E1: How to Grow Dragon Fruit From Cutting to Fruit

This series will teach you how to start growing dragon fruit from a cutting all the way until it fruits! Let’s start with the basics of what we need to get your own Dragon Alley started. Check out this video to see how you can begin growing your own dragon fruit plant!
How to Build a Dragon Fruit Trellis V2 • How to Build a Dragon ...
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[@shirleybakes]

I'm watching this again because this is the only step by step guide to dragon fruit planting that I have seen on YT. I will always go back to this channel until I know everything about DF growing. Thanks.

[@yannbunzll]

Hey. Just found your channel. I’m obsessed. Can’t wait to start my dragon fruit journey. Thanks for sharing 🤩

[@yesitsamessgarden]

Just as I was starting to believe that some one sold me a regular cactus, I got my first dragon fruit bud, it's about 6 inches long now!! I'm so excited, can't wait to get some of your cuttings 😁

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

That is awesome!

[@wm.tomdavis374]

Thank you so much for this video. I was thinking starting from seed, but now that I have a friend that gave me some cuttings, I can get started. Thanks!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tjnguyen746]

Yeah! Richard, you have a great day ...

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thanks, you too!

[@Etienne4201]

First! From Tahiti! I love pitaya aka dragonfruits.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

So good!

[@lettiegungab4745]

Watching you always now and i like your channel for dragon fruit my favorate😁😀

[@kristinapham3082]

Thanks for sharing Richard! Always love your videos!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

You are so welcome, thanks for always watching Kristina!

[@sagerage6168]

Me who is about to order a cutting: YES, YES, YYYYEEEESSSSS

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Woohoo!

[@tieutrinh724]

Hi E1, I want order some of your dragon fruit plant cutting . How could I contact direct to you for ordering . Tieu leander TX

[@lonelleminesinger4626]

Great video for the beginner! Thank you!

[@percymartinez8647]

Thank you. Like all your videos. Very informative.

[@jaxawesome7691]

Love your dragon fruit shirt!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thanks Jax!

[@valeriesanchez3074]

I couldn't root a cutting so i bought a rooted one off etsy. Will be exciting watching it grow.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Wonderful!

[@cypress9375]

Thanks Richard this part one very helpful ,we live in cypress and let our plants go over the block wall fence ,now I will try your way thanks again

[@rianaventer1782]

Just love the way u plant it,i'm lunring alot from u thanx

[@chihuynh9558]

I just bought 2 dragon fruits tree I hope they will grow. Thank you for the video is very helpful.

[@castleofcostamesa8291]

What an awesome video! Subscribed! Thank you!

[@anghardinera7616]

very informative video as usual i always love your teaching techniques in dragon fruit planting thats why your my mentor in dragon fruit planting 😉

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Wow, thanks so nice of you!

[@erlindasoriano6823]

I was so happy watching your vlogs now I know wat to do wid my dragon fruit plant been there dormant I’ll fertilise it n do wat you doing tnx

[@rosshyacinth]

Oh, thanks for I found your channel about dragon fruit growing. I subscribed on this channel because I love to grow dragon fruit and your tips can help me do it my own dragon fruit growing.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thanks for subbing!

[@bryanjuarez9024]

I saw your Instagram story and I’m definitely going to get sour patch kids cuttings once you have some available😁

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Sounds good!

[@normabacani7631]

What kind of fertilizer you put on Dragon Fruit to bear more flowers

[@taituthieulam]

Richard, you are truly a dragon fruit king and l really enjoy watching your shows. Thanks for all the tips . I live in Northern California otherwise l will contact you for Friday give away dragon fruit cuts from you. Wish you and family all the best and thanks for the great shows again.

[@thejoeni]

Very informative and thorough. Thank you.

[@howtogrowdragonfruitplant7849]

When will you release your webshop? 😊

[@Kohlerhometeam]

Shalom21 Girl

[@xjillekeuhx]

Hi, I am in New Zealand watching you and envious of the varieties of dragonfruit available there. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I have a few df growing and doing well.

[@kcnative4130]

Love all your videos man, thanks for the great information!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

I appreciate that!

[@cindylee8041]

Nice son, thanks for sharing your great ideas

[@dragonfruitalgeria4645]

Hi retchard nice to learn from you why you cut flower and leave the stigma thanks for your time

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

This is to prevent mold, pest, and insects from eating it within the flower.

[@christsukamoto840]

Perfect timing, I'm building my trellis today and transferring the plants I got from Oceanside! Do you ever add another cutting or rooting plant to the 20 gallon pot later? I only have 3 cuttings now, but hopefully my Asunta 3 offshoot will root and I want to add that later to the pot. Loving your vids, I'm super excited to start growing dragon fruits!!!

[@yvetteconroy1906]

you may put a small container in side of 20 gallon pot , just reserve a place for your 4 th cutting in there later

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Chris, I do add another cutting or rooting plant into the 20 gallon pot later after I have other cuttings that are ready. Just make sure you leave room and plan it out to add it in later. I have't had any issues with doing that but obviously its best to do it sooner than later because the other cuttings may root and steal the area for you to plant a 4th cutting in the future.

[@whiteman258]

Ooh I live in Oceanside. Where did you get your cuttings?

[@crimsonraen]

Thanks for the video, lots of great tips in here!

[@oasisoflasvegas7925]

Man. This is so awesome. I'm in Las Vegas, so the frost did a lot of damage over the winter. So excited to learn, thanks so much!

[@MaiTran-xn1rd]

Thank you Richard👍👏

[@davidpacheco4155]

hey bro great job on all the info, im laughing at your yard. my yard looks the same ,i have been growing since13/14.,keep up the great videos

[@whyldthing86]

How often do you water them?

[@johnnysworld-backyardorchard]

Great video, thank you for sharing!

[@elifontenot9453]

Growing two trellis based on your build with different varieties. Last winter/repotting lost a lot of growth but learned lots from you and looking forward to following along!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Great to hear!

[@catinadavidson4566]

@@GraftingDragonFruit I’m so happy

[@MARTINLOCZ]

White Sapphire is one of my best tasting varieties next to Brunni, A-2, Connie Mayer. I got my cutting from Kim Phan after tasting her fruit I was blown away 🙌🏻🙂. Great variety.

[@biglou4452]

I got your designs building mine thanks for your videos very inspirational and tons of knowledge 👍

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Glad you like them!

[@MinhLe-vj9ij]

Really good, you explained it so well the best practices you used in planting you plants. Thank you.

[@wadewilliams3957]

Great value. Thanks for sharing

[@kennethlynch5447]

Which dragon fruit plant is self-pollinated

[@lakeforest3222]

This very informative and inspiration video...I can’t wait to try growing my very first dragon fruit after learning how nutrition this fruit is offered. Thank you Richard for sharing.

[@tanujkumarchakma5539]

after growth of 4ft of height..how to cut and where to cut the plant for more branches?please make a video about cutting

[@BAMFSQUAD]

Awesome video bro thank you for the info🙌

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

No problem 👍

[@vincentng6191]

Love your video. I just bought one and Hope will fruit soon

[@vasupandiya]

How long does it take from fresh cutting and it gets root developed from new pot.?

[@suzanneblackmon3409]

Love your videos. Learning a lot. Hopefully I will have some success in growing these cactus plants and get some fruit next year.

[@kittykatt1120]

I'm more amazed that you do this without wearing gloves.

[@qtran999]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thanks for watching!

[@adamnlamb]

hey Richard, I planted a cutting and instead of growing a new stem the cutting developed a flower, should it be cut off so the energy can produce a new stem? thanks!

[@marquanreese7895]

I would cut the flower off then use a weak fertilizer that has a bit more nitrogen

[@shavkatismazov4932]

Hi.how many time you putting water in a week for new plants?

[@selinamularz9194]

Thanks for the lesson man

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

You bet!

[@philipacovington]

Where do you get your 20 gallon pots?

[@SLi-kt8ky]

Hi Richard. Saw your youtube video by accident-totally love it!! Got hooked!! I just started growing 4 V White & 1 Red (in pots w/ ground roots)last month.So far very quiet... When & what fertilizer to use? Thanks if you can advise. (You need to attach an external Sony mic on your camera to bring up volume in your video...."

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Welcome aboard! Thank you, I need to improve on my setup to make this volume better. I use chicken manure twice a year for fertilizer. I use Floranova Grow and Floranova Bloom for my liquid fertilizer to increase growth.

[@ifraadmomla9432]

Hi Richard love all your video did make my trellis like your i just want to ask a question is it good to plant two different varietes in the same pots ? Someone in the comment can help me ?

[@roopadm1206]

And richard, the tipping off the branches work for all varieties.

[@clncaaquintero3595]

what is the coldest temperature you have in your area during winter?

[@suzanneblackmon3409]

How often do you water? I’m in California where heat can get up to over 100

[@danavh6319]

Thank you for sharing. How long will the Dragon fruit tree last in the 20 gallons container?

[@nailsbyoohwee]

I bought 2 from Publix but the stems looked all dried up, but I cut them back to a healthy part and put them in water. Should I have waited until tomorrow to let it dry and then place them in water. I'm new to your channel and I have a prickly pear cactus.

[@BMWROB]

Richard, I'm in Zone 8a on the Eastern Seaboard. We don't get too cold, but we have a week or two where it may get to low 30's and maybe 20's. I built your design trellis and wondered what you'd recommend to cover them with on those days. I can't bring that inside obviously, but a cover could work.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Rob, what I recommend is you can cover them with some tarp, add Christmas lights underneath to raise the temps a bit from 30 to maybe 50-60F as long as it doesn't frost over you'll be safe. The tarp and christmas lights should project enough to get them through the week.

[@budimirusachev3623]

Love yours videos!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you!!

[@augustodacoron8856]

good video very well explain..good job...

[@davidlatif7829]

Great Video you are the Master of Dragon Fruit Plants. I have one question How long on average does the cutting that you put into the 1 gallon pot take to develop roots. I live in South Florida and my concern is planting the cuttings in my Large Permanent container and having it exposed to the sun. The card board for protection isn't really a good idea because we get rain every day. So I'm thinking its best to place cuttings in the one gallon pots and keep in the shade until roots are developed. Thank you

[@marley9904]

New SUBS here 😸, love ur channel stay safe

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thanks for subbing!

[@meidachen8489]

Great work! thank you! could you please provide the link to get the 20 gal pot?

[@vivi-it3oi]

Hi Richard newbie here from South Florida, I bought at publix 3 varieties, the best we liked was the yellow with the white inside, we like sweet tasty stuff lol I would love to try growing some please, thank you

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Vivi, ill be listing cuttings for sale when my website is done the end of this year. Subscribe to know when its done. www.graftingdragonfruits.com

[@vivi-it3oi]

@@GraftingDragonFruit thank you I just did now 😉

[@Mflores559]

I have a question would tou recommend planting on the ground or pots is better

[@howtogrowdragonfruitplant7849]

Best is ground. Unless you need to move or if you an expert flooding or cold weather.

[@IndefiniteAdventures]

I LOVE your channel. Thank you for such thorough information. I do have a question regarding pollination. My husband's coworker gave us some cuttings. We don't know the varietal....How do I know if it is self pollinating? Thanks

[@LazyGardenGamer]

Can we turn this series into a playlist? Unfortunately KZbin has it all randomized

[@ckchhay]

I like your durian dragon fruit shirt 😅

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you!

[@valvalson4804]

love that shirt!

[@MetalChipps]

Yeh it's an awesome shirt I want it badly. where did you get it Richard?

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

This was a gift to me from Epic Gardening!

[@MetalChipps]

@@GraftingDragonFruit Cool!

[@zusthebruce5083]

Thank you 🙏

[@seanyab3813]

Good video, Richard, where did you get your 4x4 cedar wood? All the local big box stores in my area stock only pressure treated wood.

[@howtogrowdragonfruitplant7849]

You can grow them in a container.

[@ishasinghal7561]

Can 2-3 varieties be grown together in one 20gal pot?

[@coflabit]

so I got some cuttings from a friend. Is it better to just grow those cuttings in a small pot and wait for them to grow roots before I put them in that big pot with a trellis? Thanks.

[@slowpoke4557]

I've seen 4 cuttings be planted into a 20 or 25 gallon pot, but wheat if i only wanted 1 cutting per pot? How big of a pot would I need them?

[@littlefanbigfan4122]

awesome video! Thanks!!!

[@MuhammadFaisal-rk8cc]

Beautiful 🌹💐 you great work

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you so much 😊

[@canhope1821]

Would a "planket" (used for frost protection in the North East) also work?

[@trumpthemessiah1238]

hey there, new subscriber and fan here. I watched a few of your videos a couple of days ago and this morning I walked passed a house with a massive dragon fruit plant. and so I knocked on the door and asked if I could get a few cuttings. They had no idea that it was a dragon fruit. they thought it was just a cactus kind of plant with beautiful flowers. the granny said that the dragon fruit has been in her yard for almost 50 years and had no idea that it is a fruit and it is edible. there was still two overripe dragon fruit on the plant and so I cute it and they liked it. I'm very happy that I have cuttings from a dragon plant that is almost 50 years old. I just hope it will root. It is winter right now where I live. we have mild winters and I just wanted to know if the roots will grow during winter or should I get cuttings again in spring time and try and root then?

[@sutapaghosh8443]

Thanks for posting this video, i am interested to know how much yield/fruits you get out of each pillar ?

[@walterabregu3122]

Saludos desde Peru

[@abrahamcardenas4505]

I am new to growing DF, would love to learn with your sour patch kids!!

[@felybadiola5325]

Hi Richard been following you for some months and watching your very informative channel. I’m amaze with your different DF varieties. BTW how big is that Fox Farm potting soil you use for 20gallon pot, where can I buy some with better price, and do you sell your cuttings? If so I’m interested, please let me know I’m starting to grow some. I just have two American beauties now and ready to replant. Watching you inspire me to grow different variety. Thanks!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Welcome aboard! I buy my Fox Farm potting soil at local hydroponic stores. They will have it the cheapest at your hydroponic stores. If you can't find fox farm you can purchase "Kelloggs Patio Plus" its a great soil that mimics fox farm soil mixture.

[@f00flghter29]

I was looking for info on dragon fruit and the decorative top of the wall in your thumbnail caught my eye, I think we're in the same neighborhood haha. I'm glad it did though lots of useful info here, thanks! What variant would you recommend for a beginner and/or what's your favorite tasting one?

[@MetalChipps]

Yeh the sour patch kids variety souds AWESOME. Can't wait to (maybe?) order a cutting from you. (when you put your cuttings for sale when you get some.)

[@MetalChipps]

This series is going to help me SOOOOOOOOOOO much Richard! When I get my cuttings (maybe from you?) I will do my best to follow along and do everything the same as you show me.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

That is my goal to create a tutorial to following along with to encourage others to grow with me and produce fruits successfully!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Sounds good!

[@roanneconover4925]

Hi Richard, i so far can’t find info on preparing cuttings. You mention callusing for 5-10 days before starting to root them. How do you keep them for that time? Cool dark place ? Sunlight? Warm? Dry? Humid? Or does it not matter? Also, will they only root from one end or would a piece cut from the middle of a segment root from either end?

[@ishasinghal7561]

Sir what is the other type of trellis that we can use for dragon fruit? Also I have 2 white colored dragon fruit cuttings and 1 purple variety, can I put the three together in one 15gal pot? Or should they be potted separately? Also will cactus soil mix work for them? We don’t get the soil mix that you have here. Thank you.

[@ginaperkins2168]

Thanks - very helpful! I’m new at trying dragon fruit, your explanation was very informative. I got all the stuff today to make my trellis and get my new shoots planted 😃

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dfinite1111]

Not sure how to make a cutting. Do you need to cut at a joint, or can you cut into a stalk?

[@scorpiodiac5344]

how many times do we water it in a week...thanks GBU

[@m0ntse00]

I wanted to know if you could plant any type of different varieties together or if they had to be specific? I want to build 2 of these structures and plan to plant dark star, physical graffiti, purple haze, pink panther, voodoo child and the yellow variety palora. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you!!

[@KeralaTropicalFarmer]

What's the preferable height of the support wood

[@johnkeynes8873]

Hi Richard I have a half wine barrel will this be ok for dragon fruit, great video thanks.

[@jnacua63]

Hi Richard I just got about a dozen of newly cut branches. I did not realized that you have to mixed it when planting for pollination purposes! I'm not sure which is which? So what do i have to do before I transfer them to the big pot? And also I think I'm in the wrong season starting it because Winter just started in Australia. Would they still grow? Thanks very much in advance Richard. I hope you can help me.

[@davescheer5038]

Rich,do you put tags on each of them to keep track of the different varieties , what's the best fertilizer for them and how often do you fertilize them ?

[@scottmuszynski5798]

Does it help to wrap the main support column with coconut cloth for the dragon fruit’s aerial roots to establish well?

[@howtogrowdragonfruitplant7849]

I guess😃

[@tehresaenriquez6207]

thanks for sharing ur videos..

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Glad you like them!

[@manonspijkhoven6382]

Maybe it's a stupid question but you say in a 20 gallon container you can place 4 cuttings so if I want to plant only one cutting per pot can I use something like a 5 or 8 gallon container?