This just popped up in my recommendations and it is right up my street! I love trying to challenge myself by creating microclimates within the garden tailored for non-typical fruits/ crops. I would never have thought of growing Dragon-fruit - haven't even tried one, but fascinated all the same. Given the aloe type structure, that will be a really heavy plant even without the fruit. What came to mind, would be growing it using a festoon technique, employed by Victorian gardeners for plum crops. A festoon comprises a central post in an iron hoop, supporting the stem/ plant but allowing the 'leaves' to be supported, trained and secured in a cascading fashion, tied into the (just above the ground) level hoop. As with others below - is there an update?
The dragon fruit is grown using a similar method to the one you describe. This method in the video is how they are grown commercially, it’s just been adapted to a pot. The plant is still going strong, even tho it has suffered a couple of winter set backs. I’m still learning the best way to over winter it. Hoping for fruit soon, and will be trying to get back into doing some video updates ASAP! Thanks for your comment. Chris
@@@gotropicaluk8362 Thanks for the reply. I love the challenge of growing what we shouldn't be able to grow, pushing boundaries etc. Funny how it is only today that this channel suggestion came up, after years of watching TH-cam - even better you are based in the UK, I am based in the upper Rhondda Valley (Wales), so this is great for me, compared to watching people from idyllic climates!
wow you are amazing. I have been growing tropical fruits too. Guava white and pink, passionfruit purple and orange. fijoa, strawberry guava too, flower I have plumeria jasmin red hibiscus pink and orange.
i currently have a 7 year old dragon fruit and i will try the set up you made in the next few month ,mine was also grown from seed but has never fruited
Excellent to see my friend. I grew a dragon fruit cactus for about 3 years. In the end it got too big and I had to leave it outside. It survived a couple of frosts but it eventually died. Your video brings back all sorts of fond memories. Happy growing!
D Pictures Thankyou. I think it’s all down to how they are grown. Growing dragonfruit with this method is a lot easier to manage. You can prune it if it becomes to over grown and but it’s still easy enough to move into a greenhouse during winter.
That was a very good video, surprised me that you got that to grow so well in the UK. I live in SW Florida, my wife who is Thai had a sister send her some cuttings last year, we planted them in a similar pot you used and they have grown as tall as yours but not as thick and no flowers yet, I see you keep yours outside, I was wondering maybe because I keep mine inside a screened in patio that I was not getting any pollination. It will be one year August 2018 since we planted them. I would appreciate any feedback, thanks.
rotor1851e I would imagine in SW Florida you can plant them outside? Mine are in a container so they can be moved into the greenhouse during any cold snaps. Unfortunately the base of this plant rotted over the winter so I had to take cuttings from the top of the plant and start over in spring. But as they were large cuttings it shouldn’t take to long to get back up to size. You will get thicker stems if they can be grown in direct sunlight. Pelleted chicken manure is the only fertiliser I use on them as well! You can hand pollinate the flowers when they appear so you will get fruit. All the best on your dragon fruit journey! Chris
W Houeland no my problem was I didn’t allow it to dry out long enough. I learned that you need to stop watering by at least September. So that’s what il do this year... the new soil is also better draining so that should help. I will be doing a video soon on the tropical plants I’ve got soon. Chris
GoTropicalUK I grow mine at London. I just took mine indoor today. it rains so much lately and there is green stuff grow on the surface of the soil. what soil mix do you use now? so you will stop water it for a few months from now? or you sill going to water it once a while during winter?
W Houeland yeah it won’t get any water until weather warms up in spring. The plant will be fine with dry and cool. It will almost go dormant. But while the weather is still warm... 20-25c I will water it... but by the end of them month I will allow it to start to dry out. Chris
This video inspired me to attempt to grow dragon fruit from seed in the SE UK and now got a ton of pink and yellow plants. I'd love to know if you managed to get yours to fruit at all, any chance of an update?
@@learnwithenamul8981 They'll just about survive outside as low as 2-3C (in a sheltered position) but won't take kindly to any frost. I lost a couple of plants in the cold snap we had earlier this year. Best to bring them indoors during the winter.
What do you do in winter? Does it go into the greenhouse? Amazing I never thought it would grow in uk. I might try to grow it now. I live in cold temperate climate in aus
I move the plant into my unheated greenhouse from about October til April. The main reason, as well as to protect from winter frosts, is to keep the soil dry from the autumn/winter rainfall. otherwise they can rot at the base.👍🏻
Thanks Chris. I’m actually taking a risk this winter. I’ve planted my 5 year old cherimoya tree at the back of my garden. The trunk is pretty thick and hard wood. If it survives great! Fingers crossed 🤞
Praiseworthy efforts........... Can we use lights in cold areas to keep the plant warm. Anything else tbat can be used in cold areas so that dragon fruit can survive winters
vishal shandil the best thing is to keep the plant in a cool (frost free), sunny, dry location over winter. You don’t want to encourage growth, as it will be thin and weak. So a greenhouse is ideal, or if you get cold winters then a south facing window away from heating. Chris
Hii, pls be sure if it fruited, do a video ya ? ! thx. i just want to know if it fruit or not. if it fruits.. then will need to know how do you over winter it.. thanks love pitaya fruit. andrew germany
andrew ysk don’t worry of course il do a video of any blooms and fruit. Dragonfruit is pretty easy to over winter here in a unheated greenhouse. I also never water it during winter. This plant is 3 years old now, so hoping it may bloom this spring. Chris
Hi, amazing plant. I'm going to try and get some seeds to grow. But you seem to have three main "trunks" attached to the pipe. Are they all from the same plant or is it three different plants? Thanks for the video.
Olivier Steiner hi there. There are actually four plants that are grown up the pipe. I had a lot more plants than that grown from seed, but that’s how many are usually planted around a post or pipe for production. It’s not that you need them for cross pollination, it just makes better use of the available space. They were all grown from seed originally, but once the plants get big enough they are much easier to make more from cuttings. If your local to Suffolk I do have cuttings if you’d like? Regards. Chris
@@gotropicaluk8362 Hi, thanks for your answer. I come from Switzerland actually so Suffolk is a bit far off. But I will try and grow them from seed then, and put four around a post. How did you get the seeds to germinate? Anything special?
Not a huge amount to report yet on the avocado. Its put on a bit of growth and doing fine. The cherimoya is doing well to. Its grown a bigger, and had plenty of flowers over the summer. I think I will try and hand pollinate some next year to see if I can get some fruit. Thanks for commenting. Chris
Inspired from yours , I have also constructed and planted my dragon fruit cactus yesterday , 3 big ones in a big strong pot with strong wooden post for support in the middle , have tied them around the post . I will be grateful if you could tell me what feed to give the cactus, I have seen cactus feeds but wanted to know if there is any organic home made feeds I can give ??? Where do you put yours in the winter ??? I have a polly tunnel , will it be ok there with thick fleece around it fir winter ??? Your reply will be much appreciated . Many thanks .
Ruby R Raza hi ruby! Glad to hear the video has inspired you to grow your own dragonfruit. I over wintered this plant in my greenhouse, although I have had some problems! Unfortunately I’ve had to start this plant from cuttings again as the base rotted during winter months. Which is a pain as that puts my fruiting stage back a couple of years!! Never mind... So my biggest advice would be to give it a really good draining soil, and to stop watering it by October. Keep it dry over winter and then once temps start to rise slowly add water again. Fertiliser was just pelleted chicken manure. They love it! Hope this helps! All the best. Chris
Ruby R Raza oh and depending on how cold your area gets in winter, don’t let the plant freeze. A polly tunnel with a couple of layers of fleece or bubble wrap should work fine. Just make sure it has good air flow. Otherwise it could rot. Chris
GoTropicalUK oh that is so sad you lost your beautiful specimen of a tree ! Was so beautiful . Am sorry ! Thank you so much for your reply , will follow your advice . We are in South East (Kent) will wrap it well in winter , no watering over winter . 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😊
susanne scheper there’s 4 plants I think in there. Yes dragon fruit is pretty fast growing once you can start from cuttings. Easily growing 2 foot in length during the summer. From seed obviously takes longer. Regards Chris
susanne scheper this plant was grown from seed, I have a video a while back showing the plants in there early growth stage you can watch. Eventually as they get bigger you can propagate them much easier from cuttings. No flowers as yet. But keep waiting! Chris
Jack Hagenaars yes, once you reach your desired height, prune the tips off and this encourages branching. Also remove any lower side growth. All the best. Chris
@@gotropicaluk8362 Thanks for the feedback. 10 years is a long time so I guess it is not fruiting in our climate. Good to know so I can focus on other plants :)
True. But it is indeed good to make them grow faster. Flowering I would advise magnesium, potasium, phosforus, wormcastings, organic Coffee grounds, oeganic banana peels..
Is it one plant or did you plant multiple plants in the pot? Asking because I bought one today and it's a single piece, you seem to have multiple stalks coming out of the pot did they grow from one seed? I was thinking of cutting mine since it has four segments already.
Personal Space Invader they are four separate plants that were grown from seed. There’s are videos on my channel of their progress... You normally plant four plants at the bottom of a post to get maximum yield for space. If you’ve just bought a cutting you’ll want to root it. As it grows you can take cuttings from that to start new plants. They are pretty vigorous in growth! You’ll soon have more plants than you’ll know what to do with! Chris
I did make the mistake of leaving them outside at the end of February in Kent and they froze so don't go there. Your dragon fruit babies look awesome ❤
Dorka Tomankova thanks. I did have problems with damp soil over winter and so they started to rot at the base, I had to save cuttings and replant them this spring. They’ve grown loads! but lesson learned! make sure to stop watering by end of September. So that the soil can dry out. Then start watering again once spring is here and it starts putting out new growth. Thanks for your comment. Chris
GoTropicalUK That is an awesome tip. I will make sure to watch the water on my current babies. So I gues you did not get to see fruit this year? I was hoping to find a flowering update
London Home Gardening And More I just move it into the greenhouse when we start getting some frosts. I’ve found its better if it’s kept cool through winter in a unheated greenhouse rather than being kept in a warm house. It will start growing again once the weather starts to warm up again. Chris
Ngọc Cúc it’s still growing. it got knocked back last winter but put on loads of growth through last summer. No fruit as yet, but I’m sure we will get there. The seeds were grown from a fruit bought at my local market here in the UK. Regards Chris
@@gotropicaluk8362 wow really, that is amazing, seeds from the fruit, I must give it a try this year, I miss seeing these trees from back home, always wanted to grow one. Thanks for your reply Chris, pls keep us update! Many thanks 👍
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Dragon Fruit Garden Grower thanks! It has been a fairly easy plant to grow, and is very resilient!! It also doesn’t take a lot of work to care for... which is my kind of plant! All the best. Chris
oh im so happy to hear that from you, i really glad that you have no pests or bacteria attacking your dragon fruit plants, actually thats my biggest problem in my gardening, anyway thanks for sharing sir :)
Dragon Fruit Garden Grower the only thing I will have is the odd bit of snail damage, but it’s not much. Although it’s only 3 years old, I may not have been growing dragon fruit long enough to have come across many problems. But, so far so good.
Iain Simpson not yet, the plant rotted at the base over the 2017/2018 winter. so I took loads of cuttings and started it again in the spring. I planted 4 cuttings in some really well draining soil and they grew last summer up to the top of the post. I kept the soil really dry this winter, and it’s been fine. So I learned a lesson in dragon fruit growing! This summer should give me all the top growth parts again, and il be back to the same stage as this video!
Iain Simpson I know! 😂 I normally have to figure stuff out the hard way... set backs like this, as I don’t really know anyone else I can compare notes with on growing these types of plants in the UK with... 🌱 do you grow tropicals/subtropicals?
GoTropicalUK yes I'm growing many different guava, mango, jackfruit, citrus etc. Iv been trying to push the boundaries, I tried leaving my mango out and it lasted just fine all the way until December, but met its demise. The guava lasted until late Jan, but put it in the greenhouse then and it's coming back now and leafing out. The two mandarins have been out with zero protection. One has a bit of frost damage on the top, nothing serious. The other has no frost damage at all and none on the fruit either, it's the smallest of the two as well. Also had a Fuerte avocado out all winter in a planter. It has the tips a bit scorched but other than that it's fine. The cherimoya etc are all in a heated greenhouse.
Leon Lawrence no they were the original plants from my last dragonfruit video. They get bigger as they grow. The size of the stem doesn’t really effect the plants growth. Chris
Did you grow from the seeds that you collected from the dragonfruits you bought in the market stall? I saved a few seeds and am hoping to grow the plant this summer.
Congratulation man, i am from Malaga, spain i have months seen your vídeos and i was waiting to see your dragón fruit progress, very very beautiful your plants man, dragón fruit is easy to adapt to different climates if you have care, and you are the demostration. I have differents varieties here in malaga . Thanks for your vídeos and sorry for my english
If you grow from seed, you might get flowers and hopefully get fruit AFTER 10 years.....never ever grow this fruit from seed neither from a pot without fruit from any nursery. Only buy a plant which you see a fruit
3 years to fruit that too long for a dragon fruit. That why nobody want to grow it from seed. Because from a cutting to fruit only take 8 month to a year. And it last over hundreds years. If you take care of it.
Which is great if you can get hold of a cutting. Dragonfruit isn’t the most common thing grown here in the UK. I had to grow this from seed, so that’s why it has taken 3 years.👍🏻
Any update on the dragon fruit this year?
Hello I would love an update!
still growing… not fruited yet…
Hi just wondering how the Dragon fruit plant was getting on...
This just popped up in my recommendations and it is right up my street! I love trying to challenge myself by creating microclimates within the garden tailored for non-typical fruits/ crops. I would never have thought of growing Dragon-fruit - haven't even tried one, but fascinated all the same. Given the aloe type structure, that will be a really heavy plant even without the fruit. What came to mind, would be growing it using a festoon technique, employed by Victorian gardeners for plum crops. A festoon comprises a central post in an iron hoop, supporting the stem/ plant but allowing the 'leaves' to be supported, trained and secured in a cascading fashion, tied into the (just above the ground) level hoop. As with others below - is there an update?
The dragon fruit is grown using a similar method to the one you describe. This method in the video is how they are grown commercially, it’s just been adapted to a pot. The plant is still going strong, even tho it has suffered a couple of winter set backs. I’m still learning the best way to over winter it. Hoping for fruit soon, and will be trying to get back into doing some video updates ASAP! Thanks for your comment. Chris
@@@gotropicaluk8362 Thanks for the reply. I love the challenge of growing what we shouldn't be able to grow, pushing boundaries etc. Funny how it is only today that this channel suggestion came up, after years of watching TH-cam - even better you are based in the UK, I am based in the upper Rhondda Valley (Wales), so this is great for me, compared to watching people from idyllic climates!
wow you are amazing. I have been growing tropical fruits too. Guava white and pink, passionfruit purple and orange. fijoa, strawberry guava too, flower I have plumeria jasmin red hibiscus pink and orange.
How is this plant now? Almost a year later, would love an update
Please give us some update
That looks very healthy dragon fruit plant, Am just about to transfer my dragon fruit to its trellis. Hopefully it will bloom soon.
Nice!!! I used to have one in Hong Kong, it was in a big containers and grew so nicely, I love dragon fruit
i currently have a 7 year old dragon fruit and i will try the set up you made in the next few month ,mine was also grown from seed but has never fruited
Nice ! It can take up to get 10 years sometimes. Best fruit is yellow palora. They can give fruit qithin 1.5 years if you grow in perfect condition.
Any update on these since 2017?
Hi! Any updates on the dragon fruit ?? Thank you🥰
Hasn’t changed much… am still waiting for it to flower…🤷🏼♂️ certainly will put a video up when it does.👍🏻
Well done, I’ll look forward to a vid next year of you picking fruit! 👍🏻😉
Thanks Paul for your comment.
He never did one
@@TpzandmoreSuch a shame, he doesn’t seem to be uploading many vids now. I enjoyed his style of presentation.
Did you make another video lately about your dragon fruit plants?
No I haven’t, but it does feature in my latest greenhouse your video.
@@gotropicaluk8362 I am not sure if I understand? :-)
How to grow dragon fruit plant sorry... my latest video I uploaded shows how the dragon fruit is doing now.👍🏻
@@gotropicaluk8362 Alright, I will check it out. Do you grow many dragon fruit varieties?
@@gotropicaluk8362 I have collected about 45 variaties. If you like i can send you couple of cuttings
Excellent to see my friend. I grew a dragon fruit cactus for about 3 years. In the end it got too big and I had to leave it outside. It survived a couple of frosts but it eventually died. Your video brings back all sorts of fond memories. Happy growing!
D Pictures Thankyou. I think it’s all down to how they are grown. Growing dragonfruit with this method is a lot easier to manage. You can prune it if it becomes to over grown and but it’s still easy enough to move into a greenhouse during winter.
I still have some seeds in my kitchen. Can't wait to grow them for this summer.
I’ve just started growing dragon fruit from seeds yellow and red verities, in the uk winter would they survive in a green house?
yes they are fine in a greenhouse in the south of the UK. 👍🏻
Very nice looking plant. I like the height of your DF.
Do you cut the tip of the last branch to encourage flowers?
hows your dragon fruut doing , mine have just produced some flower buds .so fruit this sumer for sure
Would be nice to know what xome of this. Did it fruit yet?
That was a very good video, surprised me that you got that to grow so well in the UK. I live in SW Florida, my wife who is Thai had a sister send her some cuttings last year, we planted them in a similar pot you used and they have grown as tall as yours but not as thick and no flowers yet, I see you keep yours outside, I was wondering maybe because I keep mine inside a screened in patio that I was not getting any pollination. It will be one year August 2018 since we planted them. I would appreciate any feedback, thanks.
rotor1851e I would imagine in SW Florida you can plant them outside? Mine are in a container so they can be moved into the greenhouse during any cold snaps. Unfortunately the base of this plant rotted over the winter so I had to take cuttings from the top of the plant and start over in spring. But as they were large cuttings it shouldn’t take to long to get back up to size. You will get thicker stems if they can be grown in direct sunlight. Pelleted chicken manure is the only fertiliser I use on them as well! You can hand pollinate the flowers when they appear so you will get fruit. All the best on your dragon fruit journey! Chris
GoTropicalUK I thought you didn't water it during winter. how come the base still go rotten? is that because no air comes in the greenhouse?
W Houeland no my problem was I didn’t allow it to dry out long enough. I learned that you need to stop watering by at least September. So that’s what il do this year... the new soil is also better draining so that should help. I will be doing a video soon on the tropical plants I’ve got soon. Chris
GoTropicalUK I grow mine at London. I just took mine indoor today. it rains so much lately and there is green stuff grow on the surface of the soil. what soil mix do you use now? so you will stop water it for a few months from now? or you sill going to water it once a while during winter?
W Houeland yeah it won’t get any water until weather warms up in spring. The plant will be fine with dry and cool. It will almost go dormant. But while the weather is still warm... 20-25c I will water it... but by the end of them month I will allow it to start to dry out. Chris
This video inspired me to attempt to grow dragon fruit from seed in the SE UK and now got a ton of pink and yellow plants. I'd love to know if you managed to get yours to fruit at all, any chance of an update?
Roy Cheung not yet... I keep waiting! 👍🏻
Hello
Is there any problem to growing dragon plant for cold?
Roy c..how did u get on with ur dragon fruit?
@@leewatson3688 They're going strong, but no still fruit
@@learnwithenamul8981 They'll just about survive outside as low as 2-3C (in a sheltered position) but won't take kindly to any frost. I lost a couple of plants in the cold snap we had earlier this year. Best to bring them indoors during the winter.
Hello your video was interessting, did you ever got fruits from your Dragonfruit tree?
What do you do in winter? Does it go into the greenhouse? Amazing I never thought it would grow in uk. I might try to grow it now. I live in cold temperate climate in aus
Can yoy let us know any updates, did the tree flower? Dud it produce fruit? Is it still alive plz update the world
Hey! It’s still alive, but still no flowers…🤷🏼♂️
@@gotropicaluk8362 I shall await your gd News if and when this happens, I don't know much but hoping you are fertilisering etc
Wonderful videos I grow lots of tropical here in Berkshire. Banana,guava,fijoa,mangoes trees and many more including plumeria
Ive tried lots of mango trees (from seed) all have died before they get over a foot. 😭
do you leave them outside during autumn / winter time, cheers
I move the plant into my unheated greenhouse from about October til April. The main reason, as well as to protect from winter frosts, is to keep the soil dry from the autumn/winter rainfall. otherwise they can rot at the base.👍🏻
where could i buy those dragon fruit planting cutting in UK?
Would love an update on this one
Kristan Strickland will do one this summer. Nothing much to report as yet, no flowers or fruit. But we will be patient!
Thanks Chris. I’m actually taking a risk this winter. I’ve planted my 5 year old cherimoya tree at the back of my garden. The trunk is pretty thick and hard wood. If it survives great! Fingers crossed 🤞
London Home Gardening And More hope it does well! Have you planted near something to protect it? Near the house?
Ive planted it to the rear of garden by the fence. Black bamboo also shading it
London Home Gardening And More be interested to see how it does!
Praiseworthy efforts........... Can we use lights in cold areas to keep the plant warm. Anything else tbat can be used in cold areas so that dragon fruit can survive winters
vishal shandil the best thing is to keep the plant in a cool (frost free), sunny, dry location over winter. You don’t want to encourage growth, as it will be thin and weak. So a greenhouse is ideal, or if you get cold winters then a south facing window away from heating. Chris
GoTropicalUK thanks a lot
How are you dragon fruit doing now?
still looks the same… just waiting for it to flower?!? 🤷🏼♂️
@@gotropicaluk8362 allright! I have some cool variaties. Let me know if we can do something together...
Hii, pls be sure if it fruited, do a video ya ? ! thx.
i just want to know if it fruit or not.
if it fruits.. then will need to know how do you over winter it..
thanks
love pitaya fruit.
andrew
germany
andrew ysk don’t worry of course il do a video of any blooms and fruit. Dragonfruit is pretty easy to over winter here in a unheated greenhouse. I also never water it during winter. This plant is 3 years old now, so hoping it may bloom this spring. Chris
Hi, amazing plant. I'm going to try and get some seeds to grow. But you seem to have three main "trunks" attached to the pipe. Are they all from the same plant or is it three different plants? Thanks for the video.
Olivier Steiner hi there. There are actually four plants that are grown up the pipe. I had a lot more plants than that grown from seed, but that’s how many are usually planted around a post or pipe for production. It’s not that you need them for cross pollination, it just makes better use of the available space. They were all grown from seed originally, but once the plants get big enough they are much easier to make more from cuttings. If your local to Suffolk I do have cuttings if you’d like? Regards. Chris
@@gotropicaluk8362 Hi, thanks for your answer. I come from Switzerland actually so Suffolk is a bit far off. But I will try and grow them from seed then, and put four around a post. How did you get the seeds to germinate? Anything special?
July 22.
Any Dragon fruit yet ? ?
nope… still growing tho…🤦🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️
@@gotropicaluk8362 I think im going to grow 🍉 instead.
@@simoncridge6578 Good choice.😂👍🏻
Great video! Can you give us update on your cherimoya and Avocado trees please
Not a huge amount to report yet on the avocado. Its put on a bit of growth and doing fine. The cherimoya is doing well to. Its grown a bigger, and had plenty of flowers over the summer. I think I will try and hand pollinate some next year to see if I can get some fruit. Thanks for commenting. Chris
Inspired from yours , I have also constructed and planted my dragon fruit cactus yesterday , 3 big ones in a big strong pot with strong wooden post for support in the middle , have tied them around the post . I will be grateful if you could tell me what feed to give the cactus, I have seen cactus feeds but wanted to know if there is any organic home made feeds I can give ??? Where do you put yours in the winter ??? I have a polly tunnel , will it be ok there with thick fleece around it fir winter ???
Your reply will be much appreciated . Many thanks .
Ruby R Raza hi ruby! Glad to hear the video has inspired you to grow your own dragonfruit. I over wintered this plant in my greenhouse, although I have had some problems! Unfortunately I’ve had to start this plant from cuttings again as the base rotted during winter months. Which is a pain as that puts my fruiting stage back a couple of years!! Never mind... So my biggest advice would be to give it a really good draining soil, and to stop watering it by October. Keep it dry over winter and then once temps start to rise slowly add water again. Fertiliser was just pelleted chicken manure. They love it! Hope this helps! All the best. Chris
Ruby R Raza oh and depending on how cold your area gets in winter, don’t let the plant freeze. A polly tunnel with a couple of layers of fleece or bubble wrap should work fine. Just make sure it has good air flow. Otherwise it could rot. Chris
GoTropicalUK oh that is so sad you lost your beautiful specimen of a tree ! Was so beautiful . Am sorry ! Thank you so much for your reply , will follow your advice . We are in South East (Kent) will wrap it well in winter , no watering over winter . 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😊
GoTropicalUK The soil I used is cactus soil and aded small bags of stones! Mixed in well for good drainage .
How's the plant doing? Any fruits yet?
Preston Bozeman no fruits yet! Will keep you posted tho!
GoTropicalUK awesome, thanks!
Hi can you update your dragon fruit tree
I really want to try this, I live in North London so hopefully the climate here will be ok for it.
Did your Dragonfruit fruit yet?
could we get another update on this soon ?
Does this plant give you fruits?
Is that 3 plants in one pot? I didnt know they get so big so fast.
susanne scheper there’s 4 plants I think in there. Yes dragon fruit is pretty fast growing once you can start from cuttings. Easily growing 2 foot in length during the summer. From seed obviously takes longer. Regards Chris
GoTropicalUK oh this was from a cutting! That makes more sense. I’m starting seeds.
Has yours flowered yet?
Thanks for the reply :)
susanne scheper this plant was grown from seed, I have a video a while back showing the plants in there early growth stage you can watch. Eventually as they get bigger you can propagate them much easier from cuttings. No flowers as yet. But keep waiting! Chris
@@gotropicaluk8362 Keep up the good work!
Did you top the plant to encourage more top growth?
Jack Hagenaars yes, once you reach your desired height, prune the tips off and this encourages branching. Also remove any lower side growth. All the best. Chris
GoTropicalUK you have a nice dragon fruit plant. why do you remove side growth at lower side? I see a lot people do that. but I do not know why.
how old its you plant en do you have outside in the winter
Did this fruit?
not yet…
@gotropicaluk8362 shouldn't it have by now. I assume it's too cold to fruit here then :(
@@gotropicaluk8362 Thanks for the feedback. 10 years is a long time so I guess it is not fruiting in our climate. Good to know so I can focus on other plants :)
I'm so interested in growing this plant myself-next time I pick up a nice organic pitaya at the grocery store I'm going to give it a try :)
Its worth growing. Just takes a while to get up to size. Be patient!
Cuttings grow so much faster, just ask a grower. They produce loads of branches, so giving away a cutting can t be a problem.
Not many growers in the UK, I am afraid.
I can send a cutting from the Netherlands.
What zone are u in I'm.in zone 8b UK will it grow in a non heated glasshouse
Rhys Green I’m in zone 8b. Ipswich, Suffolk.👍🏻
we found that they don't like chicken fertiliser, it will make them grow but not flower, however they love cow manure
True. But it is indeed good to make them grow faster. Flowering I would advise magnesium, potasium, phosforus, wormcastings, organic Coffee grounds, oeganic banana peels..
Are the seeds available in B&Q? 😂
Hi great video does any one no where i can get dragon fruit cuttings in the uk?
Is it one plant or did you plant multiple plants in the pot? Asking because I bought one today and it's a single piece, you seem to have multiple stalks coming out of the pot did they grow from one seed? I was thinking of cutting mine since it has four segments already.
Personal Space Invader they are four separate plants that were grown from seed. There’s are videos on my channel of their progress...
You normally plant four plants at the bottom of a post to get maximum yield for space. If you’ve just bought a cutting you’ll want to root it. As it grows you can take cuttings from that to start new plants. They are pretty vigorous in growth! You’ll soon have more plants than you’ll know what to do with! Chris
Cool thanks
I did make the mistake of leaving them outside at the end of February in Kent and they froze so don't go there. Your dragon fruit babies look awesome ❤
Dorka Tomankova thanks. I did have problems with damp soil over winter and so they started to rot at the base, I had to save cuttings and replant them this spring. They’ve grown loads! but lesson learned! make sure to stop watering by end of September. So that the soil can dry out. Then start watering again once spring is here and it starts putting out new growth. Thanks for your comment. Chris
GoTropicalUK That is an awesome tip. I will make sure to watch the water on my current babies. So I gues you did not get to see fruit this year? I was hoping to find a flowering update
Thanks for your reply. Do you keep outside in winter?
London Home Gardening And More I just move it into the greenhouse when we start getting some frosts. I’ve found its better if it’s kept cool through winter in a unheated greenhouse rather than being kept in a warm house. It will start growing again once the weather starts to warm up again. Chris
Hi, I just want to ask, how is the dragon fruit grown so far? Did you manage to get any fruit? Where did you get the seed from?
Ngọc Cúc it’s still growing. it got knocked back last winter but put on loads of growth through last summer. No fruit as yet, but I’m sure we will get there. The seeds were grown from a fruit bought at my local market here in the UK. Regards Chris
@@gotropicaluk8362 wow really, that is amazing, seeds from the fruit, I must give it a try this year, I miss seeing these trees from back home, always wanted to grow one. Thanks for your reply Chris, pls keep us update! Many thanks 👍
Ngọc Cúc of course I will keep you updated. Thanks. Chris
Any new updates?
How long did it take to grow this from seed till now??
Are you got Ebay or website selling cutting off exotic fruite? Please
Thank you
I got mine from cutting from Italy….
Wicked, thats a good size for the UK, iv seen smaller than that grown abroad in a warm climate !
Thanks Iain. It does have some pretty hefty branches on it now. Which is why Im hoping for flower buds next year!
Can I buy a rooted cutting from that dragon fruit plant??
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Hi , I’m growing dragon fruit from seed and my question is how long did it take to grow that big and do I put it in direct sun or mid sun.
This plant was 3 years old in the video, grown from seed. It takes a while. I do sell cuttings if your interested. Do you live in the UK? Chris
Any fruits yet?
wow' your dragon fruit are so healthy especially the branches' anyway thanks for sharing mah friend
Dragon Fruit Garden Grower thanks! It has been a fairly easy plant to grow, and is very resilient!! It also doesn’t take a lot of work to care for... which is my kind of plant! All the best. Chris
oh im so happy to hear that from you, i really glad that you have no pests or bacteria attacking your dragon fruit plants, actually thats my biggest problem in my gardening, anyway thanks for sharing sir :)
Dragon Fruit Garden Grower the only thing I will have is the odd bit of snail damage, but it’s not much. Although it’s only 3 years old, I may not have been growing dragon fruit long enough to have come across many problems. But, so far so good.
Did this flower last year ?
Iain Simpson not yet, the plant rotted at the base over the 2017/2018 winter. so I took loads of cuttings and started it again in the spring. I planted 4 cuttings in some really well draining soil and they grew last summer up to the top of the post. I kept the soil really dry this winter, and it’s been fine. So I learned a lesson in dragon fruit growing! This summer should give me all the top growth parts again, and il be back to the same stage as this video!
@@gotropicaluk8362 argh no you're not having much luck !
Iain Simpson I know! 😂 I normally have to figure stuff out the hard way... set backs like this, as I don’t really know anyone else I can compare notes with on growing these types of plants in the UK with... 🌱 do you grow tropicals/subtropicals?
GoTropicalUK yes I'm growing many different guava, mango, jackfruit, citrus etc. Iv been trying to push the boundaries, I tried leaving my mango out and it lasted just fine all the way until December, but met its demise. The guava lasted until late Jan, but put it in the greenhouse then and it's coming back now and leafing out. The two mandarins have been out with zero protection. One has a bit of frost damage on the top, nothing serious. The other has no frost damage at all and none on the fruit either, it's the smallest of the two as well. Also had a Fuerte avocado out all winter in a planter. It has the tips a bit scorched but other than that it's fine. The cherimoya etc are all in a heated greenhouse.
Great video Chris
Colin Woodward thanks Colin
did it bloom this year? :)
Not yet... it got some cold damage a couple of winters ago, but has recovered well. Will post a video as soon as I get flowers!
Did you grow these from trimmings?
No, it was seed grown. You can probably find the videos on the channel from when they were first sown!
GoTropicalUK the original stem is so thin... do you bury it?
Leon Lawrence no they were the original plants from my last dragonfruit video. They get bigger as they grow. The size of the stem doesn’t really effect the plants growth. Chris
Did you grow from the seeds that you collected from the dragonfruits you bought in the market stall? I saved a few seeds and am hoping to grow the plant this summer.
Love your work
Rustiq Kitchen Thankyou.
Wow....can I please have a cutting ?
Autumn Heart are you in in Suffolk?
GoTropicalUK , I am in London, ;)
Congratulation man, i am from Malaga, spain i have months seen your vídeos and i was waiting to see your dragón fruit progress, very very beautiful your plants man, dragón fruit is easy to adapt to different climates if you have care, and you are the demostration.
I have differents varieties here in malaga .
Thanks for your vídeos and sorry for my english
campesinolibertario thanks for the comment. Very good English to by the way! Better than my Spanish!
Cuttings?
Jay Dee I have taken lots of cuttings from this plant, unfortunately I don’t sell plants or cuttings at the moment. Thanks
Wow jaki olbrzym i piękny , duże jest piękne.:)
Very nice and helpful!
Claire Basnillo your welcome!🙂
Nice video
Balaram Das Thankyou.
Wowww Amazing 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 😊
Thanks rubyraza
If you grow from seed, you might get flowers and hopefully get fruit AFTER 10 years.....never ever grow this fruit from seed neither from a pot without fruit from any nursery. Only buy a plant which you see a fruit
it should have flowered in about year and a half.
hi whereabouts here in the UK, can I have cuttings please 😊new subcr here
LR88 whatever I’m based in Ipswich, Suffolk. If your interested in cuttings send me an email at Chrisanamz@live.co.uk.👍🏻
@@gotropicaluk8362 cheers sir😊
zone 9 hardy im pretty sure :)
BetterYouBetterWorld you might be right. I will have to try a cutting outdoors and see how it does.
It looks so sad
3 years to fruit that too long for a dragon fruit. That why nobody want to grow it from seed. Because from a cutting to fruit only take 8 month to a year. And it last over hundreds years. If you take care of it.
Which is great if you can get hold of a cutting. Dragonfruit isn’t the most common thing grown here in the UK. I had to grow this from seed, so that’s why it has taken 3 years.👍🏻
Can sell cut one for me