Tipping Dragon Fruit Branch to Help Induce Buds

[@epicgardening]

Nice! This is a smart technique. I did a heavy prune of shaded / lower branches + a higher PK fert and that induced for me!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

You know exactly what to do! That is how I approach Dragon Fruits that are being "stubborn" and not inducing me buds even though I know they are mature enough! Works every time!

[@ssnmurtydanturty1838]

Very smart technique. I have been waiting for flowering since several months after planting.Single stemmed dragon plant grown with out branches for about 6 feet high.Now I proon the tip so as to get more branches and flower buds. Thank you for sharing the technique

[@TOMTUSA1]

I have cuttings from my American beauty for those who are starting out, or anyone who wants them. Supplies only while they last.

[@joejoe3185]

Hello, if you have some still available I would love to have some. I'm just starting out so it would be helpful. Thanks Joe

[@TOMTUSA1]

Where are you located.@@joejoe3185

[@carrideaton6503]

Same here, just starting an would love some cuttings.

[@antonettetagud8290]

Wow! What an amazing tips you've shared in your dragon fruit. So impressive.

[@valenfanai8317]

I have planted in my terrace,so many branches and bushy,now i cannot control,last week i cut them off hope it grows much better this year..

[@kevinkc3onohelijeepworld953]

Have you looked into flora blend vegan compost tea ?? I ve had great benefits from it and it makes a great foliar spray too

[@sharonbirdwell2201]

Hi I bought a dragon fruit two years ago and it is now in bloom. I had one and I didn’t know how to hand pollinate it so of course it just fell off. I have one that open tonight and I did the hand pollination and I have one more bud that should open in the next couple days and I’ll do the same and I’m praying for fruit. I want to thank you for this video so now I can try and get some more buds on it

[@teresitatowning8675]

I absolutely enjoyed watching your dragon fruits Videos , cause your plants are very healthy and clean ... Also I noticed it your plants have more healthy fat fruits and I just live that ... I can’t wait to start to plant me some one day after I retired from working .... So congrats on your successful dragon plants !!! You absolutely inspired me to plant some ?! 👌⭐️🥰

[@cathy40]

Mine started fruiting as soon as i started fertilizing twice a month with half strength miracle grow. Fruit is huge!

[@redangrybird7564]

You are right, fertilizer is key. No matter how much trimming or dancing under the full moon, no fertilizer, no fruit. Cheers 😀✌

[@myexoticfoodplants6727]

Great info, thank you. This should help me with growing my plants in the UK

[@jepoyznatureandanimallovers]

Thank you for the impormative tutorials about the dragon fruit sir..your Tips about dragon fruit is really helpful.new friend sir watching fr:Philippines👍

[@hergreenthumb990]

Yes, tipping is the trick. Gives stress for the plant to produce buds. Amazing

[@trplanetgaming8153]

@Donald J what happens

[@dieterschulz3419]

@Donald J But it is summer now in Florida. Should I drop some ice u think I have buds?

[@deepaksoni4999]

im from india .I am your subscriber . i learn a lot of thing about dragon fruit to you . i am growing it om my Terris . thanks.

[@itsjude1]

What time of year is best to do this to encourage budding? In the fall for spring flowering?? In the spring, for summer flowering?? Thanks!

[@thelifeanddimension]

I grafted puple variety on vietnam whit and its successful.thanks Richard for such an idea

[@jepoydsfishing5280]

Thank you so much for your video. My father has a dragon fruit business in the ph. Your video helps a lot.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

You're very welcome Jeffrey! Im happy that I am able to help you and your father out with growing Dragon fruit for your business. That is amazing.

[@familyj4715]

Great video Richard for helping show for the beginners

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thanks brotha!

[@MasonSanchez.]

I'm in the desert in SoCal, and I planted 7 dragon fruit cuttings on August 23rd of this year, and now I have one little growth on one of them. They seem to be doing fine!

[@d.h.morgan8193]

SO glad I saw this. As a result, I had more flowers and fruit this year!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

I am so happy for you! Congrats on all your flowers, it must feel amazing to accomplish!

[@manolitomata2265]

Thank You so much for the information, it’s a great help for us as beginners.

[@FreddiesFarmPHILKEN]

thank you for sharing this video.. it is very insightful. i have a backyard operation here in Nairobi, Kenya. I plan to plant 3 acres in the future.... cheers keep up the good work!

[@AgriIdea]

Good Content, Carry-on Bro

[@jahmoan69]

You make me fall in love with Dragon fruits...i thank you for that ...i dont have face book ...but I have your KZbin channel for notification ..👍

[@alfredomiranda7002]

How do you actually tip off your Dragon fruit plant? I tried with my hands, not easy. Do you cut off the tip of the branches? Thank you again Your professional assistance is greatly appreciated. Al P.S. What is the correct stage of the branch for tipping?

[@lornamazapaintingartshow2020]

It’s a beautiful garden😀🙋‍♀️

[@lukeoskam5510]

I had a really good budding season this summer here in San Diego, but a majority of them wound up dying/falling off very early instead of developing further. Do you have any suggestions on how to attack this? I figured it was due to the ridiculous heat we had so was thinking shade cloth might be needed? Cheers for all the info!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Luke, buds tend to fall off early because it is a sign that the plant cant tolerate that many buds on them. They will abort themselves to balance out the ratio for them to have energy to focus on the ones that are there. This is totally normal and has nothing to do with you or weather. As they becoming more mature. They will be able to hold onto more buds as time goes.

[@talantrinh9767]

Love your video!!What the the best Time of the year to plant dragon fruit?

[@remediosusmancollection1384]

Hi hillo my friend good luck to ur grafting of dragon fruit

[@LOANNGUYEN-zs7fx]

Thank you so much for your tips and tricks! I’m going to try and watch the results and I will let you know if that works!💯👏👌👌🙏🙏👍👍💪💪

[@veronicadecastro3328]

What month should I start tipping?

[@KyleySumrall]

Can you take a video when do you tip your dragon fruit please? So i know when to tip my dragon fruits.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Will add that to my video list!

[@maibammomon2280]

Very good job

[@nirmalameda3920]

Thanks for sharing as my plant has grown long but no bud, now I will try this in my plant.

[@vrosi1963]

will try this on some older plants i was given that produce no buds

[@Phil-ld8uv]

Thank you Aloha from Hawaii

[@kishanari3766]

Hi i am from trinidad west indies..i now came across ur channel..can you tell me what fertilizer to use and what did you use the glue for....thank you.... best channel..keep up your great work.,

[@margaretdelaneydelaney1503]

Hi I’m not is the frame you have your dragon fruit growing on how do you keep it steady in the pot so that it doesn’t fall over thank you

[@αυσα-υ8ζ]

This is very helpful for me ❤️ yay thanks for sharing your video ❤️❤️

[@sportsjunkie9589]

I am in an area where I have to bring the plants in on some nights because of the cold. I have a single main branch on 1 of the plants. Should I tip now or wait until next spring to encourage more branches? Thanks.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Would wait for spring to tip because they slow down a lot during the winter. Kind of like going to sleep

[@janicesearcy9832]

Did. You use seeds to start with my doesn't look like that you have wood like to see how they look like thanks

[@greenwoodhawaii]

Interesting! The problem I'm having is that my plant is starting to flower nicely but it ends there. The fruit doesn't take. They start turning yellow and fall off before developing. Very frustrating...

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

The main reason why this happens is because the variety of DF you have is Self-sterile. It won’t be able to fruit without pollination from another DF variety. Grow another variety and cross-pollinate the pollen with each other. You’ll start to see them stop falling off and produce fruit. You can find info on cross pollination in my channel.

[@pablodalmaso]

Hello!.. How much FloraNOva Bloom do you put tu each Plant?? could you help me with that?..

[@omshomestead]

You’re trees are awesome!!!!!

[@juangallegosmarques1033]

Megusta El cultibo Como cem brarla

[@sajidahali-ohab4642]

I tipped mine 2 weeks ago and only got a couple new branches...why no flowers, I gave it chicken manure beginning of the year and every 2 weeks a 6-6-6 fertilizer. What am I doing wrong!!!

[@punambisht3762]

I grew dragon fruit fruit seeds, plants are now 1.5year old. Now we to do, should let it grew or cut tips or upper branch

[@leidotif1494]

Very nice technique

[@maxxcells]

I planted my dragon fruit, how long it takes for branches to start growing once it planted on soil? I have a long summer in my region so temperates won’t drop until November.

[@TOMTUSA1]

I had several dragon fruit plants in 35 gal containers, on cement like you have here. When I watered them it was staining my cement. Water less? or?

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Not sure what you mean by the question. I don’t see my cement block so I can’t advise accurately

[@TOMTUSA1]

I have the pots on a cement patio. When I water them it drains through, and water gets on the cement. Staining the cement.@@GraftingDragonFruit

[@artlankaexplorationofficial]

thank you so much.Solved my problem

[@LynetteU]

How do we prevent fruit fly worms in the fruit eithout heavy pesticides.

[@emilyducta6675]

Thank u richard for tips to induce budding. I see some buds but they don't continue to grow and eventually die. What shall I do?

[@spencercox8972]

What zones can you grow a dragon fruit in? I am in zone 8b and I would like to try to grow them. Thanks

[@kennysyachtmaintenance]

What time of the year should I tipp my branches to induce flowering?

[@danielbaluran9155]

Thanks for the tip . Its very helpful for us who just started to grow DF. But when can you do the tipping. At what age of the DF. Thanks

[@michelrood2966]

I wonder if tipping stops the leaves from growing out altogether..

[@beneciogubac4176]

As i see, your plants are only planted on containet not directly on the ground, which is better?

[@mikepdel]

Hi One’s you get a bud, will you ever get another bud from the same place Thanks

[@Aritri.111]

Very beautiful garden. I'm from India. I want to buy this varity. Is it possible?

[@reh-lalah8155]

So nice to harvest lately

[@yolandac5936]

I need to try tipping my dragon fruit trees. I have them for over a year now they just keep getting longer but no buds. Thanks for sharing!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

You're very welcome! If tipping them still doesn't produce you buds in the growing season. Then definitely try to give them a boost with some bloom fertilizer to help induce buds.

[@yolandac5936]

@@GraftingDragonFruit Thank you!

[@ChristineLuu-p9i]

Hi Richard, thank you so much for all your videos. Your videos seems to work like a charm. I have a question. Can you use floranova and recharge after fruits are set? I want to get more buds and healthy branches. Thank you.

[@godoflove6296]

Oh! Thank u very much,i have dragon fruit but only growing up up,but no fruit,so i do that u say,,

[@trek4554]

What is the size of your pot and what’s the make up of your soil mix sorry for asking again if these questions had already been asked do hard to read on a little screen

[@victoriavanhuynh2690]

do you have to pollinate the flowers in order for them to bear fruit? Dont know why my flowers would fall off after blooming.

[@ibrahimattia2069]

How many trees you should have in one pot ?

[@roselieolaya8735]

Can you help me how my dragon fruit can bear fruits so many flowers but it did not continue to become fruits

[@AutisticWombot]

You may need to manually pollinate the flowers. I suggest taking a toothbrush or makeup brush to pollinate the flowers. Just brush the flower on the anthers and then drag the brush over the middle of the flower, it'll get the pollen into the flowers' ovum and produce fruit.

[@chaparritahernandez2654]

Exelente tus videos, deberías considerar poner subtítulos a tus videos gracias 😉

[@gkukel]

Why are there no thorns on the plants ?

[@kevinle8163]

Hey bro! In what month is best for tipping to inducing buds

[@kishan-jw8dt]

I am from bangladesh and here not available Novo. Could you please suggest what type of foliar spray should i given before flowering. My production is very poor.

[@thanhnguyen-mh1ro]

What’s kind of fertilizer apply for dragon fruits.Thank you

[@clintonwansink3052]

How old must dragon fruit be before they bloom and how long does it take from flower 2 havers thanks

[@ProfessorPitaya]

Congratulations, very good.

[@elvenedrozo7918]

Thank you of the info sharing with us. God bless you!

[@tonymixadventures4897]

hi good day

[@b.venkatramulu4545]

Is that buds grow into flower and into fruits

[@cheftampa]

How do you get the 4X4's to stand up in the pot? Is there like a cinder block under the dirt? How do you keep them from falling over?

[@saraswatikuwalekar1573]

When is the season of tipping

[@GreenLife1217]

Great idea, Your cultivation is excellent

[@amolrajepatil9233]

Ok Hmm need to check more of your work

[@ardp202]

Do you tip every single branchs from the plant ??

[@corazonmendoza79]

Amazing thank you for sharing.Godbless.im your new subcriber

[@sergioantonio2155]

Hi Richard, what is the separation between two pots.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Sergio, I don't have exact measurements but I separate them far enough so that branches aren't shading over each other and still able for me to fit in-between and do my daily maintenance with them.

[@umashanthisgardenkitchen1198]

Thankyou,Please show me the soil mix for the Dragon plant.

[@mohamadissa6057]

hi Richard I have problem with pollination I can't find any polin on my flowers what should I do flowers blooming then dying without making any fruits

[@davescheer5038]

I live in west central Florida and have a guy down the street that grew dragon fruit ,his plants were going nuts in two years time the plants covered about 30' of wooden 6' fence and were solid green without any yellowing or bad spots , the plants were getting morning light and then the fence blocked the main branches from getting direct light , I've been growing my dragon fruit for 8 yrs and mine were always yellowing and dying off and I was in such envy of this guys plants, his plants were coming over the top of the fence facing a alleyway and had at least 70 to 80 fruit ! People were stealing his fruit and he got frustrated and cut them down and stopped growing them , how often do I need to water and give fertilizer ? I need to talk to this neighbor what ever his secret was I need to find out ! ✌🏻👍🏼.

[@valeriesanchez3074]

Such a pretty cactus

[@happymusics]

Hi. I got a dragon fruit plant as a gift. It's just 1 straight segment. I transplanted the 6" pot plant onto a 20" inch pot filled with home made compost; vip treatment! It's been 3 weeks. I don't see any activity/growth/budding. It is super hot right now but it gets partial shade til noon time. Any tips? Thank you so much.

[@OrbitRex6215]

Thank you very much for the tips! Very generous!

[@bryanblackburn5516]

Believe it or not, but we grow Dragon fruit for the flowers, not the fruit. When the plants occasionally set fruit it is quite a novelty. Is all the fruit edible, or are there some that are just ornamental??

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Bryan! Dragon fruits sometimes require hand-pollination or cross-pollination to be able for the fruit to form. There is a cactus name moon queen cactus that looks like dragon fruit flowers but its only a ornamental flower. Are your dragon fruit vines 3 sided? Then if it is, start paying attention to when it blooms and pollinate it! You'll get fruits, and yes they are all edible.

[@lonnietran1925]

i wonder what cause the plant to have some yellow branches ?? is it too much sun ?? not enough water ??

[@hongngocnguyen357]

In my area doesn’t have Fox farm potting mix, what should I use?

[@lucieneflimaterapeuta]

Very good, I liked see yours dragon fruits. Thanks.

[@josealukka7272]

Could you tell us at what height the plant support is made and how much time it take to mature for flowering .Thank you

[@devbachu7072]

Why arw branches rhin? Do it need morw sunlight

[@agricolaaditana4414]

hi richard, how do you apply your flora nova bloom? do you apply it to the soil or to the aerial area (leafes)?

[@fangolive5211]

Hi, can you tell me how tall is your post? Also, is there any particular season that yo tear off the tip? Thank you.

[@meyatonstravel9346]

After a 13 months I finally got 3 buds in one branches without using Nova Bloom. Now can I start putting the bloom in even though one branches gave me 3 buds?

[@philoskitchen]

Very informative useful video super

[@stevelu5761]

Can you induce buds any time of the year? i live in orange county California

[@mauriciodiaz1310]

Question can u leave flower buds and a few branches???

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Yes you can! Some people leave them all and they’ll abort themselves. Some will take them off and leave only 1-3 per branch to increase size and sweetness.

[@spencerbass7142]

I assume you are Florida I saw the 33940 zip code. I don’t use/like Facebook, sorry. I just bought a DF cutting, they did not know the variety. I have a couple of questions; Why does everyone grow them in pots? I know they are an epiphytes, do the roots attach to the arbor that you build? I want put mine in the ground, will that be an issue? Thanks, Spencer