In this episode, I’m checking in on the dragonfruit cuttings that I’m experimenting rooting 3 different ways. I’ve got some bad news, bad news, and good news for ya! Watch to see which one worked, which one didn’t, and how I solved the problem.
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So funny. Just last night I was thinking I need to learn about growing dragon fruit & your video showed up!
Hi I am in Zone 9/9a are your seeds suitable for these zones. Also I can't use a lot of water so I like less thirsty vegetable plants. So can you reply please.
Btw I couldn't find a way to contact you on your website & I don't do social media. Thanks
Nice kim😎😎😎😎😎
My Mom grew a dragon fruit years ago but she did not know what it was. She thought it was just a succulent. It was in a pot on her patio and it got huge!!! I crawled everywhere. I think I even remember the flowers on it. Did not know it was actually going to produce edible fruit 🤣. My Mom is gone now and so is the plant. I sure wish I had a cutting from it now, it would have been a nice memory from her. She loved nothing more than gardening.👩🏻🌾 I sure miss her.
This is such a great topic, and any success is to be appreciated! I've tried to study this, even from a master gardener perspective. To me the success part is elusive. I've even failed at trying to root mint! I tried to use those plastic "root ball" things to root blackberries. Let's just say that I'm batting .000 with blackberries over many years. So yeah, the pursuit goes on. Rooting hormones are a plus, and knowing when the plant is at the right stage, I think is also very important. I've noticed that trying to root stems that I've cut in the fall are a fail. So if I ever figure this out, I just thought of a book idea… lol. Congrats on getting that Dragonfruit to root! Free plants!
My journey with dragon fruit well is going good I stared from seeds and now I have a big long almost 6 ft tall and many other that have been growing from that one, those extras I just put them in soil and they are growing I hope this winter they do okay, I need to cover it since is to big to bring it inside let’s see what happens and if I ever get fruit, Kim I love you are covering dragon fruit thank you 😊
I'm glad one worked. Would've been sad if all had died. If you have any survivors come spring, and you put them in a big pot, you might want to look up how to build a dragonfruit frame. Apparently they need serious support. Maybe even make a tiny support for it while it's tiny. I wish you the best of luck. It sure would be nice to see it grow for you, and make those beautiful, strange fruits!
The two in soil may have gotten roots if started indoors, but I originally started mine in water as well. It is so fun to see my dragonfruit cuttings in your videos…can’t wait to see them growing in your garden!
Aloha Kim, I started all of my cuttings in soil, outside and left them on a table in the carport. No direct sun. We left our cuttings in pots and it rooted. When a new part of the dragon fruit was growing from the original plant, then we transplanted our rooted cuttings into their new home (dragonfruit trellis). I only wanted one plant, but I was told you need two depending on the type of dragonfruit to hand pollinate. Have fun with your fruit, I'm experimenting growing water chestnuts.🌈