@@jamesdduong thank you

@TexasDragonFruit Royal Red was bad lol...

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@FurFeathersandFlowers 3-5 days is too many for some varieties. The other ones didn't affect much. Only the Countryroads fruit turned to jam, but it was really good. Just needed some toast to go with it. The Fruit Punch and Physical Graffiti were picked today and placed in the fridge for about an hour.

@@DreaT87 thank you for coming and trying out the dragon fruits with me. Thank you for bringing Remy.

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Don't waste your time on this one. Rots and gets diseases easily. Had it for 2 years and not much growth. It's went in the trash. Paid a lot for 2yrs of my time.

@gldiv1014 the one I have is self fertile and self pollinating. But when it's pollinated with its own pollen, the fruit size is smaller. So it's better to cross pollinate with pollen from a large fruit variety like La Verne Pink or Red, Haley's Comet, and a few others. When you use pollen from small fruits like Sugar a Dragon, Neon, Voodoo Child, etc, you'll get small fruits. Pollen plays a huge role in fruit size and flavor complexity. Red Jaina so far is the only variety that doesn't have any change in flavor, only in fruit size when crossed pollinated.

@gldiv1014 in regards to American Beauty, depending on who and where you got it from. It can be self fertile and hand pollinate, self fertile and self pollinating, self sterile and cross pollinate. It could be G1, G2, G3, Bien Hoa Red, Quang Ong Self Fertile that requires hand pollination, or another unknown Guatemalan variety. It can also be another variety sold to you as American Beauty, but really, it is something else. I've seen too many times that people sell cuttings as American Beauty because it sells, but the truth is that variety isn't even correct. So always do your research on the variety you want and the grower before you purchase.

@@harmonysdragons2610Good to know! I have the American Beauty and just starting out. The reason I bought it was because of the self pollination! Now you have me worried because now I have to deal with the fact that it could not even be American Beauty!😩

@gldiv1014 join my Facebook group, Harmony's Dragons, then send me a picture of your American Beauty. I can tell you if it's a Guatemalan variety or not.

@@harmonysdragons2610 I definitely will. Thanks!

@eyedye yes, that's why once the fruit fills the cup, I'll remove it so it can finish ripening. While it's still green and growing, it's not building up any sugar. That will happen during the last week once it starts changing colors. So far, using this technique with the cups has kept my fruits from rotting and bacterial infection during the early stages.

You too!

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@southtexashay777 there's a few first-time bloomers! I'm excited to try

@@sandararoon6999 thank you

@@FurFeathersandFlowers thank you

@The-archive-of-knowledge I gave up on these somatic grafts. Easier to create new hybrids from seeds and grafting the seedlings.

@@harmonysdragons2610 makes sense

@MiamiRareFruitTrees I do sell cuttings, we are propagating more of it so we can have more to share next season.

@robkeller3431 the one from Hawaii is suppose to be self fertile. But the one from Trinidad is self sterile.

@Hyundairobitdog the riser? You mean the trellis post? Originally for the dragon fruit aerial roots to hold on to. But they tend to hold moisture and cause bacteria formation. They last less than a year in the post. So for future trelis builds, I no longer use burlap.

@@bigd1731 it could but might look ugly and easier to rot.

@@harmonysdragons2610 OK, thank you. It's my 1st flower bud ever, so a bummer. Interesting is that my rooted cutting is only 18 inches long and doesn't even have any branches.

@@bigd1731 it'll grow

@@TJenhilo join my Facebook group Harmony's Dragons. facebook.com/share/p/VkZmXeJn5f5RKJUQ/?mibextid=oFDknk

@@Toni-ui4sq especially during hurricane season.

@audreyasbey3745 having a great foundation to lean on is the secret to success.

@cansarratt3407 there's a list somewhere. Mine is a mental one from what I've learned and shared. There's too many that are related, and so many noids that can be. So just experiment in your yard and take notes of what worked and didn't work. What gave you big fruits and small fruits. If you have questions, you can always ask me.