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Dragonfruit cactus


Dragonfruit cactus (Hylocereus undatus)

Well they are a year old now & about 3" tall. I have 4 small pots on the windowsill and have given as many to friends to raise. They have a looong way to go yet, lol!



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Wow! Congratulations, GZ... That is so Wonderful!! I remember when you were talking about the dragonfruit seeds! Has it really been a year?
Fantastic!

10 May, 2009

 

They look great. They get HUGE. You'll be adding a new room to your house eventually.

15 May, 2009

 

How did you select the fruit to use for propagation, GZ?

17 May, 2009

 

Lori - It was an over ripe fruit from the grocery store. I just sliced into it and it has billions of tiny seeds like kiwi fruit. So i seperated a paper towel into very thin layers and blotted the fruit with it, sticking the seeds to the towels. After letting them dry I just planted a flat piece of towel in seed starter soil & watered it, lol! Wasted 99% of the fruit as I wasn't keen on the taste, but it only cost a whopping 99 cents to start with. The dragonfruit are rather costly when fresh, we only sell them occasionally, and they run over $5 a pound....
Hi Mike! No room additions I'm afraid, as I am only a tenant - possibly a forceful eviction when the plants & animals take over, lol!

17 May, 2009

 

Well done! What a pleasure to have a cactus from your own effert! It looks very healthy.

29 May, 2009



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This photo is of "30. Houseplant - Cactus, dragonfruit" in Grammazoo's garden

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