Forum: Other Plants
09-14-2014, 11:05 PM
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Re: Dragon Fruit
I have had something like that happen a couple of times (usually because something sipped while I was tying up a section, etc.) and I just put it back in place as well as I could and it seemed to...
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Forum: Other Plants
05-24-2013, 12:19 PM
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Re: Dragon Fruit
Let it go natural and climb up a tree and the branches that reach out to the outer edges of the tree will fruit :)
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Forum: Other Plants
05-24-2013, 11:48 AM
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Re: Dragon Fruit
I have one fairly large plant that I'm hoping to get flowers/fruit from this year. The others froze back too much
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Forum: Other Plants
11-25-2012, 12:54 PM
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Re: Dragon Fruit
Sandy, you can actually get things under control? Give me some tips! ;)
Thomson's 8-S (aka S8) is one that I recommend for marginal areas (even mine) as it is very self-fertile. While the fruits are...
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Forum: Other Plants
10-29-2012, 02:45 AM
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Re: Dragon Fruit
I'm growing several selections of H. guatemalanesus. Last winter was a cold one and many had serious damage but one planted in a corner exposed to the SE was completely undamaged. I think just a...
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Forum: Other Plants
10-29-2012, 02:03 AM
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Re: Dragon Fruit
Wow, some nursery lifted some of Edgar's presentation materials. Who would have guessed. :/
I've had some fruits that tasted much better one season or from one location than from another. Seems...
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Forum: Other Plants
10-28-2012, 07:20 PM
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Re: Dragon Fruit
Self-proclaimed expert, eh? ;) Tony, how many varieties have you tasted?
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Forum: Other Plants
10-23-2012, 07:36 PM
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Forum: Other Plants
10-23-2012, 07:21 PM
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Re: Dragon Fruit
Congrats. Do you know what kind this is? Is this a current photo?
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Forum: Other Plants
08-27-2012, 10:59 PM
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Replies: 791
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Re: Dragon Fruit
Looking good Andreas. I see a little problem, though.... there is no "p" in Paul's surname. :) It's a common mistake and I even made it once!
Pine Island has Nursery it messed up also. Besides...
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Forum: Other Plants
08-26-2012, 05:34 PM
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Re: Dragon Fruit
Another video:
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Forum: Other Plants
08-26-2012, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 791
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Re: Dragon Fruit
I couldn't go to the festival due to farm chore scheduling but a friend did pick up a cutting of a variety I wanted. :)
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Forum: Other Plants
08-05-2012, 11:29 PM
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Replies: 791
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Re: Dragon Fruit
The details of annual pitahaya/dragon fruit festival held in Irvine was announced last week. I haven't decided yet if I will make the trip again due to the distance involved and my tight schedule,...
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Forum: Other Plants
07-22-2012, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 791
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Re: Dragon Fruit
It's pretty difficult to predict since it's mostly a factor of the vigor of your plant and weather, etc. In the morning of or on the day before it opens you will begin to see some white of the...
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Forum: Other Plants
07-21-2012, 12:18 AM
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Re: Dragon Fruit
If you have one plant planted in each 25 gallon pot, I would not worry about the pots getting too hot. If you have multiple plants, thereby some closer to the edge of the pot, you might want to...
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Forum: Other Plants
07-20-2012, 01:13 PM
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Re: Dragon Fruit
Doing, good, Mitch, thanks! Edgar is a good friend and he sure is generous. He provided me with many cuttings three years ago as well and I've stayed at his home a couple of times and did...
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Forum: Other Plants
07-20-2012, 11:01 AM
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Re: Dragon Fruit
Mitch, have you been hand-pollinating your flowers? Most are not self-fertile, meaning you need to pollinate them with the flower of another variety. It's best to collect pollen whenever you have...
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Forum: Other Plants
07-02-2012, 01:17 AM
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Re: Dragon Fruit
I'm not sure if you have a local source for commercial products such as Surround or PurShade, but I think you can probably make a suitable homemade spray from using gypsum and adding enough water to...
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Forum: Other Plants
07-01-2012, 05:46 PM
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Re: Dragon Fruit
musaboru, Halley's Comet should do fine in full sun. It's grown in full sun at the research station in Irvine. It might get some sunburn but you can also always using a calcium based product to...
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Forum: Other Plants
06-13-2012, 09:36 AM
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Replies: 791
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Re: Dragon Fruit
Yes, that's a flower bud. You might want to ask Richard if that species is self-fertile.
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Forum: Other Plants
06-13-2012, 01:58 AM
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Replies: 791
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Re: Dragon Fruit
By the way, there was a Federal rule published a couple of months ago that will be permitting pitaya from Central America to be imported into the USA. Some U.S. growers worry that this will result in...
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Forum: Other Plants
06-11-2012, 08:54 PM
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Forum: Other Plants
06-11-2012, 07:11 PM
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Re: Dragon Fruit
I would suggest not having them climb on the home's wall as they might damage it (forcing roots into cracks, etc.).
Is it right that you're only 79F now???
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Forum: Other Plants
06-11-2012, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 791
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Re: Dragon Fruit
Okay, where will you be planting these pitaya? Have you thought up a trellis system yet? All of them will yield more fruit in full sun but some such as the guatemalanesis can sunburn fairly easily...
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Forum: Other Plants
06-04-2012, 10:45 PM
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Replies: 791
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Re: Dragon Fruit
Rooting hormone isn't believed to help, mostly because the core from which the roots form don't get reached by the hormone since it's surrounded by the flesh material. I sometimes have problems like...
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