Dragon Fruit Buds Abort

I spent some time walking around each Dragon Fruit plant to see which other buds were on the verge to abort. I help them out by removing them so that way it doesn’t spend so much energy holding onto it when they will be falling off anyways. This encourages them to ignore the aborted bud once removed and only focus its energy and growth on the buds that matter. Check out this video to see how I can tell, and why I will be taking them off!
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[@rommelsanjose736]

I'm glad I have found your vlog! I'm becoming very passionate about dragon fruit propagation in our yard. And hopefully turn this too into profit! God bless you and more power!

[@battlerog2019]

Cheers for all your videos Richard and your Facebook group has helped me immensely with my garden

[@shabbirballim5535]

Thank you for sharing your expertise on dragon fruit growing. Your videos are very simple and easy to implement. I'm messaging you from south Africa. Really appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us. Keep up the good work

[@hergreenthumb990]

Dragon fruit bud thinning 🌵😍 Yes I do that too. 3 maximum bud per branch

[@MrCarmelo1204]

A newbie on your channel... I love it..thank you...

[@venkateshbandi3430]

Healthy plants you have..

[@davidmaynard84]

You inspired me to start my own in a pot. Thank you🐉🥝

[@tonymixadventures4897]

hi

[@edithkurashige1483]

Tanks so much for sharing so good education.♡

[@tropicalgarden2884]

Wow!! Amazing! Thank you for sharing this!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you for watching Tropical Garden!

[@tonymixadventures4897]

hi new friend here

[@gioknows]

Amazing. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada 🇨🇦.

[@weekendfisherman8072]

This video is very helpful as I didn’t understand why my buds abort and dropped of. Now I know. I will make sure to remove them if I see them.

[@mam564]

Very informative! Thanks!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

You're very welcome, Merrilee M.!

[@Leonel97Vlog]

I LOve dragon fruit very much your videos are really help me to much.

[@JCGRYBOS]

Thank you for replying my question.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

You're very welcome!

[@RamSingh-th2bw]

So strong your plants.

[@marcossouzamagaiver8553]

good night my friend i have been watching your videos and i'm starting to get interested in the art i'm making my first seedlings i hope i have seen your tips congratulations on the tips

[@basicgardeninghacks9244]

So beautiful plant

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you very much!

[@sandiegotropicalgarden3531]

Awesome video 👍thanks for sharing 👍👍

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you, SDTG!

[@Jacqui_Jenny_Gunnarsdóttir]

This is a good video on how to learn to count to 3

[@ericpeters5784]

They look like the pods from that giant plant on Little Shop of Horrors lol! Awesome videos btw

[@warrenjason5985]

Great video

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you, Warren Jason!

[@martinmclean5985]

I am a new subscriber and am loving your videos. I plan to move to central Florida, zone 9a or 9b depending on which map you look at. Could you do some videos on varieties to plant as far as taste and cold hardiness? Keep up the good work!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Martin McLean, thank you for subscribing and watching my channel. I appreciate the support! I actually have been collecting data on this topic and was preparing to make a video about this! Thank you for your suggestion, I’ll have this information up in a video very soon.

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Thank you 👍 감사합니다

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Soon Mc, you're welcome!

[@GoVideoTube]

Very Helpful Thanks

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

You’re welcome!

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I like my boy your video . ❤

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you!

[@phiasamonte1397]

I subscribed😊👏👏

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Anne, thank you very much for subscribing!

[@pckumar1743]

Hi Richard thanks for a superb explanation can you have some information of fertilizer or nutrient required

[@ltgangachandkaipeng2641]

congratulations

[@lantran9231]

Your trees look amazing. I need to go get some chicken fertilizer. I get only one bud per branch.

[@saikkia]

Love all the guidance on how to grow dragon fruit. One question- is it better to grow dragon fruit in pot or in ground?

[@mandiigraham1596]

I had that experience (buds falling off)but didn’t know what was happening. I though I may have done something wrong. Whew! So pleased to to know it’s a natural occurrence Love you videos.

[@dnomdelopez1921]

tnx v much!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

You're welcome!

[@phuongduong6621]

good job

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you Phuong!

[@hoaha6278]

Hi Richard, do you know why this year i have a lot of dragon fruit buds turn yellow and fell off the branch? Do I water too much? I enjoy and learn a lot from your videos. Keep up with the good work. Thanks Richard.

[@BetaCuckAlpha]

Pro-dragon-fruit-choice

[@isaaclalthanmama2582]

Very informative. I have 400+ post of df and already harvest 3 years back. Which manure is best for df? And how often to give them? I love your video showinh df tea. God bless. From northeast state of India

[@sallychan9918]

Richard, your plants are super healthy!!! What’s your secret?

[@adrianalegrehuerta826]

Muy interesante. Quisiera una orientación técnica para este cultivo.

[@yolipedraza5556]

So, I finally saw the first flower and collected pollin but what do you do with it I only have one flower. How long does it keep?.

[@karolinekath3866]

😍

[@ZhiCheng-bg4qh]

Where you live, your plants are so beautiful,

[@tonymixadventures4897]

hi maam new friend here

[@juniardi4157]

Amazing! how can flower a lot like that

[@donnalee1995]

Thanks for your videos. Why does the plant start to turn yellow in the middle of the fruit growing time?

[@leecc990]

Thank you for showing .how do you the support.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you Lee C, here's the link to my video on how I build the support for my Dragon Fruits. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIi0c4KppN51jM0

[@kevinkc3onohelijeepworld953]

Adding cinnamon to the raw flesh with act as antiseptic and also deter bugs from the raw portion 😉

[@winstv2713]

your df vines are very healthy...i hope mine will be the same

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you jerwin Prejillana, you can help them be healthy by fertilizing regularly during the growing season. Chicken manure is great for Dragon fruit and they love it. Apply 1 inch of chicken manure to the base of your soil every 6 months and you'll have results similar like mine.

[@najacaytuirobaca2281]

Traducción al español felicitaciones por las aclaraciones es muy practico

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👏👏👏👏👏

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

😊

[@jeffmiller1819]

Love your videos. Where do you live? It looks like a Hawaii style house.

[@stacylam5425]

Hi I just came across your channel, and I have a question for u, plz help. I sa aw the red sots on your tree, mine have them too and they are spreading alot, i should i do?

[@ryanjohnston1268]

have you ever grown them from an elevated pot letting the branches fall down ?

[@leewonnell1192]

I live in Chicago Illinois I love dragon fruit I got about 50 of these plants to grow what I think I watered them at night and that's what killed them and I'm really not in a warm climate do you have the right humidity for them I like to have help somebody tell me how can I make these grow here in Chicago don't have a big house just a small place

[@vanswann9994]

Hi Richard, I planted my trees underground about 3 years ago.. Last year they turned yellow and stopped growing. Do you think they are dying ?? Do you have any suggestions on what I should do?. Thank you in advance.

[@sunshinehuskies]

Hi this is my second year of growing dragon fruit in Australia and my buds fell off too but now I have lots of buds and flowers after I pulled the yellow ones off and you have the best dog breed can you introduce him or her in your next video please

[@sabinafu7312]

Thank you for sharing this. How often do you water the plants and how much water?

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Sabina Fu, you're very welcome! I'm glad you found this video helpful. My water really depends on how hot the weather will be. I'm from California and in spring time its around 70F-80F. When its in that weather conditions I only need to water twice a week. I'd water around Saturday or Sunday one of those days when I'm free and water again around Wednesday or Thursday. Just check your soil to see if it is still moist. If it feels dry on top about 1 inch deep, then go ahead and water. I grow most of my dragon fruits in pots so I just water until I see a little bit of water running down from the bottom then I know that is more than enough. Just make sure you have good draining soil so if you do ever over water. Its all drained out so you don't have to worry about any root or stem rot. Hope this helps!

[@louiefernandez6419]

My concern is , how to protect the flower inorder to become fruits., have sprayed them with pestecides already, still they were spoiled. pkease help. tnx!!!

[@vuhatran3479]

hi my name is van why after 3-5 day i remove the flower the bottom fluit is getting yelow please heft me out thank you i am livig in fl your video is very good

[@censusgary]

Can you do anything with those removed buds? Cook them and eat them, for example?

[@ESPNsPeacockbassProfessor]

Any help with the barbed wire cactus? Is it self polinating?. Its related to dragon fruit so i crossed polinated with a white flesh not sure if that will do anything.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Paulpro PP, barbed wired cactus are called Pitaya and Dragon Fruits are called Pitahaya. So you are definitely right about them being related. I don't grow any of the barbed wired cactus so my experience with them is not much. They tend to be self pollinating because I see my neighbors that have them in the front yard always have flowers and fruits would set. The pollen will work but only time will tell. Did you use fresh pollen or stored pollen?

[@ESPNsPeacockbassProfessor]

@@GraftingDragonFruit Fresh pollen from last nights blooms. Hope to get fruit from the barb wire cactus thanks!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

No problem, and good luck! Keep me updated, you got me curious! Cool stuff my dude.

[@ESPNsPeacockbassProfessor]

@@GraftingDragonFruit Video is up! I hand pollinated but didn't get that on camera

[@vickysapien1032]

Do plant shade off extra buds if plant is loaded with lots of buds?

[@vickysapien1032]

What is right time to pluck extra buds ?

[@elmerfune9753]

Hey Richard, my dragon fruit are well growing but the discrepancy here is they are not producing flower or bud. I dont know what's going and my disappointment is I gave them well good fertilizer. I wish I could send you some pics and you'll see. Please give me some advice how to initiate them to bear flowers atleast..thanks.

[@buttialqemzi7822]

i have a question , the dragon fruit does it differ if it is grown with 3 angles or 4 angles? i bought a plant with 4 angles but when it grew with white flowers and it falls off ?

[@lynwood115]

My Dragon fruit went from flowering to just dropping on its own. It got aborted and I don't know if I'll see a fruit at all form.

[@jamesbilly2528]

Hi Richard, great work. Is the chicken fertilizer that your upplying fresh, or is it old matured, that has been moistened over the winter season.And can we use fresh chicken fertilizer straight from the chicken barn,on our dragon fruit trees. Thank and god bless.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi James, the chicken fertilizer that I use has already been compost. So its been matured and moisten when I use it. I get it at Home Depot its about $4 for a bag. It's not safe to use fresh chicken fertilizer straight from the chicken barn. The fresh fertilizer is too strong for the Dragon Fruits and can cause them to stress if being used. Make sure to use chicken fertilizer that has already been compost and matured. It takes about 3 weeks for benefits to take effect but once it does it really shows on your plant.

[@eliseo0908]

@@GraftingDragonFruit your giant monster DF is only one plant? Or more than one in that pot?

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi eliseo0908, this plant was 4 cuttings planted into the ground.

[@VincentDzinh]

@@GraftingDragonFruit How often you apply chicken manure? Is there any other extra fertilizer?

[@blossomjamieful]

So this is why my Dragon fruit falls off and never bear fruits, if it starts off as yellow. So how do you get them to be green? I don't have to many to begin with.

[@romygime5822]

It must a tropical place over there for dragon fruit to be so productive one. I live in a temperate Zone I have not success after so many years of trying and trying but I am not giving up one day my dream will came true

[@teigns2010]

HI, i want to know why the buds after flowering, it turn to yellow and tear off...... is it some elements that the plant missing?

[@ranidatla8101]

what fertiliser should we give in flowering season

[@jenniespohn65]

How do you tell the difference between plants? I hear you say Vietnam white? What other kinds are there? Is the fruit different sizes or type?

[@pn3940]

they grow in the same area and they seem to bloom at different times.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

That will happen, sometimes the more mature branches will tend to send out the buds first.

[@littleabby74]

I just subscribed, but I am really interested to grow the yellow dragon fruit, i have lots of seedlings and i wanted to grow them, i have langky ang long seedlings in a pot, but after putting closer to the light I saw bgger side shoots , i am planning to cut it off and replant but I am worried if i make a mistake, what is the best way to do it?

[@anthonyaziz86]

Richard, I’ve been trying to grow dragon fruit in my backyard for a couple years now. I can really use your help. I seem to lose about 80% of my flowers after they bloom. I see that you prefer only 3-4 buds per branch, however I have branches that give me more buds that still turn into full flowers and bloom. But typically they abort after blooming. When I purchased these cuttings they were supposedly self pollinating so im not sure what I’m doing wrong. How often should I water the plants during fruiting season? And am I supposed to hand pollinate these even though it was sold as a self-pollinating cutting? I really hate to see my plant losing so many potential flowers. PLEASE HELP!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Anthony Aziz, Not to worry I am here to help! Okay, so lets talk about how impressive it is that you are getting multiple buds to stay on your branches and successfully bloom into a flower! This is what I would do, even though my Vietnam White is a self pollinator and self-fertile(meaning their own pollen works to set fruit). I STILL hand-pollinate EVERY single FLOWER that is on my dragon fruit tree. When you do this you make sure and guarantee that your flower will turn into a fruit without falling off. It's also very fun to do and makes you feel like you were a part of why these fruits even exist. So my recommendation to you is go out there when the flowers are about to bloom at night. Get a little brush and collect those pollen and hand-pollinate all the flowers. You will see that they won't fall off and abort on you anymore and your dragon fruit will be full of fruits on their way to harvest! If you put effort into hand-pollinating them your flowers that would stay on the branch will be 100%. No more flowers falling off! Hope this was helpful. :) For watering, keep watering them the same. Im from south California so in the summer time I can water them from 2-3 times a week. Keep the soil constantly moist. If the top layer is dry 1 inch deep below. Then this is a good indication that you need to water.

[@anthonyaziz86]

I’ve been watching your videos and started collecting pollen as you have with a bowl and a stick that I cleaned with alcohol. I then took some of that pollen and rubbed it on the stigma so I really hope that helps! Within the last few weeks I had maybe 40 or so flowers that bloomed and then died off which as you could imagine was heartbreaking. I have one white flesh tree and then most are pink and a red. I’ve seen your grafting videos and was curious what the point is behind it? Also thank you so much for your reply. I really hope this self pollination trick does the job for me because I’ve lost soo many flowers over the last couple years.

[@yvonnebornman3395]

Hi there I got some plants and only one had three fruits but none of the others seem to bloom what can I do to induce blooms Thanks a mill

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi! check out this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/d33OdYmoe8drnJI&lc=UgxRW3A_L3S7nlAHPVd4AaABAg

[@Joe-mf9zz]

how long can your wooden upper structure lasts? let us say from a heavy tops

[@jameshorsted5489]

Can you get dragon fruit from half a meter size branch,No branches coming off it?

[@jennifercheung3486]

After the branch bears fruit, will the same branch grow buds later?

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Jennifer Cheung, After the branch bears fruit, that same branch will grow buds again next season. They actually will be the first branch to produce buds because that branch is matured. I will make a video and show you my branches that bears fruit, and that same exact branch will bud again the next season. I will take that branch off once its been depleted of all its nodes(spikes) or if its being covered and pushed down by other branches and being blocked of direct sunlight.

[@windytranusa1035]

Mine is not producing that much fruit like urs, I don't know why and I have the same problem like that,some of them turn yellow and die 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@smhsadley]

You have to talk to them bro

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Windy, have you tried using fertilizer yet to help boost your dragon fruit plant to be strong enough to produce buds and hold them onto the branch? When dragon fruits are lacking nutrients they sometimes won't be strong enough to hold onto buds and will abort themselves to help them go back into the 'growing' stage instead of blooming stage. Chicken manure is a very good fertilizer that dragon fruits love. It will help them if you haven't already started. Or if you really want to step your game up. Organic Compost Tea will show you results right away. You can find that video in my channel.

[@windytranusa1035]

@@GraftingDragonFruit I just asked my husband this morning if he put fetirlizer yet and he said he did but I don't know what kind of fetirlizer did he use,by the way my dragonfruit is not sweet or doesn't have much flavor either I don't know because it's not enough sun or something, I'll let him know about ur tips, let see,thanks for ur advice 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏

[@MrSpringfellow]

Hi Richard, which variety you got there?

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

HI Romeo, the varieties in this video is called Vietnamese White Giant.

[@siddhrajsinhjijhala287]

I have a further question which unfortunately is long winded. I have just procured and planted in Gujarat, India, 10 acres of Dragon fruit cuttings. There is a great demand for dragon fruit cutting at the moment in India as everyone wants to do this with the result that the person who gave me the cuttings now says that he can't supply me for the next year even though based on his assurance I had all the infrastructure in place, costing a tidy package for another 10 acres. My supplier has said that he only takes his cuttings from mature plants that are 5 years old, as these in time will give better fruiting then cuttings taken from immature plants that are less than a year old. It would save me a lot of money to wait and get my own cuttings, but don't want to do this at the cost of having plants giving less yield over a spread of many year. Wishing you every success. Siddhrajsinhji

[@jdengineeringsolutionslimi2028]

Do you have a video on how to grow them from seed

[@efrenryan9044]

Hi, how often do you water your df during flowering season?

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi efren, I water my dragon fruits 2 times a week during flowering season.

[@thngoc45]

You have beautiful dragon fruit plants in your yard. How long does it take to grow that big? What kind of soil did you use to mix with chicken manure? How often did you water them during summer months? Thank you for showing your dragon plants.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Heather Pham, thank you for your kind words! This dragon fruit plant is 5 years old and thats the amount of time it took to get this big. It would have been bigger if I didn't do heavy pruning on it every end of the season. I mixed fox farm ocean forest soil with chicken manure. I water my plants 3 times a week in the summer months. I go out every day to check the soil if its moist on the top if it isn't ill lightly wet it to keep it consistently damp. This prevents the branches from getting skinny and wrinkling. :)

[@seasonsofmalawmi6265]

Hi from North East India, Mizoram, this year many buds before flowering turn yellow and fall off, can you help me

[@thegreatestislove8604]

I wonder what can you use the buds for besides composting them

[@Ineluki_Myonrashi]

I'd try pickling them like a caper.

[@chavachiva8]

What varieties of dragon fruit do you have and for what reason did you choose that variety. Was it size of fruit, self pollinating, unusual variety, easy to grow, color of flesh, sweetness of fruit??? I just received about 10 cuttings from a friend, and I am not too familiar with dragon. Could you suggest some websites you use to get information on Pitayas. I would like to tell you I have watched every video you have posted and I have learned much about dragon fruit.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi chava Chiva, Here's a video of me talking about all the varieties that I have kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJCZeoWplJuti68 I chose all these varieties based on the taste. I didn't care much if it was self pollinating or easy to grow. Once I took a bite of the dragon fruit and knew what it taste like. I knew I had to HAVE that variety and would do whatever it takes to get them to grow in my own garden. Thanks for watching my videos and I'm glad it was educational for you! You can join my facebook group if you have one, we talk about pitayas/pitahayas/dragon fruits and help each other identify them. You can find a lot of info in there if you post up your question, most members are active and are glad to help out. Here's the group link facebook.com/groups/339405923306378/?ref=share

[@michelleluu9147]

Hi Handsome, Can i ask you a question since you look like an expert. How much and how often do you water them in the hot days? When bubs and flowers are form, do you water more or less? And is there a way to avoid those bubs to becoming abort? Thanks alot. Hope to hear from you soon.

[@venkateshbandi3430]

Hi brother please tell me how to stop the flower falling in my garden

[@evelynhassel1875]

Hi Richard , my dragon fruit had a lot of ants. How can I prevent not having ants ?l

[@dragonfruitplantingtechniq2015]

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[@dragonfruitplantingtechniq2015]

Evelyn you can watch my video on how to get rid of ants from dragon fruit plant..

[@jeycoone7550]

Hy my friemd how do i Noe went they fruit is ready yo eat

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Jeyco, all varieties ripe at different times. For the Vietnamese Giant they are ripe 41 days after the flower bloom.

[@fredb4816]

Bro whats the cause of those buds not holding up? My dragon fruit trees aborting all fruits after flowering even if I'm polinating it every early morning,,, pls. help me...

[@tinkeringeekkissimmeefl4495]

My buds flowered fully but end up with an aborted fruit. The fruit starts to form, but as it grows, it turns yellow and then aborted. Any suggestion how to correct this problem? Thanks.

[@veroniquetoolsee5524]

Hi. I would like to know why my pitaya plant never gave healthy buds. She always abort.

[@gerrylabangco8005]

why is it you have a big and healthy greenie stems of dragonfruits..is it the variety or the way you maintain it?

[@siddhrajsinhjijhala287]

how old should a dragon plant be considered mature enough to take cutting from

[@ayushrana1859]

My dragon fruit buds are droping down so how can i stop it ?? please tell me some technique

[@jovencamacho8042]

What's the reason why the dragon fruits' bud abort? and how can I prevent that??

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

They abort sometimes because there is to many for the plant to hold on. So they start to get rid of some to focus energy on the ones that matter.

[@ratanabouaphabing9542]

I would love to grow dragon fruit but I live in Houston TX. I don't know if I can grow dragon fruit? Are you in Florida?

[@SuzyQVeganBeauty]

Ratanabouapha Bing you can grow them

[@ratanabouaphabing9542]

@@SuzyQVeganBeauty awesome!! I will grow them👏👏👍

[@rsrawat1947]

Once a bud is removed, will it grow a bud next season?

[@tgurl220]

How do I get my dragon fruit trees to grow more buds? We only have 1 bud so far.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi tgurl220, heres a video of the fertilizer I use to help induce more buds! Check it out and if you have questions don't hesitate to ask. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnPUaKOYjd-oo7s

[@kokilasherchan2046]

My Dragon fruit flowers but fruit drops what could the reason be