5 Dragon Fruit Growing Mistakes to Avoid

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0:00 - Intro
0:45 - #1 Pot Size
1:46 - #2 Overwatering
2:53 - #3 Pruning & Training
7:01 - #4 Tipping Stems
8:15 - #5 Not Enough Cuttings
9:21 - Bonus Cactus Rust Prevention
15:19 - Outro

DISCLAIMER

[epicgardening]

Videos will come out more often in the coming weeks, at least 2 a week as we move into Spring!

[xXanimeloverx]

Just a tip for anyone using hydrogen peroxide, the bottle needs to be stored in a dark bottle; hence why the original hydrogen peroxide bottle is dark! If sunlight reaches the mixture spray bottle of H20 + hydrogen peroxide, it is not effective because the chemical is broken down. I suggest using duct tape to cover the spray bottle.

[relleisapotato]

thanks now I have an infinite devil fruit farm

[corvusboreus]

My first dragon fruit was bought in ignorance and treated as a tough cactus. I had it for 25 years in a tiny shallow pot. I realised what it was after it fruited. It now has 20 babies from cuttings taken when I finally repotted. Let's see how it goes now it ( they) has been properly potted.

[Booshiehallie]

At 6:52 the bluebird makes his appearance. Love these videos. I just started growing dragonfruit. Have a few cuttings and they are rooting now. My husband has to build me some trellises and I’ll show him your how to build the trellis video when he does. Thanks!

[keiferkendall]

If I may also give a tip…
Do not use a dark pot when planting your outdoor plants. I know it looks sleek and cool, but dark colors soak up the heat and will cook your root system.

[ssm]

Folks were singing your praises in reference dragonfruit in the MI Gardener live this morning. 👍🏾

[alvinb]

I have 7 dragon fruits trellis and have 4 of each of them and some cuttings and so far I got 3 fruits that are 8 pounds from your videos

[dabblingwithbonsai]

As I live in Finland, I definitely have no chance of growing dragonfruit for the fruits. But I did plant some seeds last spring around february and have a growth of maybe 5cm (2 inch?) and am planning to grow them as house plants :) I probably had a bit too hard soil for them, but intend to swich it to more suitable cactus soil closer to summer with more light, when repotting.

[nancyjohnson]

Thank you all your information. I harvested my first 2 dragon fruits this morning. I think I picked them at the perfect time. They were white with seeds, and pretty sweet. They were so easy to cut to get ready to eat. I can't wait to grow more varieties.

[PRDreams]

6:52 🐦 "don't worry Kevin, I'll show myself. No need to film me. Hi guys!" 🐦

[Littleking]

Best potting mix I've ever used
35% peat moss
30% pumice
20% perlite
10% sand
5% biochar.
Peat moss is extremely slow decomposing which lasts much longer. This soil mix helps prevent root rot
Growing plants in compost is not natural the biggest jungles in the world are grown in sand. Sand is made up of quarts which is silica and oxygen roots need oxygen. This soil mix comes from a NASA botanist and he said for thousands of years people used pure sand as potting soil but is to heavy which is why mixing perlite and pumice is added. it really does work extremely great for me especially in Florida were it rains every day in the summer yet none of my plants get root rot, I've even had green alge grow on the soil yet no root rot.

[Frugal_granny]

I’m growing dragon fruit for the first time from a variety of fruit I bought! I have seedlings in my summer home in South Dakota & other seedlings in Cuernavaca, Mexico! So looking forward to growing them as part of my greenhouse orchard in SD & in my roof orchard in Mexico!

[livevibrantly]

I'm in Australia and we just bought a Polara cutting yesterday. We also bought a Pink Panther cutting so I;m looking forward to building the trellis for each and get them started. Already have a red and white flesh growing but the white is really slow. These are both in the ground and I planted the white on the other side of the pole that the red is growing on.

[lazylizzie]

Your videos have helped a lot on me growing mine through the summer. Now it's winter and learned my Purple Haze and Dark Star is semi frost hardy and so far can withstand 39° 37°

[nathanielkreeger]

For those using hydrogen peroxide, just as a viewer, I highly highly suggest, using a blackout bottle or the darker the better… the hydrogen peroxide will dissolute with introduction to sunlight. Hydrogen peroxide is only a water and air with the molecules rearranged… 🥰 love this video! I have watched a lot of your micro green and herb growing videos. I didn’t know you had this large of a library on cacti, including my favorite Dragon Fruit!!! Thank you for what you do! And if you ever need an assistant in any way videography, helping with plants, spreading your love of plants and your ideas to others. Let me know! I have some knowledge, but I am an avid lover of plants and a quick learner!
I’m sure you get a lot of that so I apologize if I have only added to the noise… but truly thank you for what you do, and the help you provide others in their growing endeavors!

[wn]

Hi Kevin, what a great video. I went by a house that has a beautiful garden of different Dragon Fruit plants, and I stopped to admire it. The person was so nice and gave me a piece of each one of them. I don't have much space, so, for the moment, I planted them all in one same pot. They have grown bigger and beautiful. I wanted to know if I can make a Dragon Fruit garden on the roof of my house, and separate each plant, putting them each in their own pot. Thanks for your help 😊

[matthysloedolff]

Huge fan of your Dragon Fruit series. I cannot wait until mine are fruiting.

[pcamp]

Your cracking me up...'oh look at that little bird' - reminds me of what I sound like when I am talking to someone. Are you sure your not an engineer?! haha

[kathleenray]

Super important to mention that hydrogen peroxide should be fresh/new. Once a bottle is opened and air is introduced, the oxygen in the air will combine with the hydrogen peroxide and turn into plain water over time.