Dragon fruit?

**rubberdiesel** · 18-06-2013, 01:24 AM

poorfalang,

if you can post a picture of what you got, i will tell you whats wrong with it,

ok
now little busy don't have time take pic, i will as soon as i can friend..

thanks...

matt

**pescator** · 18-06-2013, 02:01 AM

Originally Posted by palexxxx

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

Originally Posted by poorfalang

Dragon fruit is lovely and soft on the tongue, no fire coming out of them things, i guarantee you, maybe projectile crapping the morning, other than that really lovely fruit, best served without the skin

Yeah I know mate , tried em several times but just cant see the point ,, mind you it might be my age and my taste buds are shot .

Anyway look great in your garden

Are you eating them at room temperature or from the fridge. IMO they taste pretty ordinary at room temperature, they've got to be chilled.

^Wot he said! Makes a helluva difference.

**rubberdiesel** · 03-07-2013, 02:23 AM

poorfalang

if you can post a picture of what you got, i will tell you whats wrong with it,

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poorfalang this are my dragon fruit. sorry pictures not good. camera suck.

**rubberdiesel** · 03-07-2013, 02:29 AM

sorry first up load pics not working.

matt.

**poorfalang** · 03-07-2013, 08:13 AM

Thanks Matt,

It appears the soil quality is not great, hence the light green color on the plants, or it is the angle of the sun shining on the plants?

secondly you may want to chop off some branches to allow other to climb to the top of the wood post you are using,

also the strings you are using to help keep it up right seem a little (thin), try using something a bit thick wider, then you can allow a bit more tightness to it without cutting into the plant, also try and get a couple of people to pull the plants up while you tied them up,
they are tied but it seems they are( floppy? ) no offense

you seem to string it in all kinds of directions try to string it, one string all the way around grabbing all the plants ( look at how we did it)
i check my plants every 2-3 days until they have reached the top, this is to stop any plant from turning head down, only allow that when they are past the top,

tips?

1-tied then up like i do
2-pig shit/cow shit even better.

all fails, start again

new cuttings, in a little black bag of soil mixed with shit 50/50,
leave until have new shoots, water once or twice a week,

hope it helps,
if you need to learn how to do the cutting let me know, i can arrange new pics,

**rubberdiesel** · 04-07-2013, 02:56 AM

poorfalang,

hope it helps,
if you need to learn how to do the cutting let me know, i can arrange new pics,

thanks poorfalang

ok will cut some out and get bigger rope to tie them.

matt.

**poorfalang** · 04-07-2013, 10:59 AM

^
stiff them up as vertical as possible,
even if mean 20 loops of rope in one pilar,

**nigelandjan** · 04-07-2013, 12:02 PM

Are you sure about pigs cak PF ?

Thats something we would never use in the UK

**poorfalang** · 04-07-2013, 02:35 PM

^ of course nige, it has been dried.
i would never use in wet form,
too strong but if you want long lasting you should use cow dung
i have plenty of pig shit so i can use some everyweek

**poorfalang** · 04-07-2013, 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

Are you sure about pigs cak PF ?

Thats something we would never use in the UK

why Foot and mouth? mad pig disease

**poorfalang** · 14-08-2013, 08:08 AM

here we go an update on that.

fruits are starting to come up,
unusual place to get the first fruit but hey, so far got 5 fruits starting to form,

**Albert Shagnastier** · 14-08-2013, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

tried em several times but just cant see the point

Wait till you eat a perfectly ripe one.

Sort of fruit that has to be perfectly ripe otherwise tastes of nothing. But when they are perfectly ripe they are delicious.

**Pragmatic** · 14-08-2013, 08:46 AM

My wife says they shouldn't be eaten fresh. They sweeten up and taste better after a few days sitting.

**poorfalang** · 14-08-2013, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by Albert Shagnastier

Wait till you eat a perfectly ripe one.

Sort of fruit that has to be perfectly ripe otherwise tastes of nothing. But when they are perfectly ripe they are delicious.

spot on mate

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

My wife says they shouldn't be eaten fresh. They sweeten up and taste better after a few days sitting.

and it also reduces the laxative effect

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