I always tip my dragonfruit when they get to a good length, usually 3-4 feet, and always before they hang to ground and interfere with the mowing. What happens when you plant 4 dragon fruits in a pot? Early summer is a good time to start tipping your spring growth and let it fatten up. For suggestions, questions, improvements I can make for the site, contact me at robert@growdf.com. 2 months after tipping; 2 months after tipping; 3 months after tipping; 3 months after tipping This is what it looks like around 2-4 months after tipping. It helped a little but they grow where they want to grow. Saved by Fadia M. 31. I will be able to keep 4-6 branches from the trunk. Tropical Fruit Forum - International Tropical Fruit Growers. 182. Dragon Fruit setting fruit and tipping technique. Wanting to maximize space, I planted 4 different dragon fruits in a pot. The main idea is to tip at least a month before flowering is due to start. It's Early spring where I'm at Florida. After being away from my plants for 2 weeks, I return and find that most of the flowers will set fruit on it's own. I have pruned the branches that are out of place, ones that are growing on the lower side, and ones that are blocking the space of the slower growers. The Internet's Finest Tropical Fruit Discussion Forum! "All discussion content within the forum reflects the views of individual participants only and do not necessarily represent the views held by the Tropical Fruit Forum as an organization. Too early and you will get a lot of new plant growth, so don't tip your plants in mid Spring. The dragon fruit plant, also known as the pitahaya or pitaya plant, is a vine-like cactus native to Central and South America. Show off your dragon fruit, buds, growing stages, close-up of branch, pot and trellis builds. I don’t know if one root system would overwhelm the other (that’s a different topic). I just watched a video about cutting the tip of dragon fruit branches to promote budding. I don’t know if one root system would overwhelm the other (that’s a different topic). There is plenty of soil and space on the pot for roots to grow. Overall, I think it’s reasonably manageable as long as you inspect where the branches are growing. I think I mentioned something about this in the Dragonfruit thread on this site. Wanting to maximize space, I planted 4 different dragon fruits in a pot. You can be a contributor! The video never say when to tip the end branches. Tipping Dragon Fruit plants. Fruit Garden .. There is plenty of soil and space on the pot for roots to grow. The purpose of this video is to demonstrate how and why we tip our plants to get more flower buds. I tip them before they get close enough to touch the ground or to keep them from getting in my way while walking between rows. Tipping Dragon Fruit Branch to Help Induce Buds. Make them as long as you want them to be. « on: April 03, 2016, 01:02:35 AM ». They have different growth rates, some branch grew to the opposite direction, some went to the side. Saved by Spicy Exotics. So far they are growing just fine. Although it is known to have beautiful flowers, the plant blooms only briefly, and at night. When the best time to cut the tip off. Le pitaya ou pithaya1 ou pitahaya2 (du taïno « fruit écailleux »), également connu sous le nom de « fruit du dragon » (ou dragon fruit, strawberry pear en anglais), est le fruit de différentes espèces de cactus hémiépiphytes, et plus particulièrement de celles de lespèce Hylocereus undatus (anciennement H. triangularis). ", Login with username, password and session length. It's Early spring where I'm at Florida. However, after it has flowered, the plant may begin producing the dragon fruit. Gardening. Saved from youtube.com. 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