mango_kush

the best white variety is David Bowie. my favorite is American Beauty, tought to beat. be careful of unnamed varieties they may never fruit.

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supermario

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.

mango_kush

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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Dalmatiansoap

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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Jack Daw

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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Richard

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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supermario

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.

Dean W.

Sent you a pm. I've been looking for some.

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Patty in Wisc

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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Dalmatiansoap

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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Abnshrek

Ante you have any ash from burnt wood to add to your mix? :^)

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supermario

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.

I applied some before I left on vacation and one week later the plant was going insane.

P.S. Thanks for the bananabucks Dean!

Richard

Most nurseries use 20-20-20 because it is cheap. The Dragon fruit are mostly interested in the last number. Micronutrients are important too, for example the plant uses zinc and copper for disease resistance.

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supermario

The exact contents are Nitrogen 20%(Nitrate N 5.5%, Ammoniacal N 3.65%, Urea N 10.85), Phosphate(p205) 20%, Soluble Potash(K20) 20%, Sulfur .06%, Boron .02%, Copper .05%, Iron .10&, Magnesium .05%, Manganese .05%, Molybdenum .0005%, and Zinc .05%.

What do you think?

Forgot to mention that I apply once a month..

Also, do you think it is okay to use it on my many potted trees? I have a key lime, sugar apple, guava, grumichama tree, and some pepper plants in pots. I applied the fert to them as well and had amazing results. Lots of new growth from all plants, but I think I need a different fert for the pepper plants since there is lots of growth, but not many peppers.

Richard

Looks like a standard water-soluble triple-20 to me.

Plants that have been fertilized with almost anything will appear great to plants that receive little or no fertilizer. Triple-20 gives you blanket coverage on all the major nutrients. However, different plant families and plants from different ecosystems have different capacities and needs for nutrients. Plants native to western Australia do not tolerate phosphate well. Many species of Vaccinium are sensitive to Urea Nitrate Nitrogen. Many subtropical fruits such as citrus will ignore excess potash (i.e., you are wasting it). For a general guide to needs of edible plants, see: PTP_2008_12_Fertilize_II

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supermario

For those of you whom I spoke with about sending out cuttings, they were all shipped today. Good luck!

Dean W.

Made this trellis today. It takes a lot of space though.

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Abnshrek

My germination project :^)

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The species names are incorrect for the red and orange fleshed varieties.

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xmoose

Looks like your going to have a lot of fun on that project !!! GOOD LUCK !