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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Thompson’s S-8 (sugar) dragon fruit cuttings SOUTH FLORIDA
« on: April 02, 2018, 05:30:11 PM »
Got it on West Coast and they were good size cuttings and use black kow and get roots in a week
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South Florida people:Sorry already have a S8 in S FL
I emailed Linda Nickerson hoping to purchase a cutting or two of her s-8. She informed me that she ships only in large flat rate boxes ($25) plus $8 for a large cutting. Seems like it makes sense to order 10-20 cuttings if I go in with a few forum members.
If you are interested, check the buy and sell forum or PM me directly.
Keith
http://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=26440.0
But God luck with yellow or Frankies red, one place that does have 2 different kinds of yellow is Top Tropicals, and Frankies Red is still to rare
Frost damage usually raises its ugly head in days/weeks to follow, some results are immediately the day following to 3 days, some struggle to hang on and die in 2-3 weeks. again, keep roots warm, you can lose limbs but save roots and bottom few feet and plant will grow back up.100 agree most will show up within the next week or 2
Is there a good website on how to build these structures? I know there must be lots of variations on the theme.If you find one let me know
I like the concrete supports, and thought about making my own but decided instead to try making them out of ABS pipe. Wood only lasts 4-5 years in my yard before rotting out or getting eaten by termites so that was out. I drew up a few designs, and settled on this one - 4" ABS main support with 1 1/2" top supports. In order for it to handle the weight (eventually) I cross drilled the top with a 1 1/2" conduit hole cutter and trimmed down a PVC cross to fit. Everything glued together perfectly and appears quite strong. I wrapped the main post in four wraps of burlap using self tapping screws. I'll be wrapping the top supports also to protect it from UV damage.
I got these cuttings from Simon a year and a half ago, and they have barely grown since - they really did not like the shaded sandy location they were in and needed a move. Time will tell and we shall see...
I have wood post rotting issues in my yard as well, so I built these from 4" and 1 1/2" ABS pipe. Cross drilled with a 1 1/2" conduit hole saw and cut down a 1 1/2" PVC cross to fit inside for added support. Very sturdy and should last a long time.
Hey guys, I'm looking for the biggest white flesh variety there is out there which is self pollinating. Taste, flavour or other factors doesn't matter. I'm in just for the size. Need the variety name which sets the biggest fruit size wise.
Thanks!
Vietnamese Giant?
Just Remember your in Italy he is in California, Im in Florida, different places have different requirements for same plant
Someone told me to keep them dry until flowering in late may/june.
Not good advice in my opinion.
I'm a newbie, what is a good advice according your experience?
