How To Grow Dragon Fruit (COMPLETE GUIDE)

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00:22 - Which To Grow: Dragonfruit Cuttings
04:49 - Potting Up Your Cuttings
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09:57 - Smashing Old Terracota Pot
10:40 - Clearing Out Trellis
11:42 - Building New Trellis
13:42 - Cutting Placement
16:53 - Sun Protection
17:04 - Getting Dragonfruit To The Top
18:35 - Forcing Fruit To Grow
19:31 - Dragonfruit Flowering
23:20 - Rust, Sunburns & Pruning
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@epicgardening Ай бұрын

Thanks to Richard from youtube.com/@GraftingDragonFruit for stopping by the Epic Homestead to drop his knowledge for you!

@beitarjerusalem9058 Ай бұрын

You have a video of how to sprout lemon seeds?

@latebloominghippie Ай бұрын

💚💚💚Amazing content that took me down a rabbit hole 😅 Reminds me of holiday cactus 🤔 What’s that plants botanical name and stuff 🤓? Something caught my attention in the search….🤯 Schlumbergera Virus X in Dragon Fruit in Ecuador And also possibly India. Research articles……. Squirrel 🐿️ slaps the rabbit 🐇 “Not today!” 🤔

@DoritoCocoAnimations Ай бұрын

CHANGE THE ICON BRO

@GraftingDragonFruit Ай бұрын

It was my pleasure! Thanks for having me. Always a good time with you and your crew 👊🏼

@simplysimple7628 Ай бұрын

My dragonfruit journey began during the pandemic. We bought a colombiana fruit from a local farmer and was absolutely blown away by how sweet it was. I saved some seeds and germinated some in some water. Ended up with about 100 seedlings😂🤦🏽‍♂️ I grew stuff but not to the level that I am now. From veggies, to dragonfruit, to fruit trees, to kratky hydroponics, etc. Any old food safe container has a plant in it😂 My wife thinks I’m nuts. But she doesn’t complain when she take a scoop of a juicy sweet dragonfruit right from the yard. Or veggies. The taste difference is just ridiculous. Not even close. Nowadays, I am just addicted to gardening. My friends and family miss me😂

@migueldelatorre8655 20 күн бұрын

Tool Care: If you have tools with rust, the best and easies way to restore them is dip them in white vinegar for an hour or so depending on how much rust it has depends on how long to dipped them then use a wire brush to remove the rust Thank you guys for charing your knowledge

@jennhoff03 Ай бұрын

AWESOME! As you know, almost every video labelled "complete growing guide" on youtube just shows you how to plant something (usually seeds). Planting stuff is the easy part. I want to know how to take care of it afterwards! Your videos are so good at showing that. You know.... the important part! Thanks!

@BestHealthTipsForYou 8 күн бұрын

Very good video. I love dragon fruit. Thanks for the video. #paradiseagro

@BritInvLvr Ай бұрын

I’ve been following Richard’s channel for years. He has a wealth of dragon fruit knowledge. Also his FB has a ton of other expert growers who are happy to help newbies.

@RealityRocks 8 күн бұрын

I m also big fan of Richard ❤❤. I ve #SiamRed a hybrid C variety #paradiseagro

@gnargnar1992 Ай бұрын

Rich may be the dragonfruit god, but Kevin is the dragonfruit daddy.

@diegojosue1030 Ай бұрын

Eric. I dont know who kevin is

@Orionscribe Ай бұрын

My wife's friend passed on a puny little dragonfruit start for me several years ago. That thing did nothing until I transplanted it into a bigger pot with fresh soil and really took off. I moved it inside to protect it during the cooler months, watching it develop. Then one of the cats ate it. I tried finding a new plant, but nobody in the area sold one, not even the "exotic" plant guy. I have some dried seeds, so I'll try again that way.

@knottyneedle Ай бұрын

If you were anywhere near NC I would give you a ton of babies.

@ArtemisGreenleaf Ай бұрын

I have heard that the stems of those grafted cacti (green stem with brightly colored top) are actually dragonfruit. They KZfaqr I watched bought some at the dollar store, pulled the top graft off, and grew the stem into a blooming dragonfruit.

@lynntube7590 Ай бұрын

Wait your CAT?!

@cherienugent9587 Ай бұрын

Grow from side branches. It's easy don't overwater

@pedromunoz4468 Ай бұрын

I went from 0 to 69 Dragons Varieties in my 1st yr gardening, Becarful watching this Video 😅

@Painted_Owl Ай бұрын

69 fruits harvested, or 69 varieties grown?

@pedromunoz4468 Ай бұрын

@@Painted_Owl 69 different Dragon fruit Varieties 😅

@brendanlaird5831 Ай бұрын

Currently watching this without any intention of growing a dragonfruit in the pacific northwest. I wish I could

@CWorgen5732 Ай бұрын

Right? Lol

@nikkimcelroy3776 Ай бұрын

Hello fellow pnwester, same I really wanna grow some but worried it's too cold for it 😔

@thetruthwillsetyoufree4651 28 күн бұрын

@@nikkimcelroy3776 Grow in greenhouse, toss in garage during winter?

@nancycowell-miller4321 Ай бұрын

I'm really glad you threw everything into one video! I've got an unknown variety of dragonfruit that a neighbor had set out on the curb with a "Free" sign on it. I nursed it back to health and now it's gone crazy with side shoots (although it's starting to grow out thru the top of the trellis). Guess I know what I'll be pruning tomorrow! Thanks

@TacoPoweredMatt Ай бұрын

My wife was mentioning that she wanted to try growing dragon fruit this morning - Perfect timing!! Also, we converted our front yard into a big edible garden after finding your channel over the pandemic. Thanks so much for all the info and inspiration!!

@shamrockgirl804 Ай бұрын

I love growing dragon fruits! I’m in Central Texas, and I’m slowly taking my plants out of their winter greenhouse. I’m making new trellises, too! The dragon fruit bug is real! I have epiphyllums, Harrisias, and other night-blooming cereuses! 😁🌵

@marysaraalbert6044 Ай бұрын

This is probably the coolest plant I have ever watched a guide on! There goes ANOTHER thing on my future greenhouse grow list (by future I mean in 10 years when I have money 🙃)

@daneflanigan Ай бұрын

❤ this video, my aunt gave me a dragon fruit tree last year… now I know how to help it grow to the next level.

@buffalojoe78 Ай бұрын

One thing that has worked for me when rooting dragonfruit cutting is I’ll take a cutting and then just put it off to the side where it can be cool, dry and away from the sun. Eventually it’ll sprout some root initials and I’ll plant it

@knottyneedle Ай бұрын

You guys did me in! Here in NC and I decided 'why not try dragonfruit'? So I took one from the grocery store, washed off the pulp the best I could and put it in a couple of small, flat trays. I now have several hundred 'babies'. The sad part, I'm excited about it! Some of them are starting to push out a stem between the 2 baby leaves.

@zackwalters8797 Ай бұрын

Dude. 3 in one is my favorite tool lubricant. Absolutely the best.

@bbingtube 12 күн бұрын

3 in 1 is OG af 🤙

@odimarbatista3976 Ай бұрын

Great video! Very comprehensive. I also love the aesthetics of the arch introducing the path of dragon fruit columns. Well done!!

@bfgt Ай бұрын

I grew some dragonfruit from seeds from store bought fruit. It's going slow and a lot of the seedlings were lost along the way. Year 3 and my biggest is about a ft tall but I don't get enough sun throughout the day for faster growth.

@kathybarrow6390 Ай бұрын

Total respect for all of you that baby these like you do.

@TheRodrigo0987654321 Ай бұрын

The new icon is so bad... the old had so much more of a soul behind it

@sirsanti8408 Ай бұрын

I think at least keeping the beet red and having the bottom half brown for soil would be perfect in terms of logo simplicity and character

@brandon8900 Ай бұрын

Agreed

@misteriouselaura1790 Ай бұрын

I think Eric is behind this..

@cornfarts Ай бұрын

Man i hate to agree but i do. I do agree

@trebor000 Ай бұрын

Lol forreal! It looked like a cartoon face from a distance when the logo is small. It wasn’t until i went on the home page of the channel I realized the “eyes” are the “e” and “g” 😅.

@fanaticforager6610 13 күн бұрын

I recently subscribed to Richard’s channel, & congratulations Richard on your New Family, my Beloved is still overseas 🇵🇭 📍🦘✨🙏🏼🥲

@greenmantis2158 Күн бұрын

Thanks guys for the vid. I never knew where these fruit came from . I would see them at the store and never thought about trying one. Too expensive to randomly buy. Then we took a trip to Vietnam. Best trip ever BTW. On that trip we were at a dragon fruit farm. Mind blown how they were grown. Never knew a cactus could make them.Well living in so cal I knew I could grow cactus. So I have a 4' plant now from cutting. Looking to learn . Thanks again!!!

@Witchydigit Ай бұрын

My BIGGEST dragon fruit question, that I've yet to find a satisfactory answer for: Are the arms edible, like the pads on a nopale cactus?

@CA_Rock Ай бұрын

Great video, thank you. Please can you provide more information on fertilizer quantity and type for Dragon Fruit cuttings that have rooted and have reached 2 feet in height?

@bowtielife Ай бұрын

One of your first videos I watched was about dragon fruit back at your previous house. You sold me on loquats as a hedge, keep talking and I will end up with dragon fruit on our Destin Florida garden zone 9b! 🎉😍

@BaltimoresBerzerker Ай бұрын

Making loquat mead right now from local trees I found at abandoned houses in Pasco County.

@bowtielife Ай бұрын

@@BaltimoresBerzerker WHAAAAAAT? * mind blown * Mead? I've gotta do research. I HAVE to know more!!

@BaltimoresBerzerker Ай бұрын

@bowtielife it's easy and fun! Have a blast dude!

@ellenkuang8853 Ай бұрын

I was JUST dreading having to repot my severely neglected dragonfruit now that I've moved to a new place with a lot more sunlight.

@BijoySarkar-rg6hw 10 күн бұрын

All the best guys ❤ from Assam

@ElizabethJayy 20 күн бұрын

Bought my first red flesh dragon fruit a few days ago and this was SUPER helpful THANK YOU 🙏🏼

@lapchurng 23 сағат бұрын

The flowers are also delicious and has good fiber

@pedromunoz4468 Ай бұрын

Your going to love Connie Mayer it has a Beautiful pink Flower and it has some flavors of Coconut, white flesh inside but sooo sweet

@nielsbishere Ай бұрын

I've started a couple of dragonfruit plants last oct. The main one already has two offshoots and feeding it mainly some water mixed with hydroponic nutrients (seems to work quite well). Always inspiring seeing these videos

@joepa6106 Ай бұрын

❤ what a gold mine of information!

@SirOreo_ Ай бұрын

Thank you from San Diego!

@amelialane4538 Ай бұрын

Continue to show more on growing fruits and vegetables, please my first time planting anything indoors or outdoors. Thanks 😊😊😊😊

@Painted_Owl Ай бұрын

Don’t worry, Epic Gardening already has years of content for ya. Happy planting.

@billiamc1969 Ай бұрын

My Mom in Clairemont has a huge dragon fruit crawling up a dead maple tree...is has fruit that chandeliers off the tree...she does literally nothing and the thing grows like a weed and drops fruit like crazy

@mars7304 Ай бұрын

Protect that maple tree at all costs, the dragon fruit plant probably can only sustain that much production because of the tree being the ultimate trellis lmao

@marcrenato3484 Ай бұрын

Amazing video, guys ! Thnx

@kennedyreid2504 Ай бұрын

thank you both! I have a fruit growing but NO ITEM what variety it is... a friend sent it to me???

@GrowingwithGeorge Ай бұрын

I have 18 dragon fruit in my indoor grow because of you!!! Mine are not looking quite like yours and since it's also where I start spring seeds it's tight quarters in there at the moment but once it's all done I'm going to build a rack to help trellis them. I'm letting them grow at the edge of a grow area so they'll only get light from one side but it is strong.. due to the light I can't do the method your doing so I'm picturing like a really long ladder and planting them in a row and sending them up and to flop forward...

@siongsgardenstories4597 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips. Hope to get my dragon fruit fruiting more.

@mnguyetnguyen-xf2vq 18 күн бұрын

You two are amazing ❤❤❤❤❤

@terrivance8750 Ай бұрын

Thank you, Kevin. 😊

@stephanieflowers2783 Ай бұрын

And now I want to grow dragon fruit

@micaela6915 Ай бұрын

Great timing I have two dragon fruit plants growing right now and this is very helpful. It’s colder where I live so I started the cuttings inside. It’s an experiment for me. I am growing them in a pot and growing it up a trellis. I didn’t grow it on a free standing trellis like yours because I am hoping the warmth of the wall will help it a little

@pedromunoz4468 24 күн бұрын

I see wild berry skittles, that's a really good creation from Richard

@marypark9095 Ай бұрын

Very informative video, thank you.

@annyahannaway3331 Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the video, appreciated

@margieomari6649 29 күн бұрын

Thank you very much, the content is sufficient

@sydneykasmar Ай бұрын

That was fantastic.

@ILIVEPLAYSTATION 25 күн бұрын

Imagine cross pollinating dragon fruit and soursop fruit 🥰 I'd love to see that!

@willmallory9085 Ай бұрын

Excellent video Team

@Nurse_Lucy Ай бұрын

Nice to have Richard back

@kevinkc3onohelijeepworld953 Ай бұрын

Thank you for update 😊

@fansaaga4033 Ай бұрын

BRING BACK THE OLD ICON

@TobyRobb Ай бұрын

Great guide. Thought I would comment on tipping plants.Apical dominance is the term. The growing shoot inhibits the growth of laterals. The further from the tip, the more likely laterals are to sprout. Think of a pine tree. It has very high apical dominance. As the growing tip moves upwards, it allows the lateral branches to extend producing a very uniform pyramid shape. Removal of the tip will remove the apical dominance allowing laterals to sprout. :)

@susanhaynes4502 Ай бұрын

Great info, thank you ,Texas9b 💚

@amoyp. Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@AngieStonesPhD Ай бұрын

Lease make a video to help us who live in cities. We have 4 large windows and outside space on them for plants. But we tried one year and pigeons ate it, some windows had full sun and tomato flowers dried before flowering and even had rats climbing the cables eating out tomatoes. We live in sunny Spain now but in the middle of Valencia and miss our garden. Or just do the flowers. Thanks.

@anhdo6460 28 күн бұрын

What fertilizer for dragon fruits please? Or top soil only Thank you so much Do

@traceydoneley6195 Ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

@thiccchad6690 Ай бұрын

The timing on this video is perfect. I just got 2 dragon fruit cuttings, and was binge watching your dragon fruit playlist before they arrived.

@jwilson2536 Ай бұрын

Yo Kev! Lemme get one of the Sour Patch cuttings. Just got my first dragon fruit. American Beauty. Can't wait to start my dragon fruit journey and see where it takes me.

@cherienugent9587 Ай бұрын

I grow mine in my mesquite trees in hidaldo county heat and sun in zone 9b of south Texas, wes

@GrandmasFoodGarden Ай бұрын

Wish I had this info years ago! At least three years with no fruit yet.

@uflores640 14 күн бұрын

Kevin is soo cute 😍

@rolo_pabbs 27 күн бұрын

Awesome video. Learned a lot from you guys. What fertilizer to use to prevent the buds from turning yellow and fall off? Mahalo! 🤙🏾

@kevinv2474 Күн бұрын

Anyone tried growing clovers in the container/ pot to get free nitrogen. Great video on dragon fruit A to Z.

@Painted_Owl Ай бұрын

I’ve been waiting for another dragonfruit video. I started a couple of years ago when a friend gave me a few cuttings. I saw it as amble opportunity to test how badly I could abuse the poor thing till it died… which it hasn’t, so figuring out what to do next has had me sitting over here like Plankton from SpongeBob when he pops out of that fake dollar bill: “I dunno… I never thought I’d get this far”. Now it’s time for me to do this for-realzies, but I actually have no idea where to buy cuttings.

@j.l.emerson592 Ай бұрын

Cacti are so easy to propagate. I grow grow various types of prickly pear cactus. Some are extremely thorny, some are nearly thornless. Some have the typical round pads, some have elongated pads with scalloped edges. All have edible fruit. With the prickly pear cactus, the pads are also eaten. In Mexican cuisine, they are called nopales or nopalitos. Edit: To propagate prickly pear cactus I break off a young pad near the top of the plant, then simply poke the broken off end into a pot of moist soil. The kind of soil doesn't matter. You do need to make sure the pot drains properly. After that, the cactus plant is almost zero maintenance. You can keep it in a pot or you can transplant it in the ground.

@chickenspheres7582 Ай бұрын

PLEASE MAKE ANOTHER FIG VIDEO!!!!

@Orsunn Ай бұрын

Have you ever tried growing mushrooms? Would love to see a video on growing mushrooms at home.

@Learningeveryday27 Ай бұрын

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@Learningeveryday27 Ай бұрын

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@Learningeveryday27 Ай бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ptZxmZCWzKitfqs.htmlsi=eNPfBCQGqrSgzAGh Best of luck in your garden !

@EnuffsEnuff318 Ай бұрын

Actually if you search his channel, he did do at least one Shiitaki video a few years back.

@Orsunn Ай бұрын

@@EnuffsEnuff318 Just searched it up. Thank you. He also covered mycelium and fungi a tiny bit in "What happens when you bury old logs...". I wonder if it'd be worth growing mushrooms along side other crops to help the soil, given that they're symbiotic.

@karen-hillshomestead Ай бұрын

Great video! After planting unrooted cuttings should you wait until they are rooted before using nitrogen high fertilizer or do you start fertilizing right away? How often should you water unrooted cuttings? Love your and Richard's videos!

@ThirdCoastGardening Ай бұрын

I have this really cool dragon fruit planter from Vego Garden.

@peetmoss3521 Ай бұрын

The god? Wow

@pengwinlee Ай бұрын

what tool sharpening tool do you recommend??

@delmaybennett8002 Ай бұрын

Do you always prune off growth on the main stem between ground and top of trellis? I have mine planted in the ground and the are always sending off side shoots, I try and angle them up.

@user-oe5lw9qh8h Ай бұрын

So now I want to grow dragon fruit! I have an affinity for indoor tropical and cacti. This just seems like the right next step! I live in Ontario canada 6b. Are there any special considerations for indoor over wintering and shorter outdoor season that you and Richard can suggest?

@krismilliken5285 Ай бұрын

excellent video as always!!!!!! I just ordered my first batch of seeds from your seed company and can't wait to grow them. I want dragon fruit bad tho not sure where i can get cuttings and not be scammed. I live in Maine so no one has them. any recommendations on the best web site to order them?

@marta77inf Ай бұрын

Kevin you are an plus in gardening. A question I live near Palm Springs. My dragon fruit did nothing for 3 years. Is it because of the heat that reaches 115 to sometimes 120. Often 115 ?

@devingaumont5048 Ай бұрын

I do LOVE DF. I watch ever video I can on it. I'm in my third year growing and no fruit yet. many of my branches are about half way back down to the planter. I keep the branches sparse... and I just cant get any fruits... maybe it's too thin...

@meljefferey2812 Ай бұрын

Can you grow it in a pot and bring indoors in cold climates? We don't have a long growing season in Canada.

@jenjoy4353 Ай бұрын

What winter low temperatures affect the plant and what can be done to protect it?

@sheckydiamond7533 Ай бұрын

Eric has a new friend!

@ajcampbell79 Ай бұрын

Is there a way to workout what type of Dragon Fruit plant you have? Are the flowers different?

@SweetAsBerry Ай бұрын

Giving me Gandalf vibes with your staff hehehe

@cookiepfeffer8196 Ай бұрын

I live in Cabo San Lucas, MX. How do they fair during tropical storm periods? Which late August to late September? Also I have a irrigation system how much water do they need per day?

@Langhorstiness 20 күн бұрын

what is decent make and model of large black plastic pot for dragon fruit indoors? Having a hard time finding anything >15gal where I live. I am reluctant to buy just anything off Amazon due to low quality.

@doublets9055 Ай бұрын

How big is your metal container? Where can I find it? Thanks

@MarkoVegano 25 күн бұрын

Do you sell dragon fruit clippings? You got me interested.

@pistolpete349 Ай бұрын

Thanks.

@rangacreation Ай бұрын

Never saw actual fruit in your videos, I will be able to trust your videos more if I see your produce when it's on the plant, can you share a link if you posted earlier? Would these survive in Austin, Texas?

@lilsprt Ай бұрын

My trellis is tipping just like yours. I noticed you didn't address that. It's a design flaw that needs to be fixed. Mine are really bad. Not sure what to do to fix it.