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04-13-2010, 11:19 PM | #141 (permalink) | |
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04-14-2010, 07:27 AM | #142 (permalink) |
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Re: Dragon Fruit
David Bowie is great. I haven't tried American Beauty because the recent freeze did some serious damage to my young plant. I had to cut it down to almost soil level and it is now climbing up it's support again. It will probably be another year or two before I get to taste a fruit from my plant.
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im in south west hollywood and my dragon fruit got through this winter unscathed. they are in a protected area behind my shed and under a tree canopy however.
my jackfruits, mangos, and anonas all made it except the only casualty i had was a one year old grafted Guanabana
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06-05-2010, 04:17 AM | #144 (permalink) |
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I dont have luck with Dragon fruits. Dont know what can I do more, they still refuse to grow.
How long they can stay so?
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06-05-2010, 06:01 AM | #145 (permalink) |
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Maybe, and really maybe, they need higher humidity than warm and dry Croatia offers at the time. Maybe you could put a plastic bag over the pots. Like you do with grafted fruit and citrus trees.
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Dragon Fruit are not a desert cactus. They are members of the cactus family that climb trees in the subtropical and tropical jungles of the Mexican Yucatan, Venezuela, etc. In non-coastal areas of southern California they do best with afternoon shade. They can be severely damaged by freezing weather. The are partial xerophytes and do well in most soils that drain well, provided it contains some organic material. Agriculturally in southern California they are watered once per week or once every two weeks depending on the species. They respond well to any fertilizer that has significant mineral content such as Citrus or Banana fertilizer.
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06-05-2010, 11:09 AM | #147 (permalink) |
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Is anyone interested in 'American Beauty' cuttings? I am giving them away for free, but you would have to pay cost of shipping. It should cost no more than $8. If you are interested, PM me and I will calculate shipping to your area. I only accept paypal.
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Sent you a pm. I've been looking for some.
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06-05-2010, 01:31 PM | #149 (permalink) |
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Re: Dragon Fruit
Ante, try a richer potting soil. They like sun. They also like high K fert - like banana fertilizer. I use miracle grow potting soil & lots of perlite.
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06-05-2010, 01:34 PM | #150 (permalink) |
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I repoted one today and add orchid bark in soil, couse I dont have any perlite. One has small new growth, I ll post pic later.
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06-05-2010, 09:13 PM | #151 (permalink) |
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Ante you have any ash from burnt wood to add to your mix? :^)
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06-05-2010, 10:37 PM | #152 (permalink) |
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Re: Dragon Fruit
Just a little FYI... the nursery I purchased the original plant from uses 20-20-20 water soluble fertilizer. They have amazing looking plants, so I purchased the same. I am lucky to have a fertilizer plant 20 minutes away, so I purchase a 50lb bag and use it on most of my potted plants as well.
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06-05-2010, 11:12 PM | #154 (permalink) | |
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Looks like a standard water-soluble triple-20 to me.
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For those of you whom I spoke with about sending out cuttings, they were all shipped today. Good luck!
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Made this trellis today. It takes a lot of space though.
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The species names are incorrect for the red and orange fleshed varieties.
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Looks like your going to have a lot of fun on that project !!! GOOD LUCK !
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