How to Build a Dragon Fruit Trellis and Plant Your First Dragon Fruit Cutting

MATERIALS

(1) 5' long 4x4 (1.5m)
(4) 9" long 2x4 (23cm)
(4) 18" long 2x4 (46cm)
(1) ~15" long 2x4 (38cm)
2 1/2" exterior wood screws (6.5cm)

0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Pots
1:30 - Lumber
2:20 - Tools
2:51 - Trellis Design
4:03 - Trellis Bottom
5:38 - Trellis Top
7:09 - Potting Up Cuttings
10:04 - Securing Cutting to Trellis
11:26 - Mature Dragon Fruit Example

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[nursekjf]

I have learned more about Dragonfruit in two days than I've ever understood. Excellent videos. I have a plant and I just watered it. Not knowing I had to pollinate it and building a trellis. You guys are the best!

[LW]

We made two trellises today using your dimensions. Thanks so much for your help. Love all your videos.

[michaelmontenegro]

Thanks for this video, Kevin. A friend gave me a couple of cuttings, which I planted in a pot back in December, and one is about 3 feet tall now. I built the trellis, which was quite simple, watching your video. Really excited in watching the plant grow, and hopefully next year, I'll get some fruit. I live in Alabama, so the weather is great, but will need to put it in a greenhouse over the winter. Anxious and excited to grow more.

[mariamaldonado]

Just built my trellis! Your video was incredibly helpful - i can't wait to see mine grow too. Thank you so much for all of your resources!!

[jonimeeth]

Mine are definitely ready for the trellis. Thank you for showing exactly how to do it. I'm excited instead of intimidated.

[journeyoflovelight]

Thank you.. I like how you teach.. To the point and from the heart.

[ilocanodetoy]

Been in Dragon Fruit for 15 years and the passion is still growing.

[jamtea]

Wow, dragon fruit cactuses are so beautiful!

[cmorr]

This was my weekend project after buying a cutting at your garden sale. I got most of the wood pieces cut at Home Depot but made the pinwheel a little short so I need to bust out a saw for that. Thanks for making this!

[webneko]

I used a plastic container (Lowe's had 20 gal laundry containers on sale for cheap) and built one of these. I actually put a few screws through the bottom of the container into the pinwheel base and it stabilized it a lot.

[SpicyMoustache]

I’d love to do an experiment next summer and grow it in UK climate. Good job mate, it’s gonna be awesome when they start growing!

[gorgorothever]

I built my first Trellis today thanks to your video.
Many thanks from California bro

[wbstone]

Great video! I’m building 4 of these right now. Thanks for the clear instructions, first one is done and ready!

[thecosmos]

You covered the drainage hole with the trellis, won't that be a problem?

[ssm]

Thought about your Pitaya plant yesterday while watching Law & Order: Criminal Intent. A med student tried to smuggle the fruit from South America so I had to give my husband the rundown on the beautiful plant and fruit. 😂

[GardeningInCanada]

That’s going to be amazing. Do you think a dragon fruit would survive indoors in Canada? Or do you think you’d need a pretty serious setup

[RafaSan]

Building my 1st trellis before the next rains. Thank you.

[merianfontelera]

Shared your videos to my friends in Pangasinan, Ph. Thanks

[tradernz]

Thank you sir, I was given 5 of these unusual cactus plants called dragon fruit and knew nothing about them until I stumbled across you and your expert friend. Thanks for all the tips and free advice.

[janineloftin]

Hello Kevin, That was a great tutorial. Keep on teaching. Have a blessed afternoon. 🌸