I didn't realize she'd grown so much.
Friday, March 8, 2013
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Seedling Dragon Fruit
The seedlings planted back in September are elongating and plumping up. The respond quickly to favorable growing conditions.
Seed grown pineapple
I have 3 tiny pineapple plants grown from seeds I collected this summer. They are so tiny and delicate. It's a wonder that seedlings would ever be able to survive in the wild. I guess nature's back-up plan is all those slips, suckers, and shoots.
Wellspring Dragon Fruit
The Wellspring pitaya is growing nicely. It has lots of air roots. I can't wait until it fruits.
Lowes Dragon Fruit
The Lowes hylocereus is flushing. I am hoping for long, stout branches. I need to greatly increase the plant's mass so that it will fruit. I'm kind of curious as to what type of fruit it will produce. I predict the fruit will be either white or pink due to the presence of 3-5 spines at each node. I hope the fruit is good.
Roots!
The physical graffeti dragon fruit plant is progressing nicely. The shoot is growing and it has started to grow roots.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Amazing Epiphytes
The hylocereus cacti are amazing. My Wellspring dragon fruit has grown about 1.5 inches in a week. It spontaneously grew two air roots after I began to wonder why my pitayas were not producing air roots as plentiful as scientists indicate. The side that produced the roots is adjunct to a wooden post. I got so excited that I positioned my other plants to lean against the posts, hoping they will quickly sprout roots to speed up the growth rate.
I began to despair about my new cuttings, hoping they would not require 3 to 4 months to establish roots and begin growing. Today I noticed a light green nodule has cracked through the scar crust at the tip of thr Physical Graffiti. I can't believe the cutting is showing signs of growth only ten days after I received it. I hope the Delight gets on the bandwagon soon.
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Dragon fruit trellis
I made a trellis from scrap wood. I am so excited about the new cuttings and the possibility of home grown pitaya fruits. I decided to place the Wellspring hylocereus as well as a polyrhisus seedling in the pot. Perhaps I will get to taste the fruit in a year or two.
Friday, February 8, 2013
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)