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02-07-2010, 09:29 PM   #11

Re: Dragon Fruit...


I'm impressed Moli. I have grown Agave from seed this year and Aloe Vera. I thought the Aloe had passed away, but it's still alive. You have to be careful not to overwater those sort of seeds. How have you watered your Dragon Fruit?

Will have to bring them indoors overwinter as I don't heat my greenhouse.



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02-07-2010, 09:32 PM   #12

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Wow, that's impressive, it must be a plant with recalcitant seeds, most plants need their seeds to be dried and 'ripened' but a few can be grown straight from the fruit- kiwi is the same. We grew some kiwi work to try and reproduce them using micropropagation, but it was very hard to get the medium right and they all grew looking a bit brittle and anaemic.



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02-07-2010, 09:34 PM   #13

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Originally Posted by angieh
I'm impressed Moli. I have grown Agave from seed this year and Aloe Vera. I thought the Aloe had passed away, but it's still alive. You have to be careful not to overwater those sort of seeds. How have you watered your Dragon Fruit?

Will have to bring them indoors overwinter as I don't heat my greenhouse.
All I have done is watered it Angie....



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02-07-2010, 09:37 PM   #14

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Angie, I don't know about agave, but my aloes live in the house Winter and Summer and do fine. One aloe is over 40 years old!



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02-07-2010, 09:41 PM   #15

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Thats a shame, I have hundreds of seeds too....
Well, if you wouldn't mind then please do send me a few seeds and I'll give it a try! Nothing ventured ......



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03-07-2010, 12:07 PM   #16

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Oh wow that's brill, might give one a go myself!



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03-07-2010, 12:39 PM   #17

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All I have done is watered it Angie....
Moli, I guessed you had but a guide would help - eg. once a week, when the soil has dried out etc.



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03-07-2010, 12:46 PM   #18

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Just read some of the info on the link Eileen posted. Very interesting - another "wonder fruit". I'd certainly like to try growing if you could spare a few seeds Moli?

I am trying Goji berry and Honey berry this year - but no berries yet!

Now where can I get a couple of bats?????



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03-07-2010, 01:48 PM   #19

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Now where can I get a couple of bats?????
Try the local cricket club, Angie



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03-07-2010, 02:08 PM   #20

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Try the local cricket club, Angie


I am v impressed moli. Be interesting to see how long it takes the seedlings to look like the mature plant.



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