Why Dragon Fruit Buds Turn Yellow & Fall Off
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- Have you notice Dragon fruit buds turning yellow and eventually falling off? That is totally normal and the plants way of preserving energy to thrive and ensure the other buds get everything they need to bear fruit. Check out this video to learn more why this happens!
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Thank you so much!
You’re our go to guy.
We have 8 separate and different varieties of dragon fruit.
You’ve helped us right on through.
We should get almost 200 fruit this year.
Your information is priceless.
Glad it’s helpful!
@@GraftingDragonFruit Would you know why I lose buds and after it flowers ? I don't think its self sterile , I never had a fruit yet just flowers and buds...
Thank you so much for all of your help. After finding you on a segment of epic gardening. I’ve been following you. You inspired me to Grow my own fruit ! I’ve learned so much! I can’t thank you enough!
You’re very welcome! Glad my videos help. Good luck with your dragon fruit journey ☺️
Thanks for the info. Glad to know it’s norma because this just happened to my plant.
I really have to thank you, after watching your video I fell in love with Dragon fruit, now I'm up to 7 varieties, started about 1 month ago 😅
Welcome to the dragon fruit community! We are all addicts as well 😂
@@GraftingDragonFruit 😅 what gave it away? Its awsome, so far I met a very kind lady on offer up, she taught me soo much it felt I was watching 1 of your videos,
Yes, his videos got me addicted as well 😂🤣
I'm addicted with 2 trellis' and a total of 5 varities (2 unknown). 2 of my cousins moved out of state and gave me cuttings and a plant.
@@roottrackerzbyyaira that's awsome, hopefully they are a nice surprise
Thank you so much for your videos! I appreciate the simple and yet interesting and informative videos. You have a great personality to make it interesting.
Thanks for the video. Why would my bud turn yellow even though there is only one? What trace elements am I missing for the plant to fully fruit? Thanks.
We need an answer here.
We have the same problem. Richard. Any suggestion?
This mainly happens for various of reasons but some main ones would be..
Too hot so the buds aborted.
Not mature enough so they abort buds.
The genetics of that variety may just be a variety that aborts often.
May need a fertilizer with higher potassium and calcium.
@@GraftingDragonFruit Thanks for the reply. In my case, these plants have been bearing fruits year after year until recently. The fertilizer I used hasn't changed, and it is hotter this year than last. However, I think that the plants have passed their maturity and productive stage. Could that be the case? I have had these plants for about 8 years. How old are your plants?
Sometimes it's too much water; no more than an inch per week unless it's super dry or hot
It is very helpful information...i was really worried of such problem. As I have recently started cultivating dragon on my roof and got the panic ! I must come back again... take care guys
Glad it helped
Started my dragon fruit from seeds in 2018. Last year it had for the first time one flower but no fruit . This year it has 15 buds 😮 in different branches, but 7 are growing, the rest turn yellow and fall. I was afraid it was my fault. Thank you for the info ☺️
Hey Richard, was wondering if you have done a video about organic fertilizers yet. I know previously you mentioned it but didn't see any content about it. Appreciate your video and glad to see you back.
I’m gonna leave it just to watch it :) so pretty
Hello Richard...how to know whether a dragon fruit is self pollinating variety or not?
New subscriber and proud first time dragonfruit owner here. I'm binge watching your vids. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience so generously. Question: My 1 yr old Purple Haze is producing a flower bud. Didn't expect it this soon as I am still trying to grow the main stem toward the canopy. Will flower bud delay the grow of the main stem? Also I don't have another plant to cross pollinate yet. Some nurseries say Purple Haze is self pollinating and others say it is self sterile. Not sure what to do.
Thank you so much for the informative videos!
I have my dragon fruit plants budding for the first time, 11 days ago. Got them on a trellis last year and followed your direction on the soil content and occasional adding of compost and monitoring the moisture content. We here in NorCal are having a terrible heat wave (100 + 30 days, this week 110) while the budding began. There are 3 buds on the growth from last year but 2 of the 3 are yellowing. Could it be from the heat or needing to check the nutrient balance? Not sure how to check the nutrients.
Thanks!
Hey Richard is it normal to lose dragon fruit after flowering and fertilizing?
Thanks for your information sir👌🙏
What fertilizers can we spray at buds time and soil application
Plzzz reply me sir
Hi Mike my dragon fruits is the leaves are turning yellow what can I do and how often we can water
We are growing dragon fruit on our terrace too. Love from india.
Very nice
Very nice
Thank you
I planted 8 cuttings last summer and now have 10 flowers forming on my fully developed plants. I was so excited to see my first flowers open up and was ready to collect the pollen by brushing out and applying to the stigma. To my surprise, the pollen was not a powder at all and I could not brush it out. It was solid threads. The flower opened and closed in one day so I may have lost the opportunity to pollinate. I did physically pull some pollen threads and place inside the stigma. Does anyone have an idea on what is going on with my flowers?
Thank you for the great content . I have a 3yr old Dragon fruit plant and it just started giving buds and flowering and blooming then fall off. Any direction on what might be going on will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Al
This video will explain your problem.
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Good to another happy df video :-) I think it is a strategy to combat insects by numbers.
I started following you in April 2022 after a very dear friend gifted me a cutting of DF after learning how obsessed I am with growing and learning about new plant varieties. I followed your videos to learn how to cut and plant the cutting she gave me and it has exploded in growth!! It’s nearly doubled in size now and I am over the moon! I’ve learned so much from your videos, thanks so much for making this so easy for those of us that are now addicted to growing DF! My question, (my apologies if you’ve already covered this in a video I haven’t seen yet) is that I live in zone 7 (Central Virginia) and it gets extremely cold here. What’s the best way for me to winter over my DF? I have good Southern exposure so I could give it plenty of light during the winter months. Any suggestions?
Move it inside home where it's warm. Don't leave them outside below 0C degrees or they die. Also not a lot of rain. It rottens the plant
@@LuisC7 thank you!
I just seen them abort and I thought they were the most beautiful little buds wow 🤩 looooove
thank you very much, it took time looking for the reason why that happened to me and nobody gave me a concrete explanation.
Richard but if there are only one or two buds and they are getting yellow and faal off. That is not preserving energy. Is there something wrong with the "feeding" of the plant?
I only got three bud not at the same time, they flower and then within two weeks the fall off. The plant is around five years old and I just put it on a trellis this year. I'm in Central Florida and they get full sun. Some branches are turning yellow on the side that get most sun.
I put a shade covering on that branch and it goes back to being green again.
Hi. I hope you can make a video about the common known pests and disease that dragon fruit contract and how to address and avoid them. Thank you
Definitely in the works
My dragon fruit plant has only.one bud on each branch and it turned yellow. So 3 buds aborted. What to do?
Is there going to be a Dragon Fruit festival this year in Southern California? Thanks in advance!
That was very informative, thank you. I have a question, my dragon fruit plant developed a sort of hole in center about a foot of floor. The hole is large and has whitened around perimeter of hole. It is not dead. My question is, is there a way help it heal.
I’m glad this info was helpful. To answer your question, if the dragon fruit cutting is still thriving and not slowing down on growth then there is no need to worry about it. They are very resistant and will heal over. I would only be concerned if they turn yellow or get mushy.
Hello brother
Lots of love from Nepal♥️
I start following you since 3-4 yrs & i am here in comment section to ask one question related to dragon fruit...
I planted two varieties of dragon (red &white) but i am facing problems with white variety that my plant bear 40-50 flowers in one pillar having 3 plant but the ratio of fruiting is 5-6 out of 20-30 flower . What will be the solution of that regarding white varieties.....
But red varieties in same garden gives all flower to fruit....
Sooo as soon as possible please give me suggestions regarding this ....
Thank you soo much brother keep going♥️♥️
Do you think Lisa has another chance of producing more fruit this season? I did tip her stems....regards,
Yes, season is still going strong she’ll definitely bud again! Use some bloom fertilizer to induce more buds.
I like your channel. What fertilizer do you use on your dragon fruit. Mine only provided one fruit and two felt off.
Thank you for this resource, what a rabbit hole to go down. Your channel has made me decide to grow dragon fruits. Do you have any recommendations on suppliers? I saw you're out in Anaheim, I'm up in Riverside - was hoping you know of some local nursery's or growers that share their cuttings.
Hey Richard, can i graft onto a branch instead of a root stalk? i wanna have 2 varieties on one dragonfruit. Thank You!
Hello. Can you do a series on how to identify common varieties of df or how to distinguish them from each other? As dragon fruit is becoming popular worldwide, people are getting scammed with cuttings of different varieties than what they want.
As for me, I'm stuck with cuttings of an unknown variety.
For vacation you can come trinidad and tobago and get our wild varieties growing in trinidad and many wild varieties. Trinidad only has one wild variety but tobago has plenty wild varieties growing and just like the Hawaiian varieties it will be rare in the US
Thank you for the invitation!
Fellow trini here
Thanks, Richard.
I believe you live in an area where you get rain. I'm in the Southern California desert where rain is very rare during most of the year and temps often stay at 110. Is watering my dragon fruit twice a week too much? I'm growing them in 30 gallon grow bags.
Hi Richard. I am just starting off and have a very young branch that has just reached the toP of the trellis. Would you recommend I tip it this season or wait until spring?
Do you trim the branches to keep it from touching the ground?
De gran ayuda tus videos por los consejos y recomendaciones
PK boost might help with yellowing buds
Hi Richard. Thank you so much for all the information you shared. Because of this channel I was hooked to planting them and was rewarded with a handful of fruits over the last one year. Would you please advise on the Ecuador Palora species please - under my care they seemed to take much longer to reach maturity comparing to Vietnam Red. I planted similar size cuttings of the two at the same time but the latter fruited while the EP just continues to grow new shoots. Should they be cared for differently? Thank you!
Hi Cindy, if you haven’t already placed your EP in full sun then go ahead and bring them to an area that has direct sunlight. They do very well with the heat and thrive in it. EP usually produces fruits later in the season so you’ll see them pop up around October.
Nice buds!!! My plants are having their older stems dry out despite me watering them everyday. But the new branches are good. Is this because there are too many branches sucking juice from the lower branches??? I heard you talk about this in another video
Watering everyday can actually give them root shock so it won’t take anymore water. Let the soil dry back 2 inches from the top before you water. They need oxygen and can suffocate if too much water is within the roots. Also, heat can dry them up if it’s very hot. I use an umbrella to combat the 90F+ until it cools down to 80s
@@GraftingDragonFruit thanks for the info let's see how they do. Only two plants do this. The other are fine
All my flowers are turning yellow from the very base and falling off.
Same happened last 2 years, what shall I do?
Is it rain or what?
I had only 2 buds on plant which fallen off. What fertilizer do I need to give?
Very informative
Hey Richard, I was wondering if you get new dragon fruit strains and cuttings online or go to specific nursery’s?
Hi Elias, for the last 2 years I’ve been creating my own dragon fruit varieties. They come from me hybridizing other varieties to create new ones.
I like the explanation
Who does better to remove buds ?you or the plant ?
My American beauty had 3 cycles of flowering continuously,they bloom ,some still buds and die. No fruits☹️
Mine first fruits were grow big but then turned yellow and fell off the were only 4 of them they all fell
What about fruits that are already growing that drop? What trace element is lacking 🥲?
Why is my dragon fruit always bloomed but it never become fruit, the buds are big and healthy, the bud is as long as 6 inches, flowers are big when it opened, once the flower wilted, it start to form a bulb but it turned yellow soon after couple days or a week it fall off. What's causing it. My tree is 12 years old, i never prune it,
And how do i prune the plant
I started from a store bought fruit and planted the seeds, how long would it take to produce fruit if any?
3 years usually
I have a one year old pot with four plants this summer it flowered throughout the summer over 40 times. Once they flower I did try and pollinate by hand but after flowering not a single one became a fruit. They all fell off. Is it because plant is young? Not enough fertilizer? To hot this summer? It was in the 100 for a while but last few weeks it flowered and it’s in the high 70,s still flower than turn yellow and fall off. So frustrating big pot sandy soil I did fertilize and water three days a week plant looks healthy. Help
What if that happens when it’s not as full as yours are, with that many buds. I keep seeing black ants all over my plant. So I sprayed it with a organic spray to stop the ants all over the fruit. Was that a mistake? Just curious.
Nope not at all. You can also try using any baits to help get rid of them
Hey richard all the buds n forming flowers actually fall off and the stem is more yellow now. Plz help.....never got fruit from this tree n its 2 yrs old
The buds looks the same as in ur video..yellowish in colour.....worried cause all the buds dropped off
Nice Hawaiian Flag you got there ;) represent Haha!!
Thanks!
Hi my question is my dragon fruit have flowers only one on branch not too many the flower open up fruit don’t get big it turn yellow n die off. What wrong with its.? Thank u.
This means your dragon fruit is self sterile. It requires pollen from another variety to successfully bear fruit.
What about the green on the sides of the fruit? Can you grow that?
Why do all the fruits of my plant turn yellow and falling down? What shall i do?
where can i buy dragon fruit seeds???? especially selfpolinated varieties, thanks alot, ur videos are great
Seeds are not true to variety so if you grow them there’s still chance of them being self sterile. It’s better to get cuttings.
@@GraftingDragonFruit do u know where i can get cuttings in mexico? or who can send cuttings to mexico?? can u send me one of ur cuttings?????pretty pleasee i wanna start growing dragon fruit
Hi Richard ,
i have one problem with DF plant,
The flesh inside the plant is getting dried and it have fruits too. How to save the plant .
Check the roots to see if it’s still healthy. It could have rot so it’s not transporting water to the plant.
Can you explain why the flowering bloom may have very little pollen? I have very little pollen this years bloom compare to previous years flowering blooms.
It could mean that bees are coming to visit early and now know you as a pollen source so they collect them leaving very little. Another reason could be the plant didn’t have enough energy to produce pollen only enough energy to bloom. Keeping up with fertilizing will help ensure you get the pollen you need. Try tying a mesh bag over your flowers before it blooms this will help with bees coming and can’t get in.
Hey Richard, so I have a dragon fruit seedling that is 3 months old and I accidentally broke the tip off. Will it grow back even if it’s a seedling? PLS reply
Hi Young, yes it will grow back even after you accidentally broke the tip. It will grow multiple new branches so no need to worry! Give it some time and fertilizer to encourage new growth.
Thank you very much!
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Richard, my dragon fruit tree lose all its buds every year and it has nothing to do with all this you are saying. I gave it different types of manure, NPK, ash, compost. I do not know what else to do. I try changing the soil and no difference still.
Are they getting to bloom before they fall off? Or is it buds just falling off completely before getting to bloom?
I would like to ask can the dragon fruit grow healthy in a desert or a very hot place?
They can’t survive in the desert. They are tropical cactus and require lots of water and weather in 75-85F
Hi there, I’m in uk and i want to buy Gragon plant from you, or you may help me to let me know where I can buy dragon plants please,I did bought dragon seeds but not successful.
I wish I can help but unfortunately I’m only able to sell within United States.
I have a mature Purple Haze which has flowered for the last 2 seasons. It flowers very well but no fruit. Does this variety require cross pollinating? I tried to pollinate the flowers, It is sometimes covered with bees but no fruit. I also have the red variety that flowers and fruits very well with no help from me.
Purple Haze is a self sterile variety that requires cross pollination. When it blooms pollinate it with your red varieties pollen. This will ensure it to bear fruit successfully.
Richard I learn so much from you. Question: when I water or fertilize my DF I see a bunch of ants coming out from the pots. Should I focus on killing those ants? Cuz they can’t be good that they ate there. I’ve seen videos of people using Borax to kill them using a bait box.
Ants usually don’t harm dragon fruit. They tend to feed on the dew from the new growth and buds. Unless they are chomping on your branches or buds then o wouldn’t worry about them.
Whats up Richard
Do you sell cuttings?
I have been asking for awhile now
Thanks
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Did you remove all the spines from your dragon fruit? I didn't see any and you seem to never get stuck by them. Those spines hurt very much to me 😟
I don’t remove the spikes from the dragon fruits, I just have gotten used to getting poked by them so it doesn’t bother me anymore. 😅
I am wanting to buy a cutting of the Sour Patch Watermelon dragon fruit. Do you sell them or do you know where I can purchase? Thank you!!
Website will be launching soon. Www.graftingdragonfruits.com
How big are the roots of matured Dragon Fruit tree?
It can be very very big.
please let me know if your dragon trees are self pollinated or self fertilized. Mine had 2 fruits for the first time, and I did pollinate 2 flowers with the brush. the second time. 2 flowers bloomed, but I did not do anything because I saw many bees hovering them. But no fruits. By the way, we live in Pasadena. and no dragon fruit trees near by. Take care!
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My dragon fruit plants aren't loaded with buds- they only get two or three buds and all of those fall off and I have never gotten any fruit- why is that?
These are some things to consider,
1. Is it getting enough sun?
2. Is it too hot over 90-100F? This will cause buds to drop. Provide 30% shade cover if its too hot.
3. Dont over water, too much water also makes them abort. Let the soil dry back 2 inches from top before you water.
4. Are you fertilizing them? Give them a organinc bloom booster. This will help keep buds as well and even produce more.
5. Also, if it isnt mature enough they will also abort buds.
So I have a new cutting that just started rooting in water..I noticed a bud/flower. Will that result on aborting?? Or should I just plant it in soil and wait and see. I feel so sad removing it :( it's the first time I've ever seen a new bud ever. I posted a video of a new growth in my chennel. if you'd like to view. Thanks
So demanding
Hi, I hope you can help me because I can’t find anything online when I search for it. I have a Vietnamese white plant that just formed it’s very first flower. The fruit started to grow, but I did not realize the flower had to be removed so quickly after blooming. I left it on for about a week and it started to rot. When I pulled the flower off, the stigma came off and there were some maggots where the stigma was. I scraped everything away and it seemed to dry out well in the Florida sun. However, the fruit has stopped growing since then. It has been the same size for about two weeks now. This is my first fruit and I’m not sure what to do. Is it normal for growth to stop like this? Or should I remove the fruit and allow the plant to form another flower? Thank you in advance!
Just wandering when are you going to post your website?
Website is going up very soon! I finally got the LLC set up so we’ll be launching in the next couple weeks.
@@GraftingDragonFruit that's awsome, ready to mass sell them cuttings
:T I’ve been watching all your videos and no fruit or seeds to plants. I feel like such a loser. The vids tho: very informative
I need help please !! 😢 my American beauty bloomed and I even hand pollinated but the flowers wilted and the base turned yellow and died 😭. I don’t know what I did wrong
Are you sure it's American Beauty? ABs are self fertile and self pollinating
Mine bloom but then the base turn yellow. Its second year that's happening. Please advice.
When this happens it’s because of one main reason.
Your dragon fruit is a self-sterile variety. It’s not being pollinated to be fertilized to se fruit.
The solution to this is to grow another variety that’s different from the one you have and use their pollen once it’s mature and has a flower. This is called cross-pollination, you can find all these videos on my channel.
Ok but what if it’s happening in a juvenile plant with only one flower and great soil?
Not mature enough to handle all the buds
Holy shit dude youre getting jacked!!
Thank you!!! I’ve been working out a lot ever since I built a gym in my garage. 💪🏼😁
Hey Richard, thanks for the super helpful videos btw! Question fairly related to this video. I have a PG that has budded for the first time this year ton of buds initially about 50. Many aborted, but 25 flowered, kept it 2-3 per branch, most had only one per. I was able to get few types of pollen from a buddy, Ab, S8, mixed, and Rixford red pollen, I actually had pollinated all with each type. Not a single one set fruit can't understand why? Pollen was good was fresh and kept in fridge. What would cause them all to abort? It's about 2 1/2 yo. Is that normal for first year buds? TIA
Hey Taron, when you got the pollen did you let it dry overnight before storing it in the fridge? If it’s still wet it can make the pollen not viable anymore. Also use silica packets to help pull out the moisture. This can be a reason why it didn’t accept the pollen because it wasn’t viable or stored correctly.
@@GraftingDragonFruit Thank you for taking the time to answer this for me! I am almost 100% sure he didn't set the pollen out overnight to dry before storing in the fridge. I do know he wasn't using desicant packets in them. I also collected a ton of pollen from my PG, and PH and didn't let dry first, however I did add the packets to the airtight containers before storing in fridge. Do you think that it's likely not good at all from doing this? When taking out to use I would let it come to room temp before opening. Wish I had this info prior, and didn't ruin my supply.
How can we tell when our dragon fruits are ready to start producing buds?
They will start pushing buds when they are ready. There's no telling before hand unfortunately. Had all of mine 2 + years super healthy and huge; this year they all budded all of a sudden. Soon as one pops up there are definitely more to follow. Keep with it, keep it happy, it will surprise you one season for sure! Happy growing 🤙
@@taronheath3471 Thank you!
For my dragon fruit plant one bud presented changed its colour and falls down
It means your plant wasn’t ready for flower buds to stay. Let it mature and next season you’ll be successful
That shirt tho…. 😍
Thanks!
My dragon plant is mature enough but sprouting only few bud what can I do to have more buds
He suggested using a flower inducing fertilizers such as those rich in phosphorus/phosphate.
Use Floranova Bloom or Dr. earth flower girl bud & blooms to induce more buds.
Thanks
How’s it braddah, in the Hawaii dragon fruit forum someone in there showed how they where’s cooking and eating that aborted dragon fruit flower.
Bro you need Peruvian apple in your collection! The flesh of the fruit look just like dragon fruit. I hear you can have dragonfruit pollinate Peruvian apple cactus.
I have one 😆
Tnx
Mine made 1 flower and it turned yellow and fall
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Flowers fell down yellow color Why?
Most likely They didn’t take the pollination or didn’t have enough energy