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Author:  dufflight [ Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:19 am ]
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I've got this stuff growing everywhere. Even trying some in AP. Fruit is up to 1kg and these ones have the blood red insides with black seeds.
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Author:  Simo [ Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:11 am ]
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Do they attract dragons to your backyard?

Its not that I'M scared :scared: but I have small children and I hear dragons eat them
Author:  chillidude [ Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:57 am ]
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Not a bad problem to have Duff.

Did you grow them from seed or what ?
Author:  dufflight [ Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:07 pm ]
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chillidude wrote:
Not a bad problem to have Duff.

Did you grow them from seed or what ?

I saved some seeds from fruit I purchased and was suprised that they grew. I would of kept more if I'd knew how easy they grow from seed. The pictures are plants I purchased. The seed grown ones are still on the kitchen table.
Author:  earthbound [ Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:29 pm ]
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I almost ordered some from Daleys the other day. Did a bit of a search and found people online who had grown them successfully in Perth and got a fair bit of fruit from them... I thought they would only produce in more tropical climates.
Author:  dufflight [ Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:47 pm ]
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Guy in town grows them and they fruit well.
Author:  Granny Smith [ Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:41 am ]
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What conditions do they need? They look similar to prickly pear.
Author:  earthbound [ Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:54 pm ]
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I've seen dragon fruit for sale a few times, this thread was enough to encourage me to go and buy a couple to try.

These suckers were huge...... Tasted ok, slightly sweet, not any overpowering flavour of any type, just mildly sweet and juicy..
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Lots of growing tips at the bottom of this page, this is where I found that people had been growing them in Perth: http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/fruit%20pages/Pitaya.htm
Author:  dufflight [ Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:06 am ]
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Save a few seed. The one with the red inside has a nice taste.
Author:  Simo [ Tue May 25, 2010 8:34 pm ]
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I have grown a couple of dragon fruit from seed but they seem to grow really slowly, this is 4 months growth.

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Would probably do better in a more tropical environment.
Author:  veggie boy [ Tue May 25, 2010 10:01 pm ]
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Best grown from a section of plant. I've got the red one with red inside. Delicious - though some people don't liek the taste. Also, don't be allarmed when the toilet water is red next time you do a #2, it is not bowell cancer ;-).

Like most of my plants I have neglected somewhat, so only got a few fruit this year. Mine suffers from what I thought was some sort of disease, but somebody on here or BYAP suggested it might just be sunburn??
Author:  dufflight [ Wed May 26, 2010 9:16 am ]
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They do like a shaded spot. Some of mine got a little sunburn.

It takes a while to grow from seed. As VB said they grow a lot faster from a large section.
Author:  Big_Dave [ Wed May 26, 2010 10:02 am ]
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I like dragon fruit, alot of people grow them here in the Territory (They must like the conditions) there is a block down the road from me with about an acres worth of plants, most of them are 6 to 7 feet tall. I havent really thought much about growing them, I think mainly because I dont like the look of the plant!
How can such a beautiful looking fruit come from such a horrible looking plant! :)
Author:  The Hopefulls [ Thu May 27, 2010 10:13 pm ]
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Adelaide is a temperate area i think. Would we be able to grow them successfully here. They do look nice and tempting. Them again we might not be humid enough?
Author:  earthbound [ Fri May 28, 2010 2:33 pm ]
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You could probably grow things like Vanilla up your way Dave, now there's something I've always wanted to grow...
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