How to Build a Dragon Fruit Trellis With Pinwheel Base

[@kimly1546]

Thank you Richard for your details instructions, I'm ready to build 3 trellises using this version 2 since my HD in Louisiana does not sale the cinder block pier with zmax strap. I have shared your channel with my family & friends. You inspired us to grow our own dragon fruits. Thank you so very much!

[@tuantieu5762]

I need to know what kind of furtilize that all you have and also thank you for your so details instructions.

[@ricobi2065]

Richard just wanted to mention that you need to lower the speed of your drill to a slow speed for screwing and high speeds for drilling. Also try construction screws it uses a different head instead of a Philips screw bit. The bit is included with the screws. It will make the construction easier to put together too.

[@FacelessBeatz]

I’ve used the hex self drilling screws- and boy do they make life easier!

[@wardenwar]

Also, sounds like his clutch is set too soft. The drill keeps slipping.

[@brettbaker6487]

I guess I’m not the only one that wanted to help with that information he is an amazing dragon fruit guru and I really appreciate what he’s doing

[@lourdesrenza3273]

Thanks for the advice,

[@johnraymond91]

Turn the clutch

[@georgelouie5330]

Built 2.trellis' today... I used cedar lumber bought from Lowes. Total Lumber used: 4 x 4 - 8 foot length, qty 1 2 x4 - 8 foot length, qty 3 Coated Deck Screws, 1 box, 75 count. Tools: 10" Compound Miter Saw 20V Impact Driver Speed Square & Tape Measure Came out great, took about 90 minutes to make both, including measuring & cutting all the lumber... Highly recommend using deck screws with a Torx (star drive) head, less slipping and stripping heads. Using an impact driver makes it a lot easier too.

[@jgoebel7202]

Great ideas and so many helpful tips. I built our stands out of redwood since we are in Hawaii (rain & termites) and used outdoor deck screws and wood glue to strengthen joints. Thinking our setup might be close to KZbin worthy! Cheers!!!

[@dieterschulz3419]

Awesome helper to Dad. Beautiful daughter helping your father.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you friend! :)

[@NhatTran]

Yeah, that’s I have been waiting for, only your channel instruct step-by-step, good job Richard. Thank you. You have a little helper today.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

You're very welcome Nhat! Thanks for watching. :)

[@maily9956]

Hi Richard! I'm very interesting with your channel, I see you have the white plastic cover the pole 4×4 to prevent wet or damp from water, for dragon foot trills, they look very good to me. So where can I get them? Please tell me. Thanks.

[@cipherpharmd]

Very creative method of building a dragon fruit trellis. You make it looks so easy. I'm inspired to build it now. Thanks 👍

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you, Tyler N! It’s very simple to do once you have all the dimensions cut out. If you have someone to help hold the wood it will get done even quicker. Pre-drilling the holes did make it easier and faster to fasten the screws on.

[@redelektra9668]

I love trellis. Your videos are very helpful. Would you please share and make a video for planting you dragon fruit into the pot with trellis and soil or the whole system of planting into the pot,trellis, soil, set up. Thank you for your knowledge in dragon fruit. Your plants look healthy. Please continue to make videos and Happy gardening.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Red Electra, thank you for your kindness and for watching my channel. I appreciate your support. I will most definitely make a video regarding the content you have requested. Thank you very much for the suggestion! More videos will continue to come. Have a wonderful day!

[@taichi8389]

Awesome videos for both the version1 and this version2 for the how-to on building the Dragon Fruit Trellis. The measurements provided are extremely helpful so I can have the HD guys to pre-cut it.

[@xaiuon]

Thank you so much..I so in need of a dragon trellis, I am following these instructions. Two thumbs up!!!!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

You’re very welcome! I’m glad you found it helpful. 😁

[@garciaortiz1810]

@@GraftingDragonFruit very nice

[@citizenx-cgn6929]

Pre-drilling the holes also prevents wood splitting...thumbs up! I also recommend using an Impact Driver with a brand new #2 bit on it to drive in the screws. Makita, DeWalt, Milwaukee, and Ryobi are a few brands, local home depot or lowes. I have 11 dragonfruit started from seed but I'm in Seattle area, the growth is slow and must bring them in for winter, don't know if I'll ever see fruit but I will need these trellises one day, these things are actually growing up here lol...

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi CitizenXRP, thank you so much for your tool tips! I can grow dragon fruits really well. But when it comes to building things with tools I am so lost! I appreciate the recommendations and will be doing some upgrading on my part. Have you ever thought of trying to graft the seedlings to increase the speed of their growth? If you look through my channel my very first video is me demonstrating on how to do that. Your seeds would literally grow 100x faster and you’ll have fruits within 2 years! If you Graft them they can also start withstanding harsh weather conditions.

[@salvadorbenavidez7786]

Try using fish fertilizer or used ground coffee and grinded eggshell it speeds up the growing of plant and the production of fruit. another is NPK (Nitrogen Phosphorus and Potasse)

[@JMVideos7676]

I just started making this type of Dragon Fruit trellis. Thanks for all the information and building tips. I'm using a 4" X 4" redwood post and 2" X 2" redwood lumber that I had left over from another project.

[@julietchoo4384]

I really enjoyed your video. Thank you, I followed your instructions on making a trellis and it worked really well.

[@MsLindy57]

Thank you. I watched the video using the concrete block and hope to use that but if not, then I’ll try this.

[@gwapitongtambay168]

great installation of trellis because of this I like to this kind of trellis also

[@tamm3757]

Looks pretty easy to build...thanks for sharing! 👍👍👍

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

You're welcome!

[@joeschmoe5640]

Thank you young man. Your an awesome Human being for sharing your knowledge.

[@feifei8528]

I like all of your videos regarding the dragon fruits. You made it very easy to understand. Thanks

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Fei-Fei Chiang, Thank you very much for watching my channel! I’m glad that it was helpful for you. You’re welcome!

[@BensCanyonAT4]

TIP: if you use Torx head screws, they won't slip like Philips head screws will! Great video thanks for the info!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Benjamin, thanks for the tool tips! I can grow dragon fruits but my build skills needs work.

[@eatmorebacon5184]

Thanks for the video. But one thing of note. In your description, you indicated 4 pcs of a 2x4 that's 6-7 inches long for the base. However, in your video, the lengths you used for your base is longer than 7 inches. For those that may read this comment, make sure to measure the inside diameter of the pot you're going to use. The 7" suggested base lengths will easily fit into a pot with a 12" inside diameter. A smaller diameter pot will not fit with these dimensions. If you use a larger pot, you may also want to use longer bases, just to give it a little more stability.

[@samanthanicholson9015]

Your neighbors pomegranate tree is hanging into your yard, on one of the videos I seen them, wow those trees are large. Thanks for your tips on taking care of the dragon fruit.

[@KyleySumrall]

Hello...i really admire your dragon fruit DIY tutorial...i kept watching your channel about dragon fruit...I have dragon fruit also and I am going to do the same thing when my husband made me a trellis.

[@sandiegotropicalgarden3531]

Nice Trellis👍thanks for sharing 👍👍

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you San Diego Tropical Garden? I never got your name by the way. What is it? I'm Richard as you already know.

[@alankesselring2886]

good work Olivia !! this is gr8 practise for you

[@Honestandtruth007]

If no Concrete Block.......👍👍 No problem ...just pour 1-2 bags of Premixed and Added water only without stirring after the Trellis put in the Container to grow for 8-10 hours to set. Then add the soil you choose

[@joyfullife2905]

Thanks for sharing. It's very useful!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

You’re very welcome, Joyful Life!

[@ricardochique696]

It would be a good idea to use large fender washers when you screw the base to container so it's more stable and durable...Rick

[@josephgeorge4963]

Nice innovation

[@thepotanist1879]

Use your impact drill (the other drill that came with the set) for screws. The drill you are using is more for drilling pilot holes, or using paddle bits, hole saws, etc. that's why you are having a hard time setting in your screws. BTW great videos! Learned so much from you, I hope to have some sick plants like yours one day!

[@rolls_8798]

he might not have gotten his drill in a set, if he didn't though, I think it would be a worthy investment. much less frustration, and when you're enjoying the little things you end up making a much better product

[@justinmorrow2932]

Thanks for sharing. Square drive or torx screws will drive in easier and slip a lot less

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thanks for the feedback! I’ll be needing to do an upgrade on my tools. Mine sucks. Lol

[@dalecorey4260]

The square drive screws are called Robertson head screws (a Canadian design)

[@ndhartz7541]

This video should be an example that you can grow dragon fruits even if you don't know how to use the drill correctly. :D

[@zackzimmer7167]

It was pretty cringe.

[@jheiny1231]

I was waiting for the drill bit to come down on that poor girls finger

[@rileylee9605]

And there are things the two of you can do that can be harshly criticized as well. Not very nice, sad that people like you do nothing but rag on people..

[@watosmate8935]

Torx🤌

[@findthetruthdelion6630]

Because of your great idea of making a very unique trellis made me subscribed. This trellis is also good for other climbing vegetables. Good job!!!!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you Lourdes De leon for subscribing to my channel. I appreciate all your kind words and happy that you liked this trellis design. Have a wonderful day and happy gardening to you!! :)

[@mapandcallsheet]

And great job on the video. It was a great help

[@youbikewithatube]

Dude, if you get an impact drill and torqs or star headed screws you will never go back. They go in so much easier with no slippage. They practically drive themselves in. It’s a revelation.

[@rolls_8798]

torx screws are expensive however, I think he'd probably be pretty happy with an impact and the right size phillips bit (I think he needed to flip around the double-sided one he had)

[@brettbaker6487]

I really appreciate all of the Dragon fruit information you’re putting out I would like to share with you that your Phillips head screw bit is slipping and you would really like a star tip deck screw they are self cutting and they don’t slip thank you for everything you do

[@paulabortolazzo513]

Thanks for the video, I would recommend safety goggles for your very young assistant being she is so close to the action.

[@nhaphap5519]

Thank you for sharing

[@PootyEggs]

1/8" bit is the correct size. awesome video!!!!!!!!

[@alanmurphy4931]

Very good design, quite simple to make, I think you need some better screw driver bits the way it was slipping probably not as tight as they could be, Thanks for the video

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you Alan Murphy, you are absolutely right. I didn’t realize how cheap my driver bit were until I started to make the video. I had to re-secure it better after the video was made. Lol, now I understand what cheap tools are. 😅 Do you have experience with driver bits? What are some better ones I can get? Thank you for your feedback!

[@alanmurphy4931]

@@GraftingDragonFruit I've used lots of driver bits, not sure of your brands there as I live in Australia, general rule with any tools is looking for quality made not the cheap made in China tools we seem to get flooded with

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Alan Murphy thank you, I will be doing some research on driver bits.

[@leticiaaltesing3144]

great idea sir,i need this for a start to plant dragon fruit, thankyou

[@md8744]

Good idea for base bro

[@tommynguyen2612]

great video. Thank you very much.

[@hergreenthumb990]

Very good techniques

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you, Mary!

[@bonsukan]

Great tips Richard. Thank you. Looks like you’re in So Cal. Have you tried growing soursop yet?

[@ahmadjunaedi3517]

Thank you so much

[@danielh9269]

Thanks for the instructional video. What type of soil and mixture should I use for the pot and can I get them from Home Depot?

[@doodahgurlie]

That's actually quite genius. I would have never thought of that. I'll have to go watch part 1 to see what it's all about. I think you could have made things a lot easier for yourself by 1) using another middle pole to prop the ends of the smaller base up so it's steady instead of having Olivia try to hold it over open air and 2) elevate yourself on your step when drilling to top on. I just learned how to use the drill last year and I might have forgotten, but I think you needed more torque or whatever because you might be stripping your screws. I actually got a drill and a drill driver (impact drill). The drill is great for making holes for the screws while the driver driver is great for screwing in the screws.

[@Honestandtruth007]

I Guess We All Can not be The Master of Everything.... Maybe in One or two things Only...

[@orfeasang]

I was literally gonna look for such a video soon

[@Embole-uk1tl]

Oh wow...thank you for sharing this....I can do it😊

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Em. bole, you're very welcome! Thanks for watching and I believe you can do it!

[@leilanik2050]

Great tutorial! I just cement in a 4x4 in a 15 gallon pot. About 5" of cement. Its heavy but much easier.The weight stops it from tipping over too! Just make sure you put it in its permanent home.

[@samahnasser87]

Wish you had a video of you filling the pot with your soil mixtures!!

[@oscamnalbur]

Thanks for sharing

[@dice3704]

This is such great inspiration! Thank you for helping us!

[@stephaniefavory7627]

Good job

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you!

[@hergreenthumb990]

I like watching the drilling process of wood. Haha

[@thinkingimpaired5663]

Lol, you sound like my dentist.

[@hergreenthumb990]

Haha I hope I am

[@thinkingimpaired5663]

@@hergreenthumb990 lol, 😂🤣 with a great sense of humor. Have a nice evening.

[@hergreenthumb990]

You too. Ohhh it daytime where I am 😅

[@thinkingimpaired5663]

@@hergreenthumb990 it's 954pm where i am. So have a wonderful day.

[@lizanavarro]

Good job!

[@BryantHayward67]

Good video. But you really need a new Phillips bit on your drill and a lower speed, if possible (some drills aren't meant for driving screws, so don't have dual por variable speed options). LOL But anyway, just nitpicking cause it's the internet... 😝 Like a lot of people, I really appreciate all of your videos. Thanks for sharing! I'm in KS, so can't leave my DF out but for about 6 months between frosty nights, which is disheartening. But they're about 7' atm, and I'm getting ready to cut them back for the new season. Nice to be able to go back and view your videos when it's time to kick them out of the house again in the spring!... 😊

[@橋本正人-e4u]

日本からありがとう♪♪

[@knight1591]

try to use impact drill and new set of bit , it will make work way more easy

[@zemuszero5738]

Switch to star heads on the screws also

[@YoungChipperGaming]

And use countersink drill bits so your screws set.

[@suneelam3314]

You very nice and help thanks

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Sunee Lam, thank you for your kindness!

[@teveoteveo8407]

👍👍👍👍👍 100% good Thank yuo I love your videos

[@geronimoortiz2840]

Thanks, I can do that too ,thanks to show me this 👌

[@angeloabonis6553]

Great Job man I am learning so much from you.

[@erikbelloni1502]

Love your channel, thank you for all the amazing tips!

[@BIRDS360]

Nice video. I have dragon fruit garden.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you, BIRDS 360! What kind of Dragon fruits do you have in your garden?

[@BIRDS360]

I have 1 kind of dragon fruit in my garden. I need yellow fruit

[@windin5493]

Thank you for sharing this..i will try to make this

[@coonuoithucungbreedingpets8845]

Hello.. Very good video 👍

[@colecionandopitaya4222]

Very good

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you.

[@geronimolove2390]

thanks a lots

[@inczeglib]

Hı turkey. Good work

[@joesphblas6394]

Nice trellis build video, made the same for my dragon fruits!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you for watching! Thats awesome, glad you have the same!

[@willosmensshed9296]

I have been looking for a method of supporting my new dragon fruit plants. Thank you, also thanks to Olivia for your help as well. Just a tip... when you predrill your holes for the screws, you can make a bigger hole for the screw to go through and the smaller hole for the threaded part of the screw to fit into. I have also subscribed to your channel.

[@dennisdtrjj]

Amazing video

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you, Dennis Hoyos!

[@claystone7729]

Try using a torq bit they will not strip out like a number 2 bit and get some star screws you will be able to flush your screws up.

[@Coolclimatetropicalfruits]

Thanks for sharing buddy 👍

[@axelcantu9572]

Greetings ✌I give you some advice, buy an impact driver at walmart and you will see that it is much easier to put the screws👍

[@DryUrEyesM8]

Nah, his drill is fine. He is either not pushing hard enough or using the wrong sized bit.

[@manivanhsouriyavong2048]

thanks so much you did a great job

[@gwrace]

Built six of these out of cedar. But for the bottom used these BuildTuff 4-in x 12-in x 12-in TuffBlock Polyolefin Plastic Deck Blocks. Fastened each to the bottom and sides of post using 2.5 inch wood screws. Seems very wind stable even outside the pot. About 8 dollars each at Lowes.

[@penelopetech]

How has that been handingly so far?

[@thinkingimpaired5663]

For your next wood project try using deck screws with torx head. You might not need to predrill. Also try to use an rechargeable impact driver. The Philips head bits easily destroy screw heads. So is that cedar wood? By the way nice design and video.

[@chowfun5588]

My friend, I like the way you build the trellis and I am trying to build one too. But the only concern that I have is that will the wood rotten over time at the bottom if used regular wooden?

[@georgelouie5330]

This is my concern too. I am hoping Richard will post an update on how the buried portion of the trellis is holding up. The only way i can see to address it would be to use cedar, but its really expensive.

[@phuongduong6621]

Thanks

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

You’re very welcome!

[@tonydancz6789]

It’s all good but can you use pressure treated wood?

[@YaiGreentree88]

Thank you for sharing 👍🏻

[@mozee01]

Bro i built that one and looks great. Now I need the pot u have. Please tell me the size of that pot. What number or gallons and where did u buy it? ty

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

It’s a 25 gallon pot you can buy them at your local nursery or hydroponic stores.

[@Cyncynd]

New to dragon fruit growing. Do I need to keep them in a pot or can I plant them in the ground with the Trellis and do I need to add the bottom parts of the 4x4 or just place the 4x4 in the ground? TIA

[@teresadavis2786]

I have learned much from these. Great job. I am concerned about plants being top heavy. Your pots are protected from wind. Mine will not be. I am in Florida and often have wind factors with summer daily storms. I think I will need to sink my pot into the ground about 6 inches to keep it more stable. I am then concerned about drainage if I do this. What are your thoughts ?

[@leehatcher1084]

Don't set to hammer. Hammer is for drilling into concrete. your drill has a dial that sets the torque and yours is set too low. As someone already said, set it to the picture of the screw.

[@toddtorbensen7038]

If you use torx type( 6 point star) screws . they don't slip at the screw top, and will make your job much easier. You won't want to ever use anything else for your wood fastening projects. I'm a handyman and I live by those things!

[@ronnie5151]

Thanks so much.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

You're very welcome Ronnie. I hope you found this video helpful for your style and hopefully it was an improvement from my first trellis.

[@ronnie5151]

Grafting Dragon Fruit definitely going to be an improvement. Theoretically I couldn’t understand how it could stand but now that you show the 2x4s at the base it makes sense, simple but at the same time genius 🧠

[@Komtha]

great job

[@TheChico868]

Thanks bro i got the wood the pot and my Milwaukee standing by. Gonna build one this weekend , Btw what size pot to you recommend for good growth?

[@blakespower]

it looks Huge the one he has Zenhydro has some looks like a 20 gallon pot or more. but they have them and much cheaper than amazon where they make you buy like 5-10 at a time, I just want ONE not 10! I am not growing a forest!

[@minhduong4282]

Quá giỏi

[@savage101.]

That phillips bit is screaming for it's life

[@rushbayou5230]

HES SCREAMING for his friend phill LMAO

[@tamdo4607]

Very good 👍

[@dnomdelopez1921]

wow great tnx

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

You're welcome!

[@DearOlDutyBoy]

Hey, thanks for the information and the nice video! I do want to say that your drill skills are a little lacking though; I don't mean to be rude, but the reason your bit keeps slipping is because it's not the right size for the screw, try finding a bit that fits the screw with no wiggle room, that doesn't slip out easily. The bits fall out usually because the drill chuck is JUST loose enough for it to slip out, I usually put the drill in reverse and without pulling the trigger, finish by hand tightening. Some drills like a Milwaukee have a chuck that locks by turning it counter clockwise until you feel a click, I don't know if there's others that do that. It helps to keep frustration down and work easy when you don't have to pulse the drill and it also keeps screws and bits from getting marred or totally ruined, so you pay less for hardware.

[@Fab-wd4qq]

@2.20 min, the pre drilling purpose is to not crack the untempered wood, not to make the screw go through it easier

[@utubebp1]

what size pilot holes drill bit do you use ? Thank you!

[@robertc5387]

EXCELLENT videos - I’m really learning a lot. What size pots are you using for these plants? Also, do you have a special soil mix that you use?

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you Robert C! I use 20 gallon pots. Here's a video that talks about my potting soil mixture. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKS7i6RtjMmMh5o

[@Embole-uk1tl]

@@GraftingDragonFruit yes...this is what I need too...cause I wanted to do this for so long but afraid not not how to use the riht soil etc..thank you a bunch!!

[@ris7942]

Richard I’m having a hard time finding 20 gallon pots. It seems no one at Home Depot or Lowe’s uses that terminology. Could you provide me the dimensions (HxWxD) of the pots that you use?