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Raphael starts with ... I have three types of Dragon Fruit plants , This year only the red and white variety flowered I hand pollinated them and to my surprise have quite a number of fruit however the appear to be very small. The white Flowered variety are already changing colour yet only about the size of a golf ball, the red one are even smaller. What am I doing wrong please Raphael | About the Author Raphael LOCHINVAR NSW 29th December 2018 8:25am #UserID: 14964 Posts: 6 View All Raphael's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Caleb (Staff) says... Hi Raphael, I asked the brainstrust here about your problem, and off the bat came water and nutrients as possible issues. It would be helpful to know the age of your plants, their microclimate, irrigation/suffering drought like the rest of the country, that sort of thing. I'm more inclined to lack of water being a factor than lack of nutrients, but I could be wrong on that of course. Small fruit size, poor fruit set and high rates of fruit drop can all be signs of being too dry, both in terms of irrigation and humidity. I hope this helps, - Caleb from Daleys Fruit Tree Nursery | About the Author Caleb (Staff) Kyogle 11th January 2019 3:08pm #UserID: 19506 Posts: 35 View All Caleb (Staff)'s Edible Fruit Trees |
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Raphael says... Thank you Caleb, I have them in pots and water two or three times a week they appear to be free draining. I am getting two types of flowers Firstly the "e;female"e; flowers then after the fruit has set the "e;male"e; flowers with no bulb just straight. They have all received blood and bone and chicken manure during the year. they are approximately 3 years old
| About the Author Raphael LOCHINVAR NSW 12th January 2019 9:43am #UserID: 14964 Posts: 6 View All Raphael's Edible Fruit Trees |
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David01 says... Hi Raphael, I think your DF is definitely lacks of water/nutrients. To have a full size and many fruits, you need to grow DF in the ground with at least 6 hours of full sun every day. Even with the pot size 100l you still have only 10-15 fruits. Your pot is too small and set close to the wall with only few hours of sun that is the main reason/cause. Cheers | About the Author David01 CRAIGIEBURN,3064,VIC 12th January 2019 11:27am #UserID: 16671 Posts: 467 View All David01's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Raphael LOCHINVAR NSW 12th January 2019 3:29pm #UserID: 14964 Posts: 6 View All Raphael's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Anthony Plainland 20th January 2019 1:16pm #UserID: 9188 Posts: 92 View All Anthony's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Bangkokii says... I bought them in a fruit shop in singapore, 10 au$ a piece. They are large but not as large as the 1 kg ones from Thailand. Same size and sweetness as a normal sized mango... Last year i saw them in singapore imported from ecuador but mine didn't have any sticker or info. Sure i'll try to grow these, this is my kind of fruit, sweet and delicious and easy to eat. | About the Author Bangkokii nonthaburi 20th January 2019 3:39pm #UserID: 16893 Posts: 74 View All Bangkokii's Edible Fruit Trees |
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