How Much Sunlight Should I Give a Dragon Fruit Plant?

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@manuelromero4408 4 ай бұрын

Good info. I have an Asunta 5 Paco cutting rooting in partial shade in balcony. The cutting began to grow a flower bud instead of a branch. This will be my first dragon fruit to bloom in 24 years of growing in New York. Weather finally dragon fruit friendly. 🎉

@RAREDRAGONFRUIT 4 ай бұрын

Good stuff! How exciting! I hope it blooms for you. I have a few cuttings with buds in the greenhouse.

@Baronvonklausen 4 ай бұрын

Just curious, is the bud on the cuttings maturing or does the plant abandon it?

@southtexashay777 4 ай бұрын

Great video Paul. Educating growers and sharing you knowledge of dragon fruit growing. Have a great week.

@RAREDRAGONFRUIT 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@rosgriffiths 4 ай бұрын

Good to see your video. Last year, my plants were about a year to 18 months old, and like we do with kids, I fussed over them and covered with shade cloths during the afternoons. This year, I'm more relaxed and haven't bothered. They're all about 40% yellow now but are flowering like crazy...and earlier. However, I think in August I'll cover them in the afternoons because the sun will be scorching every day (around 105°) and we'll all need a little respite from it! I'm in Southern Spain.

@RAREDRAGONFRUIT 4 ай бұрын

Awesome! Some stress seems to help with budding. I am going to cover a few with burlap this week since it's been so hot here.

@FurFeathersandFlowers 4 ай бұрын

Good stuff! Good to know we don't have to worry about yellowing on the plant.

@RAREDRAGONFRUIT 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@TexasDragonFruit 4 ай бұрын

Paul, thanks for sharing. Have a great 4th.

@RAREDRAGONFRUIT 4 ай бұрын

Thanks, you too!

@sarp9054 4 ай бұрын

Great video. Two questions for you: 1. How do we distinguish between a safe amount of yellowing, and sun burn that will damage the plant? How do you decide “okay, this one needs burlap”? 2. How does Vietnam White generally do? Is it a variety that benefits from shade?

@RAREDRAGONFRUIT 4 ай бұрын

If it turns solid yellow, that is concerning unless it's Ax. I have around 5 varieties I need to cover because they are "too yellow" and I am concerned. Most will bounce back with milder weather and more importantly, lower UV index, some fertilizer, and extra water. Ironically, I don't grow VW white and have a few whites in the collection. I would recommend 85% sun if possible, a bit of afternoon shade is best.

@Orochimacho 4 ай бұрын

can they bloom and fruit directly in soil?

@RAREDRAGONFRUIT 4 ай бұрын

Yes, we have pocket gophers that love to eat the roots of the plants.

@hinyaha 4 ай бұрын

Sprayed some of that IV Organic plant guard on my trellises today. Noticed a little bit of sun stress, and I haven't applied that stuff in a while. Hopefully it'll be a nice balance, between not getting burned and also getting enough sunlight.

@23dannyt 4 ай бұрын

I did my whole set of dragons and they still get burned even with the plant guard it’s good to spray it on and not paint cuz the green flesh needs to photosynthesis but after spraying mine and burlap I think burlap is better problem with the burlap is it distripts new growth and building a shade structure don’t work for me cuz where I live it’s always so very windy hope this helps

@RAREDRAGONFRUIT 4 ай бұрын

Hope it helps, thanks for watching.

@mauriciodiaz1310 4 ай бұрын

Please a video about northern california

@RAREDRAGONFRUIT 4 ай бұрын

Should be similar to here, zone 9b.

@pitayasdudel 4 ай бұрын

Estes cladodios estão amarelos, está faltando nutrição?

@RAREDRAGONFRUIT 4 ай бұрын

Sun burn.

@mauriciodiaz1310 4 ай бұрын

Ok wat about northern california today it was 111 by sacramento

@RAREDRAGONFRUIT 4 ай бұрын

Probably stressed some of them out, I'd cover them with burlap if they look stressed. We got up to 116 a few years ago, but thanksfully it was for only 1 day and then it cooled off.

@mauriciodiaz1310 4 ай бұрын

@@RAREDRAGONFRUIT ok thank you Paul

@nateross14 4 ай бұрын

How does Dragon fruit grow naturally out in nature? Isn't its native habitat Tropical organic rich soil? I think the issue with Dragon fruit rotting in Compost rich soil is due to the cold weather and excess water combination that it would never experience in it's natural warm climate. If you can control the amount of water the Dragon fruit receives during the cold months like in a greenhouse setting so the watering can be cut way back, I would think that compost rich soil is actually the most ideal nutrient rich medium to grow it in. That's what I'm doing and they are thriving, no need to fertilize as good compost contains all the nutrients needed. But if the Dragon fruit plants are outside where it's cold and wet during winter that makes sense to not use compost rich soil.

@RAREDRAGONFRUIT 4 ай бұрын

Hi, it's an epiphyte. Compost is great on the top, not mixed in the potting soil because it's bad in the long term. You are right, they hate cold, wet, weather. Zone 9 and above is recommended.