Just a tip for anyone using hydrogen peroxide, the bottle needs to be stored in a dark bottle; hence why the original hydrogen peroxide bottle is dark! If sunlight reaches the mixture spray bottle of H20 + hydrogen peroxide, it is not effective because the chemical is broken down. I suggest using duct tape to cover the spray bottle.
My first dragon fruit was bought in ignorance and treated as a tough cactus. I had it for 25 years in a tiny shallow pot. I realised what it was after it fruited. It now has 20 babies from cuttings taken when I finally repotted. Let's see how it goes now it ( they) has been properly potted.
I. bought one from a lady who has been growing one for a long time and grows and sells like 6-8 varieties. She said get rid of most of the side shoots because you want all of the energy to be going to fruit, not just a big plant. All of those cuttings can be rooted and you'll have a bunch more plants or you can sell them and they fruit much faster than starting one from seed.@@MarkinDelray
At 6:52 the bluebird makes his appearance. Love these videos. I just started growing dragonfruit. Have a few cuttings and they are rooting now. My husband has to build me some trellises and I’ll show him your how to build the trellis video when he does. Thanks!
If I may also give a tip… Do not use a dark pot when planting your outdoor plants. I know it looks sleek and cool, but dark colors soak up the heat and will cook your root system.
@@votecrowewould it work for a dark Maroon pot? If I spray painted white lines down the side would that be enough or should I spray paint the whole thing?(haven't put the plant in this pot... Yet)
Thank you all your information. I harvested my first 2 dragon fruits this morning. I think I picked them at the perfect time. They were white with seeds, and pretty sweet. They were so easy to cut to get ready to eat. I can't wait to grow more varieties.
As I live in Finland, I definitely have no chance of growing dragonfruit for the fruits. But I did plant some seeds last spring around february and have a growth of maybe 5cm (2 inch?) and am planning to grow them as house plants :) I probably had a bit too hard soil for them, but intend to swich it to more suitable cactus soil closer to summer with more light, when repotting.
I live in northwest usa and our climate isn't suitable either. You can keep them inside and they would still produce fruit. I would recommend a single dragon fruit plant in a 15 inch wide (~38cm), 10 inch tall (~25cm) pot and they will still flower and fruit but it will be much less than outside in a hot climate.
@@dillonh321 I’m in Washington and my brother wants to share a cutting with me. Is yours in a tall trellis like they show? I’m not sure I want to build that gigantic trellis if it won’t need it in this climate. What do you think?
For those using hydrogen peroxide, just as a viewer, I highly highly suggest, using a blackout bottle or the darker the better… the hydrogen peroxide will dissolute with introduction to sunlight. Hydrogen peroxide is only a water and air with the molecules rearranged… 🥰 love this video! I have watched a lot of your micro green and herb growing videos. I didn’t know you had this large of a library on cacti, including my favorite Dragon Fruit!!! Thank you for what you do! And if you ever need an assistant in any way videography, helping with plants, spreading your love of plants and your ideas to others. Let me know! I have some knowledge, but I am an avid lover of plants and a quick learner! I’m sure you get a lot of that so I apologize if I have only added to the noise… but truly thank you for what you do, and the help you provide others in their growing endeavors!
I'm in Australia and we just bought a Polara cutting yesterday. We also bought a Pink Panther cutting so I;m looking forward to building the trellis for each and get them started. Already have a red and white flesh growing but the white is really slow. These are both in the ground and I planted the white on the other side of the pole that the red is growing on.
I’m growing dragon fruit for the first time from a variety of fruit I bought! I have seedlings in my summer home in South Dakota & other seedlings in Cuernavaca, Mexico! So looking forward to growing them as part of my greenhouse orchard in SD & in my roof orchard in Mexico!
Best potting mix I've ever used 35% peat moss 30% pumice 20% perlite 10% sand 5% biochar. Peat moss is extremely slow decomposing which lasts much longer. This soil mix helps prevent root rot Growing plants in compost is not natural the biggest jungles in the world are grown in sand. Sand is made up of quarts which is silica and oxygen roots need oxygen. This soil mix comes from a NASA botanist and he said for thousands of years people used pure sand as potting soil but is to heavy which is why mixing perlite and pumice is added. it really does work extremely great for me especially in Florida were it rains every day in the summer yet none of my plants get root rot, I've even had green alge grow on the soil yet no root rot.
I have one about two years old; but it’s getting leggy and i don’t want to destroy the plant. Thank you for helping !!!! I knew i needed a wood support that is LONG and flat ! thanks again !!!
Hi Kevin, what a great video. I went by a house that has a beautiful garden of different Dragon Fruit plants, and I stopped to admire it. The person was so nice and gave me a piece of each one of them. I don't have much space, so, for the moment, I planted them all in one same pot. They have grown bigger and beautiful. I wanted to know if I can make a Dragon Fruit garden on the roof of my house, and separate each plant, putting them each in their own pot. Thanks for your help 😊
Your videos have helped a lot on me growing mine through the summer. Now it's winter and learned my Purple Haze and Dark Star is semi frost hardy and so far can withstand 39° 37°
Super important to mention that hydrogen peroxide should be fresh/new. Once a bottle is opened and air is introduced, the oxygen in the air will combine with the hydrogen peroxide and turn into plain water over time.
Thank you ever so much for sharing your information. I have been wanting to grow this beautiful cactus. My favorite is the yellow because it sweeter. But the beauty of the red is stunning. Happy growing!
I just got a small dragon fruit plant for the first time. I found your videos while researching how to care for them. I live in Ohio (zone 6a) people say you can grow them here but with Ohio’s winters you should probably keep them indoors or in a winter greenhouse…. The thing is though…. After seeing your videos I’m not sure if I have one cactus or a bunch of little ones in one small pot.
Olá Se suas plantas são de sementes, deve manter elas em vasos até terem 02 ou 03 gomos, e só plantar definitivo no final do inverno Quando estiverem adultas é possível proteger elas com uma calda feita de cal de construção
Bought my first dragonfruit plant today! I noticed it had these little copper dots in it so am really grateful to have come across your video. Going to try to hydrogen peroxide mix and give it a spray, thanks!
Just a random question I live in the Netherlands and would love to grow dragonfruit but I don't think our outdoor climate is even slightly suitable Would it be possible to successfully grow dragonfruit inside in just an average house? Provided of course that you have the space for it Idk if this is the right place to ask it especially since this video has been up for a while but I figured someone might see it Hope one of you can help me
Got a foot cutting from my uncle late last year and place it in a pot with similar setup as yours and now about 5 feet in height and starting to branch out
Almost 90 million people watched your video!? That means you guys are great gardeners. I bought a dragon fruit plant and I think is a highly demanding plant, I’m gonna give it away, I don’t know carpentry to create all those wood casitas for Mrs dragon fruit
Congratulations on 1M!! One day - when I have a year round heated greenhouse, I want to grow one up here in the COLD CANADIAN NORTH! Any Canadians on here (zone 2-5) growing these?
@@MrKezzerdrix I’d like to know how that goes if you’re successful in the future... are you a horticulturist/breeder? I’m currently into my 3rd year of testing an Asiatic Lily I bred, and would like to get more into breeding other types of plants - but want to move to move my family to a rural property before I get too much into production.
I'm in Calgary. I started a few varieties (red with white flesh and yellow with white fresh) from seed last winter and grew them for about 7 months (March-Oct) indoors mostly under some supplemental lighting. I ended up axing them because of an ongoing thrip problem but I'm going to try again and hopefully keep them outside more in the summer and trying to slow their growth in these winter months
@@NoClue1472 that’s cool, did you just use seed from the grocery store fruit? I’m up in Vermilion - in-laws/family is all in Calgary, I’ve got a really good grow light so I think I’ll try this.
I was gifted two dragon fruit cuttings (one rooted, one not) last night to grow in my all glass heated sunroom (I'm in WI). So excited to get them potted up.
Thanks for this! About to plant my first set of cuttings! I was letting them root in smaller containers in a protected area through the fall/winter. Excited to get them in my pot!
Your cracking me up...'oh look at that little bird' - reminds me of what I sound like when I am talking to someone. Are you sure your not an engineer?! haha
I would recommend buying a moon cactus or any rooted DF and grafting ur seedling onto it. Theres not much point waiting 5 years but if you have the patience then go for it
I started some from seeds probably around the same time as you, yes mine are thin little things, about 6 inches high. I am in Wisconsin but am planning on keeping it inside year round. We will see how it goes :)
@@epicgardening Unfortunately the cup I had the seedlings in was knocked down and the end of one of the seedlings broke off. Now it has a small thin offshoot growing out the top. Will this hurt the stability of my plant?
I’ve been growing some dragonfruit from seed that has literally 1 year old and still only centimeters tall. Idk how else to try to grow dragon fruit but by seed. But these things have been nearly the same height at the end of summer last year. The tallest one I have is maybe 1” tall and I’m at a loss. 😅
Dragonfruit! Mine just started picking up pace and will hopefully produce soon! What’s your best tip to get them to produce more! They are in my greenhouse. Congrats on 1mil!!!!! U so deserve it!
Thank you for the tips, were in Hawaii and they grow easily, but created pots for them using your suggestions and have produced random fruit in the past... excited to see a full crop!
I live in South Africa, Eastern Cape, about 8kms from the sea,with winter rains and very hot summers, and we often have very bad water shortages. When I moved into a little cottage on the farm, I noticed these huge untidy cactus plants growing wild in the bush, with the most beautiful big flowers, not knowing they were dragon fruit. I have not seen any fruit on them in the 3 yrs I have lived here (the garden is not well looked after and we do have a lot of naughty monkeys) but could this be due to neglect, or bad soil and erratic water conditions or is there a wild species that doesn't bear fruit? Can I love this plant back to fruiting? I love your videos by the way !
Hi Gaby: I live in Oklahoma and we got to nearly -20 this winter. My dragonfruit survived and thrived indoors under a grow light inside the house. Actually it was in my not centrally heated sunroom - but supplemented with an oil-filled space heater. So you might try doing similar in Michigan. Move it outside when it gets warmer and they REALLY take off! Good luck!
@@megatherium99 interesting! I do actually have an oil space heater I don’t use. It’s definitely something to look into! I’ve currently got my entire apartment filled with seedlings and plants so what’s one more right? 😁
I have been gifted a big pot filled with dragon fruit babies and I have never had a Dragon fruit plant let alone Enough for a Field of dragon fruit plants is There any time of the year thats better for repotting these sweet babies
Thanks for these tips! I grew some dragon fruit plants from seed and while they're still tiny, I want to ensure I give them the best possible chance at growing well. I really like your trellis design. How long does the wooden post last before starting to rot away inside the pot? What do you do with the plants after that happens?
A neighbor has a fruiting dragon fruit hanging over the wall on our route to school each morning. I never would have know what it was but for your Instagram fun last year when you had your baby and then ate it. 🤣 now i need to find a spot in my garden to grow one!!!
Love your videos! Since I definitely don’t have the space for all the different varieties, what variety did you think had the most complex flavor? I saw your taste test video and they all look pretty cool.
I used some seeds from dragon fruits and they sprouted, but it has been over 1 month that they did not grow to look like a tiny cactus, still in the two leaves state. I put them in direct sun and water them with precision. Is it normal?
Ola Sim, é normal Não regue com frequência, só mantenha a terra úmida, mudas de sementes são muito sensíveis a excesso de agua Mantenha ela em local iluminado mas não muitas horas sob sol forte Mudas de sementes o crescimento inicial é lento mesmo Boa sorte 👍
I enjoy the knowledge you share and it has helped me to learn and do better. I have several dragon fruit plants I have been working with over the last year. I purchased two small plants and have propagated them very easily. I purchased a clipping, I believe it is a red flesh, and for two months I have not seen any growth. It is still a good green color, it has roots, but it has not branched yet. Some of my other clipping have branched multiple times. Is there anything I can do to help it grow? Thanks from NE FLA
I as given a cutting and didn’t really know what it was so I just stuck it in the dirt by my aloe and said I’ll deal with it later when I can do some research about what it is and what it needs well I forgot about it for a year or so now it’s crazy and has a flower it’s intertwined in the aloe and I’m not really sure what to do with it now 😂
Copper is technically organic. It even says so on the bottle that he held up. But not everything labeled "organic" (such as copper) is benign, and vice versa. This would be a good topic to cover, although controversial due to so much misinformation out there.
Yes. And the "Organicide" also contains chemicals. Hydrogen peroxide is a chemical. Water is a chemical. So odd to me, as a chemist, when people think "Ooo, chemical bad!" when everything is made of chemicals, whether they're organic or inorganic chemicals is another story and is meaningless in terms of safety. Cyanide is an organic chemical and it certainly isn't safe. Table salt is inorganic and we'd die without it. Ugh...
@@hilaryandrew9817 well, copper is a heavy metal, so I wouldn’t drink the stuff. The SDS says the active ingredient is copper octanoate at moderate concentration. There’s probably a little acid in the water to aid in solubility, but that shouldn’t be of concern. The copper octanoate will break down to elemental copper and octanoate acid. The acid is organic and will breakdown through biological processes, exposure to light or atmospheric oxygen. I’d be mildly concerned about overuse near soils because copper buildup in soil could inhibit plant growth, but the application demonstrated here is benign. Wear gloves and follow the directions on the bottle and you’re ok, methinks.
5:16 My Dragon plant still at its single stem Finally had off shoots but they were at the mid stem or lower part of it. Not the place I want them as it shows we have to have them off shoot at the top or near the top of the main stem. Man removing them kinda felt bad.
Você não precisa esperar brotar só acima, pode deixar o broto que saiu abaixo e podar o caule depois que o broto se desenvolver, e com o pedaço podado, fazer uma nova planta
Bonide makes 2 lines of products as far as I am aware. Their products with the brown upper right corner are organic while the products with the purple upper right corner are synthetics. Copper Based Fungicide is a safe option for treatment, as is using an undiluted 3% H2O2 spray. :)
Even though this isn't something I can grow in my area, I watched and found this very interesting! Also, congratulations on making the 1M mark in subscribers! Greetings from Michigan! 😊
You are lucky that you live in an area where you can grow these outdoors all year round this way. I wonder, is it possible to grow it this way, bring outdoors, but move back indoors once it becomes too cold outdoors. Thoughts? I'd probably have to move to the garage in the winter and keep it heated.
If possible always put same varieties in one pot or closely related variety to prevent root competition, not all the time but you might losing the less vigor variety.
Hello Kevin, Thank you for the video. Do I have to plant dragonfruit in a pot? Can't I plant it in the ground? I noticed that for other fruiting plants, there is a tremendous difference in fuiting while planted in the ground, vs planted in a pot. Thanks. Elizabeth, from Nice (France) NB: Our climate is very similar to San Diego, a bit more humid.
The biggest mistake I ever made was leaving it alone with my dad. He planted it in my rabbit habitat and....they ate it. :| (they usually help me with weeding and propagating, my desert roses have never been better)
Hello ,you are doing a great job i love it , pls i need your advice i am in African Nigeria , i want to import dragon fruit seedling by sea cargo which will take like max, 3 month in transit before it get yo Nigeria ,can i go with the importation channel will it still survive
For problem number two, “overwatering”, you can use Trichoderma. A healthy colony of Trichoderma sp. I live in tropical area, non-commercially planting dragonfruit directly on the ground along with other tropical plant, and I usually water them twice a day. Which means the soil of my dragonfruit plant will *always* be moist all day long. I had learned a painful mistake from my first dragonfruit, and knowing Trichoderma can deal with most fungi, now I just regularly sprinkle some Trichoderma spore mixed with pond water once a week. Never had any root rot ever since then. Hope it might helps 😊 -edit: Forgot to mention this, but _be careful of termite_ . If, somehow, the bottommost part of the main stem becomes unhealthy and turns brown, those termites will happily gobble them along with the root system.
😮🙋🏼♀️🙋🏼♀️🙋🏼♀️🙋🏼♀️I just thought of a really good idea you could get a giant branch from a tree or some driftwood and stick it in your pot and use that for the climb up and if you use a tree branch You can anchor the dragon fruit vine and the branches so it actually makes the shape of that tree branch! Plus it’s free and natural and there’s no building required!!
This year I’m gonna try it again, red fleshed variety. Again from seed, since I don’t want to spend like 50 euros or more on just shipping. Since they are not grown over here close in the Netherlands
@@lazwalks3823 might be easier and take a lot longer but it is different, seeing the plant pop up from its seed, seeing it grow up etc. It makes you connect more to the plant. Plus i not only grow for produce, I love it grow for the experience and the plants By the way, they just germinated a few days ago. The first one shedded it seed off of its germination leaves today
I live in north Texas and want to plant a dragonfruit, but we get winters on occasion down to 10-20F. Can I still plant one for the long term, and how can I protect it in winter, if necessary?
After learning from my first set of mistakes months ago I’ve been able to set what cuttings I could salvage up for success! One is already growing near the top trellis, the smallest is not growing, I think because it has to little light, but there is some leftover rust that is scabbing up, and the other I’m trying to help with some rust digging into it. Now the tip’s structure is all funky. I’m thinking about cutting that one off directly as a last resort.
Thanks for these tips. I have a couple of cuttings I plopped in the ground thinking hey, I live in the subtropics, it will be fine. Well, I’m going to be potting them soon.
@@davelawson2564 thanks for the info. I think many people worry about impact of 'chemicals' on the environment and their health, but unless you're using a product that has explicit warnings on them they should be safe. If used sparingly and according to the packaging of course.
Does dragon fruit have to be grown upwards and then downwards in order for them to fruit? Or can they just be grown along the ground to a certain length to fruit? Basically, is it about being grown to certain lengths, or do you have to have those types of contraptions where it grows up then dangles in order to fruit?
I think they just prefer to trail up. Plus, at least for my little baby dragonfruit, their skin is super thin, so I could see them just rotting on the ground in wetter environments like mine (WA)
Question as a new grower ? I rescued a dragon fruit that was left to drown in the shade . I took the best looking cutting j could to start fresh but one cutting has a rust spot . If I just cut that out will I be fine ? It's only one spot on piece I'm thinking that will nip the problem in the bud ..?
3k dragon fruit plants of honor so far brother, next up on Epic Gardening: How I had to redo all of the land I own because of a promise I made on TH-cam
Many thanks for sharing. I give my dragon plant rice water and potato peels as composting. To make them happy. Rice water is good for blooming. Can you tell me more about the yellow dragon plant mine has very thin branches.
Tar the bottom of the post before putting into the dirt. Over time the post will rot and fall over. Dragon fruit can still fruit for 2-3 decades if taken care of properly. Including the trellis. Weatherize the trellis.
Videos will come out more often in the coming weeks, at least 2 a week as we move into Spring!
Great
Growing season starting slowly all around the northern hemisphere. We all cant wait!
You have any solutions for aphids?
Can you grow dragonfruit indoors and get a harvest?
@@cylorun Very tough
Just a tip for anyone using hydrogen peroxide, the bottle needs to be stored in a dark bottle; hence why the original hydrogen peroxide bottle is dark! If sunlight reaches the mixture spray bottle of H20 + hydrogen peroxide, it is not effective because the chemical is broken down. I suggest using duct tape to cover the spray bottle.
Good tip Michelle!
Peroxide is not a stable chemical. As soon as you open the bottle O2 starts to free itself. More concentration you have at the start faster it goes
Chemistry 102
@@Menga213 lol
Michelle, thank you.
My first dragon fruit was bought in ignorance and treated as a tough cactus. I had it for 25 years in a tiny shallow pot. I realised what it was after it fruited. It now has 20 babies from cuttings taken when I finally repotted. Let's see how it goes now it ( they) has been properly potted.
Finally at least you knew it 😅
How is it going
Why can't you let them plants grow on the side and have side shoots I don't understand that if it was me I would let the side shoots grow
Also how often do you water the dragon fruit????
I. bought one from a lady who has been growing one for a long time and grows and sells like 6-8 varieties. She said get rid of most of the side shoots because you want all of the energy to be going to fruit, not just a big plant. All of those cuttings can be rooted and you'll have a bunch more plants or you can sell them and they fruit much faster than starting one from seed.@@MarkinDelray
At 6:52 the bluebird makes his appearance. Love these videos. I just started growing dragonfruit. Have a few cuttings and they are rooting now. My husband has to build me some trellises and I’ll show him your how to build the trellis video when he does. Thanks!
I see the blue bird. Thank you! 😍🐦
It's a scrub jay which are native to California! :)
This is not a bluebird, it’s a jay. They are very cool birds though!
If I may also give a tip…
Do not use a dark pot when planting your outdoor plants. I know it looks sleek and cool, but dark colors soak up the heat and will cook your root system.
True. In winter time black is ok. Summer white is best.. :-)
I learned this the hard way- roasted my poor strawberries
White spray paint can be your friend
@@votecrowewould it work for a dark Maroon pot? If I spray painted white lines down the side would that be enough or should I spray paint the whole thing?(haven't put the plant in this pot... Yet)
my eggplant is enjoying it.
Thank you all your information. I harvested my first 2 dragon fruits this morning. I think I picked them at the perfect time. They were white with seeds, and pretty sweet. They were so easy to cut to get ready to eat. I can't wait to grow more varieties.
Nice ! Enjoy :-)
As I live in Finland, I definitely have no chance of growing dragonfruit for the fruits. But I did plant some seeds last spring around february and have a growth of maybe 5cm (2 inch?) and am planning to grow them as house plants :) I probably had a bit too hard soil for them, but intend to swich it to more suitable cactus soil closer to summer with more light, when repotting.
Oh awesome!
I live in northwest usa and our climate isn't suitable either. You can keep them inside and they would still produce fruit. I would recommend a single dragon fruit plant in a 15 inch wide (~38cm), 10 inch tall (~25cm) pot and they will still flower and fruit but it will be much less than outside in a hot climate.
Get a growing Light, and mini greenhouse if possible.
@@dillonh321 I’m in Washington and my brother wants to share a cutting with me. Is yours in a tall trellis like they show? I’m not sure I want to build that gigantic trellis if it won’t need it in this climate. What do you think?
Make sure you grow them in the pots just in case when Putin attacks Finland, You can bring those pots along on the run.
I have 7 dragon fruits trellis and have 4 of each of them and some cuttings and so far I got 3 fruits that are 8 pounds from your videos
Nice 😉
👏
Where are you growing yours? I'm in Florida
@@Dani_sister4peace sorry for the late response I'm growing mine I Tucson, Arizona
@@alvinb147 I’m starting my dragon fruit planting here in Peoria, AZ.
thanks now I have an infinite devil fruit farm
wtf? yeah hahahah😂😅
You're too powerful to be left alive
Bro XD
Calm down Blackbeard
@@xblazegaming9200how you gonna kill him??
Folks were singing your praises in reference dragonfruit in the MI Gardener live this morning. 👍🏾
Ah no way, that's amazing!
My two favorite garden channels! I love that!
For those using hydrogen peroxide, just as a viewer, I highly highly suggest, using a blackout bottle or the darker the better… the hydrogen peroxide will dissolute with introduction to sunlight. Hydrogen peroxide is only a water and air with the molecules rearranged… 🥰 love this video! I have watched a lot of your micro green and herb growing videos. I didn’t know you had this large of a library on cacti, including my favorite Dragon Fruit!!! Thank you for what you do! And if you ever need an assistant in any way videography, helping with plants, spreading your love of plants and your ideas to others. Let me know! I have some knowledge, but I am an avid lover of plants and a quick learner!
I’m sure you get a lot of that so I apologize if I have only added to the noise… but truly thank you for what you do, and the help you provide others in their growing endeavors!
Interesting! Thanks:-)
6:52 🐦 "don't worry Kevin, I'll show myself. No need to film me. Hi guys!" 🐦
;)
Love how comfortable the bird was around him, which means he must radiate a positive vibe. Much love Kev, thanks for your content.
I'm in Australia and we just bought a Polara cutting yesterday. We also bought a Pink Panther cutting so I;m looking forward to building the trellis for each and get them started. Already have a red and white flesh growing but the white is really slow. These are both in the ground and I planted the white on the other side of the pole that the red is growing on.
I’m growing dragon fruit for the first time from a variety of fruit I bought! I have seedlings in my summer home in South Dakota & other seedlings in Cuernavaca, Mexico! So looking forward to growing them as part of my greenhouse orchard in SD & in my roof orchard in Mexico!
Best potting mix I've ever used
35% peat moss
30% pumice
20% perlite
10% sand
5% biochar.
Peat moss is extremely slow decomposing which lasts much longer. This soil mix helps prevent root rot
Growing plants in compost is not natural the biggest jungles in the world are grown in sand. Sand is made up of quarts which is silica and oxygen roots need oxygen. This soil mix comes from a NASA botanist and he said for thousands of years people used pure sand as potting soil but is to heavy which is why mixing perlite and pumice is added. it really does work extremely great for me especially in Florida were it rains every day in the summer yet none of my plants get root rot, I've even had green alge grow on the soil yet no root rot.
I have one about two years old; but it’s getting leggy and i don’t want to destroy the plant. Thank you for helping !!!! I knew i needed a wood support that is LONG and flat ! thanks again !!!
Hi Kevin, what a great video. I went by a house that has a beautiful garden of different Dragon Fruit plants, and I stopped to admire it. The person was so nice and gave me a piece of each one of them. I don't have much space, so, for the moment, I planted them all in one same pot. They have grown bigger and beautiful. I wanted to know if I can make a Dragon Fruit garden on the roof of my house, and separate each plant, putting them each in their own pot. Thanks for your help 😊
Your videos have helped a lot on me growing mine through the summer. Now it's winter and learned my Purple Haze and Dark Star is semi frost hardy and so far can withstand 39° 37°
Huge fan of your Dragon Fruit series. I cannot wait until mine are fruiting.
Super important to mention that hydrogen peroxide should be fresh/new. Once a bottle is opened and air is introduced, the oxygen in the air will combine with the hydrogen peroxide and turn into plain water over time.
THANK YOU! DIDN'T KNOW
Thank you ever so much for sharing your information. I have been wanting to grow this beautiful cactus. My favorite is the yellow because it sweeter. But the beauty of the red is stunning.
Happy growing!
I just purchased my first dragon fruit tree. I can’t wait to get her settled in. 😊
I just got a small dragon fruit plant for the first time. I found your videos while researching how to care for them. I live in Ohio (zone 6a) people say you can grow them here but with Ohio’s winters you should probably keep them indoors or in a winter greenhouse…. The thing is though…. After seeing your videos I’m not sure if I have one cactus or a bunch of little ones in one small pot.
Olá
Se suas plantas são de sementes, deve manter elas em vasos até terem 02 ou 03 gomos, e só plantar definitivo no final do inverno
Quando estiverem adultas é possível proteger elas com uma calda feita de cal de construção
How did you know I was eye balling dragon fruit seeds and cuttings? You’re definitely a witch😁perfect timing for this video.
Bought my first dragonfruit plant today! I noticed it had these little copper dots in it so am really grateful to have come across your video. Going to try to hydrogen peroxide mix and give it a spray, thanks!
My gma used to live in Peñesquitos, and she would have DOZENS of blue jays visiting all year ❤️ they go crazy for roasted unsalted shelled peanuts 🥜🙌
Thanks!
Thanks for these dragon fruit videos! My dad gave me 3 cuttings and at least 1 is rooting about 6 weeks later. I'm freaking out! :)
Just a random question
I live in the Netherlands and would love to grow dragonfruit but I don't think our outdoor climate is even slightly suitable
Would it be possible to successfully grow dragonfruit inside in just an average house?
Provided of course that you have the space for it
Idk if this is the right place to ask it especially since this video has been up for a while but I figured someone might see it
Hope one of you can help me
Got a foot cutting from my uncle late last year and place it in a pot with similar setup as yours and now about 5 feet in height and starting to branch out
NICE
Almost 90 million people watched your video!? That means you guys are great gardeners. I bought a dragon fruit plant and I think is a highly demanding plant, I’m gonna give it away, I don’t know carpentry to create all those wood casitas for Mrs dragon fruit
Congratulations on 1M!!
One day - when I have a year round heated greenhouse, I want to grow one up here in the COLD CANADIAN NORTH!
Any Canadians on here (zone 2-5) growing these?
Honestly without the heated greenhouse and lighting, you're kind of out of luck :(
I want to grow breadfruit in Maine. One day I will find a way. Maybe if I hybridize them with another member of the mulberry family?
@@MrKezzerdrix I’d like to know how that goes if you’re successful in the future... are you a horticulturist/breeder? I’m currently into my 3rd year of testing an Asiatic Lily I bred, and would like to get more into breeding other types of plants - but want to move to move my family to a rural property before I get too much into production.
I'm in Calgary. I started a few varieties (red with white flesh and yellow with white fresh) from seed last winter and grew them for about 7 months (March-Oct) indoors mostly under some supplemental lighting. I ended up axing them because of an ongoing thrip problem but I'm going to try again and hopefully keep them outside more in the summer and trying to slow their growth in these winter months
@@NoClue1472 that’s cool, did you just use seed from the grocery store fruit? I’m up in Vermilion - in-laws/family is all in Calgary, I’ve got a really good grow light so I think I’ll try this.
At 6:52 if you look at the sidewalk kinda in the background, you can see a blue jay, chances are, it's the same blue jay as before
Omg!! Thank you so much! The stinkin rust has been driving me crazy and I just got my first flower buds! Thanks again guys!
I recently snipped my top stem of dragon fruit completely off. I wanted to cry. There went 3 feet of growth. 😭😭😭😭 awesome video!
I just grew one from a seedlings I got from a dragon fruit I ate. It’s tiny but, it’s so cute and hopefully one day will be big and strong.
Buy a cutting from a dragonfruit grower. You'll save so much time
Olá Kari
Cuide bem delas, mantendo o solo levemente umido e bem nutrido, e em uns dois anos terá lindad flores e deliciosos frutos 😋👏
@@hebnermm Correto, planta formada de galho pode produzir em alguns meses
Hi Kevin. Where did you get your large pots for your dragon fruit plant?
very good video... very informative...thank you for sharing.
I was gifted two dragon fruit cuttings (one rooted, one not) last night to grow in my all glass heated sunroom (I'm in WI). So excited to get them potted up.
Great info thank you 🌵
Thanks for this! About to plant my first set of cuttings! I was letting them root in smaller containers in a protected area through the fall/winter. Excited to get them in my pot!
You can put them indoors too...
Your cracking me up...'oh look at that little bird' - reminds me of what I sound like when I am talking to someone. Are you sure your not an engineer?! haha
The Bluejay video bombed at 6:51!
I started my dragon fruit from seed about a year ago. And now it’s about 5 or 6 inches tall. It does take a while to grow especially from seed.
Nice, from seed is impressive!
I would recommend buying a moon cactus or any rooted DF and grafting ur seedling onto it. Theres not much point waiting 5 years but if you have the patience then go for it
I started some from seeds probably around the same time as you, yes mine are thin little things, about 6 inches high. I am in Wisconsin but am planning on keeping it inside year round. We will see how it goes :)
@@epicgardening Unfortunately the cup I had the seedlings in was knocked down and the end of one of the seedlings broke off. Now it has a small thin offshoot growing out the top. Will this hurt the stability of my plant?
@@Kelly_Grey graft
I’ve been growing some dragonfruit from seed that has literally 1 year old and still only centimeters tall. Idk how else to try to grow dragon fruit but by seed. But these things have been nearly the same height at the end of summer last year. The tallest one I have is maybe 1” tall and I’m at a loss. 😅
Dragonfruit! Mine just started picking up pace and will hopefully produce soon! What’s your best tip to get them to produce more! They are in my greenhouse.
Congrats on 1mil!!!!! U so deserve it!
Thank you so much! To produce more, make sure you do the Tip #4 in vid
@@epicgardening Thanks! 😃
Feed them fish leftovers, chicken manure, Coffee grounds, etcetera.
Amazing ... thank you for an informative video stay blessed
Muito instrutivo mesmo
Bluebird has been my favorite guest cameo so far, keep up the good work my dude!
Thank you for the tips, were in Hawaii and they grow easily, but created pots for them using your suggestions and have produced random fruit in the past... excited to see a full crop!
Hope u r ok👍🏻
@@tinawindham6958 Thank you, yes, we had several fires around us for about 5 days and we are ok!
I live in South Africa, Eastern Cape, about 8kms from the sea,with winter rains and very hot summers, and we often have very bad water shortages. When I moved into a little cottage on the farm, I noticed these huge untidy cactus plants growing wild in the bush, with the most beautiful big flowers, not knowing they were dragon fruit. I have not seen any fruit on them in the 3 yrs I have lived here (the garden is not well looked after and we do have a lot of naughty monkeys) but could this be due to neglect, or bad soil and erratic water conditions or is there a wild species that doesn't bear fruit? Can I love this plant back to fruiting? I love your videos by the way !
I heard there's non fruiting varieties.
My biggest problem with growing Dragon Fruit is I live in Wisconsin! :D Wish I had a green house.
There’s no way I can keep a dragon fruit alive in chilly MI but still interesting! Love that you add the time stamps, great work
Hi Gaby: I live in Oklahoma and we got to nearly -20 this winter. My dragonfruit survived and thrived indoors under a grow light inside the house. Actually it was in my not centrally heated sunroom - but supplemented with an oil-filled space heater. So you might try doing similar in Michigan. Move it outside when it gets warmer and they REALLY take off! Good luck!
@@megatherium99 interesting! I do actually have an oil space heater I don’t use. It’s definitely something to look into! I’ve currently got my entire apartment filled with seedlings and plants so what’s one more right? 😁
I have been gifted a big pot filled with dragon fruit babies and I have never had a Dragon fruit plant let alone Enough for a Field of dragon fruit plants is There any time of the year thats better for repotting these sweet babies
Olá
Replante no final do inverno, ou época de calor, assim tera mais chance de sucesso 👍
This video came out at the perfect time for me. Thank you so much! Your videos have gotten me back into gardening.
So nice of you
@@epicgardening
hi
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I ordered cuttings in January and thought they were dead, but a couple of weeks ago they had little shoots-yay!!!
Thanks for these tips! I grew some dragon fruit plants from seed and while they're still tiny, I want to ensure I give them the best possible chance at growing well. I really like your trellis design. How long does the wooden post last before starting to rot away inside the pot? What do you do with the plants after that happens?
A neighbor has a fruiting dragon fruit hanging over the wall on our route to school each morning. I never would have know what it was but for your Instagram fun last year when you had your baby and then ate it. 🤣 now i need to find a spot in my garden to grow one!!!
Love your videos! Since I definitely don’t have the space for all the different varieties, what variety did you think had the most complex flavor? I saw your taste test video and they all look pretty cool.
I am interested in growing yellow dragon but I have no source, can you send or recommend how I can avail , I live in Tarlac City Phillippines .
I used some seeds from dragon fruits and they sprouted, but it has been over 1 month that they did not grow to look like a tiny cactus, still in the two leaves state. I put them in direct sun and water them with precision. Is it normal?
Ola
Sim, é normal
Não regue com frequência, só mantenha a terra úmida, mudas de sementes são muito sensíveis a excesso de agua
Mantenha ela em local iluminado mas não muitas horas sob sol forte
Mudas de sementes o crescimento inicial é lento mesmo
Boa sorte 👍
@Edison-Plantando muchas gracias!
I enjoy the knowledge you share and it has helped me to learn and do better. I have several dragon fruit plants I have been working with over the last year. I purchased two small plants and have propagated them very easily. I purchased a clipping, I believe it is a red flesh, and for two months I have not seen any growth. It is still a good green color, it has roots, but it has not branched yet. Some of my other clipping have branched multiple times. Is there anything I can do to help it grow? Thanks from NE FLA
I as given a cutting and didn’t really know what it was so I just stuck it in the dirt by my aloe and said I’ll deal with it later when I can do some research about what it is and what it needs well I forgot about it for a year or so now it’s crazy and has a flower it’s intertwined in the aloe and I’m not really sure what to do with it now 😂
😂😂
Agora é providenciar um suporte para ela, admirar as flores e colher frutos 👏👏
Copper is technically organic. It even says so on the bottle that he held up. But not everything labeled "organic" (such as copper) is benign, and vice versa. This would be a good topic to cover, although controversial due to so much misinformation out there.
Fantastic topic idea
I would also love a video on this, i thought bonide copper fungicide was organic safe? ive used it for powdery mildew before.
Yes. And the "Organicide" also contains chemicals. Hydrogen peroxide is a chemical. Water is a chemical. So odd to me, as a chemist, when people think "Ooo, chemical bad!" when everything is made of chemicals, whether they're organic or inorganic chemicals is another story and is meaningless in terms of safety. Cyanide is an organic chemical and it certainly isn't safe. Table salt is inorganic and we'd die without it. Ugh...
@@IdiotF0ol what are your thoughts on this with regards to the copper fungicide and its safety ?
@@hilaryandrew9817 well, copper is a heavy metal, so I wouldn’t drink the stuff. The SDS says the active ingredient is copper octanoate at moderate concentration. There’s probably a little acid in the water to aid in solubility, but that shouldn’t be of concern.
The copper octanoate will break down to elemental copper and octanoate acid. The acid is organic and will breakdown through biological processes, exposure to light or atmospheric oxygen.
I’d be mildly concerned about overuse near soils because copper buildup in soil could inhibit plant growth, but the application demonstrated here is benign.
Wear gloves and follow the directions on the bottle and you’re ok, methinks.
5:16 My Dragon plant still at its single stem Finally had off shoots but they were at the mid stem or lower part of it. Not the place I want them as it shows we have to have them off shoot at the top or near the top of the main stem.
Man removing them kinda felt bad.
Você não precisa esperar brotar só acima, pode deixar o broto que saiu abaixo e podar o caule depois que o broto se desenvolver, e com o pedaço podado, fazer uma nova planta
Congrats on 1 mil im proud of you!
Thank you!
Bonide makes 2 lines of products as far as I am aware. Their products with the brown upper right corner are organic while the products with the purple upper right corner are synthetics.
Copper Based Fungicide is a safe option for treatment, as is using an undiluted 3% H2O2 spray. :)
You are correct!
Even though this isn't something I can grow in my area, I watched and found this very interesting! Also, congratulations on making the 1M mark in subscribers! Greetings from Michigan! 😊
Thank you somuch!
got my first fruit after 2 years of planting my cuttings. Indeed they are fabulous low maintenance plants.
Yay!! I want to try to grow dragon fruit in the future. Much needed video
You are lucky that you live in an area where you can grow these outdoors all year round this way. I wonder, is it possible to grow it this way, bring outdoors, but move back indoors once it becomes too cold outdoors. Thoughts? I'd probably have to move to the garage in the winter and keep it heated.
If possible always put same varieties in one pot or closely related variety to prevent root competition, not all the time but you might losing the less vigor variety.
I used neem oil worked great, couple sprays a week, within ~2 weeks plants healed.
Hello Kevin,
Thank you for the video.
Do I have to plant dragonfruit in a pot? Can't I plant it in the ground? I noticed that for other fruiting plants, there is a tremendous difference in fuiting while planted in the ground, vs planted in a pot.
Thanks.
Elizabeth, from Nice (France)
NB: Our climate is very similar to San Diego, a bit more humid.
The biggest mistake I ever made was leaving it alone with my dad. He planted it in my rabbit habitat and....they ate it. :| (they usually help me with weeding and propagating,
my desert roses have never been better)
That’s not funny but kind of is. 😂😂😂
Omggg the blue bird did show on camera on minute 6:56 it’s so beautifuuuuul 😭💙
Can you grow dragonfruit indoors under growlights and get a harvest?
That's how I started mine..
Hello ,you are doing a great job i love it , pls i need your advice i am in African Nigeria , i want to import dragon fruit seedling by sea cargo which will take like max, 3 month in transit before it get yo Nigeria ,can i go with the importation channel will it still survive
Hello,
Hi Richard,
Im new to planting dragon fruit cuttings. Are the roots invasive?
Do you recommend ground or potted?
Thank you,
From Fullerton
The growth and flower remind me of a night blooming cereus plant i saw years ago. Are they related?
For problem number two, “overwatering”, you can use Trichoderma.
A healthy colony of Trichoderma sp.
I live in tropical area, non-commercially planting dragonfruit directly on the ground along with other tropical plant, and I usually water them twice a day. Which means the soil of my dragonfruit plant will *always* be moist all day long.
I had learned a painful mistake from my first dragonfruit, and knowing Trichoderma can deal with most fungi, now I just regularly sprinkle some Trichoderma spore mixed with pond water once a week.
Never had any root rot ever since then.
Hope it might helps 😊
-edit:
Forgot to mention this, but _be careful of termite_ .
If, somehow, the bottommost part of the main stem becomes unhealthy and turns brown, those termites will happily gobble them along with the root system.
😮🙋🏼♀️🙋🏼♀️🙋🏼♀️🙋🏼♀️I just thought of a really good idea you could get a giant branch from a tree or some driftwood and stick it in your pot and use that for the climb up and if you use a tree branch You can anchor the dragon fruit vine and the branches so it actually makes the shape of that tree branch! Plus it’s free and natural and there’s no building required!!
This year I’m gonna try it again, red fleshed variety.
Again from seed, since I don’t want to spend like 50 euros or more on just shipping. Since they are not grown over here close in the Netherlands
You got this
good luck, though it’s easier just to buy a cutting as doing it by seeds can take up to 8 years for it to start producing fruit
@@lazwalks3823 might be easier and take a lot longer but it is different, seeing the plant pop up from its seed, seeing it grow up etc. It makes you connect more to the plant. Plus i not only grow for produce, I love it grow for the experience and the plants
By the way, they just germinated a few days ago. The first one shedded it seed off of its germination leaves today
@@abyssal_phoenix goog job! i can understand your point. i grow mine because dragon fruit is way too expensive in grocery stores.
@@abyssal_phoenix how are the seedlings doing
I live in north Texas and want to plant a dragonfruit, but we get winters on occasion down to 10-20F. Can I still plant one for the long term, and how can I protect it in winter, if necessary?
I live in west Texas. I take mine inside during winter.
After learning from my first set of mistakes months ago I’ve been able to set what cuttings I could salvage up for success!
One is already growing near the top trellis, the smallest is not growing, I think because it has to little light, but there is some leftover rust that is scabbing up, and the other I’m trying to help with some rust digging into it. Now the tip’s structure is all funky. I’m thinking about cutting that one off directly as a last resort.
Can't hurt!
@@epicgardening what about sunlight ? If they do not get enough of sunlight will they fruit?
Thanks for these tips. I have a couple of cuttings I plopped in the ground thinking hey, I live in the subtropics, it will be fine. Well, I’m going to be potting them soon.
I am trying to grow them from seed, I wonder if I will have any success.
Copper fungicide packaging said 'for organic gardening' though, I'm pretty sure it's not a terrible option for your garden.
Its copper sulphate and very safe for humans in small quantities, unless you take spoon full in your coffee !
@@davelawson2564 thanks for the info. I think many people worry about impact of 'chemicals' on the environment and their health, but unless you're using a product that has explicit warnings on them they should be safe. If used sparingly and according to the packaging of course.
Thank you so much for your information 😊 👍
11:45 “it has no chemicals in it”
So, it’s an empty bottle with the vacuum of deep space inside?
Is a 45 gallon pot way too big / wasteful for a 4 start trellis setup?
6:51 he hey! Blue Jay helped himself.
;)
What kind of soil to use as well as how cold can you tolerate? Ordered one yesterday for my new fruit forest.
Does dragon fruit have to be grown upwards and then downwards in order for them to fruit?
Or can they just be grown along the ground to a certain length to fruit?
Basically, is it about being grown to certain lengths, or do you have to have those types of contraptions where it grows up then dangles in order to fruit?
I think they just prefer to trail up. Plus, at least for my little baby dragonfruit, their skin is super thin, so I could see them just rotting on the ground in wetter environments like mine (WA)
They normally grow into trees.
Staggeringly incisive description. Kudos dude!
Well now I know why mine hasn’t done anything in a long time.
My Dragan fruit plant is grown very healthy but from last 3years no flowers
Question as a new grower ? I rescued a dragon fruit that was left to drown in the shade . I took the best looking cutting j could to start fresh but one cutting has a rust spot . If I just cut that out will I be fine ? It's only one spot on piece I'm thinking that will nip the problem in the bud ..?
I wish I lived in a place where I could try to go dragonfruit. I love watching your videos about them.
I can grow it here in the UK, I just stick it under a uv light in the winter/heavy rain
Thank you for this video. I love growing plants in North Scotland weather my 11y/o son wants dragon fruit tree so gotta give it a go
3k dragon fruit plants of honor so far brother, next up on Epic Gardening: How I had to redo all of the land I own because of a promise I made on TH-cam
Many thanks for sharing. I give my dragon plant rice water and potato peels as composting. To make them happy. Rice water is good for blooming.
Can you tell me more about the yellow dragon plant mine has very thin branches.
i'm 12 years old and i love dragon fruit, im gonna try this. i need to be patient though haha
12 years old and on y.t ?
Tar the bottom of the post before putting into the dirt.
Over time the post will rot and fall over. Dragon fruit can still fruit for 2-3 decades if taken care of properly. Including the trellis. Weatherize the trellis.