Thank you so much for your videos. Thanks to Richard and you I got a dragonfruit addiction. For me in Austria it is sometimes hard and very expensive to get this plants but I try my best to keep my 15 dragons happy and overwinter them in my house because our winter in zone 8a is waiting to kill them
Paul Really a great video as so many are not sure where to start. My choices are slightly different however you named a great group of 5. Hard to not squeeze darkstar, country roads, or depending on your taste buds a Asunta 3-5 in the mix. Too many choices
Glad to hear your rave review of Ax. Out of the 20 or so varieties I've been growing Ax is the only one that hasn't given me fruit yet but it's looking promising for this year. I remember thinking of the flowers were even better looking than Bruni, KVA and Connie Mayor but I forgot what it tastes like. Something to look forward to this year!
Thanks Paul!!! Your videos are great! I have a question. I thought I heard that we need to prune or trim branches when those just showed up. I don't see that happened on this video. So what is your thought or recommendation about taking off some of these newly branches? Thank you Paul!
It depends on the time of year, trellis set up, size of plant, and more. Channel the growth up and over something and keep low branches pruned off it some universal advice.
Rad buddy! What are your thoughts on foliar feeding dragons? I’ve started my dragon fruits this past November and have sprayed them twice the past 3 weeks.
Hi Paul. Love the videos you put out for us. Thanks! But speaking of "American Beauty", I just got my first flowers from this plant a week ago, but it seems not to have any pollen on/from the thistles on the four flowers that just bloomed. Is it normal or am I doing something wrong? I went as far as to pluck some of the thistles and rubbed them between my fingers.
Sometimes the first flowers have no pollen, especially if it's cold in my experience. Also, bees will steal the pollen at dawn. I collect my pollen at night or at dusk.
@@RAREDRAGONFRUIT Thank you! That helps out a lot! I actually started to grow dragon fruit for my daughter, she loves them, but I fell in love with growing them! Your channel was the first one I seeked help with in doing that! Thanks again!
I bought one Vietnam white from Home Depot. Since then, I somehow managed to buy Condor, American Beauty, Laverne Red, Viet WHITE, Haleys Comet, Asunta 3, Dark Star.... I think thats all of them... Second year of growth and no buds still...
Another great video Paul, keep up the good work. Do you still have cuttings of Donovan's cotton Candy available, am also considering K2 the wrong Maria Rosa, look like it taste better than the right Maria Rosa in your presentation .
Hi, do u sell cuttings of that five early bloomer dragon fruit? If so, will you ship to philippines? I wonder if its posible i really want to try this variety.. i hope to hear from you soon. Thanks
You forgot to mention: ☝️(Vietnamese white) ☝️ due to the fact that it is a very strong white flesh variety; which (tolerates hot and cold weather) 🌡️🔥 ❄️🥶 ; which considered to be the (best choice to be used as a rootstock for other varieties to be grafted at) because of its strong roots stems branches 💪; which has strong pollen that you may you use to pollinate other self sterile varieties.
You are right about it being a good first and a great rootstalk. Not the best tasting. We did recommend Bruni (White flesh ) for flower quality and the coconut flavor. Thanks for the comment
For us, we have pocket gophers. They would eat the roots if the plant was in the ground. You can also grow them well in ground if your soil is well draining.
Seeking to use the fruit myself and use both stems and fruit as feed stock for making plant food alongside many other plants I use for the same purpose. Being a cactus, the banches, alongside aloe Vera leaves and rain water will make a nutritious substitute for chlorinated tap water in my blends with extract of potato, carrot, mango, fish, etc in JADAM Liquid Fertiliser brews.
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Thank you so much for your videos. Thanks to Richard and you I got a dragonfruit addiction. For me in Austria it is sometimes hard and very expensive to get this plants but I try my best to keep my 15 dragons happy and overwinter them in my house because our winter in zone 8a is waiting to kill them
Paul
Really a great video as so many are not sure where to start. My choices are slightly different however you named a great group of 5.
Hard to not squeeze darkstar, country roads, or depending on your taste buds a Asunta 3-5 in the mix.
Too many choices
Perfect timing! I’m currently looking through videos to help me decide which varieties to choose to get cuttings
me too
Glad to hear your rave review of Ax. Out of the 20 or so varieties I've been growing Ax is the only one that hasn't given me fruit yet but it's looking promising for this year. I remember thinking of the flowers were even better looking than Bruni, KVA and Connie Mayor but I forgot what it tastes like. Something to look forward to this year!
Ax is fast growing but slow to fruit
1. Sugar Dragon
2. American Beauty or Condor or G3
3. Delight or La Verne Pink
4. Bruni or Ax
5. Some rare variety
Thanks
Do you have any videos detailing irrigation specifically. Like timers hose sizes? adaptors? Very much appreciated.
Thanks Paul!!! Your videos are great! I have a question. I thought I heard that we need to prune or trim branches when those just showed up. I don't see that happened on this video. So what is your thought or recommendation about taking off some of these newly branches? Thank you Paul!
It depends on the time of year, trellis set up, size of plant, and more. Channel the growth up and over something and keep low branches pruned off it some universal advice.
What are your thoughts on having 4 different varieties on a 25g pot.I'm limited in back yard space and would love to have more than 5 kids.
It certainly is an obsession! Thank you for this video. Learned about many new varieties. All I have now is Physical Graffiti and Pylora Ecuador
Awesome, great start! Thanks for watching
Rad buddy! What are your thoughts on foliar feeding dragons? I’ve started my dragon fruits this past November and have sprayed them twice the past 3 weeks.
Yes, it's great and the plants love it. We use seaweed and have also used meal worm frass.
Hi Paul. Love the videos you put out for us. Thanks! But speaking of "American Beauty", I just got my first flowers from this plant a week ago, but it seems not to have any pollen on/from the thistles on the four flowers that just bloomed. Is it normal or am I doing something wrong? I went as far as to pluck some of the thistles and rubbed them between my fingers.
Sometimes the first flowers have no pollen, especially if it's cold in my experience. Also, bees will steal the pollen at dawn. I collect my pollen at night or at dusk.
@@RAREDRAGONFRUIT Thank you! That helps out a lot! I actually started to grow dragon fruit for my daughter, she loves them, but I fell in love with growing them! Your channel was the first one I seeked help with in doing that! Thanks again!
Great video and very helpful !
I live in Oregon, zone 8b, so will need to keep my plants in a greenhouse. Is it possible to get them to fruit while keeping the plant smaller?
I bought one Vietnam white from Home Depot. Since then, I somehow managed to buy Condor, American Beauty, Laverne Red, Viet WHITE, Haleys Comet, Asunta 3, Dark Star.... I think thats all of them... Second year of growth and no buds still...
In videos they say it takes 8-12 months for abloom but it usually takes 1 year of growth 1 of maturing then blooms
Another great video Paul, keep up the good work.
Do you still have cuttings of Donovan's cotton Candy available, am also considering K2 the wrong Maria Rosa, look like it taste better than the right Maria Rosa in your presentation .
No cotton candy at this time, but Maria Fucsia is a great fruit
Hi, at what Height of trellis would you recommend? Thanks
Hi, I love having them at 5 feet in height,
Perfect for me and I’m 5 foot 8
Hi, do u sell cuttings of that five early bloomer dragon fruit? If so, will you ship to philippines? I wonder if its posible i really want to try this variety.. i hope to hear from you soon. Thanks
Yes we do, usually later this season, but was can only ship to USA. sorry
What is the best white dragonfruit variety
I’d love to try planting some of dragon fruits, soon. How many months it can mature?
In the right conditions, you can get fruit in a year and many fruit in 2-3 years.
You forgot to mention:
☝️(Vietnamese white) ☝️
due to the fact that it is a very strong white flesh variety; which (tolerates hot and cold weather) 🌡️🔥 ❄️🥶 ; which considered to be the (best choice to be used as a rootstock for other varieties to be grafted at) because of its strong roots stems branches 💪; which has strong pollen that you may you use to pollinate other self sterile varieties.
And I myself forgot to add to the comment up here ☝️ your famous sentence which supposed of me to say in fact :
(in my humble opinion)
😁😁😁
You are right about it being a good first and a great rootstalk. Not the best tasting. We did recommend Bruni (White flesh ) for flower quality and the coconut flavor. Thanks for the comment
He did say that at around 1.16.
I’m wondering if I can find these in Thailand? Or am I going to have to come back to the states and bring with me.
Not sure, probably American Beauty and Sugar Dragon. So many mislabled plants out there.
I am wondering where to buy the Paul Thompson variety. I've heard you mention PT before..
I am in San diego. I know you are near me but where can I purchase the cuttings?
There are several PT varieties. Do you have a specific one you want? Join our FB group. Lots of possibilities. facebook.com/groups/332218314495124
Which is variety whose brix is above 20 or the size of fruits is near 1 kg
Donovan's La Verene Red
what is advantage of plating into pots ?
For us, we have pocket gophers. They would eat the roots if the plant was in the ground. You can also grow them well in ground if your soil is well draining.
My Esmarelda doesn't have the red?
This one is verified and had fruit. Perhaps climatic differences or your source isn’t legit?
@RAREDRAGONFRUIT bro, I'll inbox you
Sorry, I am your source. 😆 The brand new growth starts red and then turns to green pretty quickly. Branches are typical Undatus
Where from, Sir? Much interested.
San Diego
Seeking to use the fruit myself and use both stems and fruit as feed stock for making plant food alongside many other plants I use for the same purpose.
Being a cactus, the banches, alongside aloe Vera leaves and rain water will make a nutritious substitute for chlorinated tap water in my blends with extract of potato, carrot, mango, fish, etc in JADAM Liquid Fertiliser brews.
Do you sell cutting ?
Sometimes, check out our Facebook group
No it's not an obsession 😅
"Collecting"
Voodoo child is universal pollinator?
I would consider it equivalent to Sugar Dragon
No white ones?
"PromoSM"