r/DragonFruit

So this cactus is in the front bed at a house Ive rented for the past year and half. Last July 4th it bloomed a white flower. Its pretty stressed this year. So my wife and i decided that we're going to rescue it from this property. We rent from one of the large corporations that does not have employees physically in our area and the company just sold the property to another company so its not like anyone will even know, or care. Can someone confirm if this is in fact a dragon fruit cactus? Advice on how far to dig around the base to avoid root damage.

This is a Dragon Fruit flower (often called a Night-Blooming Cereus), and it genuinely blew me away with how massive it is in person. The crazy part is that these blossoms only open for one single night. If it successfully gets pollinated, this exact spot will turn into an actual delicious Dragon fruit.

Dragon fruit finally bloomed last night. I did go in with a Q-tip and, hopefully, helped spread some pollen around. Excited to seen if the fruit sets

Should I remove 1 per branch?

1.39 lbs 18.9 Brix score and a very earthy, berry-like flavor. Here are the pictures of the bud, to fruit in reverse (table to bud). It was very tasty! 🤙🏾

I missed the first bloom last night, but just collected the pollen and pollinated it now at 8:10am local time. There was no sign that it was gonna to bloom. Hopefully it is not too late.

Do I freeze or just refrigerate the pollen?
Thanks

I found this little one growing on the side of a fallen water oak in my yard. I'm guessing a bird or raccoon deposited some time last year. After losing over half of my plants in February, it's a nice find for me.

In the west coast of Puerto Rico. Rains hard every afternoon. Full sun 6-7 hours a day. Hot and humid. DF plants are happy.

My question is: why do some random leaves stay ‘pinched’ instead of filling out to full triangular shape?

The journey of a dragon fruit is a beautiful transformation of nature. It begins with a breathtaking, night-blooming flower that lasts for just a single night, then slowly withers as a tiny green fruit emerges from its base. Over the following weeks, that small fruit steadily grows, its vivid pink skin and bright green scales gradually developing into the striking appearance we recognize. Finally, it ripens into a sweet, vibrant, and refreshing fruit, making its way from an extraordinary flower to a delicious treat on the dining table—a true masterpiece of nature's transformation.

I posted about this guy before. The base is rotted away but there’s a woody stem supporting it at the bottom. I left it alone but now the legs are starting to turn yellowish and squishy. Should I trim the good branches, pull out the bad part and start over?

Turns out it's different for everyone, depending on your climate and the weather that season. That's the thing I am trying to answer by crowd sourcing it.

A bunch of us have been logging our buds and blooms, and the numbers are starting to add up across varieties: which ones bloom quickest, when the season really peaks, roughly how long bud to bloom to harvest runs for each cultivar. Sugar Dragon's running about 35 days bud to bloom so far.

You can poke around what everyone's finding here and filter by your variety and region.
tendra-app.com/dragonfruit/stats

In the mobile app, If you log your own, the app predicts your next bloom and harvest as soon as you've recorded one bud and refine it based on your historical data and will soon be based on growers around you.

Full disclosure, I'm the one building it (Tendra Plant App). The dragon fruit side is free: journaling, logging buds, the predictions. There's a paid tier but it's only for the AI plant ID and disease diagnosis, which you don't need for any of this.

Note: Full bloom of my red robles a couple nights ago on that picture

Its been nearly a year now with this dragonfruit and its getting close to start falling over the trellis. How long until that happens?