Yah. I really hope that I get my first flower before I we get into the cooler months and then we get frost too. . So I really have to think about all that. And we're I am going to stor the plant in the winter time.Well done.
I still have 3 stumps after six months........
Our other plants are coming into bud around the place so hopefully the DF will soon follow.
Would it be possible to cover it over winter like with some shade cloth or something justto protect the plant from frosts?And we're I am going to stor the plant in the winter time.
Would it be possible to cover it over winter like with some shade cloth or something justto protect the plant from frosts?
I have a lot of work to do on my vines... one has broken its support post and fallen over in a storm - I should have grown them up bigger and stronger posts Surprisingly, I still have some fruit to pick we got about 25 last season off our 4 plants and I feel kind of guilty because I haven't given them much love but still they fruit for us.
My "things to do" list is growing by the day!
amI'm not sure - did it pop up overnight or something?
How big is it because it's hard to get perspective?
I would say if it's the only seed you had planted in the pot it's likely a dragon fruit seedling.
It's a shame your df fell over and broke a branch but don't worry about it too much because it shouldn't make a big difference to growing and as you're doing a new plant can be made with the broken piece.
It certainly looks like a DF plant. Congratulations on propagating from seed.
Did you put both seeds & the tip cutting in the same pot?
Maybe it's a shoot from the tip cutting.
In anycase if it's anything like mine it will live happily enough in that pot for maybe up to a couple years if you fertilize it enough.
Being cactus they can get most nutrient from aerial roots that attach to posts or tree trunks.
So if you foliar fertilize it will grow even bigger & stronger.
I find if I use some sort of material that holds moisture to tie the plants to my palm trunks, roots will develop under the ties & also some trash lodges under the ties from the palm inflorescences providing a bit of compost for the roots.
I cut up my old trackie pants into wide ties because they are stretchy enough not to hurt the segments yet strong enough to hold the weight, last several years & hold moisture.
You could put some hay mulch under the ties that hold up your mature plants.
Put a stake into the pot with your new plant & sandwich some mulch lengthways down the segment under the tie.
Hopefully that will help your new plant develop roots & new branches.