Dragon Fruit Trellis Idea...?
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Comments (2)I've seen it's supported by either wooden and concreate poles. Don't know how well a PVC pipe pole could support the weigth of the vine. It can be enormous. Also, I've heard that if you allow it to grow up to 7' or taller, it won't flower or fruit. The dragon fruit farm I visited in the tropic used 5' concrete poles. Don't know where you are, hopefully somewhere where it is hot and humid. It seems to grow easily in the tropic....See MoreDragon fruit (pitaya) trellis
Comments (25)I'll try to find a pic of my uncles short fruiting DF. I'll also test it with one of my one cuttings and let everyone know how it goes. My uncle topped his plants in a pot when they were about 4ft tall and he also cut the side branches when they were about a foot or so. He had to prune occasionally to control for size and shape. Now looking at the picture I posted, I'm pretty sure that the plants were grown in the typical fashion (Full Sized) and then the fruiting branches were cut and stuck into pots. If they were grown in the pots and fruited in those pots, I would expect a lot more side branching like I see on my uncles potted DF....See MoreTrellis for Container Grown Dragon Fruit
Comments (2)There are many ways to create a support for the dragonfruit. The Thai and Vietnames style of support with the pole in the middle and round ring on top seems to be the most common and decorative. I had used on old tree stump but moving it is hard and tricky. I don't think these ways are very easy to move in and out of the house though. I once seen a very unique and I thought brilliant way of supporting dragonfruit that I think is best suited for pots you plan to move in and out of the house, it was a large tomato cage. It will allow the branch to hang on different levels for fruit set. You could then keep it at a smaller height. Its light. Because it kind of surrounds all the branches it would hold much better without them breaking here and there when you move it. Just use some kind of pole or stake in the middle....See MoreNew to dragon fruit
Comments (1)Oh, can't forget about perry. He's our pineapple plant we started from a top we cut up for dinner a few months ago....See Moreohiojay
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