't let the soil dry out. When it comes to dragons there are two noble truths: do not let the soil dry out, and do not make them sit in standing water. Some handle things better than others. Rixford has been a total bastard for me the entire time for me, be has got his to fruit but mine just keeps rotting, so now I'm moving on to soilless mixes made from my own home cooked biochar which I will be selling on here from time to time for a little coin. Hardwood and round not the crap pine chip stuff that packs badly because the chips are flat. I've got a better system now, and I have figured out how to screen it to get uniformly sized pieces. It involved a lapidary supplier. Anyway, different dragons behave differently because they share genes with different kinds of epis and other cereus. It's triall and error a lot of the time. | About the Author sternus1 Australia 20th January 2015 10:38am #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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echinopora says... Have you attempted to graft the rot prone ones onto a trashy, impossible to kill white? I have been experimenting with it so that I can speed up some seedlings in the future. I recently had a shot at yellow and Colombian supreme onto a trashy white that grows wild around here. Both have taken and the red is throwing out new buds. With all the wild ones I thought I would take some 6 foot cuttings, root them and graft the seedlings to save time to fruiting. Its a pretty easy graft. Rob | About the Author terranora 20th January 2015 1:00pm #UserID: 10023 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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sternus1 says... Considered it but haven't tried it. Cacti are about the easiest of things to graft. I probably should have done that by now really, maybe make a fruit salad dragon vine. There's a gigantic feral one that grows in a park near me and it is thriving in the worst clay imaginable. I've never seen it fruit before so it must not be self fertile. Might take a bunch of cuttings on the weekend and have a crack at it down the track. I'm currently waiting for a few different types of cereus to blossom in an effort to breed a new type through crossing. | About the Author sternus1 Australia 20th January 2015 3:23pm #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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sternus1 says... Aztec gem is about as good as they get. It's actually better than lot of the Matts landscape types, however it's downside is that it is a low cropper compared to these. And the fruit are small. However I will take small flavourful cv over a big bland one all day long. It's earned a place in my new grove, growing six of them all up-- and only the cream of the crop make it to that point. | About the Author sternus1 Australia 25th January 2015 1:59pm #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Salsta says... Hi All I'm keen to grow these and have tried twice so far. At first I got red and white ones from Diggers but the red one rotted and died. They replaced it and the same thing happened again. I then got red ones from ebay and they thrived along with the white Diggers one for 18 months and put out a lot of little ones that I gave away but now they all seem to be dead. I see from a post above that they don't like cold wet weather, so I'll keep that in mind when I try again as we get cold wet winters here. I'm keen to try growing the red fleshed ones, the pink fleshed ones and the yellow skinned white fleshed ones and would like to try again next spring. If anyone can give me any hints about how to approach growing them for more success next time around in Gippsland, Victoria, I'd love to hear from you. | About the Author Salsta Gippsland 17th March 2015 9:28pm #UserID: 6529 Posts: 33 View All Salsta's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Markmelb says... update from January post - have a single bud on white DF - saw it acouple weeks ago and is now 3cm long. Saw a DF at Police rd nursery today and flower is dying back so may have flowered last night or so and another 2 with buds. My advice Salsta is to protect plant from rain with a plastic drape. My DF were outside all winter last year and whte no damage and red some leaf damage but core OK. Hope we get these 18c nights for another couple weeks? | About the Author Markmelb MT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 17th March 2015 9:50pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Markmelb says... Update almost a month after saw bud growing - nights are getting down to 10c or below wth 20c days - how long before this flowers? Must be warmer in its personal microclimate. Even my set custard apples babies on a PP have to get thru winter somehow? Any thoughts welcome :)
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JohnMc1 says... Normally that flower should open within a week. The cooler weather is the variable factor Mark. In warm weather you should be picking ripe fruit in around 30 days from pollination. My Annonas hang on over winter, they are an autumn/winter crop in warmer areas, but here they will hang on over winter and ripen up late winter/ spring, including the Rollinias. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 11th April 2015 5:23am #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Danny333 says... Hi all, if anyone in the Perth area is interested in pink fleshed dragon fruit I now have some large 4 - 5 foot cuttings available to trade/sell. The dragon fruit is a self pollinating variety that I've grown from seed and has great flavour. I'm keen to trade for king Thai / maha chanock mango if anyone has some rooted cuttings or grafts. Cheers
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Sasha3 says... Hi everybody I am trying to grow dragon fruits right in the middle of sydney cbd In a very small bit of land I erected wood enclaves metal poles in concrete and planted pink(?) gragon fruits They are huge now and last year produced fewlowers but despite manual pollination not a single fruit!!!!:(:(:( I fertilise them regularly and they facing north- very sunny but they want to turn to the shade all the time?!?!? Why?!?!? Lots of side shoots everywhere!! Should I prune side shoots ?? Or should I allow them grow wild like in jungle?? If I prune side shoots then nothing will be left!! I put lots of effort in construction of three stations but very unhappy with results!!! Please help what to do to collect at least one good dragon fruit?!?!? Appreciate any advice!!! Why they turn into shade all the time??? Don't like full sun???? Don't understand it What's the best fertiliser??? Please help... thank you thank you thank you
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Danny333 says... G’day Sasha, if your dragonfruit species is H. polyrhizus ( red fleshed dragonfruit ) it probably won’t self pollinate. You can grow a white fleshed dragonfruit ( H. undatus ) and use it to hand pollinate your red dragonfruit after 9pm. The easiest way to tell if your dragonfruit will self pollinate is that the flowers stigma will be the same length as the stamens. If it is not self pollinating the stigma will hang out an inch or two past the stamens. My dragonfruit are magenta fleshed H. guatemalensis and I consider them to have the best taste out of the three and are always self pollinating and make great hybrids with the other two. I would also trim the side shoots off the main stem and only let it branch out at the top of the trellis as flowers and fruit usually only form on hanging branches. Hope all this helps, Danny
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David says... Hi Danny333, Dragon fruit likes full sun and heat. If the wall/concrete is warm during the day that will attract to it. Also the moisture at night or after the rain even it is in the shade. It is normal. You only trim the branches below from the main trunk as it is useless and unproductive. As I said before if you grow it in the shade or few hours sun resulting very few fruits. For example in Melbourne weather Dragon fruit start flowers in mid Jan to mid Feb. so I only apply fertiliser in Nov to Mar. The peak dose in Dec to Feb. I forgot to tell you only 2Y+ old branches will have flowers, but I found in Melb. usually 4+ give 4 or more fruits per branch.Good luck. | About the Author David01 Melbourne 24th October 2017 8:57am #UserID: 16671 Posts: 467 View All David01's Edible Fruit Trees |
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David says... Hi Sasha3, If you live in Melb. you are welcome to collect the cuttings. For the size of your tree I suggest 5kg dynamic lifter one in Nov and one in Jan. Add NKP (10:5:10) about 200g each time and increase the dose if the tree response well. The NKP ratio change according the demand of the tree (leaf or fruit) that I cannot give you the real figure. You need to workout. This is the photo taken my Dragon feb 2015. Now it is a lot bigger nearly out of control.
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Sasha3 says... What is NKP?? Thank you very very much So this is famous pink self Olinating DF?!?!?!? Melbourne ahh? How about I pay for shipment?! Would you ship it to me please??? If you give me your bank account number and bsb I can transfer money for shipment directly to your bank account? Also what's your mobile please? Mine is 0412675468 Please reply My email is kupitdom@gmail.com | About the Author Sasha3 SYDENY,2031,NSW 26th October 2017 10:37pm #UserID: 17113 Posts: 10 View All Sasha3's Edible Fruit Trees |
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David says... Hi Markmelb. Yes, I’d never guess it will grow that large (the first photo only shows half, the second photo show you another half). I started 3 plants about 15 years ago. All in ground as DF doesn’t perform well in Pot for Melbourne weather. In term of production, it varies between 100 -300 fruits from year to year. But the fruit is large twice the size sell in markets. Cheers.
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Fruitylicious1 says... Hi David What a bumper crop I can only wish i have. Guess I have to wait for a while until my DF's will yield their gems to me. Seems that global warming is inadvertently helping Melbournian DF growers including their tropical and sub-tropical fruit tree collection to fruit earlier than usual. Happy Gardening....and in your case eating DF's :-) | About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 3rd February 2018 5:13pm #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fruitylicious1 says... Hi Dave Have three varieties ATM pink panther, yellow and pearl . They are still juveniles. Just planted them last year in a pot but, they are growing strongly back in Melbourne. My son is taking care of them in my absence. He is also a keen gardener like me. Thanks for the offer. Much appreciated. In hindsight if you happen to have a purple haze then I will take your generous offer to add to my DF collection. As Always ....Happy Gardening :-) | About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 6th February 2018 10:14am #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Is Dragon Fruit plant parasitic? There's a huge Dragon Fruit tree growing up a large pine tree in someone's garden near my house. The Dragon Fruit is currently loaded with hundreds of huge fruits and flowers and is climbing mostly vertically up the pine tree right up to the top. In the process it seems to have almost killed the pine tree as most of it is dead so wondering if the dragon fruit plant is feeding on the tree like a parasite where it clings to it. If that's the case I better not plant one to climb on a tree. It looks very spectacular with so many red fruits formed all the way up the pine tree, mostly on upwards vertical growth. Thats a bit funny too because various reports state that flowers/fruit form only on branches that are hanging down. Maybe they are trained to hang down as a matter of convenience for harvesting rather than being a requirement of the plant to do fruiting. What do you think? Thank you. | About the Author Linton NOBLE PARK,3174,VIC 13th February 2018 8:42pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fruitylicious1 says... Hi Linton Dragon fruit tree is an epiphyte as opposed to parasitic. Before i go on further let me define epiphyte - according to dictionary.com epiphyte means a plant that grows above the ground, supported NON-PARASITICALLY by another plant or object, and deriving its nutrients and water from rain, the air, dust etc. Other meanings: air plant; aerophyte. In their natural habitat in central and south American jungle they tend to grow in and on other trees. They grow out of the organic leaf litter that has piled up in the branch crevices of large trees. These cacti will climb their way to the top of the supporting trees and drop their roots wherever they can find soil or a place to grab on. In this elevated tree canopy, the plant seems to be better than elsewhere which is likely a result of more sun exposure and perhaps the lack of competition for soil nutrients. The highest point of the tree not only offer the best sunlight, the elevated location offers lots of organic fertilizer from the droppings of roosting birds. Therefore, DF is built to grow in rich, well draining organic soil. So the DF that you saw in your neighbor growing majestically around and up the tree is growing according to its natural habitat thus reaching its full potential. It's not sucking the trees life blood but rather using it as prop to grow and using its litter as nutrient. The reason the tree is declining is the weight of the DF and the constriction it is causing on its limbs hampering the trees movement of nutrients in its cambium layer. I think that's the best way to naturally grow DF if you have a spare unproductive tree to sacrifice in your property to do it like the DF pictures that i have uploaded climbing up up on the pine trees. Harvesting the fruits will be another point of discussion in the future. As Always....Happy Gardening :-)
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Fruitylicious1 says... Hi David01 Happy harvesting mate. May you have more reaping to come. Your DF is like a giant Medusa's head, pretty impressive. You can eat your astringent diospyros even when not fully ripe but, you must eat your miracle fruit first to mask the astringency. Just a thought... Happy gardening :-) | About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 13th April 2018 1:28pm #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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David01 says... Hi Fruitylicious1, It should call the giant sisters Medusa's head if the photo taken at 4 corners instead of 1. The Miracle fruit may help to past the tongue tastes but Persimmon tannins will cause stomach ache and stone in stomach as it cannot be digested. The name is stomach persimmon stone disease. Also, next month my NA Persimmon Fuyu will be ready to harvest so I can wait. Anyway , If you got chance to pass my office next week I will keep for you ½ dozen or around 5 Kg of DF to see how good it is. Cheers | About the Author David01 CRAIGIEBURN,3064,VIC 14th April 2018 5:18pm #UserID: 16671 Posts: 467 View All David01's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fruitylicious1 says... Hi David Thanks for having me today in your office and your own backyard produce that you have endowed to me is much appreciated by my whole family. Your personal tips on how to grow a massive and productive DF (400+ fruits per season) with Melbourne weather conditions is invaluable. Always....Happy growing :-)
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Michael D says... How much would Daleys sell it for 😊
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Markmelb says... Got a surprise when i decided to pick a splitting fruit - turned out to be my first red as they are growing together and can no longer tell which is which - taste was good - just looks good - is this the first Red grown in Melbourne of this variety?? Variety from Tag -- Columbian Supreme
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David01 says... Hi mcmelb1 , My Pearl Dragon fruit was imported from VN. The red and yellow DF require more heat and less cold tolerant than Pearl as its skin is much thinner and fresh softer. In my opinion red or yellow is not suitable to grow in Melbourne for large scale. In term of production Pearl DF can produce 3-4 times fruits than Red and Yellow per tree. If you plan to grow for a few fruits for fun then go for Red or yellow as it is much sweeter. However, if you want to consume a kg a day for few months then Pearl is the one to go as fruit is much healthier (less sugar) and easier to grow. My DF has 2 seasons per year. The attached photo shows fruit at second season 2018. Cheers.
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Jez says... I’m planning on cutting down this cocos palm because it blocks sunshine from my young mango tree. The tree looks nice but doesn’t provide anything. The trunk is about 30cm thick and I’m planning on keeping about 2-3m of trunk to use for growing DFruit up it, would this be a suitable set up to grow it or am I better off to set up a trellis that I can run x metres along the fence, instead of growing up one single tree trunk? This position gets sun from sunrise to about 2/3pm. Cheers
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David01 says... Hi mcmelb1, I don’t sell things but if you have a scion to swap I am happy to exchange. Otherwise I can offer you 3 cuttings about 1m long that's enough for you to start. The best time to have the cutting growth successful in Melbourne is Nov when the weather gets warmer and pickup the cuttings at my office in Craigieburn. Cheers | About the Author David01 CRAIGIEBURN,3064,VIC 12th July 2018 9:34am #UserID: 16671 Posts: 467 View All David01's Edible Fruit Trees |
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