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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit thread.
« on: May 04, 2020, 01:51:22 PM »
I"ve done/seen smaller wheeled setups, but that one is straight up impressive!
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit thread.
« on: April 18, 2020, 08:15:13 PM »
I finally sat down and sorted out the bits left from my plants. Looks like I have 5 solid pieces I can restart from. It's basically back to the beginning, but I can work with it! I have a few new cuttings ready to go, too, so I'm interested to compare the growth on the 8+ year old pieces I'm reviving with the new pieces.
I do have one that is what looks like a mostly dead stem, but it has a ton of fresh roots growing from it. I stuck it in a pot with fingers crossed, but I'm not holding my breath. If the little guy shows any signs of growth at all, I'll make sure to snap some photos, cause this one is definitely the underdog of the bunch.
I do have one that is what looks like a mostly dead stem, but it has a ton of fresh roots growing from it. I stuck it in a pot with fingers crossed, but I'm not holding my breath. If the little guy shows any signs of growth at all, I'll make sure to snap some photos, cause this one is definitely the underdog of the bunch.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit thread.
« on: April 09, 2020, 07:11:42 PM »
After a long bout of health problems, I'm back to my dragon fruit. The person who was taking care of the plants for me didn't do a great job, so all 10 of my plants have been reduced to a pile of unlabeled stragglers in a single pot 
While I work on rehabilitating them enough to ID, where can I go to get more cuttings online? It looks like Matt's has completely closed down and Spicy Exotics is completely out of the Natural Mystic, David Bowie, Purple Haze, and Physical Graffiti I'd like to start with on this go-round.
While I work on rehabilitating them enough to ID, where can I go to get more cuttings online? It looks like Matt's has completely closed down and Spicy Exotics is completely out of the Natural Mystic, David Bowie, Purple Haze, and Physical Graffiti I'd like to start with on this go-round.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: New love, cactus pears
« on: October 20, 2015, 08:47:46 AM »
Thanks ricshaw. I'll check it out once im done with the farm chores.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: New love, cactus pears
« on: October 19, 2015, 08:15:00 PM »
Southern California has Prickly Pear growing everywhere too. BUT, not all roadside Prickly Pear cacti is the same.
Yeah, I've been figuring that out lately. My neighbors aren't nice enough to share pads, so the only ones I've been able to acquire are the roadside variety. It's lead to an interesting (but mostly disappointing) variety of fruits.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: New love, cactus pears
« on: October 19, 2015, 08:52:29 AM »
I agree with Mark. Prickly pear is literally everywhere here. Most of my plants came from roadside cuttings! I love that I can use them to keep prying hands out of the rest of my garden, while I can still eat the fruit and pads 
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Banana problem
« on: October 19, 2015, 08:47:00 AM »not to worry. bananas are really hard to kill. their patron saint is lazarus.
Haha, that's good to know. I have a decent green thumb, but my husband kills plants just by looking at them (perfectly illustrated by my thriving satsuma, and his dead ponderosa lemon). He'll be happy to know we have at least one thing that he can claim without killing in a week.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Rooting DF cuttings?
« on: October 16, 2015, 01:11:21 PM »
I know most people let theirs scar a bit before trying to root them, but I've always had great success with sticking the cutting straight in the dirt. Its pretty warm where I am, and my DF are in full sun so I attribute most of the success to the heat.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Banana problem
« on: October 15, 2015, 02:31:29 PM »
Really? Awesome! I'm repotting some guava this evening, so I'll make sure to get this little guy into something better
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Banana problem
« on: October 15, 2015, 01:59:19 PM »
Sorry, it would help if I rememered to add the photo...
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Banana problem
« on: October 15, 2015, 01:55:40 PM »
The mailman just delivered a package containing a blue java (ice cream) banana plant 
I've got a few different tropicals already, but this is my first banana plant so I'm kinda lost. The main leaf stem is bent and looks like it's going to die. Do I need to just contact the person I got it from and have them send me another, or is it something that I can save on my own?
I've got a few different tropicals already, but this is my first banana plant so I'm kinda lost. The main leaf stem is bent and looks like it's going to die. Do I need to just contact the person I got it from and have them send me another, or is it something that I can save on my own?12
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit thread.
« on: October 10, 2015, 05:35:05 PM »
I ordered cuttings for megalanthus and Edgars Baby this week. I'm pretty excited to grow both of them out. I also got lucky and found some magenta fleshed DF at the grocery store. No clue what the variety is, but they are extremely juicy and pleasingly grape flavored. If I can snag a photo of the remaining fruit before someone snags it from the fridge, I'll post a photo later.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit thread.
« on: October 08, 2015, 12:08:11 AM »
I've been growing dragon fruit for a little over a year now, and found this thread today. After reading through all 58 pages, I definitely learned a few things I didn't previously know!
I wish I had more varieties, but I love the ones I do have-American Beauty, Dark Star, David Bowie, Delight, Halleys Comet, and Physical Graffiti. PG has been my best grower by far! I haven't had any fruit yet, but reading through everyones posts has given me a lot to look forward to, as well as dreams of acquiring many more varieties.
I wish I had more varieties, but I love the ones I do have-American Beauty, Dark Star, David Bowie, Delight, Halleys Comet, and Physical Graffiti. PG has been my best grower by far! I haven't had any fruit yet, but reading through everyones posts has given me a lot to look forward to, as well as dreams of acquiring many more varieties.
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