Hello Richard, thank you so very much for all your very informative videos. I have learned so much for you! In the past I only used chicken manure and Epson Salt, but after watching your video I just bought Flora Nova Grow and Boom fertilizers. My question to you is: Since Floranova Grow is not organic, do you use it all year around, every week or twice a week? Or do you use it only during the dormant time and from March to September you only use chicken manure and the recharge? I understood that floranova bloom has to be used only to start the blooming. Thank You for your time and your passion, your reply will be so very much appreciated. Happy dragon fruit season‼️🐉😊 Isabella
Hi, Richard! Question: can I continue using the FlorNova bloom a couple weeks after pollinating? When do I stop using Bloom in the fruit growing stage?
What do you think of using mulch on top of the pot soil. I used it and find that I don't need to water a lot and soil stay more moist. I used ogranic Jobe rose fertilizer and jobe alzalea fertilizer, I mix the ferlizer with water 5 gallon buckets, than water my dragon fruits, this keep them so green and healthy.
Hi lamt99, mulch works great for top cover on soil! They help reduce watering and even helps promote root growth to spread all under the mulch. The dragon fruit plants love it. I’ve been meaning to get mulch to add into my pots but never got the chance to do that. You’ve motivated me to get that done! I’ll probably make a video on that subject. Thanks for the idea! Ive never used organic Jobe rose fertilizer but I’ll look into it. I’ve had experience with organic Dr. Earth and General Hydroponic products.
Hi Richard, How often do you fertilize with the bloom and grow? Every two weeks? Also, somehow I can't figure out where to find the description you reverence in your videos. I'm a newbie and am having my second season on one plant and my first season on a few unknown varieties. I'm in San Diego. Thank you for all of your knowledge! Dory
Hello from Portugal. Great fan of your videos. I have learn so much with you and my grafts have been doing well. How often do you fertilize your plants with FN Grow and FN Bloom? Im only a beginner and i only use horse manure. Thanks
Hi Richard, Your videos are very informative and very nice. Thanks for sharing. But I have a question: do your pots have drainage holes opened up at the bottom? I expected some water coming out on the floor, after you poured that much into the pot. But I see none.
That is awesome Hogan! I’m glad that it was able to push out some buds to finish of your season with some fruits! Make sure to stop using flornova bloom once you have buds. You can use FloraNova grow continuously every week to 2 weeks. Or you can use the organic compost tea with every feeding. Organic compost tea can be fed as much as you like because it’s organic.
@@GraftingDragonFruit I’m confused... you said to stop feeding bloom when they have buds, yet in the video you’re saying to feed bloom on DF when they have buds...
How do you know when to switch to bloom, and how long after transplanting to new soil (Fox Farm) should I begin feeding my dragonfruit? Great videos I'm motivated. New Trellis and new varieties added!
I think I missed it, but how often do you water the DF to optimize growth and how can you tell when it needs watering? Also, how often are you fertilizing the DF in the growth period?
Have a video coming soon about watering. It depends on a lot of factors mainly with weather and drainage. Check out my video on super blooms for fertilizing
Omg, I’m so happy to find your video. Thank you for your channel. I hope I can get some dragon fruit. I’ve had some cutting for a year but had no clue how to take care of it. ☺️ also, do you have a video on disease or pest? I notice some orange patches on some of the section. Thanks again .
How long do you add or change the soil in the pots ?? Thank you for all the info. I'm fascinated by dragon plants you are an inspiration to me. Thanks again blessings.
Hi Olivia, it makes me happy that I have inspired you to grow dragon fruits! I keep the soil in the pots forever the only thing I do is add more soil on top of my existing soil every 6 months. Normally it would be 2 inches of chicken manure that I add to the base of my soil.
I know its a few years later, but how long into the season would you fertize with grow? Im in central florida where the weather is JUST starting to cool off. From 90s into 80s
Thank you for all your ideas. I just got into these plants by chance only have 2 plants but don't even know what they are. Need to get some fertilizer for them and replant. One of them just gave me my first bloom.
It's been 2 years that I have these 4 pots of dragon fruits(variety). Last week I fertilize them with the GENERAL HYDROPONICS FLORA NOVA BLOOM. I watch your video..how long does it takes to bloom and have some fruits..
Nice bro, quick question. How far along the buds have to be before you completely stop using the Flora Nova Bloom? Is it all the way until the fruits are ripen? What would you use to fertilizer the buds after you stop using the Floranova Bloom? Thanks
Hello! I use the FlorNova fertilizer, but the color of the liquid is different! Mine has colour same with sand but yours is dark brown! Do you know why there are difference at colors?
Thanks for sharing your DF info. about fertilizer. Are you going to hand pollinate all those flowers? My AB and Purple Haze failed after flowered even with hand pollination.
You’re welcome Danny! Yes, I’ll be hand pollinating all those flowers and saving some pollen to store for either later this season or for next year just Incase any of my hybrid dragon fruits decides to flower before my Vietnam white. Vietnam white is a universal pollen and can help set fruits to all the other hybrids.
Have you tried to pollinate your AB and Purple Haze with a different source of pollen? You can cross those pollens and they should work. If not Vietnam white and Sugar Dragon pollen works on all varieties.
Grafting Dragon Fruit Vietnam white are self pollinating, but I don’t know about the equador variety as I just started planting them and started from seeds.
Hello.. i am from india 🇮🇳 how to get flowering in winter ... on my dragon fruit farm generally flowering start in june and ends in November.. and then November starts means winter starts so any idea how to get flowering in winter .. thank you 😊
Great videos! Can you tell me how much and how often to water my dragon fruit? I have 3 small plants in 5 gallon pots. I’m in the San Diego area. The weather is like the yours I think.
Hi Mary Ram, In the summer time like this 2-3 times a week will be enough. You can always check your pots to see if the top layer of your soil is dry and put your finger about 1 inch deep. If it’s feeling lose and dry then you’ll need to water it. They are tropical cactus so they like water but are tolerant to drought when there isn’t any around. In the winter time I’d water them only once a week sometimes once every 1.5 weeks. I’m always touching my soil to see how dry it is and it gives me a good idea when to water. Hope this helps!
Richard, I love your videos.You & a grower in Lafayette have inspired me to go full steam ahead. That & me buying a supermarket DF and was so disappointed in it's bland taste I decided to try growing some of my own. I just started with cuttings last year & I stopped @ 30 known varieties & 10 unknowns. I did not expect flowers this year, they are a welcome surprise. The 1st feeding of FN Bloom results could be seen the day after feeding. Will LAR pollen cross pollinate other DF? I read CM can be pollinated from just about any red flesh variety. Can I use Epsom Salt (maintenance)mixed with FN Bloom or should I use Epsom Salt one day & FN Bloom later same day or wait until next day? Also, I have earthworms in some of my pots. I thought earthworms are beneficial to soil. I was told by a DF grower that earthworms in the pots are not good and eventually I would have to replace my soil mixture. I also have little green lizards in each trellis. They are keeping my plants bug free except for spiders & ants. I took a picture of a juvenile leaf footed bug on my VW. I looked it up on computer, went back to remove it and it was already gone & a lizard was in same location. I live in FL panhandle & we have gotten rain almost every day for weeks. The top soil is turning green with algae. Should I remove the green layer, mix it in, or leave it alone? My mouth waters when you do a tasting video. Can't wait to test one of my own. Do you sell pollen? I lost several buds because 3 sterile varieties flowered before any pollinators. How long will pollen last refrigerated? I bet your family enjoys the DF of your labors. Keep up the wonderful work you do. THX.
Thank you so much for the wonderfull video Richard all the think you talk can be apply to grow dragon fruits in Hawaii I am doing it now in San Diego but I would like to grow them in Hawaii too please advise thanks. Mahalo
It’s a bit strong for vegetable garden. If you do use it for them, use a lower dosage to feed them. You can use the left over for fruit trees if you have any.
Grafting Dragon Fruit, thank you. that’s perfect now I don’t waist the left over. I can water it down for the veggies and put some on my banana tree and pineapples 👍🏻
I'm confused how often to use Floranova Grow, in the descriptions it says every week, but in the comments I saw you say every 2 weeks? Which is correct? And will the timing be the same for floranova bloom?
What fertilizer mix would you suggest for commercial size area like an acre or two? what are my options injection in drip irrigation and or add to soil at each post ,i will be able to do either
Awesome...THANK YOU for keeping us educated on DF. May I ask where you get your big black planter pot and what size are they? Do they not have holes for drainage because I don't see any drainage thing at the bottom and didn't see any liqud leaking out at the bottom. I like your planters cause it is wide at the base so it won't have the chance of tipping over...like some of the one I saw at Home Depot has narrower base. Thank you for your time.
Hi Mandie, I go to my local hydroponic stores to get my pots. They are 20 gallon pots and they do have holes in the bottom for drainage. When I water my plants I know how much they need so that not too much drains out to waste. The wide base at the bottom definitely helps keep it sturdy from tipping over easily. Go to your local hydroponic store and ask if they carry 20 gallon pots. If they don't i'm sure they can order it for you. Thank you for watching my videos!
I noticed that all of your dragon fruit are in pots instead of in the ground , I've put mine in the ground and built a trellis for them , I've fertilized them one time with a liquid fertilizer and didn't notice much of a difference but the day we got a good rain ( haven't had rain for awhile in west central Florida ) my plants took off and greened up like crazy I water every day because it's been in the 80's to 90 * degree temp's can I put a slow release fertilizer on my plants or is the nitrogen to high for them ?
I just ordered General Hydroponics FloraMicro Hard Water Solution too. I'm in San Diego and our tap water is often called "liquid cement"! What's the tap water like in LA?
Hello Richard, Thanks for all your videos. I just found your TH-cam channel. I subscribed because I am excited to get your dragonfruit videos. I just got into dragonfruit about 9 months ago. By the way, have you ever tried organic fertilizers and compost tea? My fruit trees and roots grow very healthy with it.
Hi Jorge Ramirez, thank you for watching and supporting my channel. I appreciate it! Yes, I actually use worm casting and chicken manure on my dragonfruits that are planted directly into the ground. They do very well on it, I’ll fertilize them every 6 months with the manures. I’ve also tried compost tea but I haven’t gotten a chance to do it lately because I have so many dragonfruits now I need to find a bigger reservoir to compost some tea. I can tell the dragon fruits really love the compost tea! The branches get really green and thick with water when they are fed with the compost tea.
Hi, Sir Thank you for information How many gallons of that FloraNova I need to use on my farm? 600 poles x 4 trees attached to poles and each stone pole has own garden irrigation system. The garden irrigation system has been connected to the main draw well. I have a 200LT barrel and I'm using that to give fertilizer or others. Best Regards
Richard please need to ask of your busy time to respond on my question. I have a 2 ten year old dragonfruit trees. It bears fruit starting late March to Sept. I started to fertilize them with hydro FN bloom 1 week ago. Did I fertilize too early? Thank you Nestor/Alicia
Hi Nestor/Alicia, fertilizing them during this time is a bit too early to get them to bloom. Blooming starts during late April and will be full blooming during June. You can start using the bloom fertilizer around April to get better results.
Do you flush the soil/pot once in a while? Another question is that if you add 2 inches of chicken manure every 6 months, does that mean the old soil level would decrease by 2 inches every 6 months by itself?
Hi Joanne, I flush my soil in between feeding. So my schedule is regular hose water Wednesday and I’ll use the fertilizer on a Saturday or Sunday. If you’re only feeding the fertilizer you’ll need to flush your soil with water every 2 weeks for the whole week before you start fertilizing again. The soil does decrease every year. It gets compact down so that I’m able to add the chicken manure. If it ever gets to a point that you can’t add chicken manure and your pot becomes too full of soil. You can remove the top layer of your soil if possible and add your chicken manure on top as replacement. As long as your doing regular water in-between feeding with fertilizer than you don’t need to worry much about flushing. But if it concerns you. Every 2-3 weeks you can flush with regular water for that whole week and go back onto your fertilizing routine. Hope this helps!
Richard, thank you so much for the info. Regarding watering/flushing the pot in -between feedings, how much water would you recommend? Do you water the plant until certain amount of water flowing out from the container holes?
You’re very welcome Joanne! I would water the pot until I see first signs of water draining through the pot holes. Once you see it start to come through you can stop. That will be more than enough. You don’t want to over water, first signs of water spilling out those pot holes will be sufficient enough to flush.
Just starting with dragon fruit cuttings in Phoenix AZ. They are well rooted and now (June 2022) I am getting their big pots and supports ready. This episode helped me to understand the fertilizing needs of my little plants. Keeping them watered enough in our summer heat (110+) is my next challenge.
Are you put fertilizer all year around one after the other every single week between flora grow and bloom? And when put the recharge! Pls , I need to make my DF bloom
Hi Ngoc Tran, there’s no name for it but I just go to my local Asian markets to get them. It’s called a “tabo” if you search online they should have it as well.
Ive been using ReCharge for years. It is great stuff. However, it appears like you're using tap water to mix it up. If so, you are really short changing its potential. Mainly, bc the additives found in tap water will kill your beneficials. You must use RO water to reap all rewards that ReCharge offers.
Hi I'm from the Philippines, I recognized the water dipper you used to fertilized your plant, it is called tabo. Besides chicken poop, some local pitaya farmers used chicken eggshells to fertilized the plant because they claimed that the calcium from the eggshells makes the fruit sweeter. Is there any truth to this?
Hi Jake Cruz, chicken egg shells provide calcium which builds the cell walls of the Dragon fruit. This will help them photosynthesis and grow the plants to be stronger and when you have a strong plant. They are healthy and will provide sweet fruits.
Hi Sunshine, you want to use the floranova when the dragon fruit plants have developed roots. If your transplanted dragon fruit has roots then you may feed it the fertilizer.
Can you tell me why my dragon fruit does not have a lot if branch and one of the branches more than 5 feet. Another question why u put a few small pot inside big pot
I just started growing DF from cuttings...super slow...your base root ones are so THICK and big, do you/can you sell and ship some mature cuttings from the plants that grow the fastest? I’ve noticed other videos where they plant varieties all around same time and some grow 3x faster than others and branch like crazy.... Oh and I’m in Florida ! Don’t think we have as many people grow as much as I see most people videos are from Cali
What kind of DF cuttings do you have now already? The fastest ones that grow super crazy big and thick would be Vietnam White. They don’t require any pollination they will do it themselves. I can prune you some cuttings of those if you don’t have them already. If you’re interested in hybrid dragon fruits that require cross pollination then I definitely can ship you some mature cuttings of those as well. Send me an email at graftingdragonfruit@gmail.com
I read that physical graffiti are vigorous grower and can handle full sun and cold, living in northern CA the plant need to survive the winter, waiting for mine to grow big, so I can root cutting and graft yellow dragon fruits on physical graffiti. FLORIDA has a lot of nusery selling dragon fruit plants too, I buy most of df variety from cal poly ponoma nusery.
Lamt99, you are absolutely right. I’ve notice that physical graffiti grows very plump, thick full of water and they can withstand that direct heat from the full sun pretty well. During winter I notice they still thrive and grow fine. I have one that’s still devolving it’s canopy. That one will produce me fruits hopefully next season! Can’t wait.
Hi Lamt99! Cal Poly Pomona nursery sell DF plants from seedlings. Does DF grown from seedlings will be different from the mother plant? Does your DF from Cal Poly taste the same as those grown from cuttings? Thanks!
@@ThienTran-zc1nj Hello Thien, last time I check the only two grows from seed are the vietnamese and palora yellow dragon fruirs, the rest are cutting, that what the manager told me. Mine is small need to wait next year for fruits.
I'm confused! On other videos it is recommended to not fertilize for the first six months after planting. Here you say fertilize after planting. Which is it?
Hi Richard, this year I notice aphids on my dragon fruit new buds . How can I get rid of them? Pls help!!! Thank you for your videos on how to plant and care for DF. 😁🙏🙏🙏
Captain jacks dead bug brew. Contains Spinosad. Ants farm aphids. Spray around the plant. Spinosad is organic but toxic to insects. The ants hate it. They will stay away from Spinosad at all costs
I am so confused. When do I fertilize my plant with FloraNova and how often? Also when should I do organic tea and how often? I’m thinking maybe I should do FloraNova first week, rain water second week, organic tea on the third week, rain water the fourth week, then repeat. Will this work? HELP!
Question : what about flushing out nutrient build up and salts ? I have used Floranova in my garden before, but that was on vegetables that are only kept alive for a few months.
Hi Doug, I flush my soil with Recharge Micrboes, every 4th watering. So every Saturday I’ll feed. And my 4th Saturday I’ll flush my soil with Water mixed with Recharge Microbes. In the Winter time I don’t feed as often. I’ll reduce it to once a month with just FloraNova Grow. As long as you are always watering in between feeding. Your soil should be fine. I haven’t had a problem and I’ve been using it for 2 years.
Thanks for the reply. I’m going to try Floranova on some of my plants. I have a few extras laying around to experiment on. I’ll follow your advice and see what happens . Thanks again.
Hi Manny, I've taken a look at air pruning on youtube and found it to be very interesting. That would be something cool to experiment with to see if it has a benefit to dragon fruits.
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How often do you fertilize and what is the best time to fertilize dragon fruit plants?
what if you have flowers, which do you add??? thank you
Thanks for your very helpful show and love your using a “tabo”!
Hello Richard, thank you so very much for all your very informative videos. I have learned so much for you! In the past I only used chicken manure and Epson Salt, but after watching your video I just bought Flora Nova Grow and Boom fertilizers. My question to you is:
Since Floranova Grow is not organic, do you use it all year around, every week or twice a week? Or do you use it only during the dormant time and from March to September you only use chicken manure and the recharge? I understood that floranova bloom has to be used only to start the blooming. Thank You for your time and your passion, your reply will be so very much appreciated. Happy dragon fruit season‼️🐉😊 Isabella
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How often do you fertilize the dragon fruit with grow and bloom - once a week every other day?? do you also need to water or do just the fertilizer.
No reply iwant to know also ,,💔 Ive read other blog putting feltilizer January April and August..3times in a yr
Hi, Richard! Question: can I continue using the FlorNova bloom a couple weeks after pollinating? When do I stop using Bloom in the fruit growing stage?
What do you think of using mulch on top of the pot soil. I used it and find that I don't need to water a lot and soil stay more moist. I used ogranic Jobe rose fertilizer and jobe alzalea fertilizer, I mix the ferlizer with water 5 gallon buckets, than water my dragon fruits, this keep them so green and healthy.
Hi lamt99, mulch works great for top cover on soil! They help reduce watering and even helps promote root growth to spread all under the mulch. The dragon fruit plants love it. I’ve been meaning to get mulch to add into my pots but never got the chance to do that. You’ve motivated me to get that done! I’ll probably make a video on that subject. Thanks for the idea! Ive never used organic Jobe rose fertilizer but I’ll look into it. I’ve had experience with organic Dr. Earth and General Hydroponic products.
Hi Richard, How often do you fertilize with the bloom and grow? Every two weeks? Also, somehow I can't figure out where to find the description you reverence in your videos. I'm a newbie and am having my second season on one plant and my first season on a few unknown varieties. I'm in San Diego. Thank you for all of your knowledge! Dory
Check out my video on super bloom. I go over it a little bit
Hello from Portugal. Great fan of your videos. I have learn so much with you and my grafts have been doing well. How often do you fertilize your plants with FN Grow and FN Bloom? Im only a beginner and i only use horse manure. Thanks
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Hi Richard, Your videos are very informative and very nice. Thanks for sharing. But I have a question: do your pots have drainage holes opened up at the bottom? I expected some water coming out on the floor, after you poured that much into the pot. But I see none.
How often do you fertilize in containers? Im not sure if you talked about that. Thanks.
After using the FloraNova Boom for 2 weeks, I got buds starting to appear on my dragon . Thanks for your recommend.
That is awesome Hogan! I’m glad that it was able to push out some buds to finish of your season with some fruits! Make sure to stop using flornova bloom once you have buds. You can use FloraNova grow continuously every week to 2 weeks. Or you can use the organic compost tea with every feeding. Organic compost tea can be fed as much as you like because it’s organic.
@@GraftingDragonFruit I’m confused... you said to stop feeding bloom when they have buds, yet in the video you’re saying to feed bloom on DF when they have buds...
How do you know when to switch to bloom, and how long after transplanting to new soil (Fox Farm) should I begin feeding my dragonfruit? Great videos I'm motivated. New Trellis and new varieties added!
JFlywheel I would like to know as well please
@@chunri1626 Same
How many time use this.. ?
Every month?
Every week..? Every week not possible..
I think depending on climate and.. Plant growth
I think I missed it, but how often do you water the DF to optimize growth and how can you tell when it needs watering? Also, how often are you fertilizing the DF in the growth period?
Have a video coming soon about watering. It depends on a lot of factors mainly with weather and drainage. Check out my video on super blooms for fertilizing
Richard what fertilizer you use in growing dragon fruit and after dragon fruit harvest. Thank you.
Nestor and Alicia
Omg, I’m so happy to find your video. Thank you for your channel. I hope I can get some dragon fruit. I’ve had some cutting for a year but had no clue how to take care of it. ☺️ also, do you have a video on disease or pest? I notice some orange patches on some of the section. Thanks again .
Is it ok to apply some flora nova grow now since I applied some chicken manure the beginning of June 2024? Thank you,
How long do you add or change the soil in the pots ??
Thank you for all the info. I'm fascinated by dragon plants you are an inspiration to me. Thanks again blessings.
Hi Olivia, it makes me happy that I have inspired you to grow dragon fruits! I keep the soil in the pots forever the only thing I do is add more soil on top of my existing soil every 6 months. Normally it would be 2 inches of chicken manure that I add to the base of my soil.
I know its a few years later, but how long into the season would you fertize with grow? Im in central florida where the weather is JUST starting to cool off. From 90s into 80s
How often do you feed them with fertilizer ??
I feed them once every 2 weeks. If you look in the video description theres instructions of how often i use each kind.
Thank you for all your ideas. I just got into these plants by chance only have 2 plants but don't even know what they are. Need to get some fertilizer for them and replant. One of them just gave me my first bloom.
How big is the tabo you are using? Very informative video. Thank you.
Hi repairman99, this tabo is equivalent to 6 cups of water. You're very welcome and thank you for watching!
It's been 2 years that I have these 4 pots of dragon fruits(variety). Last week I fertilize them with the GENERAL HYDROPONICS FLORA NOVA BLOOM. I watch your video..how long does it takes to bloom and have some fruits..
Nice bro, quick question. How far along the buds have to be before you completely stop using the Flora Nova Bloom? Is it all the way until the fruits are ripen? What would you use to fertilizer the buds after you stop using the Floranova Bloom? Thanks
Hello!
I use the FlorNova fertilizer, but the color of the liquid is different! Mine has colour same with sand but yours is dark brown!
Do you know why there are difference at colors?
Hi Richard! Does the FloraNova and/or Recharge make dragon fruit sweet? I find the white flesh dragon fruit bland tasting and disappointing.
Great video, btw!!
I assume the extra nutrition and health would make DF in general taste their best. Especially homegrown as they can be more sweet than store bought
Thanks for showing us your fertilizing techniques!
You’re very welcome lemontea128! Thank you for watching, appreciate your support as always!
Hi should this replace regular watering?
Thanks for sharing your DF info. about fertilizer.
Are you going to hand pollinate all those flowers?
My AB and Purple Haze failed after flowered even with hand pollination.
You’re welcome Danny! Yes, I’ll be hand pollinating all those flowers and saving some pollen to store for either later this season or for next year just Incase any of my hybrid dragon fruits decides to flower before my Vietnam white. Vietnam white is a universal pollen and can help set fruits to all the other hybrids.
Have you tried to pollinate your AB and Purple Haze with a different source of pollen? You can cross those pollens and they should work. If not Vietnam white and Sugar Dragon pollen works on all varieties.
@@GraftingDragonFruit Yes, I'll mixed pollens and hand pollinate AB and Purple Haze. Thanks
Grafting Dragon Fruit Vietnam white are self pollinating, but I don’t know about the equador variety as I just started planting them and started from seeds.
You’re welcome!
Hello.. i am from india 🇮🇳 how to get flowering in winter ... on my dragon fruit farm generally flowering start in june and ends in November.. and then November starts means winter starts so any idea how to get flowering in winter .. thank you 😊
Thanks for all the tips and I will definitely try this. Mine are over a year and no flowers. I'm enjoying watching your videos.
Thank you for watching Cynthia Grending!
Richard how often do you do this routine?
Hi,
what month you start Fertilizing these fertilize? and for how long? also how much put in 25 gallons pot? thank you.
Hi, can I use FloraNova on guava tree, lemon tree, watermelon, and any vegetable like cucumber, eggplants? Thanks
Great videos! Can you tell me how much and how often to water my dragon fruit? I have 3 small plants in 5 gallon pots. I’m in the San Diego area. The weather is like the yours I think.
Hi Mary Ram, In the summer time like this 2-3 times a week will be enough. You can always check your pots to see if the top layer of your soil is dry and put your finger about 1 inch deep. If it’s feeling lose and dry then you’ll need to water it. They are tropical cactus so they like water but are tolerant to drought when there isn’t any around. In the winter time I’d water them only once a week sometimes once every 1.5 weeks. I’m always touching my soil to see how dry it is and it gives me a good idea when to water. Hope this helps!
Grafting Dragon Fruit, thank you so much for your help!
Hey im in San Diego would you be interested in exchanging cuts ? I got white and pink flesh and possibly a hybrid @mary ram
@@XplicitStudios You still looking to exchange cuts?
is the recharge microbes a must to mix with the hydroponic grow and bloom? thanks
Do You Have to Have Need Recharge To Make The Fertilizers Or Can You Just Use The Floora Nova Bloom & Floora Nova Grow? 🤔
Richard, I love your videos.You & a grower in Lafayette have inspired me to go full steam ahead. That & me buying a supermarket DF and was so disappointed in it's bland taste I decided to try growing some of my own. I just started with cuttings last year & I stopped @ 30 known varieties & 10 unknowns. I did not expect flowers this year, they are a welcome surprise. The 1st feeding of FN Bloom results could be seen the day after feeding. Will LAR pollen cross pollinate other DF? I read CM can be pollinated from just about any red flesh variety.
Can I use Epsom Salt (maintenance)mixed with FN Bloom or should I use Epsom Salt one day & FN Bloom later same day or wait until next day? Also, I have earthworms in some of my pots. I thought earthworms are beneficial to soil. I was told by a DF grower that earthworms in the pots are not good and eventually I would have to replace my soil mixture. I also have little green lizards in each trellis. They are keeping my plants bug free except for spiders & ants. I took a picture of a juvenile leaf footed bug on my VW. I looked it up on computer, went back to remove it and it was already gone & a lizard was in same location. I live in FL panhandle & we have gotten rain almost every day for weeks. The top soil is turning green with algae. Should I remove the green layer, mix it in, or leave it alone? My mouth waters when you do a tasting video. Can't wait to test one of my own. Do you sell pollen? I lost several buds because 3 sterile varieties flowered before any pollinators. How long will pollen last refrigerated? I bet your family enjoys the DF of your labors. Keep up the wonderful work you do. THX.
How often you have to fertilizer dragon fruit plants and what is the best time to do it?
Thank you so much for the wonderfull video Richard all the think you talk can be apply to grow dragon fruits in Hawaii I am doing it now in San Diego but I would like to grow them in Hawaii too please advise thanks. Mahalo
Hi I want to know how often you fertilizer.
Where can I buy the food for my plants
Question: can I use the left over for my Garden vegetables?
It’s a bit strong for vegetable garden. If you do use it for them, use a lower dosage to feed them. You can use the left over for fruit trees if you have any.
Grafting Dragon Fruit, thank you. that’s perfect now I don’t waist the left over. I can water it down for the veggies and put some on my banana tree and pineapples 👍🏻
I'm confused how often to use Floranova Grow, in the descriptions it says every week, but in the comments I saw you say every 2 weeks? Which is correct? And will the timing be the same for floranova bloom?
What fertilizer mix would you suggest for commercial size area like an acre or two? what are my options injection in drip irrigation and or add to soil at each post ,i will be able to do either
Awesome...THANK YOU for keeping us educated on DF. May I ask where you get your big black planter pot and what size are they? Do they not have holes for drainage because I don't see any drainage thing at the bottom and didn't see any liqud leaking out at the bottom. I like your planters cause it is wide at the base so it won't have the chance of tipping over...like some of the one I saw at Home Depot has narrower base. Thank you for your time.
Hi Mandie, I go to my local hydroponic stores to get my pots. They are 20 gallon pots and they do have holes in the bottom for drainage. When I water my plants I know how much they need so that not too much drains out to waste. The wide base at the bottom definitely helps keep it sturdy from tipping over easily. Go to your local hydroponic store and ask if they carry 20 gallon pots. If they don't i'm sure they can order it for you. Thank you for watching my videos!
@@GraftingDragonFruit Sounds good. Thank you👍
I noticed that all of your dragon fruit are in pots instead of in the ground , I've put mine in the ground and built a trellis for them , I've fertilized them one time with a liquid fertilizer and didn't notice much of a difference but the day we got a good rain ( haven't had rain for awhile in west central Florida ) my plants took off and greened up like crazy I water every day because it's been in the 80's to 90 * degree temp's can I put a slow release fertilizer on my plants or is the nitrogen to high for them ?
I just ordered General Hydroponics FloraMicro Hard Water Solution too. I'm in San Diego and our tap water is often called "liquid cement"! What's the tap water like in LA?
Hello Richard,
Thanks for all your videos. I just found your TH-cam channel. I subscribed because I am excited to get your dragonfruit videos. I just got into dragonfruit about 9 months ago. By the way, have you ever tried organic fertilizers and compost tea? My fruit trees and roots grow very healthy with it.
Hi Jorge Ramirez, thank you for watching and supporting my channel. I appreciate it! Yes, I actually use worm casting and chicken manure on my dragonfruits that are planted directly into the ground. They do very well on it, I’ll fertilize them every 6 months with the manures. I’ve also tried compost tea but I haven’t gotten a chance to do it lately because I have so many dragonfruits now I need to find a bigger reservoir to compost some tea. I can tell the dragon fruits really love the compost tea! The branches get really green and thick with water when they are fed with the compost tea.
@@GraftingDragonFruit ok, I will try compost tea on my dragonfruit.
That’s great, I would love to hear feedback on how they do once you feed them compost tea. Thanks again for supporting my channel!
Wonder if such nutrients be sprayed onto the cactus directly in addition to the roots?
Hi, Sir
Thank you for information
How many gallons of that FloraNova I need to use on my farm? 600 poles x 4 trees attached to poles and each stone pole has own garden irrigation system. The garden irrigation system has been connected to the main draw well. I have a 200LT barrel and I'm using that to give fertilizer or others.
Best Regards
Richard please need to ask of your busy time to respond on my question. I have a 2 ten year old dragonfruit trees. It bears fruit starting late March to Sept. I started to fertilize them with hydro FN bloom 1 week ago. Did I fertilize too early?
Thank you
Nestor/Alicia
Hi Nestor/Alicia, fertilizing them during this time is a bit too early to get them to bloom. Blooming starts during late April and will be full blooming during June. You can start using the bloom fertilizer around April to get better results.
@@GraftingDragonFruit Thank you so much👍🏼
Do you apply flora nova bloom once? Or if you apply another, how many days after the first application?
Do you flush the soil/pot once in a while? Another question is that if you add 2 inches of chicken manure every 6 months, does that mean the old soil level would decrease by 2 inches every 6 months by itself?
Hi Joanne, I flush my soil in between feeding. So my schedule is regular hose water Wednesday and I’ll use the fertilizer on a Saturday or Sunday. If you’re only feeding the fertilizer you’ll need to flush your soil with water every 2 weeks for the whole week before you start fertilizing again. The soil does decrease every year. It gets compact down so that I’m able to add the chicken manure. If it ever gets to a point that you can’t add chicken manure and your pot becomes too full of soil. You can remove the top layer of your soil if possible and add your chicken manure on top as replacement.
As long as your doing regular water in-between feeding with fertilizer than you don’t need to worry much about flushing. But if it concerns you. Every 2-3 weeks you can flush with regular water for that whole week and go back onto your fertilizing routine. Hope this helps!
Richard, thank you so much for the info. Regarding watering/flushing the pot in -between feedings, how much water would you recommend? Do you water the plant until certain amount of water flowing out from the container holes?
You’re very welcome Joanne! I would water the pot until I see first signs of water draining through the pot holes. Once you see it start to come through you can stop. That will be more than enough. You don’t want to over water, first signs of water spilling out those pot holes will be sufficient enough to flush.
Does this fertilizer also work with fruit trees and herbs?
I've read some farmers dragon fruit time for putting feltiluzer January April and August
What month do you begin to give these fertilizers to the dragon fruit plants?
Just starting with dragon fruit cuttings in Phoenix AZ. They are well rooted and now (June 2022) I am getting their big pots and supports ready. This episode helped me to understand the fertilizing needs of my little plants. Keeping them watered enough in our summer heat (110+) is my next challenge.
Where do I buy all the stuff you have done? Please let me know thanks
I'm watching your Chanel from one year good Chanel to be contenied
Are you put fertilizer all year around one after the other every single week between flora grow and bloom? And when put the recharge! Pls , I need to make my DF bloom
You give me the name of the stool that you mix with 2 jars, so I can see it clearly
Thank you so much 😊
Hi Ngoc Tran, there’s no name for it but I just go to my local Asian markets to get them. It’s called a “tabo” if you search online they should have it as well.
Asian knows that is "Tabo" 🙏😅
Do you apply “grow” in winter too? Thanks
I would assume not, as growth slows down generally in the colder weather
How big is your plant pot? Where can I buy them?Thx
Ive been using ReCharge for years. It is great stuff. However, it appears like you're using tap water to mix it up. If so, you are really short changing its potential. Mainly, bc the additives found in tap water will kill your beneficials. You must use RO water to reap all rewards that ReCharge offers.
Hi I'm from the Philippines, I recognized the water dipper you used to fertilized your plant, it is called tabo. Besides chicken poop, some local pitaya farmers used chicken eggshells to fertilized the plant because they claimed that the calcium from the eggshells makes the fruit sweeter. Is there any truth to this?
Hi Jake Cruz, chicken egg shells provide calcium which builds the cell walls of the Dragon fruit. This will help them photosynthesis and grow the plants to be stronger and when you have a strong plant. They are healthy and will provide sweet fruits.
Are these available in India? What are the substitutes?
Hi Richard, where do you get your pots? Thanks.
Hi Richard, can the floranova grow be used on freshly transplanted dragon fruit plants ?
Hi Sunshine, you want to use the floranova when the dragon fruit plants have developed roots. If your transplanted dragon fruit has roots then you may feed it the fertilizer.
I want to know we’re can I buy
That’s item please let me know thank you
where can I buy this fertilizer ? Does home depot have it?
Can you tell me why my dragon fruit does not have a lot if branch and one of the branches more than 5 feet. Another question why u put a few small pot inside big pot
Richard, do you still use the Novabloom after the flowers have already bloomed and there are small fruit?
Jk. Just read your description haha, thanks
I just started growing DF from cuttings...super slow...your base root ones are so THICK and big, do you/can you sell and ship some mature cuttings from the plants that grow the fastest?
I’ve noticed other videos where they plant varieties all around same time and some grow 3x faster than others and branch like crazy....
Oh and I’m in Florida ! Don’t think we have as many people grow as much as I see most people videos are from Cali
What kind of DF cuttings do you have now already? The fastest ones that grow super crazy big and thick would be Vietnam White. They don’t require any pollination they will do it themselves. I can prune you some cuttings of those if you don’t have them already. If you’re interested in hybrid dragon fruits that require cross pollination then I definitely can ship you some mature cuttings of those as well. Send me an email at graftingdragonfruit@gmail.com
I read that physical graffiti are vigorous grower and can handle full sun and cold, living in northern CA the plant need to survive the winter, waiting for mine to grow big, so I can root cutting and graft yellow dragon fruits on physical graffiti. FLORIDA has a lot of nusery selling dragon fruit plants too, I buy most of df variety from cal poly ponoma nusery.
Lamt99, you are absolutely right. I’ve notice that physical graffiti grows very plump, thick full of water and they can withstand that direct heat from the full sun pretty well. During winter I notice they still thrive and grow fine. I have one that’s still devolving it’s canopy. That one will produce me fruits hopefully next season! Can’t wait.
Hi Lamt99! Cal Poly Pomona nursery sell DF plants from seedlings. Does DF grown from seedlings will be different from the mother plant? Does your DF from Cal Poly taste the same as those grown from cuttings? Thanks!
@@ThienTran-zc1nj Hello Thien, last time I check the only two grows from seed are the vietnamese and palora yellow dragon fruirs, the rest are cutting, that what the manager told me. Mine is small need to wait next year for fruits.
Are these organic fertilizers?
I'm confused! On other videos it is recommended to not fertilize for the first six months after planting. Here you say fertilize after planting. Which is it?
Thank so much, I need to now we’re can I get this products thank you again
Dora Rockefeller thank you so much 🙏
what size pot is this? and how tall is your trellis?
Can you make a video of how u flush your dragon fruit??
A question are you using city water that has a high content of chlorine or well water
did you water first before you fertilized it.
How often should I water the DF with this tea?
Hi Richard, this year I notice aphids on my dragon fruit new buds . How can I get rid of them? Pls help!!! Thank you for your videos on how to plant and care for DF. 😁🙏🙏🙏
Captain jacks dead bug brew. Contains Spinosad. Ants farm aphids. Spray around the plant. Spinosad is organic but toxic to insects. The ants hate it. They will stay away from Spinosad at all costs
What fertilizers is good for plant MOP'' SOP'
Thank you so much 😊
Then You can show me how you put the Wood tree in the pot and it stands upright
Thank you so much again
How to Build a Dragon Fruit Trellis th-cam.com/video/Pkq6T2QaoXs/w-d-xo.html
This is how I stand them upright.
@@GraftingDragonFruit Will the wood not rot out with all the moisture in the soil? Would you use pvc or treated wood?
@@urielrodriguez8298 Coat the wood with "flex seal" on the areas that are in contact with soil moisture. Yes, pvc and cedar wood are better options!
Where can we buy this fertilizer friend ?
I am so confused. When do I fertilize my plant with FloraNova and how often? Also when should I do organic tea and how often? I’m thinking maybe I should do FloraNova first week, rain water second week, organic tea on the third week, rain water the fourth week, then repeat. Will this work? HELP!
Question : what about flushing out nutrient build up and salts ? I have used Floranova in my garden before, but that was on vegetables that are only kept alive for a few months.
Hi Doug, I flush my soil with Recharge Micrboes, every 4th watering. So every Saturday I’ll feed. And my 4th Saturday I’ll flush my soil with Water mixed with Recharge Microbes. In the Winter time I don’t feed as often. I’ll reduce it to once a month with just FloraNova Grow. As long as you are always watering in between feeding. Your soil should be fine. I haven’t had a problem and I’ve been using it for 2 years.
Thanks for the reply. I’m going to try Floranova on some of my plants. I have a few extras laying around to experiment on. I’ll follow your advice and see what happens . Thanks again.
Question: If I have a few dragon fruit in the ground, will this solution work for me or is this only recommended for planter based dragon fruits?
Does it smell bad?
I live in Salinas California and I have DF but nothing no buds yet.
3yrs already maybe the weather cold
Hi pards. Check out “air pruning” on TH-cam. They’re supposed to be beneficial for potted plants to avoid overcrowding of roots.
Hi Manny, I've taken a look at air pruning on youtube and found it to be very interesting. That would be something cool to experiment with to see if it has a benefit to dragon fruits.
How about the chlorine in the water, if you put the Growth & Bloom.
This is just fertilizer its not a compost tea so you don't need to worry much about chlorine in the water.
What are the prices of these products?
Check on Amazon
What is the size of the pots do you have them in
20-25 gallons
How many times put nova bloom in dragon fruit.
when do you stop putting the floraNova Bloom?
What type of soil using?
Where do I go get all the stuff that you shown on the video