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len starts with ... ok for 1st time our dragon fruit is producing oodles of flowers over a dozen and still going, but only 1 fruit has set, bees visit in hoards from 1st light of dawn, i think we have the red one, they grow up 2 meter pole with cross members and hang over as i heard they should have also read that the reds don't need hand pollination many thnaks for help
| About the Author len glenwood qld 14th March 2015 3:31pm #UserID: 3712 Posts: 37 View All len's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 15th March 2015 7:52am #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author nicg gwelup 15th March 2015 9:59pm #UserID: 10967 Posts: 11 View All nicg's Edible Fruit Trees |
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echinopora says... They are very forgiving. Only a few things fot success, both the rootstock and scion segments should be young and growing with no woody core, match up the vascular tissue (the ring in the middle) and bind together well enough the that the union will be tight even if the scion dries out a bit and shrinks. I like to use a 6 inch scion and make the cut at 45 degrees, tape them together with sticky tape then wrap. They would work with tape only but wrapping keeps the moisture in. I'm sure others have a better way but I have only had thesefail when birds decide to perch on them. | About the Author terranora 16th March 2015 6:30am #UserID: 10023 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author len glenwood qld 16th March 2015 12:34pm #UserID: 3712 Posts: 37 View All len's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author len glenwood qld 16th March 2015 12:36pm #UserID: 3712 Posts: 37 View All len's Edible Fruit Trees |
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echinopora says... Other than top working a existing vine or making a fruit salad dragonfruit I doubt there is much use in it, they grow so darn fast once they get going. I've done some for interest but it't not like a fruit tree where you save a tonne of time. A 30cm cutting can make 180cm in a year. | About the Author terranora 16th March 2015 1:55pm #UserID: 10023 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Anthony Queensland 16th March 2015 9:56pm #UserID: 9188 Posts: 92 View All Anthony's Edible Fruit Trees |
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len says... is there n ideal time(of night no doubt) to hand pollinate or will early morning still work(preffered-snake country) then how to hand pollinate properly? i can do pumpkins easy enough the other morning i just bent the stamen bit over and dusted it around a bit, can't see that that has worked | About the Author len glenwood qld 17th March 2015 2:18am #UserID: 3712 Posts: 37 View All len's Edible Fruit Trees |
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