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mine is smaller than yours, Tony. I thought yours didn't have new growth on it but it looks like it's got a side shoot on it?

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Harvey how do U fert your DFs? I dont know what to do with my, they are so slow?

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The side shoot was there from the beginning.The smaller bud dried up. I guess I should re-pot since it's in a 1gal pot half filled.

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This is all the growth I have on the SBR

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I know this was meant for Harvey, but I'll let you know what I've done up to now. I use 20-20-20 water soluble fertilizer once a month. I also apply a 6-3-16 granular fert once every 2 months or so.

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Thanks Mario,
I did use 15-15-15 two weeks ago but Im not sure about dosage, Im afraid of overdosage.

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Sorry, Ante, I wasn't intentionally ignoring you, I hadn't seen your post. I fertilized all of my pitaya with a slow release fertilizer at the time of planting and have been using 14-7-7 azalea fertilizer lately. I don't have local sources for good water soluble fertilizers other than bulk liquid fertilizers I sometimes buy in large quantities (a ton, etc.) for my farm needs which aren't a complete formulation.

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Buds on red flesh Dragon Fruit

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If it's a fert that you dissolve in water, I think once a month is fine. I believe it's 1-2 tablespoons per gallon depending on the size of your plant. Mine is a already pretty large and has several flowers and fruit, so I use 2 tablespoons per gallon.

I also apply the granular 6-3-16 every 2-3 months since it's a slow release and has micro nutrients as well.

I'm not an expert, but I haven't had any problems so far.

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I use Grow More banana fuej:goteam::woohoonaner:

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Ante, I read of an Israeli study that suggested applying small amounts of nutrients with each irrigation. Using a fertilizer with an analysis of 23-7-23, 35ppm of N was applied with each irrigation. http://web.archive.org/web/200701121.../V5P98-105.pdf

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Thanks Harvey, by now the new growth is noticable after fert apply and now Im adding smaller quantity of 15-15-15 every few days.
BTW great article Harvey, thanks for shareing.

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I was wondering if this is a bloom on my dragon fruit cutting? The cutting is less than a foot tall. It looks different from the new stems that appear.

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Cameron, I think those are shoots, not flowers.

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Thanks Harvey, it would have been neat if it was a bloom. I really look forward to the blooms in the future

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I put several varieties in pots with three foot post formed a "T" or "H" structure. Secure the post to the bottom of the pots with fender washers. Rap the post with hemp rope or burlap so the roots can get in the rope and the rope or shade cloth holds nutrients. A little liquid fertilizer and off they go.
"If you build it they will grow."

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Yes, definitely.

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Scott, what variety do you have flowering there?

Some friends who have Paul Thomson's S-8 have been getting flowers for at least a few weeks already, even with a cooler than normal season, but there Guatemala selection started later and the undatus are still a ways off. We're finally starting to get warm here so I'm hoping for growth to pick up.

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The flower in the picture is an American Beauty, the one Chris Rollins added.
Some nursery's here just sell Red, white and yellow to simplify things.
The Hemp rope has been my favorite for rapping the post and I have laid granular fertilizer on the cross members for long term feeding. On some I have put a layer burlap then rap it with shade cloth because the burlap deteriorates rapidly and the nylon shade cloth last longer. The Burlap does hold nutrients better it just doesn't hold up for the long term.