The Tropical Fruit Forum

Hey Old Fruit Friends...... it's been several years since I logged on. Life took over when my mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and taking care of her until she passed last year left me with little time to engage in my hobbies (even my garden got neglected- Thank God my trees were forgiving).
I finally have time to pay attention!! Lots has happened over the last years... kids have all grown up and graduated college and starting their careers- Empty Nest! (bet they're glad I can't make them help me re-pot big fruit trees anymore) I have cut my hours back at work so I have Mondays and Tuesdays off and I love it. My trees are looking great.... pictures in a yard review to follow. And thanks to messaging pictures to Sheehan...discovered that the 40 foot tall tree that was planted by the previous owner, in my front yard since I bought my house 18 years ago IS A SAPODILLA TREE!!! the fruit are huge and sweet too....bonus!! I'm glad to be back to reconnect.... look for my yard update next Monday.
Cheers
Marin

Yes I am sure especially since I tested some of my mangoes at the same time. I thought it was crazy that the dragon fruit was higher than some of the mangoes. The refractometer had just been calibrated and was in good working order so I am happy. The dragon fruit vary so I am going to guess water content may play a role in it.
 

I made this 5 weeks ago. It was very simple to construct if anyone is interested in the supply list and instructions. I am growing Physical Grafitti and Haley's Comet. I also have American Beauty rooting in a separate pot. I have had a huge growth spurt in the last week. I am looking forward to fruit!

Amazing to look back at this old post and see what this dragon fruit has done in a bit over 3 years!! Extremely productive with fruits as big as 1.5 lbs and brix scores as high as 18.5!

Anyone in the know want to help me figure out what variety?

Gary, wait until I post pics from the ship once I get home to a computer...

While everyone was hitting the town in Portland living the life...I found the nearest mart and stocked up on mangos for the trip back homevere..everyone thought I was crazy..I don't think they understand my passion for mangos lol

We get it! My daughter would go on patrol on the USCG Gallatin for 100+ day long patrols out of Charleston. The fresh mangoes and bananas would be gone within the first week out to sea and she (a South Floridian from birth) would dream of tropical fruit until they ported somewhere from Gitmo to Panama or Colombia after 30-40+ days out to sea. First stop after finding dry land....a hotel and MANGOES!! and well.... maybe an ice cold mango margarita
Her high endurance cutter will be retired/decom at the end of this month and she is being restationed closer to Florida (Brunswick GA) so now I won't have to be shipping her home grown mangoes to Charleston anymore THANK GOD! I can just drive them up to Jacksonville!
Good luck with your trees! You have made a great selection.

Your trees look awesome!!!

I signed up. Should be a great event. Maybe one of the last of the events hosted by Chris Rollins since he plans to retire.

It looks like it should work quite well. Best of luck with your project. If any of those 4 fruitlets make it to harvest you will feel your efforts would be very worth every penny. Even if your tree comes through with no cold damage it should feel like a great reward for your efforts.

You have a beautiful yard Mangoperro. I especially love the mandarin orange tree!
Thanks for posting the video.

I'm want to make a set-up like MarinFla has in the pictures. This is the first time planting dragon fruit for me. Does it matter if I mix the type of dragon fruit on each post. I was going to put Halleys Comet and Vietnamese Jaina on the same post.

Thanks,

Mike

I have Physical Graffiti and Haley's Comet both in mine. You can do as many as you like as long as you are OK with not being sure what variety your harvesting if you can't follow which branch it's growing on back to the originating plant. I can usually follow it  back for ID

Great Job.

YEAH that would be germination  in 6 weeks roughly to what they look like now. The second picture shows a side view of the baby plants. At first I thought they were coming from the roots so I pulled one out to find that the little plants were completely independent!

I went outside to check my dragon fruit trellis and train/ tie up some new growth and found these babies growing underneath!!!
I have been tossing the decaying flowers and the small fruits that aborted after not developing into the pot so maybe could it be possible that after they rotted the seeds germinated?? Just amazing to me. This trellis is now approaching 2 years old on Dec 31st and it's doing great. I got 2 dozen fruit off it this fall and they were all well over a pound with the highest brix reading at 18.6 (you have to click on pictures of the babies twice to get it to open to full screen...they are tiny!)