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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mango name?
« on: August 24, 2019, 06:19:17 PM »
Looks like Valencia Pride, but VP typically has some fiber.
No. It is not VPride. I have VP mango. Their fruits are different.
Thanks,  Oolie

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Mango name?
« on: August 24, 2019, 12:14:30 PM »
Do you know the name of these mangoes?  We got the scions from a friend. Fruits are large and fiberless.
 Thanks








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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon fruit plant in pot
« on: August 13, 2019, 09:33:28 AM »
I followed the excellent advice from OP to make mine. DF are growing fine, except that they appear flat and a little bit wrinkly at some areas. What can I do to make them fill out more?
Thanks so much for this thread!


Your DF is too young. Next summer they will be fat.  If you have room, move them slowly to full sun area. DF likes a lot of suns but not over 100F, the DF branch will burn.

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Thanks, Samu
It is very interesting

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon fruit plant in pot
« on: April 22, 2019, 09:18:44 AM »
Hi,
I know it's been almost two years since you posted the photos of your dragon fruit trellis, but I really want to THANK YOU! I have scoured the internet to get ideas on how to plant my cuttings, but everything is so complicated. I didn't want to ask my son to help me create cement posts with rebar, wooden posts with tires, etc., etc. Every idea I came across was too complicated for me to do on my own, until I happened upon the image of your dragon fruit solution. I joined this forum yesterday to access your information and directions. I'm just a person with limited space that wanted to grow some dragon fruit without a huge hassle. You have made that possible! Many thanks! ~ Merrilee :-)
I am happy that my post helps you to make your own trellis. Happy garden

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon fruit plant in pot
« on: April 22, 2019, 09:14:32 AM »
Miracle: how did the plants get to the top of the tomato cage with no stake? I'm starting mine following your method, and they're only about a 2 feet tall. At this time, I only have them in the container, not tomato cage, no EMT tubes yet.
Thanks,
Hello NewGen,
I just use some fabric or plastic strings to tie them up to the case to guide them to over the top and to remove them later.
Sorry, I am answering you too late because I did not log in this site for a while.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Yellow Dragon Fruit variety.
« on: September 24, 2018, 11:58:51 PM »

I have never seen a yellow Undatus with red-flesh. I wish you would post a picture.

Hello Ricshaw,
You misunderstood. I got a yellow dragon fruit seeds and I grown. After four years,  my first offspring of the yellow dragon fruit seedlings gave me a fruit. The fruit was red outside and red inside.   
It is not a yellow outside and red inside as you thought.

A friend of mine bought a "Yellow Dragon Fruit" cutting on eBay. After several months growing he decided that it was NOT what he thought he purchased. He gave it to me to grow. The fruit turned out to be red on the outside and red on the inside,.

If I did not grow from the seeds that I saved from the yellow dragon fruit.  I think that the offsprings reversed to their original parents.  All my seedlings had fruits which are red both inside and outside.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Yellow Dragon Fruit variety.
« on: September 22, 2018, 03:18:39 PM »
Why are they naming a Dragon fruit over terrorist name? Now we got government watching this discussion...... :o

Isis is a girl's name. My granddaughter has a school friend named Isis.

I bought this yellow dragon fruit in Big Island, Hawaii. Brought some seeds back and grown for four years from seeds.  All my fruits from the yellow dragon fruit seedlings are red inside and outside, not yellow outside and white inside . .lol. it is reversed to the parents.  But the fruits are more sweeter than the one I got in Hawaii.

I have never seen a yellow Undatus with red-flesh. I wish you would post a picture.

Hello Ricshaw,
You misunderstood. I got a yellow dragon fruit seeds and I grown. After four years,  my first offspring of the yellow dragon fruit seedlings gave me a fruit. The fruit was red outside and red inside.   
It is not a yellow outside and red inside as you thought.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Yellow Dragon Fruit variety.
« on: September 22, 2018, 02:35:21 AM »

And there is one currently from Australia hybrid called ISIS GOLD which is a hott item since it has been reported to have a taste like lemonade


Why are they naming a Dragon fruit over terrorist name? Now we got government watching this discussion...... :o

Not sure but they are in Australia, maybe ask why they chose that name and let us know


I bought this yellow dragon fruit in Big Island, Hawaii. Brought some seeds back and grown for four years from seeds.  All my fruits from the yellow dragon fruit seedlings are red inside and outside, not yellow outside and white inside . .lol. it is reversed to the parents.  But the fruits are more sweeter than the one I got in Hawaii.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon fruit plant in pot
« on: September 21, 2018, 02:53:13 AM »
I put some electrical plastic conduits on the top of a tomato cage. You can use 1 1:/2" × 1 1/2" wood too.
I used the tomato cage to reinforce  and keep my df inside. I do not recommend to use bamboo sticks. They are not durable and strong as steel conduits.
Bring that list to Home Depot; they will help you to get what you need.
Good luck, dandandan

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon fruit plant in pot
« on: September 14, 2018, 12:55:04 AM »
Never....
I got the df branches those are easy to set fruits from friends and family.
If they do not set fruits themselves,  they will go inside the trash can after 2  or 3 years 😁

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon fruit plant in pot
« on: September 13, 2018, 01:08:44 AM »
Thanks again for the design my Dragon fruit are doing great



Look great
chop the end of the DF branches, keep about 3-ft long, you will have more flowers at every node .... means more dragon fruits
Train your DF plant shape as an umbrella top==> look neat

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon fruit plant in pot
« on: September 13, 2018, 01:05:39 AM »
What are you guys using as stakes inside the tomato cage?
1/2" or 3/4"of 10-ft  steel  EMT  from Home Depot, cut half 5-ft each

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon fruit plant in pot
« on: September 10, 2018, 09:44:55 AM »
Hello Spaugh,
The fruits are so so... Fruit set is very low
I grow it because I like the flowers... they are very pretty :)



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon fruit plant in pot
« on: September 10, 2018, 12:59:23 AM »
Here are mine.  I had four df in the pots.
How is your dragon fruit in pot?  Please upload your df in pot. I hope all doing well






Only this df is leaned to one side



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon fruit plant in pot
« on: November 16, 2017, 12:54:46 AM »
Miracle,
I love your your trellis layout! So effector, yet economical! :) I just made one myself. 

I'm going to add some supplemental lighting and heat. Prehaps a reptile heat lamp? I haven't been able to get df to flower or even grow much inside the greenhouse. I suspect it doesn't like filtered sunlight, since my greenhouse has glass that reduces uv. It grows nicely outside in direct sunlight and hot weather. I want to grow it successfully this time. I'm so sick of nasty store-bought df. I am growing "Red Zamorano" and "Purple Haze". Fingers crossed!
Thanks for posting!



Thanks, sildanani
Your trellis is very nice too.  Good luck with your df
FYI my white df will flowers two crops per year, one in June and one in late August. Red df will flowers three crops: late March,  June and late August.

Wow, it's a miracle alright.  How do you get DF to fruit so many time per year?

thanks!

Kent
May be the heat in Southern California and luck... I guess 😁

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon fruit plant in pot
« on: November 16, 2017, 12:40:41 AM »
Why not plant directly into the stone pot?
Thanks,
Appearance. Plastic pot will not let the water absorb  to the ceramic pot. You will not see the water stain or white milddew on the pot. Your ceramic pot will last longer.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon fruit plant in pot
« on: November 15, 2017, 01:18:19 AM »
Miracle,
I love your your trellis layout! So effector, yet economical! :) I just made one myself. 

I'm going to add some supplemental lighting and heat. Prehaps a reptile heat lamp? I haven't been able to get df to flower or even grow much inside the greenhouse. I suspect it doesn't like filtered sunlight, since my greenhouse has glass that reduces uv. It grows nicely outside in direct sunlight and hot weather. I want to grow it successfully this time. I'm so sick of nasty store-bought df. I am growing "Red Zamorano" and "Purple Haze". Fingers crossed!
Thanks for posting!



Thanks, sildanani
Your trellis is very nice too.  Good luck with your df
FYI my white df will flowers two crops per year, one in June and one in late August. Red df will flowers three crops: late March,  June and late August.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon fruit plant in pot
« on: November 14, 2017, 01:55:03 AM »
Thanks

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Yellow dragon fruit.
« on: October 26, 2017, 12:52:16 AM »
I have a 3 foot long rooted cutting from a friend here, just transplanted it fron a ploy to the arbor, I read somewhere they like less water than the other varieties.
I water mine the same as other dragon fruits. FYI

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Yellow dragon fruit.
« on: October 26, 2017, 12:49:52 AM »
Best to grow many seeds for better odds. Hopefully it tastes good. Still a win if it doesn't require manual pollination.

You are right... I  only kept about 10 seedlings (out of 100 seedlings) in one pot and two places in ground.  So far the ones had fruits are red inside and outside. One plant does not have any flowers yet.
Taste are  sweet, but not as sweeter than the other red dragon fruit that I grows.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Yellow dragon fruit.
« on: October 26, 2017, 12:40:23 AM »




This is what I got from growing the yellow dragon fruit from seeds after 4 years. The fruit that I got from a yellow dragon fruit seedling is red inside and outside.  Completely different fruit than the one I got seeds from a yellow dragon fruit in previous posts.  Why?
Plant is self fertility. No hand pollination is  needed. Plant does very well both in pot and in ground.

Why? Seeds do not produce clones of the fruit they come from. Each seed is a new hybrid.

By any chance...  did you sell cuttings of your yellow Dragon Fruit grown from seeds on eBay?  :(

I do not sell anything on Ebay.   All seedlings are given out to friends and co workers. I hope some of the seedlings will produce a yellow fruit, then I will ask them to share back a branch to me.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Yellow dragon fruit.
« on: October 25, 2017, 12:42:57 AM »




This is what I got from growing the yellow dragon fruit from seeds after 4 years. The fruit that I got from a yellow dragon fruit seedling is red inside and outside.  Completely different fruit than the one I got seeds from a yellow dragon fruit in previous posts.  Why?
Plant is self fertility. No hand pollination is  needed. Plant does very well both in pot and in ground.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon fruit plant in pot
« on: October 20, 2017, 12:09:02 AM »
Just made mine today. Thank you for the design can't wait for them to grow

Look very nice. Do not forget to put two pieces 3-ft plastic conduit on the top when your dragon fruit grows higher than the tomato case. Train your dragon fruit as an umbrella shape.  Good luck

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon fruit plant in pot
« on: October 20, 2017, 12:04:35 AM »
Hi Miracle, thanks a lot for sharing your efficient looking design!
 
My brother gave me 4 cuttings from his trees 2 days ago,
so your design showing up here is just in the nick of time for me...! :)

You are welcome

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