Experiment - Creating a new variety (hybrid) from cross pollinated dragon fruit

[@becodasfrutas]

What a show huh ... The birds are having the party kkkk. I want a seedling of this new variety. Hugs.

[@sackboymahalo]

Hello. Hoping to get a good tasting dragon fruit hybrid. Only time will tell. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching 👍😊👍 Cheers

[@becodasfrutas]

@@sackboymahaloI hope it is a great hybrid. Congratulations!!!

[@sackboymahalo]

@@becodasfrutas thank you 👍😊👍

[@truevision1]

Aloha. Thank you for sharing. Have you noticed a difference in the look and shape of the hybrid fruit? It appears as though the hybrid megalanthus had a hylocerus type end vs the other self pollinated fruit. Cheers

[@sackboymahalo]

Aloooha. I have not. The seedlings that came from this "cross pollinated" fruit are still in the seed starting system. Thank you for noting that, I will be on the lookout once I plant the seedlings outside. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers

[@nancyho5555]

Hello! Where do you get your yellow dragon fruit plants? I love to have them. Thanks

[@sackboymahalo]

Hello. I got the megalanthus (yellow dragon fruit with thorns) from this seller: sandiego.craigslist.org/ssd/grd/d/dragon-fruits-cactus-cutting-or-rooting/7020541378.html And I got the Israel golden yellow (no thorns) from a seller located in Brea, California which was also listed on craigslist at the time when I bought it. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers.

[@TablaRas]

I was very intrigued by your creation of a hybrid, congratulations! I wanted to know what happens if I manually pollinate a Pitaya flower with pollen from other cacti or other flowers of different breeds (eg daisies)? If pollen is incompatible, can it ruin the growth of the fruit? And above all, can I mix various types of pollen together when they pollinate manually, or is it advisable to pollen only once? Thank you very much.

[@sackboymahalo]

Hello. I believe that as long as they are the same species, cross pollination will work. You can probably experiment with daisies or mix different pollens and see what will happen. The worst thing that can happen is that the fruit will not develop. I don't know what will be the outcome of my "hybrid" experiment..... only time will tell. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍Cheers

[@guilhermeleite3470]

A Brazilian grower tried with "cereus fernambucencis" pollen. It worked

[@sackboymahalo]

@@guilhermeleite3470 Wow! That is great news. Thank you for your input and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers.

[@joebovovitch7803]

Can you expect a new variety from one criss pollination event or do you need to do it a few times crossing the same plants together

[@sackboymahalo]

Hello. I believe you can get a hybrid variety with only one cross pollination when you plant the seeds of the fruit that developed from a cross pollinated flower. There is also a chance that you will get a fruit of the same characteristics as the fruit of the original plant. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers

[@cpprclrd8790]

I’m confused on how grafting and cross pollinating is. 1. What is cross pollinating and self pollination 2) what’s cross breeding 3) what’s grafting 4) how would you be able to make your own hybrid fruit or plant ? I know these questions sound stupid but I literally can’t comprehend them. Like do you pollinate one flower and then pollinate the other aswell which makes a hybrid ? And if so when you grow the hybrid, will it be it’s own plant ?

[@drag_on_nation]

Your brother has become a celebrity on your channel! Lol

[@sackboymahalo]

Everybody that have watched have seen my brother but not me. 🤣🤣🤣👍

[@MissRLA]

I bought some dragonfruit cuttings from a botanist. He said you can’t use the pollen of megalanthus to cross pollinate other varieties because it has different number of chromosomes. Does that mean you can’t make a hybrid with this variety?

[@sackboymahalo]

Hello. A great question in which I do not have an answer. 😀 if that is the case then maybe doing it the other way might work.......by using other pollens to pollinate the megalanthus. I have observed that the megalanthus gives better fruit when pollinated by its own pollens as compared to using pollens from other varieties. One viewer commented that the megalanthus is an "heirloom variety" which I believe means it is "true to seed" or it will not produce a hybrid. Hopefully this experiment will confirm or disprove it. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers

[@beecat5733]

Weird. varieties aren’t different species so I doubt that’s true. Also you can have hybrids a dragon fruit with Cereus a total different species

[@jst3455]

I don't know anything about horticulture, but, maybe if you were to graft the seedlings to another plant you could get the hybrid fruit faster? Also, when you create hybrid seeds by cross-pollinating, the fruit develops as the same fruit as the original plant, right? I just wanted to make sure it was the same as for other plants like peppers. Thank you for teaching me how to grow dragonfruit! I love these plants ha ha.

[@sackboymahalo]

Hello. I have heard that grafting seedlings to another plant will produce fruit in a shorter time. I believe that there is a chance to get the same fruit as the original plant as well as a chance to get a completely different "hybrid" fruit. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😀👍 Cheers

[@jst3455]

@@sackboymahalo Wow, that's pretty cool. Thanks again!

[@sackboymahalo]

@@jst3455 you are welcome and thank you as well. 😀👍 Cheers

[@anthonyd.8451]

Any update on the hybridized seeds? 😁

[@sackboymahalo]

Hello. I will make an update soon. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers

[@azdragonfruit]

Thank you for all your videos how we can know the right Pollen for the right fruit in the cross pollination

[@sackboymahalo]

Hello. You can probably do experiments. Isolating flower pollination for a specific pollen. I mix together all the pollens collected before I hand pollinate. Thank you again. 👍😊👍 Cheers

[@mayfontanez3001]

How old is this megalanthus plant? And how many years until you were able to harvest the fruits?

[@sackboymahalo]

Hello. I planted Ecuador megalanthus March 16, 2018 so the plant is 2 years 7 months old. It currently has fruits but will not be ready for harvest until probably March 2021. I have experienced that megalanthus fruits takes 6 to 7 months to ripen after the pollination/flower bloom has occurred. The seedlings that sprouted on this video have not been transplanted yet. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. Cheers

[@nilsstinkt7658]

I'm just getting into dragon fruit and its so interesting

[@sackboymahalo]

Hello. I hope this channel will give you knowledge regarding dragon fruit. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍Cheers

[@fouadbenrezzak8398]

This world is 😂 not a hobby its a damn hook hobby if you enter you will never get out lol

[@joebovovitch7803]

How many generations of cross pollination do you need to do to create a difference in the fruit

[@sackboymahalo]

Hello. I believe it only takes 1 generation to get a difference in the fruit. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers

[@broccoligirl9019]

But for many differences wouldn't it take many generations ? the first generation wouldn't have much of a taste difference or none ?

[@zackzimmer7167]

How did the American beauty come out crossed with the Palora?

[@sackboymahalo]

Hello. No outcome yet. I will eventually make an update video. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers

[@hemaelamour]

good morning. How much is the price of the Dragon seedling? What is its color? Is there a shipping to Cairo?

[@sackboymahalo]

Hello. The cuttings are $2 each. I have both white and red varieties. I am sorry but i do not ship out. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers

[@milkhz_]

people made a watermelon dragon fruit (water dragon)

[@sackboymahalo]

Hello. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 😊👍 Cheers

[@broccoligirl9019]

I wonder what it tastes like 🤔

[@MarXPaseos]

Which varieties did you used to create the hybrid?

[@sackboymahalo]

Hello. I mix the pollens from different varieties that I grow. So it is basically an unknown mixture because I grow the white variety as well as Physical Graffiti, Purple Haze, Haley's Comet, American Beauty and other varieties that I do not have names. I do not know exactly what was in the pollen mix. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😀👍 Cheers

[@kelso2401]

Hi mr mohalo keep us in form about your cross pollination. ✌🇲🇽

[@sackboymahalo]

Will do! Thank you again for watching. Cheers.

[@OrionKing-ny6ze]

cool

[@sackboymahalo]

Hello. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers

[@ghassenbenabdallah5899]

I recognized they are a lot of ants on your dragon fruit, is it safe to have ants hanging around on your plant?

[@sackboymahalo]

Hello. Ants bring disease. I use a mixture of water, neem oil and dish washing soap against ants. I don't spray the whole plant but only the flowers/ fruits when the ants stay. I don't spray the flower when it already has bloomed. I hope this helps. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers

[@kenny1339]

hello sir, any update about the experiment?

[@sackboymahalo]

Hello. I will probably do an update on the experiment come spring time. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers

[@fouadbenrezzak8398]

If a cross pollinate a purple haze with a palora Will it get sweeter for the purple haze Ps: im kinda New to the df world and i own three types fro now

[@sackboymahalo]

Hello. There is a scholarly study that cross pollination will increase sweetness as well as size. Here is a link to the study: www.researchgate.net/publication/326030220_The_Crossing_Effect_of_Dragon_Fruit_Plant_Caltivars_Hylocereus_Sp_on_Yield I hope this helps. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers

[@fouadbenrezzak8398]

@@sackboymahalo thnx

[@sackboymahalo]

@@fouadbenrezzak8398 hello. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍Cheers

[@azdragonfruit]

When we mix pollination it doesn’t effect in the taste of the fruit mayb it’s not taste good

[@sackboymahalo]

Hello. So far from my experience mix pollination has no effect on the taste. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers

[@leomyergarray]

I have a 6 sided dragon fruit and is getting ready to grow it’s 7th side is it normal for this to happen?

[@sackboymahalo]

Hello. Wow 6 sided. 😊👍 Most of the dragon fruits that I grow are 3 sided, sometimes 2, sometimes 4. I do not know if your 7th side is normal. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers.

[@leomyergarray]

sackboymahalo I appreciate, thank you for answering but it started with 3 side ,then 4, then it grew a separate branch with 4 sides then it grow another and another now it has 6 and it’s starting to grow another one which is crazy

[@sackboymahalo]

@@leomyergarray do you know what variety you have? Have you gotten any fruits from your plant? Thank you again. Cheers.

[@leomyergarray]

sackboymahalo it’s a purple variety cutting I got from amazon and sadly I have not gotten any fruits but next season I’m sure it’s going too.

[@leomyergarray]

If you have any social media I can send you a video of it

[@rrrast8934]

hi sir...nagbebenta po kayo ng cuttings yung yellow?

[@sackboymahalo]

Hello. Opo nagbebenta po ako ng yellow dito sa San Diego. Hinde po ako nag shi-ship sa ibang lugar. Maraming salamat po sa iyong tanong at sa iyong pagtankilik. Mabuhay.

[@tehresaenriquez6207]

are u selling israel yellow df cutting po

[@sackboymahalo]

Hello. Oo po. I sell Israel Golden Yellow cuttings only locally (San Diego area). Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 👍😊👍 Cheers

[@ilocanodetoy2225]

What will you name after.

[@sackboymahalo]

Great question 👍🤣🤣🤣👍 this video series will probably take at least 3 years to finish. Currently I do not have a name in mind. Maybe we can have the viewers decide. Thank you for your question and thank you for watching. 😊👍 Cheers.

[@lemontea128]

sackboymahalo if you graft the seedlings, it’ll be faster! 😄

[@sackboymahalo]

@@lemontea128 hello. Great idea 👍😊👍 hopefully we will have a bunch of new seedlings. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching. Cheers.

[@primelricafrente]

Hello po kuya. Kamusta? May update na po ba dito? Na msg din po kita sa fb

[@sackboymahalo]

Hello. Malalaki na yung mga seedlings. Kailangan nang mag-update video soon. Maraming salamat sa iyong pagtangkilik. Mabuhay.