Easy Dragon Fruit Propagation and Pruning Technique

[@epicgardening]

The real question...what to do with all of these cuttings LOL

[@thesilentone4024]

Give away mybe to a couple people if you like the idea

[@mikekeller61]

Pretty sure someone once said something along the lines of, sharing is caring. Though, I haven't listened to that with all of my ghost plant props that are covering almost every available flat surface in my yard right now.

[@megaotaku121]

Summer plant sale when?

[@PaleGhost69]

Cover the new urban homestead in their vines.

[@mtis82]

Makes me want to try to grow one!

[@roygilbert8362]

Since the pandemic I decided to start a garden and spend hours watching KZbin videos. I have several favorites but I must say Kevin you are my #1 go to for information. I have read your book and you make everything so clear that even a novice can comprehend everything. I am 73 and have a little trouble hearing some of the shows, but voice is marvelous and clear as a bell. Thank you so much for all you do.

[@godslove7144]

Likewise with me this guy is awesome

[@rafimiki]

Happy 74th :)

[@dustinrea6510]

Plandemic

[@k9spot1]

This style of video playlist was super nice to watch. Seeing it go all the way from a baby cutting to this was perfect

[@thndrgrrrl]

I just love watching you take such amazing care of your plant babies. Your smile is so genuine.

[@epicgardening]

Thank you so much!

[@dyrcosis]

I bet over 90% of those cuttings take. The resilience of cactus and succulents never ceases to amaze me. Also, if I lived anywhere close to you I'd happily take those throwaways off your hands!

[@epicgardening]

same here!

[@avonknof9021]

First! I have three Vietnamese white dragon fruit cuttings that are starting to root now because of you, thank you!

[@natashanagy1117]

So glad I saw this. I just planted five today and got a couple wrong. Now I’ve turned them around. Appreciate you taking the guesswork out if it! Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺

[@kevinkc3onohelijeepworld]

After cutting through flesh it’s good to coat in cinnamon, natural antiseptic, it’s also key time to angle cut to main stem to expose 1/2” for better rooting

[@buzzwithhoneybee]

I JUST got a dragon fruit plant yesterday and watched your entire series on it. I thought my you tube subscription list was messing up, showing me an old video of yours! Thanks for the update!

[@epicgardening]

Nope, jus tanother update!

[@pandorafox3944]

As a new gardener, you are my hero. Thanks for giving me the confidence to do something I love.

[@citrine8539]

1000th like. That was the first time I’ve ever done that before and I have had youtube since 2010. AND its on a video about dragonfruits which are my favorite and my mind is absolutely diluted its 5am and ive been awake since 7 am yesterday. NO SLEEP. 1000TH LIKE. DRAGONFRUITS. MY LIFE PEAKED.

[@growingtropicalsandexotics]

The tour down memory lane growing your dragon fruit made my eyes watery I mean it especially cause I might receive my dragon fruit plants anytime tommorow or Thursday 😊 I'm so stoked about it!

[@censusgary]

If you have any of those aerial roots near the bottom of your cutting, leave them on and put them in the soil when you pot the cutting. They will turn into underground roots and give your cutting a big head start on growing roots.

[@toxicjay8562]

Really beautiful touch on that Memory Lane section I loved it it reminded me of me and how much I love and care for my plants.

[@epicgardening]

:)

[@sh1tsta1nz8]

This is actually so helpful, mine is still a baby but it’s so overgrown and I’d like to give some away so thank youuuu

[@rebelpepper007]

Kevin, first of his name, Father of Epic Dragonfruit! Holy Dragonfruit cuttings! 😲👍

[@epicgardening]

LOL love it!

[@jennywhite3508]

My dragon fruit plant is so tiny! They’re incredibly sturdy. I had a piece I was propagating and my son knocked it over and I could not find it on the ground! I found it a week later and stuck it back and dirt and has new growth! I’m so impressed

[@howtogrowdragonfruitplant7849]

Cool !

[@debbiedavid3259]

Kevin… Thanks for this DF series. I grow them also, have had blooms that didn’t turn into fruit. I will try some of your tips this spring and summer. The flowers are so beautiful and mildly fragrant. The little spines, OMG… Like lethal weapons !!! Take care and Thanks Again. Debbie in N. Central Texas !

[@JonRayRunawayVealMusic]

Since I’ve never had my questions answered here even after subscribing etc…. You need to pollinate with a non sterile version. I had the same thing happen to me . That variety bloomed but didn’t become fruit ….needed non sterile pollen. There’s other videos about self pollination

[@sandrabeck8788]

Please remember us beginners who need a source for cuttings to work with! I found my cuttings on Craig’s list...drawer made a little cash and I got a good variety of affordable cuttings to start with

[@ganni025]

that's awsome...what i use to tie up trees are long strips of tyre inner tubing. works wonders and you find them everywhere...keep it up

[@soniamarshall9293]

I have the same problem and need to prune and I was wondering about the direction to pot the cuttings. Glad I tuned into your channel. Thanks

[@sweetcaramelsmile]

I made it to the end!! Now let's see if i'm as prosperous with my new cutting and plants!!

[@julianasolorzano2613]

Thank Kevin, for your good tips how to grow dragon fruit plant. I just started, so I am so excited to see my growing. Thank you again, I will let you know my progress on this big adventure in growing this exotic fruit.

[@jaimyyelvingtonmusic]

Love your channel! I've definitely learned a lot about dragon fruit and how to grow them. Thanks!

[@lizabellos4859]

I think I'm going to have to try and grow some dragon fruit . Quite an amazing feat you have done . Thank you for sharing Have a great day

[@ceciliasoo9874]

Thanks Kevin That was very helpful. I'm propagating some yellow dragon fruits

[@FernTheCamper]

Nice! We've been able to propagate well but not once getting them to flower. I think the pruning is going to make the difference as I've been to scared to trim back anything. Thank you for the tip!

[@epicgardening]

Pruning sometimes seems to spur bud formation!

[@lisagaedike741]

I started my dragonfruit from seed about 2 years ago! It’s grown insane (and I live in Chicago and take it inside for the winter.) now I keep propagating and have so many I don’t even know what to do with them! Also wish you’d use something more sustainable than the plastic nursery tape. Thanks for the video!

[@rickykimble1246]

Bought your book I love it! So i propagated (or tried to) a snake plant hahaha......so now I have what appears to be a squash plant growing I'm blown away at what's going on hahaha.

[@lauriesickles5393]

Ready to go trim up mine now, thanks for the tips!

[@werftv4580]

wish my yard had more sun.. nice work man .. as usual..

[@ryanquinn1257]

As a tip, I've had great success rooting them with the soil being maybe a third full in pots like that. Saved me 3x the soil, allowed me to put them in sun sooner, and because bottom of plant was in more shade I had more success getting them to push out new growth closer to the tops and more vertical reaching for light. Only down side is less insulation if in colder climates or places with more wind chill.

[@MsMhadden]

Wow!! That’s a lot! 🤗🤗 can’t wait to plant mine 😁

[@culdesacgrocerygarden]

Awesome! Mine needs to be potted up but I have been putting it off because I was afraid of hurting it. Now I’m feeling more brave. Will check out the playlist, I hope there’s a video that shows how to repot and how to know what size?

[@The78bluedevils]

Just the info I was thinking about before I pick up a few plants - North Jersey

[@matthewphares4588]

I’m pretty sure those pieces with a lot of roots on one side could be placed horizontally on your growth medium with the roots down and it would do awesome.

[@jhosvlog7010]

Nice 👍 thanks for Sharing your idea!

[@ChefGracesPlace]

Those were some EPIC montages lol can’t wait to share this with my friend who just got a dragon fruit, maybe I’ll get a cutting out of it. 😏

[@epicgardening]

Wohoo!

[@Tobias611]

So about a month or two back I congratulated you on your super fast channel growth from I think 390k to 450k subscribers, now you're at 721k, that's crazy and you must be so proud that it's not only the plants you manage to grow! Lol.

[@epicgardening]

It's totally insane!

[@Tobias611]

@@epicgardening it really is! Imagine that: you nearly have the same amount of subscribers as people living in San Francisco, each with their own life yet watching you. It's such a hard number to actually comprehend. Crazy. Congratulations! And with the new garden there are many more on their way! By the way, I noticed your videos were "only" 1080p, have you thought about going for 1440p or even 4k? Even if the recording itself is only 1080p the higher bitrate that 1440p/4k get really help with all the foliage details.

[@ThirdCoastGardening]

I’m growing dragonfruit too. I planted mine in a container this spring. It’s starting to grow fast.

[@epicgardening]

Welcome to the club

[@ThirdCoastGardening]

Epic Gardening I gave my friend a cutting too from it. I brushed against it and a piece broke off. He managed to get the broken piece to grow roots.

[@AJ-iu6nw]

@@ThirdCoastGardening Maybe I could brush up against a piece too?

[@brandon152lee]

Love this channel! Just liking and commenting for the KZbin algos!

[@memejeff]

ohh man, absolutely amazing! Enough for a small plantation :)

[@kathleenmorgan4331]

Love it. Great video!

[@devbachu7072]

Hope KY thin stems can produce fruits

[@alyderock5995]

Oh my god the music absolutely killed me 😂😂😭😭

[@epicgardening]

LOL

[@nadianadia1141]

Thank you so much for this method

[@devbachu7072]

I have a few cuttings done has roots a

[@emdeejay7432]

I bought a yellow and a purple dragon fruit, and I'm so excited to them ripened right off the vine. I think they're bland in the store but I've heard they are so much tastier when you grow them. But, like, isn't everything? Haha

[@tauceti8341]

Awesome vid kevin. I forgot to train and stake my brothers dragon fruit (4+ years) Hopefully I can make som more cuttings from it!

[@ryanjamie97]

Wow I just got one in a mystery box today and this video pops up lol

[@epicgardening]

Epic

[@SophyaAgain]

My poor neglected dragon fruit is starting to grow and I have to keep watch before they get out o control... Thank for tips Kevin.

[@jenniferhopper1294]

Ok so it’s 5y later so perhaps you will never see this but I grow epiphylums which are very similar to dragon fruit if not a an actual type of dragon fruit. So last year my very first dragon fruit bloomed simultaneously as my several epi’s. So for the first time ever my epi’s set fruit😮😮😮… So when it seems they were no longer progressing I cut open the “fruits” to investigate. They were the size of a walnut and once opened looked exactly like the white dragonfruit flesh. Naturally I had to take my life into my own hands and do a taste test… AND I am happy to report that it even tasted like a dragon fruit but much milder. Unfortunately the actual dragon did not set fruit…😢 So now I’m on the same dragon fruit journey as you are! I am trying to grow and propagate multiple varieties of DG… and I have taken them away from my epi’s… Thank you for your help and inspiration! I just bought your book, the first one. So excited. One of my epi’s grow a deep, brilliant fascia ad orange flower that blooms for 2-3 days… stunning.😍 Cheers!

[@maleface5693]

The spurs turn up naturally or u can cut slant up to find the top from bottom, nice video my friend

[@JustForfun-ok4ed]

Will the wall growing dragon fruit can bear fruits like hanging one?

[@allthingshome6220]

What season would you start cutting them? after fruiting...in the summer?

[@crimsonraen]

Thanks so much for the tips!

[@cynthias.aeschlimann2115]

Love your videos!! What is the plant in the pocket vase behind you??

[@ET-ns3hj]

Thank you!! We have drogon fruit trees growing up near the roof already but havent given us any fruit at all. Maybe its time to do this propagation. Thanks

[@ShambaniFarm]

When planting dragon fruit from cuttings and the cutting starts to grow those new stems/shoots/ sprouts which you have to prune can you plant those as well? And how fast do they grow? Do they grow slow like seeds or fast like the cuttings?

[@marilynbulaso7144]

Hello new friend here watching from Philippines

[@1rstjames]

When I first moved into my spot there was a 20'+ tall dragon fruit growing over and through a fruitless olive tree, an avocado tree, and an avocado stump. Took me several weeks to clear the entire jungle. I'm probably going to experiment using tall avocado stumps as a base trellis for these, and see if I can recreate an avocado dragon fruit symbiance. 🤣

[@sheliapaige9113]

What do it taste like now I never had exotic fruit now love to grow some now love it💜💯🙄thanks now

[@epicgardening]

Like a mild kiwi! Very fresh

[@wolframwanders1791]

Thanks for the great dragon fruit videos, Kevin! Just saw you had a book today and bought it on Amazon and I'm looking forward to reading it this week! I noticed on an earlier video you cut the stem off about an inch up, as you said it wouldn't root well, but in the first one you planted on this video, you just planted it with the stem. Did you learn new information between the videos? What's the best way to plant it that you know of? Chop the stem up about an inch and let it heal over for 3 or so days before planting, or plant it with the little stem intact? Thanks again!

[@Eternalpain23]

Are you supposed to cut off the ariel roots?

[@alphaend5045]

Is there a follow up video on these cuttings?

[@Aquarist_619]

Hey Kevin I'm your neighbor down the rd and I just discovered your channel not to long ago when you where building your trellises. I have the common red variety dragon the sugar dragon fruit and yellow palora so im looking for the Israeli yellow variety. Please lmk if you have a cutting you can part with or maybe you can point me where I can get one.

[@benjaminsmothers4378]

I am getting ready to move as well a video idea could be how to move all your plants

[@branbucsmodelcars]

what fertiillizer did you used sir?

[@richardhughes6129]

From my experience if you push the cutting that deep into the soil, you will get rot. I use a rooting hormone to get them going also. I'm running out of stock to root & graft, did some pruning earlier today.

[@rmis32]

Question on another topic: What can you tell us about mycorrhizal fungi spores as an inoculant?

[@ntcssj]

Have you done any videos about solar food digesters?

[@bp5724]

Can I use a iba rooting hormone ?

[@momizizi2007]

Thank you for such informative video tell me kindly for watering if I give daily much water or less or I give it once in a week ?

[@howtogrowdragonfruitplant7849]

Depends on climate. When dirt is dry you can water. Typically once a week.

[@lindsayre2106]

So keep them in shade until you see new growth then what - full sun?

[@malekzantout5171]

I love this video that you have it's excellent

[@amberduncan5082]

How do those fabric planters in the background hold up in the sun? Have you had any long term?

[@evawilliams1762]

Can you grow Dragonfruit in a raised bed or do they have to be in pots?

[@jojobee5486]

Can I put the cutting straight in the ground ?

[@rkmrbig]

Thanks for the video. Keep up the good work. Take Care

[@aurelianodosdosjr8267]

Kevin is there a best time to plant the cuttings, is winter ok?

[@stewarttrevarthen6467]

I see that the one you potted still had the cut-off stem still attached ? will it still work.?

[@sarahshook5698]

Your flash back! 😂😂😂😂

[@fatty4matty]

Here’s a tip! Cuttings with aerial roots will convert them into ground roots, skip the whole rooting process and you can already have a semi established root system

[@bago4205]

Ok do I still have to let the cut dry first

[@howtogrowdragonfruitplant7849]

True

[@howardmoss8921]

I have three aerial roots at the top of a cutting. Are you saying I can plant the cutting in my cactus mix upside down?

[@loralinengel]

Omg, this is so helpful. I was given some last year and I had no clue how to take care of them. I’m so excited now. Do you have a video on what to fertilize them with? Thanks again.

[@huntermcclovio4517]

I use chicken manure and you can find it at lowe's and it helps a lot. don't know why but it makes my dragon fruit flower a lot.

[@sumithvalapad7349]

sir u r voice 👌👌

[@chizuruhishiro1677]

how many days does it usually take for new shoots to grow from the dragon fruit cuttings??

[@janfontanoza180]

of course you'd be in my hometown of San Diego...

[@smleach5400]

This is soo cool... can we get an update once these start rooting/growing?

[@kyaaahjonbetv355]

good job buds

[@tauceti8341]

6:10 okay perfect you dry them out first. Thought so, I've got several cuttings waiting to be watered to sprout the way of th dragon!

[@epicgardening]

You got this!

[@marysuarez3934]

I have a plant, it gave me two blooms then I got a fruit it was about 2 inches and it turned yellow and fell off. Can you tell me what happened?

[@KiMoKo9787]

@@marysuarez3934 they need lots of water all through fruiting and growing. Mine had dropped a couple like that due to ants or other pests and its best to take a paintbrush and hand polinate for the best bet. Keep it in the freezer after, the paintbrush

[@joelopezjl28]

I feel like dragoon fruit will grow well in the el paso tx weather

[@janemontejovlog7018]

Thanks for sharing❤️

[@april147]

One of my dragoon plant started rotting from the root. Can cut the plant and replot in this method? Please answer..

[@gavinvandam3469]

When the cuttings start to callous over, is it right for them to soften a bit?

[@khoomille6753]

hi! just want to ask how many months does it it take for dragon fruit to bear flower?

[@Garfield6682003]

Hi can you pls help my dragon fruits the flowers have come off but a day after it started getting black spots. Is this normal and will the fruit be ruin once it is ready to harvest? Could it be heat wave?

[@rogeryouspeaktruthamenrome5686]

Good idea thanks

[@cjaymarriott]

do you really need to water it after you pot or wait for another 2 or 3days?

[@sanzeevrajalim1661]

What are the potting mix to use kindly name please

[@sweatfocusrepeatbelieve952]

Wow, neat!!