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Old 08-13-2008, 11:09 AM   #21 (permalink)
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I noticed that the Filipino store, Seafood City sells the pink ones in the frozen section. I'll get a bag next time I'm there! They also sell the Banana ketchup and all sorts of rare tropical fruits. I bought some Saba and Manzano bananas there last week.
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I noticed that the Filipino store, Seafood City sells the pink ones in the frozen section. I'll get a bag next time I'm there! They also sell the Banana ketchup and all sorts of rare tropical fruits. I bought some Saba and Manzano bananas there last week.
It is reported that the seeds propagate readily in agar at 75 (F), or in the soil-less gel sold in mini-cups for rooting a single cutting.
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It is reported that the seeds propagate readily in agar at 75 (F), or in the soil-less gel sold in mini-cups for rooting a single cutting.
Even after being frozen?
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Even after being frozen?
You mean ... you're not going to try?! Honestly, I have no idea.
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Hello everyone, has your Physical graffiti and American Beauty fruited yet? My "Halley's Comet" is supposed to be nearly identical to your "Physical Grafitti". They are both highly recommended Red type dragon fruit and they are supposed to be delicious! My American Beauty has 1 fruit so far this year and my Halley's Comet is waay bigger and I'm hoping it will fruit soon. I kept my plants in very small pots for almost half a year and only just repoted them so they should fruit heavily next year.

For those of you who want to plant Dragon Fruit from seeds, I do not recommend it. It takes a long time and if you plant a cutting instead, you know the quality of fruit you are getting, you know whether it is self fruitful, and you know what growing conditions it likes. Some DF do not like strong sun and will turn Yellow and even die in strong intense Summer sunlight. If you really want to grow DF I can give you a free cutting of my white varieties but I will have to charge for my Halleys Comet or American Beauty cuttings.
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These look and sound interesting. Anyone going to have some cuttings this fall? I would like to try rooting them this winter and see if I can make them grow here.
Just PM me if you might have a couple. Thanks!
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These look and sound interesting. Anyone going to have some cuttings this fall? I would like to try rooting them this winter and see if I can make them grow here.
Just PM me if you might have a couple. Thanks!
I definitely have cuttings. See the ad: [Sale or Trade] Dragon Fruit cuttings - Bananas.org
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Simon,
We would be interest in some white varity DF!
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Hello everyone, I recently pruned my white dragonfruit so I have lots of cuttings available for those of you that can pick up. I live in San Diego, CA. The cuttings are super easy to root and they produce wonderful fruit but it depends on how you grow them as well as the variety. I can't ship because i'm pretty busy working two jobs but if one of you live in San Diego and can pick up several branches to ship to other members, I'll definitely donate the plants.
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I would love to try a cutting. Someone in San Diego help! I don't know how well it would do in a pot.
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Several folks have ask me about growing Pitayas, esp. in cold winter areas. So what I thought of was a "Pitaya Cart".

The Pitaya is a vining cactus and needs support. Commercially, three strands are trained up a 5 foot post, then through a wooden or rubber tire hoop, then allowed to spill over. You don't need or want that height if you are bringing them indoors for the winter months.

Instead, let's shorten that vertical support to 3 feet high and make use of inexpensive materials, shown in this diagram:



Compare that to the commercial-style planting, below. Note that the width can also be controlled with pruning:

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Old 09-28-2008, 04:10 PM   #32 (permalink)
 
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In the fruit market this afternoon, and I could hardly believe my eyes - pitahaya for sale, red skinned and red fleshed so could it be costaricensis, and are they the same as pitaya? I had to buy some of course as I have never seen them here before, and I intend to try and grow some from seed. There was no indication as to where they came from.
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Well now - there have been both the magenta and white fleshed fruits for sale this week - they look the same from the outside, but the magenta ones taste the best! I sowed some seed from the magenta ones and they germinated within 2 days!! So now I have approx 50 small plants. Sorry I won't be able to send plants to the USA if they all survive But wow - what a surprise to get them so soon!!
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Hey Cassie, thats great on the germination rate, seeing as how you can't send plants to the states, Hmmmmmm how about um one fruit?
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Sadly - all plant material to the states is restricted - but if you can get fresh unfrozen fruit there - they germinate really fast at high temperatures. I am so excited but of course it will be a long time til fruit!!
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Thanks Cassie, I was just kidding about the one fruit, I can't remember who it was here on the Org. I think they were in California, bought some frozen and got the seeds or at least a few to germinate, interesting idea, but again, alas, I'm so zonally challenged being in 5a with out a green house, that allot of the plants I'ld like, I can't get, or won't get as I can't take proper care of them, Ahhhhh But I can Dream I'm still working on keeping my Dwarf Cav. alive and growing, hoping for fruit next summer, it's starting on year two now!!!!
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I am trying to grow a plant from a cutting right now, and after a month or so it just seems to have sprouted roots at the tip. The cutting was a tip piece, but I still feel stumped, since some cuttings branch off, which I would much rather have preferred, but I cant find much information on this.
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Sorry Kyle - these are new to me and I only have seedlings!

Buzz - I bow down to all of you who grow nanas and others in adverse conditions - it is like me trying to grow tulips!!

Good luck with the Dwarf Cavendish!!

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In my gallery is a picture of the seedlings after 1 week!


What am I going to do with them all!!
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How do I post a link to the gallery pic without the picture appearing in the thread?

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