Forum: Other Plants
02-13-2011, 08:07 PM
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Replies: 791
Views: 188,432
Re: Dragon Fruit
In double-blind taste tests, the Hylocereus guatemalensis species is consistantly #1 for taste against all other Dragon Fruit species and cultivars. When ripe, both the skin and the fruit are a deep...
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Forum: Other Plants
02-13-2011, 12:28 AM
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Replies: 791
Views: 188,432
Re: Dragon Fruit
Makisupa
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=40276&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=40276)
Natural...
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Forum: Other Plants
02-11-2011, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 1,060
Views: 101,156
Re: My Aero~Garden...
Ok here's my system turned on today...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC01988.jpg
This latch lifts up and allows access to the water basin below. This hole...
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Forum: Other Plants
02-11-2011, 02:02 AM
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Replies: 1,060
Views: 101,156
Re: My Aero~Garden...
Cool that you had one, Alex! :08:
I've got the basin filled with water and a nutrient packet added to begin my garden...I mean my Aero
garden! :ha:
The unit can grow 6 plants at one time, so...
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Forum: Other Plants
02-11-2011, 12:30 AM
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Replies: 1,060
Views: 101,156
Re: My Aero~Garden...
Got the unit itself now set up...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC01970.jpg
How...
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Forum: Other Plants
02-10-2011, 10:58 PM
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Replies: 1,060
Views: 101,156
My Aero~Garden...
I just bought this kit today and haven't even got it out of the box quite...
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Forum: Other Plants
02-10-2011, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 791
Views: 188,432
Re: Dragon Fruit
My only flower bloomed Sept 23 & gave me a fruit. I think it's ready to pick... it has a small split on it.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=40246&size=1...
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Forum: Other Plants
02-08-2011, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 791
Views: 188,432
Re: Dragon Fruit
American Beauty...
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=40214&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=40214)
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Forum: Other Plants
02-08-2011, 12:58 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,578
Re: Passion Fruit cultivar Frederick
There was an unusual freeze here in the winter of 2007. On mature plants:
3 hours pre-dawn at 27F in my yard caused a few leaves to get brown edges. It flowered the following week. In contrast, my...
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Forum: Other Plants
02-04-2011, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 791
Views: 188,432
Re: Dragon Fruit
Yellow
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=40146&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=40146&ppuser=2868)
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Forum: Other Plants
01-31-2011, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,578
Passion Fruit cultivar Frederick
We've had night-time lows in the mid-30's F (2C) but as you can see below my Frederick vine could care less -- it is growing and fruit is ripening. In fact, I need to prune...
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Forum: Other Plants
01-25-2011, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 791
Views: 188,432
Re: Dragon Fruit
Anyone growing Peruvian Apple, a pitahaya sometimes sold as an ornamental plant - and also considered a noxious weed in Hawaii?
In biological nomenclature, it is in the tribe Cereeae...
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Forum: Other Plants
01-20-2011, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 791
Views: 188,432
Re: Dragon Fruit
Yes
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=39883&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=39883&ppuser=2868)
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Forum: Other Plants
12-21-2010, 08:40 PM
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Replies: 791
Views: 188,432
Re: Dragon Fruit
Roger Meyer is perhaps best known for his work with Kiwis. He is a frequent speaker at agricultural conferences on the west coast. He and his wife Shirley also sell their wide collection of fruiting...
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Forum: Other Plants
12-21-2010, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 791
Views: 188,432
Re: Dragon Fruit
This is my first time growing a dragon fruit plant, and I got a Roger Meyer cutting from Bob. I see from your pic Dean...they grow roots everywhere! :eek:
My cutting is starting to do the...
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Forum: Other Plants
12-20-2010, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 791
Views: 188,432
Re: Dragon Fruit
This stuff grows fast.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=39439&size=1...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-04-2010, 12:08 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 9,379
Re: Agri-Starts
Just received these 5 flats: Sharp's Blue blueberry, Vincent & Tomuri Kiwi, Colocasia 'Midori Sour', TR Hovey...
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
10-28-2010, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 7,022
What to do with my Siam Ruby?
I am in Zone 7b. This is my Siam Ruby. Thru this forum, I've tried to figure out what to do to save it over this winter.... and, whether to separate the pups now or next spring. I can't get a...
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Forum: Other Plants
10-23-2010, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 791
Views: 188,432
Re: Dragon Fruit
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=37710&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=37710&ppuser=2868)
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Forum: Banana Identification
10-18-2010, 08:19 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,149
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-16-2010, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,076
Musa mini.
Got lots of these also!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=37569&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=37569)
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Forum: Other Plants
10-16-2010, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 791
Views: 188,432
Re: Dragon Fruit
Here is a fruit of Hylocereus undatus cultivar 'Paul Thomson'. In my climate, it is about 50-60 days from flower to ripe fruit. The flavor is not as fruity or as sweet as H. guatemalensis. Overall I...
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Forum: Other Plants
10-15-2010, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 791
Views: 188,432
Re: Dragon Fruit
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=37551&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=37551&ppuser=2868)
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Forum: Species Bananas
10-14-2010, 06:15 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 7,321
Re: Musa banksii flowering
It is not flowering yet but per Frank's direction (Bigdog) of an update, the following photo document is submitted.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=37473&size=1...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-13-2010, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 5,903
Praying Hands
Just noticed this a few minutes ago.Two year old Tc that spent 8 months in a 1gal.container before going in ground
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=37488&size=1...
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