dargonfruit help

jeffy starts with ...
I bought a dragon fruit before Christmas and I tried tying It with twine but cut into the dragon fruit. the 2 questions I like to ask would the cut slow or kill the dragon fruit? and what do you use to tie the dragon fruit with without damaging it.

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Potty Bob 1 says...
From my experience it's hard to tie dragonfruit without cutting in . I have in the last five years started using gaffe tape . I don't think the cut will kill or harm it too much , but I'd try to retie it .
What I would do at the top of the pole is place supports around the top for the dragonfruit to hang off . If you had a freestanding pole I would suggest attaching a large bicycle wheel rim ( or motorcycle rim ) to the top for the plant to grow through and its supported as it hangs down , creating a manageable dragonfruit tree .

David01 says...
Hi jeffy,

DF will survive with any cuts. However, if you concern about the cut then use a 2-3 bamboo stakes around the DF. Tying the twine around the bamboos and the pole (with DF in the middle) this will do the job but the twine does not touch DF. Cheers.