How To Maintain Dragon Fruit Growth Grown In Fox Farm Soil or Something Similar

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

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[@Homegarden791]

@GraftingDragonFruit Sir , need a suggestion from you , I have grafted a sugar dragon mature cutting to Moroccan red root stock 4days back ,just wanted to know for how many days I have to keep the plastic bag in the graft sealed and how many days does sugar dragon garft generally takes to give out new growth!? Thanks 🙏

[@nateross14]

Tip#6- use white or light colored containers or paint them so the roots don't bake in the Sun.

[@markspivey6459]

Another great video ! Thanks Richard, I knew absolutely nothing about dragon fruit but thanks to your videos I now have fruits ripening on my two trellises. I can’t wait to eat them !

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Wow that’s so awesome!!! I’m excited for you!

[@minhn9118]

Good tips Richard. I was always wonder why the soil in the pot kept getting lower, where did they disappear. Now, I understand and best of how to keep the root/plant from suffocating. Awesome tips. thanks Richard.

[@estelatanate5539]

Dragon frouts

[@brandonthi9357]

Thanks Richard, I have been following you front day 1. It is really helpful

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

My pleasure!

[@nangng9855]

Our dragon fruit grow lots of roots. It spreads out of the bucket. The trellis couldn't hold, it fell. The roots holds the broken trellis.

[@Zay_562]

Do you allow your plants to go dormant in the winter or do you continue to fertilize?

[@Blkmrkt_Bryan]

Curious about this too.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

I let them grow with the natural season cycles. Really lock down on fertilizing routine a few months before spring when budding season starts

[@pashahere]

@@GraftingDragonFruit also, what do you add after fruiting season is over and we go into winter? Thanks

[@umaumalei14]

Hi Richard. Great video. I'm adopting two mature dragon fruits and your videos are bringing me up to speed. I see you have a bag of vermicompost next to the Dr. Earth fertilizer. How much and how often do you side dress with vermicompost? Do you apply such simutenaously with the fertilizer?

[@hiepnguyen-rv4ye]

The last video Rich said to top it with Gary best top pot of already used Foxfarm, now I’m confused.

[@Zay_562]

Seemed like there were a lot of people that that wanted to know what they could do instead of switching to Gary’s because they’ve already invested so much into fox farm. I’m assuming that this video is for them.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Yes that’s correct

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

This is how I maintain my dragon fruit pots with fox farm if I didn’t have access to Gary’s top soil or planned on transitioning out

[@SmashingBricksAU]

Great video! I have a problem without dragon fruit plant, there was 5 cuttings in it and now it is at the top of the frame, and they ends are not bending/ drooping down they are snaping off. What is the best way to help a young tree during this time/how do I stop this?

[@tenpoyen8542]

Hi, Richard. One question, " Do you have dragon fruit pollen for sell during the fruit season? I have got around 40 plants but 60% of them need to cross pollen.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

I don’t usually, but try asking in my FB group. I’ve seen many have available

[@phanatix721]

would you recommend to remove some of the soil from the top and then top off with top soil?

[@cristobalv]

Lack of moisture also compresses the soil, mulch helps.

[@robertc5387]

It almost seems that you are (perhaps unintentionally) offering a very good reason for planting directly in-ground rather than in pots. If the roots are going to eventually spread into the surrounding soil anyway, you’ve now lost the advantage of mobility with your pots. Once they’re permanently in place, what’s the advantage of the pot? I realize that pots are still an excellent option for those with limited or no ground space to plant, but perhaps in-ground planting should be more seriously considered for those who do have the space. Just a thought…

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Planting in ground will always be best for amazing growth and that’s true for any plants. The only reason I haven’t done it is because I had been renting homes the past few years and needed to stay mobile. I still need to stay mobile for awhile longer, but when I have everything set up, will start planting a section into the ground

[@robertc5387]

@@GraftingDragonFruit That certainly makes sense - thanks for the reply. I’ve propagated a number of potted trees over the years, and can always tell when the roots have crept into the ground due to the sudden increase in healthy, vigorous growth. Unfortunately, most of us gardeners never have enough land to grow as much as we’d like, so we settle for containers. I certainly agree with you that the best and healthiest plants are usually the ones planted in the ground (assuming that the native soil, climate, and location are conducive to the plant being grown). Thanks for the great videos, I continue to learn a lot from them.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

My pleasure and thank you for being part of the GDF family 👊🏼

[@renem.9217]

The issue I had with my pots being on the grass,is that the grass kept creeping inside the pots.i've now added a plastic liner to the bottom

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Ah that’s a good trick. I haven’t had that problem yet, but we’ll see

[@tartarqueen]

Fox farms potting soil is massively expensive! I make my own.

[@SoCalChick8]

What can I mix with Fox soil to help keep compaction to a minimum. Will adding a cactus mix help?

[@ibrahimattia2069]

I would like to get lake atitlan variety cutting

[@donnalambert8820]

Alik Shulman sells nice Lake Atitlan cuttings, FYI

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Ask in my FB group

[@donnalambert8820]

@@GraftingDragonFruit sorry Richard, didn't know you were selling yet. Just trying to be helpful

[@66nagarajreddy]

very informative, shall we use cocopeat + perlite? TIA

[@qsqsification]

Hello Richard, can you do video for 5 or 10 top productive dragon fruits?

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

That one is almost impossible because there’s hundreds of varieties and I only have a small number of those

[@mokestrassberg4597]

Just starting with Dragon Fruit. Couldn't find the concrete anchors I needed in Hawaii so really liked your video using wood. For soil, our options are more limited in Hawaii. Could I use a cactus soil and mix it with compost and maybe some Miracle Grow potting soil that has moisture control? Appreciate all help.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Check out my recent video on the soil I’m transitioning to. Pinned the breakdown of the mixture in the comment section

[@tinyjungle_]

I see no reason to add any organic matter to the potting mix if you're going to be fertilizing with organic fertilizer every two weeks. Just use a mix that won't compress or sink that has lots of gaps for air amd root growth and fertilize every two weeks.

[@tinyjungle_]

@peetmoss3521 I dont fertilize. Im commenting about the video. He said fertilize every 2 weeks. I said if you do that, it's virtually pointless to have organic matter in your mix.

[@taunadestito6255]

I drill holes in side of my pots

[@Carol32547]

How do you support them?

[@ficomixtv1836]

Nice ideas

[@lazyeyedwolf5284]

I wouldn't pick at it. I just squeeze the pot from all the sides . That way it cracks open the soil and then i use my hands to open it up afterwards on the top very carefully of course.

[@lazyeyedwolf5284]

And as I told you In one of your live streams use an olla to water the plants. There's no possible chance of root rot even when it rains because the water in the olla only sweat water around it when the soil is dry hence no root rot

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

That’s awesome. Different techniques works well too.

[@elikho327]

@Richatd where did you buy the Dr. earth in big bag thank you so much

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

From their website Drearth.com

[@estelatanate5539]

Okey fans happy ako naketako ngayun

[@FullmoonEffects89]

Can dragon fruit branch grow back on the same spot? If not does that mean eventually you will have to start a brand new plant to prevent it from getting too long?

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Not sure what you mean exactly.

[@FullmoonEffects89]

@@GraftingDragonFruit does each thorn only grow once?

[@TOMTUSA1]

@@FullmoonEffects89 No,if you are talking about cuttings they can be trimmed and re rooted to establish a new plant. Make sure to see Richards video on how to prepare cuttings before rooting. you have to trim the bottom to expose the center(core) then let it dry out before planting again.

[@JigmeChhimi]

Every two weeks the entire year

[@donnalambert8820]

Great video!! Thanks Richard! I'm going to loosen my soil, asap! 👍

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Welcome!

[@erlpen2016]

If my dragon fruit plant is growing ok then I don’t have to loosen the soil?

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

You would still want to keep regular maintenance so just check and observe accordingly

[@bizuhayhunbeyeneh4563]

How old

[@aggieleombruno4456]

Hi , what size pot do you use

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

20 and 25 gallon

[@mattpascualjr.2710]

Thanks for all the info Richard. I just started growing dragon fruit early this year. I was blessed with already harvesting some fruit. Just one question, why are there a lot of roots breaking through the top of the soil? And roots are also coming out of the stalk and grabbing onto the trellis.

[@ochwopaul7388]

Hey Richard , hopefully you well. How is your new baby. Am too curious to hear back😃

[@islandsoljahz]

What size are those pots?

[@TOMTUSA1]

I think he is currently using 25 gallon pots

[@marydyall8261]

I live in California. I would like to ask you how to protect dragon fruit plants during the rainy season and cold weather. Last year the plants got root rot from the rain and the colder days did affect them. What should I do to protect them. Thank you.

[@Wet_toes]

How often should i water the plant?