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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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Do they attract dragons to your backyard?

Its not that I'M scared but I have small children and I hear dragons eat them

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Not a bad problem to have Duff.

Did you grow them from seed or what ?

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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.

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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.

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Guy in town grows them and they fruit well.

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What conditions do they need? They look similar to prickly pear.

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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..


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

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Save a few seed. The one with the red inside has a nice taste.

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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.



Would probably do better in a more tropical environment.

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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??

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.

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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!

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?

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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