Thanks! I didn't know they couldn't go in the sun at first, put in shade, got it. Good to know not to bury the root deeper than the root area and not cover much of the flesh (another youtuber said to put it 3" down in soil, YIKES!). I wouldn't have known, so I watched your video. Your dragon fruit look so healthy and happy!
I follow the exact same steps as above. Having said that, when I've bought commercially grown, potted up, plants at garden centers I have pulled them apart (in the interests of scientific discovery) and seen that they do, indeed, place them a few inches into the soil. So, there seems to be more to the story, but I'm not sure what it is. Having said that, I'll keep following the technique in this video as it is logical and works for me.
Just planted almost a dozen cuttings following your advice. Fingers crossed I get some growth. In California but not close to ocean so extremely hot these days. I used cuttings from a plant that I’ve had for awhile but I had no clue about all of the rules to grow and get flowers. Thank you for your videos.
This is the motivation i need, thanks. my dragon fruit is 5 years old. It has never bore fruit. Well, I didnt take care of it. I put it under a shade with no Stand at all... I seem like it rotting now.., so I’ll cut all the remaining branches and do what you are doing on this video...
I was amazed when you mentioned Tabo. Tabo is a filipino word for dipper. Nice tutorial for growing dragon fruits in a container. Im really thinking of planting that way.
@@johnrespect4215 this is old, but just got to the part where he distinctly says *tabo*, not tub and wanted to set that record straight. He even mentions that he "finally found out what it was called", which would be odd, not least of all because the thing he's referring to is not a tub
Is it getting too cold to grow from cuttings now in So CAL, or wait for spring? What will be good months? How often do you water? Some people recommend cutting 1-2 inches off the bottom, dry them for a week, and to give more surface for root to grow.
Richard, when are you going to publish a book in DF? Question, does the DF get nurishment from the air roots if you wet them with the H2O/ fertilizer mix that you feed the plant with. My trellises are 4in square pvc wraped with burlap, the plants love it, they root up and grow fast. I started with four trellises back in OCT, i am starting on my 14th this week.
Very helpful video Richard. Question:I live in Arizona,its blazen🌞 hot in the summer 103°-115° it gets cold 🥶 in the winter doesn't snow here. How often should I water my cuttings, whether I decide to plant them in the summer or winter?
Hi Mavis Ngo, thank you for watching my videos. Im glad you're enjoying and learning from them! It makes me very happy that you want to see more. I will do my best to continue!
Hi Richard, If u don't reply I know your so busy i understand 😊 and because of you inspired me that I have planted so many dragon fruit trees from seed in my cold London flat 😆 most of plants are 14"-16" inches tall now nd my question is when do I start cutting them for rooting ? please someone tell me, I couldn't find any videos on that ..
I just bought cuttings online. The bad thing I did, I cut the end cause its dry.. So Im gonna wait another week to have it dried before planting it. Thanks to you, I didn't plant it right away, will wonder why its rotting.
From my experience, once rooted, these things are bulletproof. I’d give it a month or two to root. Pull it out and stick it wherever. I have so many dragonfruit I have to give them away
I water my newly rooted plants twice a week. Before they root, I try to keep a bowl at the bottom full of water to keep the soil moist. Moist but not wet, it’s a little tricky but they root quickly!
Hi there just got a few cuttings. Could I use Kellogg fish & kelp into my water in small ratio for added nutrients? Using their potting soil with cactus soil mixed in 2 parts cactus to 1 part all natural garden soil. Thanks!
I'v been trying to plant this in my garden for quiet a long time now but ended up in total failure - well, just managed to harvest one fruit ie. But, i'm not throwing the towel just yet, infact im trying to plant a few cuttings now so fingers crossed. And, thank you very much for the tips...
Thanks for the video. Thanks for the tips on waiting until the cuttings are dry, and on putting them initially in shade. Do you water them daily for 3 seconds while in pots? How often and for how long do you water them once in the ground?
thank you, i am now interested to plant the dragon fruit cuttings that my friend gave me, i was inspired by your knowledge, thank you for sharing God bless
Hi! Help! I have a healthy dragon fruit cutting that started a shoot about a month ago. The shoot looks healthy but it has started to fold slightly and feels a bit soft. Should I clip off the shoot?
The plant could still be trying to heal and grow roots, if it is still green give it some time. (not an expert on dragonfruit, but I believe I remember him explaining a similar situation in one of his repotting cuttings videos)
Hello .I am you're subsciber since i also plant dragon fruit.I thought all the while that your ethnicity is vietnamese until i heard "tabo".thank u for imparting your knowledge.
Thank you for this content. I was given a dragon fruit plant that needs serious rehabilitation. It is scarred and yellowing and was tied to a stick for so long the tie cut into the branch a bit. After seeing this video I think I will take some healthy pieces off this unhealthy looking plant and try to root them just in case the plant itself dies. I find that sometimes taking care of a dying plant seems to hasten it's death. Maybe I can still salvage a cutting or two.
Hi Richard, When cutting from the main plant do you recommend adding organic cinnamon to the main plant and the cutting? I'm asking because in one of your other videos you mentioned rubbing organic cinnamon when cutting dragon fruit to prevent pests
How often do you water after this initial 3 second water? And is it the same amount...the 3 second burst? Also, from this point in your video, how long should we expect before the shoot comes out, therefore indicating successful potting and rooting? Thanks in advance!
I will go back to check up on them every 2-3 days to see if the top soil is 1 inch dry from the top. If it is, then I will water it. As long as you check on it frequent enough youll get the feel of when and how often you'll need to water them. Once the shoot reaches 1 inch then you know its time to take them out to the sun and the process was successful!
This is So new to me.... My D.F. plant is 1 yr old, in 2 weeks. Some fingers are 12" long and very thick. I repotted it today, the entire plant. There are 18 'fingers' in a 12" pot. Lots of room in there. I used Miracle Gro and it's Healthy! It has soft but sharp thorns at every ripple. Do I have to replant Each finger in its own pot? And When? When do the thorns fall off? Only 1 of my fingers has a double plant (like a tiny waistline, another growing on top. A Double decker). Your site is Very Informative so I Subscribed to you... And I'll see you on Instagram too. 👍👌 Thanks!
Hi, Love your videos. I am in Melbourne, Australia. Unfortunately, a strong wind removed my frost cover for my dragon fruit whilst I was away. I came home to my dragon fruit being in various stages of rotting. It was rotting from the ground up and very mushy. I have removed it and cut it back to healthy pieces. I am going to plant all of my pieces and wanted to check if you use normal potting mix or a cacti potting mix? I wasn't sure being that it is a cacti. Also, do you have any other recommendations to successfuly grow dragon fruit in an area with cold winters?
I didnt watch your video before I plonked my dragon fruit cuttings (bits that fell off my main cutting :( ) into the soil. Yes, I panicked. It's been sitting there for a couple of weeks now in afternoon sun. Should I take it out and check if it's calloused and dried up or or should I just leave it as it is?
I cut back to the main cambian layer and used rooting hormone right away and had very large root bunch result. My scabbed cuttings took a bit longer and had roots only out bottom rim of inner cambian layer. Great vids! I think rot is mostly in the outer leaf flesh surrounding inner tube.
I don't fully expect a response from this but I'll try If you put rooting hormone on the fresh cuttings was it still able to callus or did you not wait and just plant them right away?
Great videos, very informative. Have a problem with my cuttings, there are some black growing like fungus on the top, what should i do? Should I cut them out? Please help, they are growing roots well and I don't want anything happens to them. Thanks.
Hello, today I have follow your instructions and make a dragon fruit pot, I have a question that how often should I watering it and when will I plant them on tha permanent pole...... And lastly after following all the guidelines from this video I should put them on shade place before it grow an inch and when should I put them on under the sun
Awesome Video, at what point you transfer on to the bigger pot with a Trellis or can you just plant directly on to the bigger pot an skip the small pot??👍Thanks for sharing 👍👍
Thank you, you can transfer them into bigger pots as soon as you see a new growth comes out. I would let the shoot grow 1 inch before planting them into the bigger pots. You definitely can plant them into bigger pots right off the back, but... that just means you need to water that bigger pot with more water to have the soil moist. I prefer to grow them in small pots, save some water, and when the roots are nice, healthy, and big then that's when I would transfer them into a bigger pot. They will be more ready to spread their roots to make them selves feel at home in their new area. Hope this helps!
Hi Luweeh, it’s okay to plant in Japan if you can have weather conditions around 65F-85F. They thrive best in these conditions. If it gets under 38F their flesh can rot and die. If weather gets over 95F+ for a long period of time they can get sun burnt and die. You’ll just need to use shade cloths to control the heat if it does get too hot.
okay finally found the video... this is for the beginners... though my dragon fruit is six years old. it never grew big. its base is already rotting. So I need to chop off all the green branches and just do what you do in the video.
Hi Richard iv just recently purchased some cuttings an American beauty and a yellow dragon fruit both are self pollinating varieties, am trying to root them, i just potted them both in moist coco coir in a clear cup, American beauty has rooted but yellow hasent yet, also when the cutting starts producing extra shoots am gonna try and graft it on my two seedlings plant I got to make it into a bonsai plant hopefully doing it in UK 🤗
Hello Richard, I really appreciate your video on how to grow the dragon fruit plants. I am new at this however,, I did plant dragon fruit cuttings 3 years ago, but they never yielded any fruit. Now I know the plant needs early sunlight as well as pruning. Could you help me on uprooting it and transplanting it out in the sun? Is growing amongst my trees about 12 feet tall. Again I really enjoy your knowledge on this matter. Sonja in SoCal.
Hello, thank you for showing us how to plant dragonfruit cuttings!! Quick question tho. Do you suggest doing this method before transplanting in ground? Or just plant it directly in the garden?
Hi. Thank u. Thank u for that great explanation. I've had my dragon fruit plant outside for over a year but hasn't yielded any fruit yet. Do u have any recommendations by chance?
Hello Richard! I have loadssssss of seedlings and They are growing so so well. But I didn’t find any videos showing how to transplant these. I took a picture but there is no where here to show you. There is so many and they look so so fragile. Am I supposed to remove each with a bit of the soil around it and replant in individual pots pls?
I can’t tell you how just in time this video was because I just got some cuttings that I didn’t know what to do with but how often should you water every day every other day or what? And is potting mix better then using cactus garden soil ?
Hi Stoney Guerrero, I’m glad you found the video! For watering, since they don’t have any roots yet. Once a week of watering is more than enough for now until they develop roots. A good indication is if you poke your soil and it’s dried 1 inch from the top. Then it’s a good sign to water again. Once they root then watering twice a week is ideal. But feel that your soil is dry a bit before watering. Potting mix is better because they are well drained soil. Cactus mixture hold moisture and don’t drain well which can cause rotting if unaware. Find soil potting mix that have perlite it helps with the draining. Fox farm ocean forest is an excellent brand. But they are just a bit costly for a bag.
My mom gave me a bunch of cuttings as well as her main potted plant. Could I put all the cuttings into one pot, and as soon as they show signs of rooting or growth, repot them into their own pots? Or do you suggest potting each cutting into its own pot? Thanks.
Hi! Can I plant cuttings direct to a large pot with trellis like the one in your video? Or do I need to start off in small pots first and then transplant? How long do you keep in that small fabric pot before you transfer?
I have been rooting cuttings that were given to me in a bucket of water. They have grown roots, Are you saying that I should cut of the roots and dry my cuttings before potting?
Hey mate, while taking cuttings, is it necessary to take cuttings from from a plant that is atleast two years old to get better fruit results or the unwanted stems of younger plants will do the job...
Hi Richard. New subscriber here. Glad I found your channel and starting to plant my own Dragon fruit. Live in the midwest so plants has to be move indoors during winter. Thanks for your honest reviews.
Your other videos say to have 1 vine top the trellis then cut to promote your canopy. The plant behind you branches out about a 1/3 the way up to top the trellis. My question is well this hinder fruit set?
Richard, I planted four stems or cuttings that I got from Amazon. Unfortunately, when I received the cuttings, there is no label of what kind or variety, although they look healthy. It will take about 5 weeks for roots to grow before I can transfer them in one big pot, indoor. Yes, indoor because I'm from Chicago. I will place the plant by the window where it can get some sun. We'll see what happens. Thoughts?
My dragon fruit is just all these 3-4 inch long growths. I didn't know what it wanted. I'm afraid my cuttings won't get big or strong enough but I think even if it's awkward I'll get a larger plant to get trained up. I'm in the north so I hope once I get my grow lights out I can get into this.
What variety of dragon fruit do you recommend for someone trying to grow for the first time? As well as cold hardiness for living in northeast USA lol but can bring inside and not be that cold. I was looking at Wallace ranch site and was debating Maria Rosa, dark star, and Robles red?
Hi Richard, Thanks for great dragon fruit lessons ! We have a pot on the full sun position but on 3 year is still no fruit . What can we do to get the fruits, Richard ? ( Melbourne, Australia )
Do you think it’s beneficial to cut the cuttings at the base so that the planted area is wider? Also, have you done any tests of using rooting hormones versus not using rooting hormone? 🤔
Hi Ronnie, if you have a healthy cutting they will root within 2-3 weeks. I would only use rooting hormone if there was a cutting that didn't look too well and needed the boost. But even with the rooting hormones on the healthy cuttings. They still root within 2 weeks so its not much of a difference. I recommend saving money and just let them naturally do it. But if you have a cutting that looks on the verge of rooting. The hormone will definitively give it some help.
Hi Richard, I am a newie and very excited of learning more of dragon fruits. I enjoyed all of your introduction videos, sooo much to learn. You have make it so fun and interesting:) I just brought some (American Beauty, Sugar Dragon, Vietnamese Red & White, and Purple Haze) cuttings on line, and should be arriving within a few weeks. I noticed that you used plastic bags to plant your young cuttings. Is there a reason for this?
To trap the evaporation to create basically a terrarium of warmth and moisture to best re create its primary climate and give itself its own watercycle
Dear Richard: I would love a viideo showing us how to test the sweetness of the fruit. I hear that the measure scale is in BRIX. I do not know how to spell it. Is it a device we can buy. Maybe through Amazon? Many thanks. I am Fernando from Seville, Spain.
Hi Fernando Garcia, I most definitely will be making a video on how to test the sweetness level in a fruit. Its a Brix Meter that is used to measure the scale of the sugar level in a fruit. Once I make the video ill add a link in my description of the one i use so you can purchase the correct one. I'll have that video up next week for you! Keep watching and look out for the video. I have some Dragon Fruits that i'm curious how sweet they are this year so i'll be testing them. :)
Hi I bought two small cutting and I planted them in a pot but it got a little cold one of those night 65*. So I brought inside and put them on my window sill but they have currently gotten like yellowish. Are they dying? What can I do to try to save them
My mother plant started sprouting more cuttings, one is branching 3-4 inches off the mother plant. Do I have to remove the growth/cuttings or just let them grow like you have the bigger ones growing up on the wood?? Thank you so much
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Thanks! I didn't know they couldn't go in the sun at first, put in shade, got it. Good to know not to bury the root deeper than the root area and not cover much of the flesh (another youtuber said to put it 3" down in soil, YIKES!). I wouldn't have known, so I watched your video. Your dragon fruit look so healthy and happy!
I follow the exact same steps as above. Having said that, when I've bought commercially grown, potted up, plants at garden centers I have pulled them apart (in the interests of scientific discovery) and seen that they do, indeed, place them a few inches into the soil. So, there seems to be more to the story, but I'm not sure what it is. Having said that, I'll keep following the technique in this video as it is logical and works for me.
So glad I watched this video before preceding with my cutting
Just planted almost a dozen cuttings following your advice. Fingers crossed I get some growth. In California but not close to ocean so extremely hot these days. I used cuttings from a plant that I’ve had for awhile but I had no clue about all of the rules to grow and get flowers. Thank you for your videos.
Omg!!! Proud filipina here!! You got me on tabo!!! Subscribing!!!
I bought a cutting as a gift for my mom. This was the perfect video to send her for instructions. Thank you!
This is the motivation i need, thanks. my dragon fruit is 5 years old. It has never bore fruit. Well, I didnt take care of it. I put it under a shade with no Stand at all... I seem like it rotting now.., so I’ll cut all the remaining branches and do what you are doing on this video...
How did you go?
I was amazed when you mentioned Tabo. Tabo is a filipino word for dipper. Nice tutorial for growing dragon fruits in a container. Im really thinking of planting that way.
He said TUB not tabo
@@johnrespect4215 this is old, but just got to the part where he distinctly says *tabo*, not tub and wanted to set that record straight. He even mentions that he "finally found out what it was called", which would be odd, not least of all because the thing he's referring to is not a tub
@@johnrespect4215 tabo is a small dipper in Tagalog used for washing your butt. why would he say "I finally discovered what it was called"?
Yup he is right he said tabo
Is it getting too cold to grow from cuttings now in So CAL, or wait for spring? What will be good months?
How often do you water?
Some people recommend cutting 1-2 inches off the bottom, dry them for a week, and to give more surface for root to grow.
Richard, when are you going to publish a book in DF? Question, does the DF get nurishment from the air roots if you wet them with the H2O/ fertilizer mix that you feed the plant with. My trellises are 4in square pvc wraped with burlap, the plants love it, they root up and grow fast. I started with four trellises back in OCT, i am starting on my 14th this week.
I'll try to plant more dragonfruit in the coming days. Tnx for teaching me thru your video...helps a lot.
Very helpful video Richard.
Question:I live in Arizona,its blazen🌞 hot in the summer 103°-115° it gets cold 🥶 in the winter doesn't snow here.
How often should I water my cuttings, whether I decide to plant them in the summer or winter?
Very informative for small holder farmer of Dragon fruit.
I love your video, it’s simple clear, nice and easy to understand. Please do more. Thanks!
Hi Mavis Ngo, thank you for watching my videos. Im glad you're enjoying and learning from them! It makes me very happy that you want to see more. I will do my best to continue!
@@GraftingDragonFruit can you publish videos for these plants after little growth observed
I'm from India
Thank you
Hi Richard, If u don't reply I know your so busy i understand 😊 and because of you
inspired me that I have planted so many dragon fruit trees from seed in my cold London flat 😆 most of plants are 14"-16" inches tall now nd my question is when do I start cutting them for rooting ? please someone tell me, I couldn't find any videos on that ..
I learned something today. salamat ! Dragon fruit smoothie is soooo good.
Dragon fruit journey begins today. Wish me luck!
All the best
I just bought cuttings online. The bad thing I did, I cut the end cause its dry.. So Im gonna wait another week to have it dried before planting it. Thanks to you, I didn't plant it right away, will wonder why its rotting.
Hello. How often do you water it in the summer after it has rooted and when is it safe to transplant to the bigger pot / ground? Thanks!
Have you got the answer?
Plz tell me, I Have a plant transplant
From my experience, once rooted, these things are bulletproof. I’d give it a month or two to root. Pull it out and stick it wherever. I have so many dragonfruit I have to give them away
I water my newly rooted plants twice a week.
Before they root, I try to keep a bowl at the bottom full of water to keep the soil moist. Moist but not wet, it’s a little tricky but they root quickly!
Hi there just got a few cuttings. Could I use Kellogg fish & kelp into my water in small ratio for added nutrients?
Using their potting soil with cactus soil mixed in 2 parts cactus to 1 part all natural garden soil.
Thanks!
Thank You. I live in Tokyo and look forward the growing Dragon fruit.
I'v been trying to plant this in my garden for quiet a long time now but ended up in total failure - well, just managed to harvest one fruit ie. But, i'm not throwing the towel just yet, infact im trying to plant a few cuttings now so fingers crossed. And, thank you very much for the tips...
Thanks for the video. Thanks for the tips on waiting until the cuttings are dry, and on putting them initially in shade. Do you water them daily for 3 seconds while in pots? How often and for how long do you water them once in the ground?
thank you, i am now interested to plant the dragon fruit cuttings that my friend gave me, i was inspired by your knowledge, thank you for sharing God bless
What do you use to tie? is that Floral Tape? what a great video for starters!! hug from fellow Dragon Fruiter in Costa Rica!
Hi! Help! I have a healthy dragon fruit cutting that started a shoot about a month ago. The shoot looks healthy but it has started to fold slightly and feels a bit soft. Should I clip off the shoot?
The plant could still be trying to heal and grow roots, if it is still green give it some time. (not an expert on dragonfruit, but I believe I remember him explaining a similar situation in one of his repotting cuttings videos)
Thanks bro. your demonstration was so quick and easy.
Thank you for being so thorough in your video
Hello .I am you're subsciber since i also plant dragon fruit.I thought all the while that your ethnicity is vietnamese until i heard "tabo".thank u for imparting your knowledge.
wow' this is the best & proper tutorial... thanks a lot for the additional knowledge you've share to us'
Thank you for watching friend!
@@GraftingDragonFruit you're always welcome mah friend : )
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. HOW long before you can expect the fruit? Thanx
Thank you for this content. I was given a dragon fruit plant that needs serious rehabilitation. It is scarred and yellowing and was tied to a stick for so long the tie cut into the branch a bit. After seeing this video I think I will take some healthy pieces off this unhealthy looking plant and try to root them just in case the plant itself dies. I find that sometimes taking care of a dying plant seems to hasten it's death. Maybe I can still salvage a cutting or two.
Hi Richard, When cutting from the main plant do you recommend adding organic cinnamon to the main plant and the cutting? I'm asking because in one of your other videos you mentioned rubbing organic cinnamon when cutting dragon fruit to prevent pests
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How often do you water after this initial 3 second water? And is it the same amount...the 3 second burst? Also, from this point in your video, how long should we expect before the shoot comes out, therefore indicating successful potting and rooting? Thanks in advance!
I will go back to check up on them every 2-3 days to see if the top soil is 1 inch dry from the top. If it is, then I will water it. As long as you check on it frequent enough youll get the feel of when and how often you'll need to water them. Once the shoot reaches 1 inch then you know its time to take them out to the sun and the process was successful!
I would love the yellow dragon fruit. Love your video. Your video are very helpful. Thank you!.
This is So new to me.... My D.F. plant is 1 yr old, in 2 weeks. Some fingers are 12" long and very thick. I repotted it today, the entire plant. There are 18 'fingers' in a 12" pot. Lots of room in there. I used Miracle Gro and it's Healthy! It has soft but sharp thorns at every ripple. Do I have to replant Each finger in its own pot? And When? When do the thorns fall off? Only 1 of my fingers has a double plant (like a tiny waistline, another growing on top. A Double decker). Your site is Very Informative so I Subscribed to you... And I'll see you on Instagram too. 👍👌 Thanks!
It is Now indoors, near a window (for sunlight), since the evenings up North are dipping down to 30° and mornings are 62°. 👍
Okay awesome! I got 3 cuts from a friend (who doesn’t know how to plant them) so now I know what to do
Hi, Love your videos. I am in Melbourne, Australia. Unfortunately, a strong wind removed my frost cover for my dragon fruit whilst I was away. I came home to my dragon fruit being in various stages of rotting. It was rotting from the ground up and very mushy. I have removed it and cut it back to healthy pieces. I am going to plant all of my pieces and wanted to check if you use normal potting mix or a cacti potting mix? I wasn't sure being that it is a cacti. Also, do you have any other recommendations to successfuly grow dragon fruit in an area with cold winters?
I love that you call it a tabo. Only Filipinos knows what it is or means.
I have over 1 meter cuttings should I cut them down to smaller cuttings thankyou.
Omg..its so easy ....thanks for the information..by the way,how much of water should I put?
I didnt watch your video before I plonked my dragon fruit cuttings (bits that fell off my main cutting :( ) into the soil. Yes, I panicked. It's been sitting there for a couple of weeks now in afternoon sun. Should I take it out and check if it's calloused and dried up or or should I just leave it as it is?
I cut back to the main cambian layer and used rooting hormone right away and had very large root bunch result. My scabbed cuttings took a bit longer and had roots only out bottom rim of inner cambian layer. Great vids! I think rot is mostly in the outer leaf flesh surrounding inner tube.
I don't fully expect a response from this but I'll try
If you put rooting hormone on the fresh cuttings was it still able to callus or did you not wait and just plant them right away?
Great videos, very informative. Have a problem with my cuttings, there are some black growing like fungus on the top, what should i do? Should I cut them out? Please help, they are growing roots well and I don't want anything happens to them. Thanks.
Hello, today I have follow your instructions and make a dragon fruit pot, I have a question that how often should I watering it and when will I plant them on tha permanent pole...... And lastly after following all the guidelines from this video I should put them on shade place before it grow an inch and when should I put them on under the sun
Thanks alot for the educational clip.,.am growing some splits here in Kenya and am patient waiting to see how it turns out
Awesome Video, at what point you transfer on to the bigger pot with a Trellis or can you just plant directly on to the bigger pot an skip the small pot??👍Thanks for sharing 👍👍
Thank you, you can transfer them into bigger pots as soon as you see a new growth comes out. I would let the shoot grow 1 inch before planting them into the bigger pots. You definitely can plant them into bigger pots right off the back, but... that just means you need to water that bigger pot with more water to have the soil moist. I prefer to grow them in small pots, save some water, and when the roots are nice, healthy, and big then that's when I would transfer them into a bigger pot. They will be more ready to spread their roots to make them selves feel at home in their new area. Hope this helps!
is it ok in japan ..i have dragon fruits in my balcony since summer right now .worried in winter time
Hi Luweeh, it’s okay to plant in Japan if you can have weather conditions around 65F-85F. They thrive best in these conditions. If it gets under 38F their flesh can rot and die. If weather gets over 95F+ for a long period of time they can get sun burnt and die. You’ll just need to use shade cloths to control the heat if it does get too hot.
Thank you
okay finally found the video... this is for the beginners... though my dragon fruit is six years old. it never grew big. its base is already rotting. So I need to chop off all the green branches and just do what you do in the video.
Hi Richard iv just recently purchased some cuttings an American beauty and a yellow dragon fruit both are self pollinating varieties, am trying to root them, i just potted them both in moist coco coir in a clear cup, American beauty has rooted but yellow hasent yet, also when the cutting starts producing extra shoots am gonna try and graft it on my two seedlings plant I got to make it into a bonsai plant hopefully doing it in UK 🤗
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Nice video, thanks for watching :)
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Hi, how do you fertilize DF new cutting branch? and how many time you fertilize? also what fertilize you used?
thanks
Hello Richard, I really appreciate your video on how to grow the dragon fruit plants. I am new at this however,, I did plant dragon fruit cuttings 3 years ago, but they never yielded any fruit. Now I know the plant needs early sunlight as well as pruning. Could you help me on uprooting it and transplanting it out in the sun? Is growing amongst my trees about 12 feet tall. Again I really enjoy your knowledge on this matter. Sonja in SoCal.
Hello, thank you for showing us how to plant dragonfruit cuttings!!
Quick question tho. Do you suggest doing this method before transplanting in ground? Or just plant it directly in the garden?
When do you water the cuttings again?
Hi. Thank u. Thank u for that great explanation. I've had my dragon fruit plant outside for over a year but hasn't yielded any fruit yet. Do u have any recommendations by chance?
Hello Richard! I have loadssssss of seedlings and They are growing so so well. But I didn’t find any videos showing how to transplant these. I took a picture but there is no where here to show you. There is so many and they look so so fragile. Am I supposed to remove each with a bit of the soil around it and replant in individual pots pls?
I can’t tell you how just in time this video was because I just got some cuttings that I didn’t know what to do with but how often should you water every day every other day or what?
And is potting mix better then using cactus garden soil ?
Hi Stoney Guerrero, I’m glad you found the video! For watering, since they don’t have any roots yet. Once a week of watering is more than enough for now until they develop roots. A good indication is if you poke your soil and it’s dried 1 inch from the top. Then it’s a good sign to water again. Once they root then watering twice a week is ideal. But feel that your soil is dry a bit before watering.
Potting mix is better because they are well drained soil. Cactus mixture hold moisture and don’t drain well which can cause rotting if unaware. Find soil potting mix that have perlite it helps with the draining. Fox farm ocean forest is an excellent brand. But they are just a bit costly for a bag.
Grafting Dragon Fruit all right this was really helpful now I think my cuttings have a chance
Hey Richard, I just started planting a few cutting. When is the ideal time for me to start using the FloraGrow or fertilizer?????? Thanks
My mom gave me a bunch of cuttings as well as her main potted plant. Could I put all the cuttings into one pot, and as soon as they show signs of rooting or growth, repot them into their own pots? Or do you suggest potting each cutting into its own pot? Thanks.
I did try dat process,i just wait for the days to come bout the development😘
I am just subscribe to your channel I love dragon fruit.
Thank you for watching and subscribing to my channel!
Very informative thanks alot I look forward to more interesting videos.
How often do you water the cutting after initial planting
Hi! Can I plant cuttings direct to a large pot with trellis like the one in your video? Or do I need to start off in small pots first and then transplant?
How long do you keep in that small fabric pot before you transfer?
I have been rooting cuttings that were given to me in a bucket of water. They have grown roots, Are you saying that I should cut of the roots and dry my cuttings before potting?
Love your video! You are really the king of dragonfruit!
I would like some dragon fruit cutting if it is possible.
Thank you Richard!
I appreciate your sharing
Hey mate,
while taking cuttings, is it necessary to take cuttings from from a plant that is atleast two years old to get better fruit results or the unwanted stems of younger plants will do the job...
Hi, I've a question please
Did you don't give it any water again until it shows the new growth?
It's funny that as you were describing how good bamboo is you kinda sold me on growing bamboo.
Just make sure you really want to plant the bamboo. It's very hard to get rid of.
Hi Richard, thanks for sharing your knowledge and videos. I see some people sell the cuts but I wonder if you sell them, I'd rather buy from you?
Hi Richard. New subscriber here. Glad I found your channel and starting to plant my own Dragon fruit. Live in the midwest so plants has to be move indoors during winter. Thanks for your honest reviews.
Your other videos say to have 1 vine top the trellis then cut to promote your canopy.
The plant behind you branches out about a 1/3 the way up to top the trellis.
My question is well this hinder fruit set?
Great video! Can you tell me approximately long it takes for the cuttings to get 1 inch of growth from the time of planting? Thanks! 🙂👍
Nice video. Located a variety of cuttings. Making a schedule 80 trellis.
Richard, I planted four stems or cuttings that I got from Amazon. Unfortunately, when I received the cuttings, there is no label of what kind or variety, although they look healthy. It will take about 5 weeks for roots to grow before I can transfer them in one big pot, indoor. Yes, indoor because I'm from Chicago. I will place the plant by the window where it can get some sun. We'll see what happens. Thoughts?
My dragon fruit is just all these 3-4 inch long growths. I didn't know what it wanted. I'm afraid my cuttings won't get big or strong enough but I think even if it's awkward I'll get a larger plant to get trained up. I'm in the north so I hope once I get my grow lights out I can get into this.
This video was very helpful👏🏼🙌🏼
Thanks for sharing your expertise, you are Awesome! I am new in growing Dragon fruit and I learned so much from your videos
Very helpful information! Can i use the regular potting mix for vegetables? How often should i water these babies after the cuttings are planted?
I love your videos… I just planted my first little cuttings. How often do you water them the three seconds?
What variety of dragon fruit do you recommend for someone trying to grow for the first time? As well as cold hardiness for living in northeast USA lol but can bring inside and not be that cold. I was looking at Wallace ranch site and was debating Maria Rosa, dark star, and Robles red?
Thanyou to share all kinds of your dragon fruits, hey brother can you please let me know where you I can buy the red flowers dragon fruit?thanks
Can you graft large cuttings. Or are small ones better?
Hi Richard,
Thanks for great dragon fruit lessons !
We have a pot on the full sun position but on 3 year is still no fruit . What can we do to get the fruits, Richard ? ( Melbourne, Australia )
Are they flowering? If so, you may need to hand pollinate them from a different variety
Do you think it’s beneficial to cut the cuttings at the base so that the planted area is wider? Also, have you done any tests of using rooting hormones versus not using rooting hormone? 🤔
Hi Ronnie, if you have a healthy cutting they will root within 2-3 weeks. I would only use rooting hormone if there was a cutting that didn't look too well and needed the boost. But even with the rooting hormones on the healthy cuttings. They still root within 2 weeks so its not much of a difference. I recommend saving money and just let them naturally do it. But if you have a cutting that looks on the verge of rooting. The hormone will definitively give it some help.
Will they root in the winter? Like right now? NorCal average day temp is 65 degrees.
I have some real long cuttings that are 4ft. Can I root those are do you have to only do small lengths? Thanks for any advice.
Thanks, perfect info for me as a friend just gave me 4 cuttings :)
Amazing. Thanks so much for showing us. I’ll come to my parents soon for some dragon fruit cuttings.
Very nice sir....thank u for sharing us your good ideas...
Hi Richard, I am a newie and very excited of learning more of dragon fruits. I enjoyed all of your introduction videos, sooo much to learn. You have make it so fun and interesting:) I just brought some (American Beauty, Sugar Dragon, Vietnamese Red & White, and Purple Haze) cuttings on line, and should be arriving within a few weeks. I noticed that you used plastic bags to plant your young cuttings. Is there a reason for this?
To trap the evaporation to create basically a terrarium of warmth and moisture to best re create its primary climate and give itself its own watercycle
Gracias por la información.
Puedo plantar los brotes directamente en el piso, o debo esperar a que tengan raíz?
Saludos.
Si ves q está hablando en inglés pq preguntas en español?
Dear Richard:
I would love a viideo showing us how to test the sweetness of the fruit.
I hear that the measure scale is in BRIX. I do not know how to spell it.
Is it a device we can buy. Maybe through Amazon?
Many thanks. I am Fernando from Seville, Spain.
Hi Fernando Garcia, I most definitely will be making a video on how to test the sweetness level in a fruit. Its a Brix Meter that is used to measure the scale of the sugar level in a fruit. Once I make the video ill add a link in my description of the one i use so you can purchase the correct one. I'll have that video up next week for you! Keep watching and look out for the video. I have some Dragon Fruits that i'm curious how sweet they are this year so i'll be testing them. :)
So cool!! start to grow one for sure thanks
Hi
I bought two small cutting and I planted them in a pot but it got a little cold one of those night 65*. So I brought inside and put them on my window sill but they have currently gotten like yellowish. Are they dying? What can I do to try to save them
My mother plant started sprouting more cuttings, one is branching 3-4 inches off the mother plant. Do I have to remove the growth/cuttings or just let them grow like you have the bigger ones growing up on the wood?? Thank you so much
You don’t have to remove them, just steer the growth