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In this video, I show you a simple gardening hack for harvesting thorny or spiny dragon fruits. Go here to get Birdies Raised Garden beds in the USA: https://shop.epicgardening.com/ and use SSME2020 for a 5% discount. In Australia, go to https://birdiesgardenproducts.com.au/ and use Code SSMEbird for a 5% discount. In New Zealand, go to https://birdiesgardenproducts.co.nz/…
Subscribe to Richard’s channel: https://bit.ly/3gECZhl and follow on IG: https://bit.ly/2QwHj7X I finally met my dragonfruit mentor, Richard of Grafting Dragonfruit. Everything I’ve learned about growing these amazing plants has come from Richard…including some cuttings! Enjoy this full tour of Richard’s garden, including dragon fruit varieties I guarantee you’ve never seen before. 0:00 – Intro 1:55…
The time has come to begin moving the Epic dragon fruit, and the first step is pruning it down to size. Dragon fruit pruning is pretty simple: remove stems that are too long or unlikely to be productive. In my case, those were the ones growing all over my house. As for dragon fruit propagation,…
Dragon fruit pitaya not setting fruit even if it flowers well? This video gives 8 tips on how to help get your dragon fruit vine to grow more fruit. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/selfsufficientme (the top tier $25 AU enables mentoring from yours truly via an exclusive VIP email where I will answer your questions…
In the final video on how to grow dragon fruit from cuttings, we harvest my very first dragon fruit in just 14 months from planting stem cuttings! That is extremely fast dragon fruit growing if I do say so myself. I’m very pleased with how this journey has gone, and if you have any questions…
My friend Richard at Grafting Dragon Fruit sent me 6 rare dragon fruit varieties…so it’s taste test time! I even got a yellow dragon fruit, which I’ve been trying to taste for quite a while. Subscribe to Richard’s Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfv8Z2LrpQA0bFsP_Kk_3Q Here are the 6 pitaya / pitahaya varieties: – Vietnam White – Ecuador Palora -…
It’s been almost a year since I planted my dragonfruit cuttings, and they’ve grow to epic proportions…but I have no dragonfruit flowers at all. In an effort to induce flowering, today’s video covers a few tips and techniques to see if we can get a couple of flowers and actual fruit before the season starts…
It’s been a few months since my last dragon fruit (pitahaya) growing video, and a lot of new growth is here! In fact, I actually let it go too long without training and tying the stems to a central pole. So in this video, you’re going to see if I can save my dragon fruit…
Dragon fruit, also known as pitaya or pitayaha, is an incredible fruit produced by a cactus! Contrary to its name, the dragon fruit care is actually not like most cacti. It prefers nutrient-rich, well draining soil, a lot of space, and a decent (but not overwhelming) amount of sun. I got some cuttings of the…
The spectacular Pitaya Dragon Fruit flower opens at night to be pollinated by the creatures of darkness and marvelled over by a shirtless ape wearing a Nikon camera… Link to DF video mentioned: https://youtu.be/BMMfM3maMkE Help support the Channel and buy a T-shirt/Merchandise from our Spreadshirt shop: https://goo.gl/ygrXwU Shop on Amazon for plants: https://bit.ly/2yRFNGQ Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/…
The spectacular Pitaya Dragon Fruit flower opens at night to be pollinated by the creatures of darkness and marvelled over by a shirtless ape wearing a Nikon camera… Link to DF video mentioned: https://youtu.be/BMMfM3maMkE Help support the Channel and buy a T-shirt/Merchandise from our Spreadshirt shop: https://goo.gl/ygrXwU Shop on Amazon for plants: https://bit.ly/2yRFNGQ Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/…
We love to share our success stories but often we neglect to detail the important failures along the way that has helped shape the overall achievement/s. Help support the Channel and buy a T-shirt/Merchandise from our Spreadshirt shop: https://goo.gl/ygrXwU Shop on Amazon for plants: https://bit.ly/2yRFNGQ Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ (use the search bar on my website to…
This video is all about how to grow a lot of dragon fruit (pitaya) in just one container. This method is what I call the hang or grow down method where the plant is placed upon a stand or in my case a stump and left to drape down instead of being trained up a…
Here is a special treat I am so glad I could share with you! This is a dragon fruit Pitaya flower still opened in the daytime (usually they only flower at night). In this video, I explain the flower and give some dragon fruit growing tips – lessons that I have learnt and methods I…
This fruit is practically animal proof! I’m yet to see a bird or other animals such as possums or squirrels eat this fruit (umm, we don’t have squirrels in Australia) but you get what I mean… I decided to conduct a crude experiment whereby I left a ripe fruit on the vine for 6 months…
These five questions answered are about 4 main subjects: Growing Grumichama, what type of drainage (if any) to use in raised vegetable garden beds, why is my lemon tree shedding fruit, and dragon fruit pitaya growing. Actual Questions (unaltered) 1) Name: Louise Message: Hi Mark I was googling about growing a grumichama tree and saw…
This video shows how I built a new trellis support for a mature dragon fruit vine after the posts had rotted and the plant fell over. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Here’s some rare and wonderful footage of a Dragon Fruit (Pitaya) flowering through the night. Read all about Dragon Fruit growing in my article: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/fruit-vegetables/dragon-fruit-pitaya-how-to-guide-for-growing -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
