Also, I had originally hesitated on getting my Pink Panther and Sugar Dragon cuttings because they were two of the varieties that I had not seen you do a taste test on. And here we are a month later and I'm even more excited about growing them now that I watched this. I'm starting to see the tiniest or growth on my PP and SD cuttings so I know the roots are starting to develop. I'll be building a greenhouse for all of them next year, so this winter I'll manually be bringing all my babies in. I've currently got 10 varieties going and by next year I hope to be at double! Thanks for all that you do for us, Richard!
You are in a for a treat once the Pink Panther and Sugar Dragon starts to bud and fruit for you! They are totally worth the garden space and work to get their fruits!
@@GraftingDragonFruit Gotta love that they look cute and taste great! :) I'm still waiting for you to team up with Khang Starr! you need to send him some of your cuttings. He's big in the pepper community since he has many crosses he created himself that he gifted to the world. :)
Interesting I ran across a study from UC Davis about growing dragon fruit in Davis, CA with a zone of 9b. The sugar dragon was the most productive followed by Physical Graffiti and those varieties were also the most cold tolerant. I live in the Bay Area with the same growing zone so I’m going to try a couple of plants.
Love your videos! I got five cuttings from. My Vietnamese neighbors three years ago. Now my condo patio is covered with Dragon Fruit. They are the white variety. But I am getting into the “inside info” on. growing Dragon Fruit, by videos such as yours. Well done!
That is awesome! You should try growing some of the colored flesh varieties. They are so good with fruity flavors that makes them so pleasing to eat. Thanks for watching!
Is there a list of all varieties and witch ones are self fertile and which ones need cross pollination ? I’m collecting varieties. I have 21 varieties at the moment and just now getting flowers for the first time.
I've also heard of neon resembling Sugar dragon a lot. I don't have this variety but will see what the difference are if I can find a fruit to compare.
@@GraftingDragonFruit Its ok.. However thank you so much for educational videos. I really enjoy watching your videos. I have friend of mine living in USA.. is it possible to send it to him..?
How do those bricks scores compare to other fruits? Are we talking like mango sweet? I’ve only had a white fleshed dragon fruit and it was very bland. Thanks
Hey Richard I got a question can you grow dragon fruit in ground. And can you show us how you well cover your dragon fruit in the winter while its planted in the ground
Yes you can grow them in ground. They can grow really big if you grow them in ground. In the winter you need to cover with painting tarp and add Christmas lights for some residual heat to keep them from frosting.
Hi Renee, Pink Panther and Sugar Dragon are sister seedlings from the same hybridizing that Paul Thompson and Edgar Valdivia created together making these varieties known today. The third sister seedling is Voodoo Child.
Hi! Richard i have purple dragon fruits it bears a lot of buds but did’nt continued pls help😌 thank you Richard🙏❤️ and wanted to buy the fertilizer from you
Do you have a website where you actually sell your dragon fruit plants? Because my friend keeps on tagging me to your giveaways and at this point I want to just buy it for her 😂💝
Hi! I'm in the process of creating a website to sell all the varieties of Dragon fruits that I have. I'm hoping to finish it by the end of this year. You can sign up to know when its finished. www.graftingdragonfruits.com
Excuse me Richard, but I am going to start a TH-cam channel on my dragon fruit experience, but I do not have a proper camera for filming it yet. Your camera seems to be a nice high-quality camera, what do you use/recommend?
Hey Richard is it recommended to grow two or more dragon fruit varieties in the same pot? For example the Red skin white flesh and the Red skin Red flesh?
Yes, that is totally fine, you just need to make sure you can track the branches to know which variety is which once they grow a big canopy and layer on top of each other.
I have one white dragon fruit. Its very sweet and juice, make double or more the size i see here. Its just second year that fruiting. And also i bought one 7 years ago and slim and never made any flowers,and when i was ready to throw it it started make lots of flowers this year. all was dropping strange flowers with long stem i believe i saw here similar. Last 2 flowers become fruits! Kinda tiny with longer leaves on fruit. No idea what colour is it.i think my white one,made a single flower a month after all fruits become ready,then the old one kept 2 fruits. I don't know what to do if needs cross pollination. Time of flowering is deferent!
Its red and very,very sweet. I thought my big white was sweet,but no near to the sweetness of this redish,almost blood like variety. I bought 6 more red ones with the name of honey dragon fruit. I think the guy said a false name cause i can't find it in Google. Maybe is the sugar dragon fruit. This long stem flowers variety its something unique 😍. I really was in shock, when i try it. I can't describe the taste! I can say only amazing taste! I called it my self dragons aura. Really looks like a dragon, long and scaling! Thanks for the advice 🙏. I hope that new variety fits to the flowering time! Regards John!
I'm in the process of creating a website to sell all the varieties of Dragon fruits that I have. I'm hoping to finish it by the end of this year. You can sign up to know when its finished. www.graftingdragonfruits.com
I'm in the process of creating a website to sell all the varieties of Dragon fruits that I have. I'm hoping to finish it by the end of this year. You can sign up to know when its finished. www.graftingdragonfruits.com
May I answer this? Richard is setting up a website to sell cuttings. I would recommend his cuttings when his website is set up, but I need my cuttings very soon, so I am going to buy them from this place called "Spicy Exotics", because they are located near where I live, (their shipping is expensive) but if you live closer to (or in) California, then you should definitely get your cuttings from Richard.
I have Sugar dragon fruit cactus I started from seeds about 1 1/2 years ago. They grew really slow in the beginning and are only about 12" long right now. I just repotted them into a 20" pot so hopefully their growth speeds up. Yesterday I noticed a bud growing in a dragon fruit cactus I repotted in February. This bud looks like it started out as a branch then turned into a bud. The stem is about 3/4" long and the bud on the end of it is 1/2" long and doesn't have any thorns growing on it. I've never seen any buds growing like this before. What are the chances of it growing into an actual flower and fruit?
Hi Norm, that could totally be possible for a flower bud to form if the dragon fruit plant has develop mature roots. If the roots are established a flower bud can survive. If its still too young they will revert into a branch and continue on growing. If you'd like to speed up growth I recommend you look into my grafting tutorials this will speed up the fruiting time it will take.
I'm in the process of creating a website to sell all the varieties of Dragon fruits that I have. I'm hoping to finish it by the end of this year. You can sign up to know when its finished. www.graftingdragonfruits.com
Sugar dragon tastes better than pink panther. Best one I've tasted were American beauty and delight. Palora was too sweet but delicious. Purple haze and Dark star decent.
Hello, I live in Tabasco Mexico, someone will have the sugar dragon variety to plant, greetings,,,,hola, radico en tabasco mexico, alguien tendra de la variedad sugar dragon para sembrar, saludos
I'm in the process of creating a website to sell all the varieties of Dragon fruits that I have. I'm hoping to finish it by the end of this year. You can sign up to know when its finished. www.graftingdragonfruits.com
Ya'll give me anxiety with these dragon fruit tasting videos lol. You cut it in half and it becomes a natural bowl. Spoon it out! Eat it like pudding! lol Great video btw =) Edit: I actually started growing my own a couple months ago. No fruit yet. I bought a pre-started supposedly red flesh dragon fruit cactus from Home depot. I am also growing the white flesh and Yellow dragon fruit from seed. The seeds are doing well, most of the yellows at about an inch, and the whites at about half an inch. Going to need to build some of your trellises soon. The whites and Yellows are the generic one you would normally find at Publix. I just took the seeds from those.
Thank you! Home depot is known to sell mislabeled dragon fruits. Somtimes its true to the tag and sometimes its something completely different. I hope you get a good one! You should look into grafting those seedlings to get them to fruit quicker. I have many series of grafting on my channel if you'd like to take the challenge!
@@GraftingDragonFruit I'm in no rush. I can wait for them to grow naturally. I will need to unseat the home depot cactus so I can build a trellis. It's getting a little out of control and I need better support
Hi Richard, I live in Florida and am very interested in obtain cutting of the sugar and pink panter dragon fruit, is it possible to to ship them me, I'll cover the FedEx cost. Please let me know
Hi Juan, I'm in the process of creating a website to sell all the varieties of Dragon fruits that I have. I'm hoping to finish it by the end of this year. You can sign up to know when its finished. www.graftingdragonfruits.com
Ola amigo Parabéns pelos seus videos a muito tempo é cada um melhor que o outro Parabéns. eu estou iniciando tambem na plantação de pitayas. Da uma forcinha la no canal tbm. um Abraço
My mouth was literally watering watching this taste test, haha! From your description, I think I want both!
Also, I had originally hesitated on getting my Pink Panther and Sugar Dragon cuttings because they were two of the varieties that I had not seen you do a taste test on.
And here we are a month later and I'm even more excited about growing them now that I watched this. I'm starting to see the tiniest or growth on my PP and SD cuttings so I know the roots are starting to develop.
I'll be building a greenhouse for all of them next year, so this winter I'll manually be bringing all my babies in. I've currently got 10 varieties going and by next year I hope to be at double!
Thanks for all that you do for us, Richard!
You are in a for a treat once the Pink Panther and Sugar Dragon starts to bud and fruit for you! They are totally worth the garden space and work to get their fruits!
I have all 3 rooting in the shade right now. I'm excited to see them grow! 🙏🏾💙
Best of luck! You're in for a treat when they fruit!
Love how cute those are and the color inside.
They are my nieces favorites because its so sweet and perfect size for them!
@@GraftingDragonFruit Gotta love that they look cute and taste great! :) I'm still waiting for you to team up with Khang Starr! you need to send him some of your cuttings. He's big in the pepper community since he has many crosses he created himself that he gifted to the world. :)
Love your videos, keep them coming...Sydney Australia
I supposedly have both of these growing right now. Thanks for the video!
Glad to help!
Very helpful. Got some cuttings coming and SD is one of them. Will be buying Pink Panther based on your review.....
Good choice!
Oo! Can't wait for mine to fruit now!
Interesting I ran across a study from UC Davis about growing dragon fruit in Davis, CA with a zone of 9b. The sugar dragon was the most productive followed by Physical Graffiti and those varieties were also the most cold tolerant. I live in the Bay Area with the same growing zone so I’m going to try a couple of plants.
You should put all your tasting videos together in 1 Playlist. I love all of your videos. You have inspired me to start growing dragon fruit.
The sugar dragon is perfect !
It's always so good!
My goal is to have every variety you have Richard🙏 whenever you open up your website I am going to be buying a lot 😁
Working on it, hopefully be the end of this year its finished.! That sounds like an amazing goal!
mannnnn😋😋😋😚😚😚got me drooolinggg..❤..gotto drive to 99 ranch now just to buy dragon fruit..
So good!
Great review brother!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love your videos! I got five cuttings from. My Vietnamese neighbors three years ago. Now my condo patio is covered with Dragon Fruit. They are the white variety. But I am getting into the “inside info” on. growing Dragon Fruit, by videos such as yours. Well done!
That is awesome! You should try growing some of the colored flesh varieties. They are so good with fruity flavors that makes them so pleasing to eat. Thanks for watching!
I really like your video I'm so interested in dragon fruit ....2020 made me change my mind
New subscriber here.. love watching your videos.
Is there a list of all varieties and witch ones are self fertile and which ones need cross pollination ?
I’m collecting varieties. I have 21 varieties at the moment and just now getting flowers for the first time.
Where can I buy pink panther yellow dragon fruit
Sign up to my website to know when the cuttings will be available.
www.graftingdragonfruits.com
Neon is the other one that is very similar to Sugar Dragon. I think they are identical. Are there anyone have compared these two?
I've also heard of neon resembling Sugar dragon a lot. I don't have this variety but will see what the difference are if I can find a fruit to compare.
Awesome I would love to introduce those varieties in to my collections 🌱 would you sells the cutting or seeds.
Thanks for sharing Richard 🌿
Where are you getting those varieties! I’m jealous in a good way!!! You’re so blessed!!!👍👍😋😋😋
Thank you, ive been collecting them over the last 3 years from other dragon fruit enthusiast.
Can I buy cuttings off you? You are the most expert on Dragon Fruit
Have you try the white one?
The white ones are good, but the red, pink, and purple ones are so much better!
I need another kind of dragonfruit so I can cross pollinate mine didn’t make fruit this year
You can use any variety thats different from each other to cross pollinate.
@@GraftingDragonFruit I was thinking about the white
Dear Mr. Richard.. I want both of those cuttings or plantation .. Plz.. Is there any possibility to send to India.
Sorry, I can only sell within the United States.
@@GraftingDragonFruit Its ok.. However thank you so much for educational videos. I really enjoy watching your videos. I have friend of mine living in USA.. is it possible to send it to him..?
How do those bricks scores compare to other fruits? Are we talking like mango sweet? I’ve only had a white fleshed dragon fruit and it was very bland. Thanks
What is the best remedy for the ants that attack the dragon fruit, and thank you and peace? Thanks for the comment
Can I use the Steril pollen from my Dragon fruit to pollinate other Dragon fruit? Thanks.
are they both self fertile variety ?
Hey Richard I got a question can you grow dragon fruit in ground. And can you show us how you well cover your dragon fruit in the winter while its planted in the ground
Yes you can grow them in ground. They can grow really big if you grow them in ground. In the winter you need to cover with painting tarp and add Christmas lights for some residual heat to keep them from frosting.
I have a question Richard. Both sugar dragon and pink panther are hybrids?
Hi Renee, Pink Panther and Sugar Dragon are sister seedlings from the same hybridizing that Paul Thompson and Edgar Valdivia created together making these varieties known today. The third sister seedling is Voodoo Child.
where would be the best spot ti find cuttings of sugar dragon in the bay area? we do go down to OC ocassionaly as well to visit the in laws
Hi! Richard i have purple dragon fruits it bears a lot of buds but did’nt continued pls help😌 thank you Richard🙏❤️ and wanted to buy the fertilizer from you
Hi I would love to grow both but where can I get/buy to grow it ?
I am thinking about growing dragon fruit. Are Laverne red and sugar dragon good for beginners, and can I buy them from you?
ooo also wondering this lol
I know sugar dragon is supposed to be self fertile so that could be easier
don’t know about anything else tho haha
Very nice review Richard! I love your description of the fruits. I definitely want to grow more varieties like you.
A good DF to start is American Beauty or Vietnamese white.
Are pink panther universal pollinator as well ??
Do you sell cuttings of that variety? I’m interested of buying. Pls.. respond. Thanks.
Yes I do, once my website is finished ill be putting my cuttings for purchase there.
www.graftingdragonfruits.com
Do you have a website where you actually sell your dragon fruit plants? Because my friend keeps on tagging me to your giveaways and at this point I want to just buy it for her 😂💝
Hi! I'm in the process of creating a website to sell all the varieties of Dragon fruits that I have. I'm hoping to finish it by the end of this year. You can sign up to know when its finished.
www.graftingdragonfruits.com
Do you have actual sell your sugar???
How much for the 🌱 seeds ? 🤔
Sorry, I don't offer seeds.
How much for a cutting
Hi Richard! Can I put different cuttings in one pot? I have two pinks and two yellows. Thanks!
Kirbo Boi: thanks! I have few pots, I just put them separately then , just to be safe.
Yes, absolutely I've had a friend growing multiple different varieties within the same pot and they grow and fruit without any issues!
@@GraftingDragonFruit thank you!
Excuse me Richard, but I am going to start a TH-cam channel on my dragon fruit experience, but I do not have a proper camera for filming it yet. Your camera seems to be a nice high-quality camera, what do you use/recommend?
I use my iPhone 10 to record all my youtube videos.
@@GraftingDragonFruit Okay. Thanks!
Hey Richard is it recommended to grow two or more dragon fruit varieties in the same pot? For example the Red skin white flesh and the Red skin Red flesh?
Yes, that is totally fine, you just need to make sure you can track the branches to know which variety is which once they grow a big canopy and layer on top of each other.
I have one white dragon fruit. Its very sweet and juice, make double or more the size i see here. Its just second year that fruiting. And also i bought one 7 years ago and slim and never made any flowers,and when i was ready to throw it it started make lots of flowers this year. all was dropping strange flowers with long stem i believe i saw here similar. Last 2 flowers become fruits! Kinda tiny with longer leaves on fruit. No idea what colour is it.i think my white one,made a single flower a month after all fruits become ready,then the old one kept 2 fruits. I don't know what to do if needs cross pollination. Time of flowering is deferent!
You just need to introduce some more varieties in your garden so that way you can get more flowers to open during the same time to cross pollinate!
Its red and very,very sweet. I thought my big white was sweet,but no near to the sweetness of this redish,almost blood like variety. I bought 6 more red ones with the name of honey dragon fruit. I think the guy said a false name cause i can't find it in Google. Maybe is the sugar dragon fruit.
This long stem flowers variety its something unique 😍. I really was in shock, when i try it. I can't describe the taste! I can say only amazing taste!
I called it my self dragons aura. Really looks like a dragon, long and scaling!
Thanks for the advice 🙏. I hope that new variety fits to the flowering time!
Regards John!
Nice really nice how can I get one of each for my garden.
I'm in the process of creating a website to sell all the varieties of Dragon fruits that I have. I'm hoping to finish it by the end of this year. You can sign up to know when its finished.
www.graftingdragonfruits.com
Dear Mr. Richard.. I want any variety of dragon fruit cuttings or plantation .. Plz.. Is there any possibility to send to Philippines.
So nice of you, sorry I am unable to send to Philippines.
Good👍
Thanks
Can you sell the plants?
Hey Richard do you know any good websites that seel good dragon fruit cutting
I'm in the process of creating a website to sell all the varieties of Dragon fruits that I have. I'm hoping to finish it by the end of this year. You can sign up to know when its finished.
www.graftingdragonfruits.com
May I answer this? Richard is setting up a website to sell cuttings. I would recommend his cuttings when his website is set up, but I need my cuttings very soon, so I am going to buy them from this place called "Spicy Exotics", because they are located near where I live, (their shipping is expensive) but if you live closer to (or in) California, then you should definitely get your cuttings from Richard.
Kirbo, what is your Instagram?
@@GraftingDragonFruit I do not have an Instagram account yet.
I have Sugar dragon fruit cactus I started from seeds about 1 1/2 years ago. They grew really slow in the beginning and are only about 12" long right now. I just repotted them into a 20" pot so hopefully their growth speeds up.
Yesterday I noticed a bud growing in a dragon fruit cactus I repotted in February. This bud looks like it started out as a branch then turned into a bud. The stem is about 3/4" long and the bud on the end of it is 1/2" long and doesn't have any thorns growing on it. I've never seen any buds growing like this before. What are the chances of it growing into an actual flower and fruit?
Hi Norm, that could totally be possible for a flower bud to form if the dragon fruit plant has develop mature roots. If the roots are established a flower bud can survive. If its still too young they will revert into a branch and continue on growing. If you'd like to speed up growth I recommend you look into my grafting tutorials this will speed up the fruiting time it will take.
Can you send me some sugar dragon and pink panther seeds please I like to grow it in my garden
Sorry, I don't offer seeds.
Top amigo
Thank you for not once mentioning the KIwI
I was beginning to think, why bother, it's a kiwi...
Can dragon fruit skin be used to make dragonfruit marmalade?
Yes, it can! I've had a follower send me their df marmalade and it look so tasty.
@@GraftingDragonFruit Oh cool! I love marmalade! I'm going to love making some with the different varieties!
@@GraftingDragonFruit awesome, thank you for your reply. I hope all is going well with starting your website, I plan on buying cuttings from you.
Are you still doing give aways of stock dragon fruit or are selling them?
I do giveaways on my Instagram every other week.
Do you sell cutting?
Yummy 😋
😋
How do I order seeds or pieces from you to grow my own?
I'm in the process of creating a website to sell all the varieties of Dragon fruits that I have. I'm hoping to finish it by the end of this year. You can sign up to know when its finished.
www.graftingdragonfruits.com
Sugar dragon tastes better than pink panther. Best one I've tasted were American beauty and delight. Palora was too sweet but delicious. Purple haze and Dark star decent.
Can't we buy cuttings from you?
Richard - why do ants like new dragon fruit shoots ??
The produce honeydew which the ants really love to eat and collect for their collony.
Hello, you sell on ebay ...?
Do you ship cuttings? 😁
Hello, I live in Tabasco Mexico, someone will have the sugar dragon variety to plant, greetings,,,,hola, radico en tabasco mexico, alguien tendra de la variedad sugar dragon para sembrar, saludos
Hello, sorry but I don't sell cuttings internationally. Just within the United States.
I would love to buy different varieties from you! Please sell some!!!🙏
I'm in the process of creating a website to sell all the varieties of Dragon fruits that I have. I'm hoping to finish it by the end of this year. You can sign up to know when its finished.
www.graftingdragonfruits.com
@@GraftingDragonFruit I would definitely buy from you. Keep up the great job!👍❤️
Ya'll give me anxiety with these dragon fruit tasting videos lol. You cut it in half and it becomes a natural bowl. Spoon it out! Eat it like pudding! lol Great video btw =)
Edit: I actually started growing my own a couple months ago. No fruit yet. I bought a pre-started supposedly red flesh dragon fruit cactus from Home depot. I am also growing the white flesh and Yellow dragon fruit from seed. The seeds are doing well, most of the yellows at about an inch, and the whites at about half an inch. Going to need to build some of your trellises soon. The whites and Yellows are the generic one you would normally find at Publix. I just took the seeds from those.
Thank you! Home depot is known to sell mislabeled dragon fruits. Somtimes its true to the tag and sometimes its something completely different. I hope you get a good one! You should look into grafting those seedlings to get them to fruit quicker. I have many series of grafting on my channel if you'd like to take the challenge!
@@GraftingDragonFruit I'm in no rush. I can wait for them to grow naturally. I will need to unseat the home depot cactus so I can build a trellis. It's getting a little out of control and I need better support
@@GraftingDragonFruit For grafting we should have aged rootstock right.. If it's not there, what to do Mr.Richard
How can get the sugar dragon seeds
I don't offer seeds. Sorry
Hi Richard, I live in Florida and am very interested in obtain cutting of the sugar and pink panter dragon fruit, is it possible to to ship them me, I'll cover the FedEx cost. Please let me know
Hi Juan, I'm in the process of creating a website to sell all the varieties of Dragon fruits that I have. I'm hoping to finish it by the end of this year. You can sign up to know when its finished.
www.graftingdragonfruits.com
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Ola amigo Parabéns pelos seus videos a muito tempo é cada um melhor que o outro Parabéns. eu estou iniciando tambem na plantação de pitayas. Da uma forcinha la no canal tbm. um Abraço
Yo bro I had a question , is pink dragon fruit self fertile ?
Yes, pink panther is self fertile.