Dear Leo; I used to stay in New York, USA, but not in California. I guess the full sun light is not as much as in the tropical countries, except during the...
This is another good way of planting. Somehow it will allow more plants per acre than the method I have used. For the next ten acres, I will use this...
Commercial growers won't have a problem of availability of pollen for pitaya, but those of us getting started with fewer plants, some of which are not self...
Hi Leo, You can dry the pollen with a vacutainer if you have a vacuum source. I've got a vacutainer, but no vacuum pump yet. I tried a while ago with a hand...
I am still searching for a supplier here in the states that can ship to me in Texas, any size, shape or form of Pitayas - seeds or cuttings. I am in Texas and...
I am a farmer in Malaysia. I am writing with advice about varieties of pitaya. There are many types of the Red Pitaya, for example. Some have fruit that is ...
Hello, Can anyone point me in the direction of Dragon Fruit recipies? I live in a small town in New Brunswick, Canada and just this week Pitaya appeared at...
Leo, I would like to find out what kind of soil conditions to grow Pitaya in San Diego and to obtain some cuttings. I live in La Mesa, CA area. Thanks. Ken...
Hello Joe, Not sure what you mean "how much I pay for the fruit". Please clarify I will be happy to answer. You mentioned you are a Pitaya farmer in Malaysia....
I have several rooted Pitaya plants. I am interested in trading for different varieties. [I live in Florida.] Does anyone have the yellow variety of the...
As a farmer, I also suffer a lack of information. I am willing to exchange what information I do have to improve my knowledge of this plant. Please visit my...
Sorry Mauricio; I was responding to Angela's letter. I meant what price did she pay for the Pitaya in Canada? Per KG or lbs, or per piece? I do have the Red...
Dear Abraham Lee, In regards to prices for Dragon Fruit, it is available here in California in both fresh and frozen. The frozen Dragon Fruit is imported from...
I have not been able to find fruit in our local markets. I have been given to understand that "dragon" fruit contain numerous tiny seeds. I would appreciate it...
Hello, I have posted another picture of my pitaya. Click on "Pitaya in Arizona" in the Photos section. You'll notice the latest picture right away. It was...
Hey David Carver, If you get any seeds forward some to me! HAHA! Pam Brautigam P.O. Box 11564, Spring, Texas 77391-1564 I ordered some cuttings from Sven...
-- Good day Detrick, The "standard" recommendation has been to select the best formed/oriented shoot and train it to grow in the desired direction. The rest of...
Hello all, Trying a different approach, since I got no replies to my last posting. I want to have a variety of Pitaya plants. Am willing to buy them, or can...
Hi Ken, I've found they do better in a sandier soil that packs together as opposed to a loose potting soil. I use either straight DG (decomposed granite), or ...
Hi All, I have pitaya cuttings for sale. They will be a minimum of 5 inches and up to about a foot long if I have some that size. The price is $10 each or $8...
Hi I just now posted a picture forwarded to me by Edgar Valdivia showing the parts of an open flower of a pitahaya, all conveniently labeled. (See Photo...
See http://www.rarefruit.com/pitahayabook.html The Pitahaya, Pitaya, or 'Dragon Fruit' is unknown to most gardening books. It is even omitted in the Sunset...
Hi, people... I just joined the group minutes ago, and I'm glad to find fellow Pitaya fans. I live in Honduras (Central America) and I own a variety of pitaya...
Hello, I made a cutting of the lower stem on my pitaya. I turned the top stem up and staked it. There's a picture at Photo Albums > Photos From ... > Pitaya ...
Leo Callejas in Honduras sent six photos which I posted in Photos > Members' Photos ... You may want to go back a day or two to read his post about the plant...
When pitaya plants are trained on a horizontal trellis, the blossoms often face the sky. Does this reduce the fruit set in rainy weather, and do you take any...
I've purchased some hylocereus undatus cuttings and am nowhere near the flowering/fruit stage, but was wondering what I could use to pollinate them with. I...
Can anyone tell me what the best trellising is to grow pitaya on? Will they grow on or up steel or do they need wooden poles? I have been told that they do not...
