How To Grow Dragon Fruit (COMPLETE GUIDE)

[@epicgardening]

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

[@beitarjerusalem9058]

You have a video of how to sprout lemon seeds?

[@latebloominghippie]

💚💚💚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!” 🤔

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

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

[@horseblinderson4747]

Feb 1 - March 5 That's sun low in the sky time = warm light spectrum. Also happens in autumn. Why they fruit at those times. Also how you get long day and short day crops. I get that's kinda advanced for the average hobby gardener though.

[@IberianCraftsman]

One thing i've always wondered about, can you graft dragon fruit cactus to other cactus especies? cause there are other cactus especies that grow vertical trunks way easier, so they could be coupled to make a dragon fruit tree without support, like a sawaro as the "trunk" or others.

[@jennhoff03]

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]

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

[@simplysimple7628]

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😂

[@treverthetree]

WOW! Inspiring :)

[@edeltrudespoluakan8492]

Soil mixture for dragon fruit growing?

[@simplysimple7628]

@@edeltrudespoluakan8492 i use 30% cinder(volcanic pumice) , 20% sand, 20% organic matter(compost mostly), 20% coco coir chunks, 10% peat moss. Something of that matter. I use alot of sand and cinder rock for drainage. Lots of rain here.

[@fromfieldtofork]

What an inspiring journey you’ve had with dragonfruit and gardening! It’s amazing how a simple purchase can spark such a passion. Growing your own fruits and veggies definitely makes a huge difference in taste. Do you have any tips for beginners who want to start their own gardening journey? And how does your wife feel about your gardening adventures now?

[@simplysimple7628]

@@fromfieldtofork Aloha🤙🏼🙏🏼 Don’t really have any tips except to have patience. Gardening helps with patience. Plus, it keeps me busy enough to stay out of trouble I guess😬🤣 At first my family used to think I was crazy. I actually thought and still think that they are crazy for thinking I’m crazy😂. How can “growing food” be a crazy thing. Insane to me. But that’s the materialistic world we live in right?? Most of society are so caught up in grocery stores, fast food, etc. that growing food seems weird and not cool I guess. To me, it’s an absolute necessity to have an ability to grow or even raise your food and try to be sustainable. Now that we have been eating fresh veggies for years, they have become more welcoming of the environment around them because of how delicious home grown vegetables are. HUGE difference!!! Goodluck to you and may all your family and friends benefit from your successes. Much aloha 🙏🏼🤙🏼

[@BritInvLvr]

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]

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

[@Orionscribe]

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]

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

[@ArtemisGreenleaf]

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

[@Peeperino987]

Wait your CAT?!

[@cherienugent9587]

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

[@ChipMonkSamurai]

I'd plant the cat

[@nancycowell-miller4321]

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]

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!!

[@migueldelatorre8655]

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

[@gnargnar1992]

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

[@diegojosue1030]

Eric. I dont know who kevin is

[@knottyneedle]

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.

[@daneflanigan]

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

[@MJ-oj5bo]

I am from India. Now many people are trying to grow more dragon fruit orchards. I hope it will succeed!

[@odimarbatista3976]

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

[@sonyahogan5673]

A friend gave me a cutting from my recent trip to san diego. It was in a ziploc bag, it fell out of the box I had it in the trunk. Totally forgot about it and it made the trip back to central texas and it actually grew roots. I put It in a container and it has grown at least two inches!! This little dragonflies wants to live! I'm completely intimidated by this little dragon. Thank you for this video!😮❤

[@kathybarrow6390]

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

[@zackwalters8797]

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

[@shamrockgirl804]

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! 😁🌵

[@georgiaowen2469]

Are there videos on moving these big ones into and out of garage? I don’t think I can do it. I’m in East Texas.

[@CA_Rock]

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?

[@TeresitaBrito-Lara]

I love how he is also learning as he does the video. ❤❤❤

[@brendanlaird5831]

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

[@CWorgen5732]

Right? Lol

[@nikkimcelroy3776]

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

[@thetruthwillsetyoufree4651]

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

[@nielsbishere]

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

[@shawnamarie190]

I love your guys’s chemistry ❤ thank you for this video. I stumbled upon it as I just bought a dragon fruit from the grocery store and was itching to try growing from seeds. Now I want to buy a cutting instead 😅 the dragon fruit fever has begun yet I haven’t even really began

[@GrowingwithGeorge]

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...

[@huannguyen6803]

love this kind of content! thank you for sharing

[@pedromunoz4468]

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

[@Painted_Owl]

69 fruits harvested, or 69 varieties grown?

[@pedromunoz4468]

@@Painted_Owl 69 different Dragon fruit Varieties 😅

[@TheRodrigo0987654321]

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

[@sirsanti8408]

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]

Agreed

[@misteriouselaura1790]

I think Eric is behind this..

[@cornfarts]

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

[@trebor000]

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” 😅.

[@shayinla1942]

I just bought a patio dragon fruit and I’m happy I can across this video!

[@buffalojoe78]

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

[@amelialane4538]

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

[@Painted_Owl]

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

[@micaela6915]

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

[@libbysmithstudio]

I'm blind and can't afford buying dragonfruit, so I'm dying to grow them myself here in Central Florida. I've never had a fresh one. Got one, but still need a big pot to build the trellis and plant it in. I want to get some cuttings of Richard's favorites.

[@SOFIAPACARAT]

Thanks to Mr. Richard for sharing how to plant dragon fruit i call it wonder fruit

[@joeshmoe7967]

Grew some from seed from store bought fruit. Finally have one about 8 inches high, need to put in bigger pot. Growing exclusively on my heated deck, as I live in zone 3. Don't really expect fruit, but just getting a great looking plant is cool. Also grow pineapple from store bought. Again I don't expect fruit, but I have plants going on 5 years. Great tips for me to get another level of growth.

[@ElizabethJayy]

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

[@ylcaniavargas2563]

Omg you are amazing. Thank you for the instructions. I’m a beginner and I will follow this info step by step .

[@kennedyreid2504]

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

[@fanaticforager6610]

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

[@IbrahimMomoh1]

It great to learn from the expert himself. Thanks for sharing

[@PriscillaTudela]

Beautiful explain how to take care dragon fruit. Awesome work thks for sharing your 📹 video 📹 ❤.

[@pedromunoz4468]

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

[@spongesurf12]

Thans for this, really helpful. We have several of them growing but haven't known how to care for them really. No idea what variety they are except one produced fruit a few years ago that was hot pink inside and tasted great. Going to clean them up and pot correctly this week!

[@bowtielife]

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]

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

[@bowtielife]

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

[@BaltimoresBerzerker]

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

[@hongnhungbanh4553]

The flowers stir fry it’s sooo yummy!

[@greenmantis2158]

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!!!

[@SirOreo_]

Thank you from San Diego!

[@pedromunoz4468]

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

[@siongsgardenstories4597]

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

[@roamwiththewind]

The neighbor in the background 😆 I love Rich's channel. I've learned so much from him.

[@dreamangelsgarden5078]

I didn't notice 😂 what time? I wanna go back and see

[@ellenkuang8853]

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.

[@lapchurng]

The flowers are also delicious and has good fiber

[@phanatix721]

How much watering you do: for cuttings vs rooted plants (frequency and amount and timing - winter vs summer) and same for fertilizing schedule and type of fertilizer? Thanks for your instructions.

[@TobyRobb]

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. :)

[@Witchydigit]

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?

[@LilyAurora9]

Hey, one way to find out! 😂 But in all seriousness, there is a safe way to find if plants are edible. Start by breaking it open and putting the juice onto a soft spot of your skin, like the wrist or elbow. If there’s a reaction, instantly that’s a no plant. Next step is a small taste of the juice. Wait at least 24 hours between each step. Basically take small steps like this with the food, trying it in different ways until you feel confident. I’d bet you probably can especially cooked up like nopales. This is how I was taught to try foods in a survival situation.

[@thegardencentre_ng]

Thanks a lot for this very detailed and useful video

[@rizkiwijaya1446]

Hi. Nice video. I want to ask how if i make a cutting from a young seedling sprout?

[@doublets9055]

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

[@terrivance8750]

Thank you, Kevin. 😊

[@CarlosManuelViana]

do you ever use a rooting powder? What is your build the trestle a little lower? Will you get to the fruit step faster?

[@Orsunn]

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

[@Learningeveryday27]

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[@Learningeveryday27]

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[@Learningeveryday27]

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[@EnuffsEnuff318]

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

[@Orsunn]

@@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.

[@Nurse_Lucy]

Nice to have Richard back

[@TiaanRides]

Getting my first cutting anybody still here learning???

[@joeshmoe7967]

Grew mine from seed. Smaller than a cutting, but using this info hope to get to the next stage of growth. - Cheers

[@Painted_Owl]

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.

[@badger9456]

Thanks for the great video. What would you recommend doing when there's sunburn on the main branch going up the trellis?

[@mcthunderstick2374]

Appreciate the videos. I would appreciate alittle guidance to different growing zones, as I feel like my zone 7-8 area would kill these during winter.

[@bfgt]

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.

[@zachqueen8316]

Where can I buy yours and Richards cuttings?

[@stephanieflowers2783]

And now I want to grow dragon fruit

[@anhdo6460]

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

[@wizardmoto]

They said Fox Farms Ocean Forest. Not a regular succulent soil because it's a subtropical cacti and requires more water than regular cacti

[@junninterim2424]

11:00 - That's what she said..

[@inlovewithkarate29]

lol if I pound my stick will the dragon fruit god appear at my place? You guys are hilarious! 😂😂😂

[@StephanieS-v5y]

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?

[@marta77inf]

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 ?

[@jenjoy4353]

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

[@joepa6106]

❤ what a gold mine of information!

[@bbingtube]

3 in 1 is OG af 🤙

[@keshabbabukoirala6705]

Thanks to you both dragon fruit fasters!!!

[@j.l.emerson592]

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.

[@Luiiz84]

I have a property in the northeast region of Brazil Humid tropical climate near the coast. Do you think I can produce here?

[@tonystobb8364]

So may be a silly question but haven't seen it answered yet - can/should you remove the thorns? Have just started with our 1st that we got from Lowes here in SW Florida and it's ready to be moved into 2 seperate and bigger pots but the thorns are intimidating.

[@josephineherrera8508]

Can one grow these indoors in the Vermont winter? I grow figs in pots and put them in dark place for the winter. But want to grow pitajayas indoors and outdoors in summer.

[@FARTGODJR]

I started growing mine 3 months ago from the seeds and it’s been growing nicely I just don’t know if it’s self fertilizing💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@Nebuchadwicknezzar]

Hey, I was wondering if you have any experience growing dragonfruit cuttings late in the season? I might want to try growing it indoors through the winter

[@ajcampbell79]

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

[@meljefferey2812]

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

[@hientrinhle6160]

If you are lucky , it will remains like a small cactus without fruit or nothing.

[@samthegoblin8907]

i accidentally bought a bought a dragogn fruit plant thinking it was a regular cactus from the clearence section of walmart in 2021 as a small gift for my husband. a friend told me it was in fact dragon fruit so i started caring for it as such but kinda gave up on the idea of getting actual fruit from it. until this year!! it start growing like crazy out of no where and i feel like its about to start producing flowers.

[@mnguyetnguyen-xf2vq]

You two are amazing ❤❤❤❤❤

[@j00bs]

how often do you water cuttings once theyre in the shade?

[@lamapasang9909]

your garden is very nice

[@beth6419]

My cuttings rooted and they were doing really well and I built a couple trellis's and got them transplanted. Now within a couple months later, I noticed some of the tops are getting yellow. I don't get a lot of sun where I'm at so I know it's most likely not sunburn just wondering if I may be watering them too much now which may be causing this? And is it best just to tip them now even though some have not reached the top yet?

[@chrisz.9974]

I’ve got some royal palm trees in my yard. I’m hoping to use it as the support to dragon fruit.

[@karen-hillshomestead]

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!

[@CryptoWahala]

Can you plant dragon fruit in November after rooting? I live in Southern California

[@ARIES_SCORPION]

any advice for zone 4 winters in canada. i have fully grown dragons with 4 verieties. winter here is a lil rough😂

[@donnajennings-wallace1957]

I've got a dark star variety dragonfruit growing - I started it from cuttings at the beginning of October 2023 and it produced its first fruit 6 months later. I notice you said that the flower will open up in 30 to 35 days. Well, from my own experience with my dragonfruit plant, it took 2 weeks for the buds to fully open up. To be specific, I first noticed the bud on March 27th. It fully opened and was pollinated on April 10th. I harvested it on May 13th. So, 2 weeks to bloom, and 5 weeks or so until harvest. I don't know if the variety has anything to do with that.

[@curtiswear1593]

My daughter took the seeds from a Vietnam White and germinated 2 dozen seeds.I potted them.Any hints? I'll be putting them along a wooded posted bob wire fence to be able to try them up.

[@rolo_pabbs]

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

[@ABESLIN]

HOW MUCH FOR SUM CUTTINGS.. 🎋

[@jirikoudelka7283]

Ive watched the entire video serie and have some knowledge about it. My question is: could I grow them even in the Czech republic? I know it’s not the best climate but my idea is that I’d move the plant out the house when it’s hot outside and keep it inside during autumn and winter.

[@debibreul7820]

Great video! thank you for sharing

[@delmaybennett8002]

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.