On page 6 of Paul Thompson's book, he describes H. stenopterus. The term "free flowering" is used to describe the flowers after saying that the flowers close...
Depends upon where you live. In the tropics there really is no season as such. In temperate areas it will depend upon your local climate and whether you are...
I have preserved Astrophytum asterias pollen for 20 days in my freezer (I've tried pollination and I've obtained a fruit with fertile seeds). Regards, Fabrizio...
Hello, Recently I took a trip to Toronto and while I was there I tried to enjoy all the odd/exotic fruits I could find. I tried two pitayas and was very ...
Hi everybody, I appreciate the responses. I am interested in buying some to taste as I have never tasted the fruit at all. I have seen it before but never ...
I came across a two-inch fat worm eating some pitaya seedlings a few days ago. I had not noticed them before, but had seen chewing damage, which I thought...
Hi In Israel we get 2-3 tons of H. undatus (pitaya), 1.5 - 2 tons of koubo (Cereus peruvianus, desert apple) and around the same for yellow pitaya, for each...
Hi friends Flavour of pitayas depends on a number of parameters: 1. Genetical profile which never was tested scientifically on extreme and optimal conditions. ...
The important question is not the tonnage but the quality and grade according to which people buy the fruit. As an example, the prickly pear crops in Israel ...
Leo, Try a search for cactoblastus. What you describe sounds a little like it, except I think the worm of cactoblastus has some yellow also. This insect is a...
Dear Leo, Insects affecting pitahaya stem and recorded around the world are Lepidotera: Pyralidae (actually this insect is being studied in Mexico for me) and...
I found a picture of a cactoblastis larva at: http://www.waite.adelaide.edu.au/School/Pests/biocont.html Jade Binder Corralitos, California [That was...
You may very well have had an optimal pitaya. I have sampled numerous pitaya from numerous sources after Paul Thomson introduced me to them 7 or 8 years ago...
Dear Joe Lee, Sven and fellow members, Thanks to Leo Manuel for sending me Paul Thomson's book on Pitaya. I found it an excellent reference book and source of...
Dear Prof. Yosef Mizrahi and all farmers We always fall into the situation that all fruit must be sweet. As a consumer and a farmer, I feel that this fruit,...
Hi, I am new to the forum, came across Dragon Fruit rooted cuttings at a local nursery and that's how my journey/fascination started. I am not a botanist, just...
Two nights ago, there were fifteen blooms open on in a single evening on my pitaya plants. The following night, there were 'only' nine, which is more than I...
Leo, Congratulations on your blooms. I've seen your plants, and because they are so healthy-looking I knew that it would be inevitable. San Diego County has...
Hi Everyone, I am new to this group. Where is the best place to purchase these seeds? Will they grow from cuttings? I live in Florida on the east coast, is...
Does anyone know where I can get Pitaya cuttings in Texas? Or is there a nursery/individual/group that can send me cuttings? I am in Houston. Thanks Ryan [I...
Hi. I've been lurking for awhile and am trying to figure out some of the basic stuff. This is what I think I know--please correct me where I'm wrong, please. ...
Just curious, does anyone know about the dragon fruit farm at Borrego Springs, Calif? How is their production? [My understanding is that they are extremely...
If you wish to list plants or cuttings on this site, please try to anticipate the questions that buyers should have: Have you eaten fruit from this particular ...
Ryan, I live in Houston and I ordered my cuttings from one of the members here in the group. I have been inactive in the list for a while. But my cuttings that...
Dr. Yosef Mizrahi presents "Cacti Used for Production of Fruit Crops in Israel" Israeli Professor Yosef Mizrahi will address the San Diego Chapter of CRFG in...
Hi Leo About this topic: "Effective pollination period in pitaya" Has this appeared in any scientific journal? If so, where I can read it? Thanks Lu [If it is...
