My Edibles: Pitaya Dragon Fruit WA

Pitaya - Yellow Dragon Fruit (Cutting) ^7/10

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love the red one so thought yellow could be cood to polinate.

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 1 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: red pitaya

Fertiliser or Organics Used: organic

Organic Status:Certified

Pitaya - Red Dragon Fruit

Pitaya - Red Dragon Fruit (Cutting)

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Just got started on this one (red with white flesh) with a cutting from a friend. Currently its about 30cm tall. Dotted with rooting power and planted in potting mix. Will wait and see!

Also picked up a red flesh pitaya recently from Tass1. Now I need to find a spot for them!

12/06/10 - and another cutting from Tass1, this time yellow skin white flesh. Treated same as above. My other two have had lots of new growth over summer but seem to be slowing a bit now in winter.

Planted: 2009

Height 0.3 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

Not yet

Pitaya - Yellow Dragon Fruit

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new purchase

Height 0.5 metres

Pollination: No

Pitaya - Red Dragon Fruit

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new purchase

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Pollination: No

Pitaya - Red Dragon Fruit

Planted: 2009

Qty: 2

Pollination: No

Pitaya - Yellow Dragon Fruit

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1 plant for home use, just experimenting!  Has not fruited yet. 

It gets watered in summer, no need in winter.  I haven't pruned it yet. It is still just a baby

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol sometimes

Pest Control:

not required

Question:

Just wondering why you wouldn't gatrherinfo about hte location of the plant?  Mine is in Perth, but one in say QLD would have a pretty different story...

Pitaya - Red Dragon Fruit ^10/10

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absolutely magnificent, the flower was beautiful and, magical to watch opening, it only took a few hours to open and stayed open for about 24 hours, It took about 2 months to fruit and wasnt a disappointment, the fruit was dark dark red an really tasty , sweet but not overly, unfortunately I only had one fruit, but i am hoping for more this year, I planted it wrongly and am growing it over a pine post like my white dragon fruit, but I have recently discovered that i should have grown it like a vine across trellising. I have taken 4 cuttings which are doing well in pots at the moment and am hoping to get more this year.

Fruiting Months March

Planted: 2008

Height 3 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: seaweed solution

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

no problems with pests, just ants but I dont worry about them as they seem to be doing a good job with fertilization

Organic Status:Organic

Pitaya - Yellow Dragon Fruit ^10/10

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My yellow dragon fruit is growing very well, and very quickly, i have yet to have flowers or fruit on it but i am hoping this season I will get some, i have it growing up a pine post and over a wooden cross at the top, i fertilize it regularly with seeweed solution, and am going to add some cow manure in the spring.

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: