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Mark, my rainwater reading are always around 5.6, my believe rainwater is always acidic.
Mark,Nice looking setup. Will the PVC stand up to the weight of the pitaya? They can get pretty massive when given time.
Mark PVC will break on u. It cannot hold the weight. Even 4x4 will redwood will eventually break on u.
Mark, I got two growing, but one is still alive but not doing anything to my liking. What are you going to do next spring. How is your outlook for the future, what is going to be big with your acrage?Mark, I you want Mr Minh sionwood I can send you all you want, otherwise they are going on the burn pile.
Mark PVC will break on u. It cannot hold the weight. Even 4x4 will redwood will eventually break on u. If u want long term solution i highly recommend a aluminum pole with cement or a 4x4 rebar cement post. You don’t needs all the top part. One strait post will be fine and eventually your dragon fruit will form the shap u want with pruning. My uncle does this on his plantation. Quote from: Jct on September 24, 2018, 03:55:39 PMMark,Nice looking setup. Will the PVC stand up to the weight of the pitaya? They can get pretty massive when given time.
Quote from: Mikey on September 25, 2018, 12:48:48 PMMark PVC will break on u. It cannot hold the weight. Even 4x4 will redwood will eventually break on u. Oh don't say that, it's what I'm using! I guess I'm going to have to look at changing my setup sometime in the future.
Mark, you could probably just throw some rebar inside the PVC before the DF vines get larger and be good to go. They do get heavy and will probably break the pipes within a year or 2 otherwise. Each plant could be 50+ pounds.You might want to attach the backside to the frame of the GH also cause its going to want to tip over with all the growth hanging over towards you. You will need to train the vines to come up and over towards the inside of the GH. Easy to do with a little selective pruning.