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Dragon fruit
Captivated by the colour, I bought one of these the other day and we ate it
this morning. Doesn't taste of anything much but I wondered if anyone had tried growing it from the seeds? -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 14/11/07 10:55, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:11:33 +0000, Sacha wrote: Captivated by the colour, I bought one of these the other day and we ate it this morning. Doesn't taste of anything much but I wondered if anyone had tried growing it from the seeds? Book http://wchow.home.znet.com/book.htm I recognise that! We saw the plant sans fruits growing in the gardens of Lotusland in Santa Barbara! Grow your own in ... San Diego and website http://www.geocities.com/wenjin92014...001/dragon.htm Interesting they say thornless but perhaps that's referring to another variety. The one I bought definitely had one sharp little thorn left on it. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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In article , Sacha writes: | Captivated by the colour, I bought one of these the other day and we ate it | this morning. Doesn't taste of anything much but I wondered if anyone had | tried growing it from the seeds? Wallpaper paste with little black bits in. Yes. I grew quite a few seedlings, and gave them away, because we don't have space for anything so large and thorny. They seemed to germinate quite readily. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On 14/11/07 16:03, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:00:29 +0000, Sacha wrote: Very many thanks - it's enormously helpful and it's interesting, too. I can imagine it being cactus-y. I got one that hadn't been trimmed quite enough and got a nasty tiny thorn in my finger! This was the pink with white flesh one, Your pinky? :-) Oh........go and prune something! ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 14/11/07 16:05, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:03:11 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 14/11/07 10:55, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:11:33 +0000, Sacha wrote: Captivated by the colour, I bought one of these the other day and we ate it this morning. Doesn't taste of anything much but I wondered if anyone had tried growing it from the seeds? Book http://wchow.home.znet.com/book.htm I recognise that! We saw the plant sans fruits growing in the gardens of Lotusland in Santa Barbara! Grow your own in ... San Diego and website http://www.geocities.com/wenjin92014...001/dragon.htm Interesting they say thornless but perhaps that's referring to another variety. The one I bought definitely had one sharp little thorn left on it. Was it you who told us how to avoid the thorns in prickly pears? No! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 14/11/07 16:10, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote: In article , Sacha writes: | Captivated by the colour, I bought one of these the other day and we ate it | this morning. Doesn't taste of anything much but I wondered if anyone had | tried growing it from the seeds? Wallpaper paste with little black bits in. Rather like 'poi' in Hawaii but not with black bits. Yes. I grew quite a few seedlings, and gave them away, because we don't have space for anything so large and thorny. They seemed to germinate quite readily. I must lead a sheltered life - I don't even remember seeing them before! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 14/11/07 16:29, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:15:31 +0000, Sacha wrote: snip Was it you who told us how to avoid the thorns in prickly pears? No! In case you don't know. You pick them wearing thorn proof gloves, drop them on the ground and roll each one under your foot until there are no more thorns. Do you know, I can't imagine how I've got this far without knowing that. ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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"Martin" wrote in message ... On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:15:31 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 14/11/07 16:05, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:03:11 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 14/11/07 10:55, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:11:33 +0000, Sacha wrote: Captivated by the colour, I bought one of these the other day and we ate it this morning. Doesn't taste of anything much but I wondered if anyone had tried growing it from the seeds? Book http://wchow.home.znet.com/book.htm I recognise that! We saw the plant sans fruits growing in the gardens of Lotusland in Santa Barbara! Grow your own in ... San Diego and website http://www.geocities.com/wenjin92014...001/dragon.htm Interesting they say thornless but perhaps that's referring to another variety. The one I bought definitely had one sharp little thorn left on it. Was it you who told us how to avoid the thorns in prickly pears? No! In case you don't know. You pick them wearing thorn proof gloves, drop them on the ground and roll each one under your foot until there are no more thorns. -- Martin Cooking Hedgehogs is easier :-) Mike -- www.rnshipmates.co.uk for ALL Royal Navy Association matters www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates. www.iowtours.com for all ex-Service Reunions. More being added regularly "Navy Days" Portsmouth 25th - 27th July 2008. RN Shipmates will be there. |
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Dragon fruit/ red pitaya/ pitahaya/ strawberry pear is the fruit of a
rather stunning, albeit rampant vining cactus - Hylocereus undatus native to Central America. It develops 40 - 120 cms. long fleshy stems usually triangular in cross-section that are reminiscent of Epiphyllum, but on a considerably more massive scale. New growth arises from the tip of the previously formed stem so you can get a 'chain' many metres long. The flowers are usually borne in late summer and are almost the size of dinner-plates, typically white ageing yellowish, with a strong heady fragrance. They last for just a day or two and open at night. It's a fast and easy cactus to grow provided it is given enough room, a bright situation and minimum temperatures above 5C. I can easily imagine one spanning the roof of the big double at H.H. so its well worth a try. Seeds germinate very easily if sown on the surface of compost and maintained at around 23 - 25C. |
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On 14/11/07 17:04, in article
, "Dave Poole" wrote: Dragon fruit/ red pitaya/ pitahaya/ strawberry pear is the fruit of a rather stunning, albeit rampant vining cactus - Hylocereus undatus native to Central America. It develops 40 - 120 cms. long fleshy stems usually triangular in cross-section that are reminiscent of Epiphyllum, but on a considerably more massive scale. New growth arises from the tip of the previously formed stem so you can get a 'chain' many metres long. The flowers are usually borne in late summer and are almost the size of dinner-plates, typically white ageing yellowish, with a strong heady fragrance. They last for just a day or two and open at night. It's a fast and easy cactus to grow provided it is given enough room, a bright situation and minimum temperatures above 5C. I can easily imagine one spanning the roof of the big double at H.H. so its well worth a try. Seeds germinate very easily if sown on the surface of compost and maintained at around 23 - 25C. Thanks, David. It does sound worth a try so I'll see if I can persuade Him Outdoors to let me have a go! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... Captivated by the colour, I bought one of these the other day and we ate it this morning. Doesn't taste of anything much but I wondered if anyone had tried growing it from the seeds? -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' For such a magnificent looking fruit it has to be verging on one of the most insipid tasting. The seed germinates easily and mine at the moment look like small succulent cacti. |
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Sacha wrote:
Captivated by the colour, I bought one of these the other day and we ate it this morning. Doesn't taste of anything much but I wondered if anyone had tried growing it from the seeds? They romp away from seeds. Got a pot of 20 plants on the windowsill. Must seperate them and pot them up properly... Les -- Remove Frontal Lobes to reply direct. "These people believe the souls of fried space aliens inhabit their bodies and hold soup cans to get rid of them. I should care what they think?"...Valerie Emmanuel Les Hemmings a.a #2251 SA |
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"Zhang DaWei" wrote in message -uwief... On Wednesday 14 Nov 2007 10:11, Sacha ) wrote: Captivated by the colour, I bought one of these the other day and we ate it this morning. Doesn't taste of anything much but I wondered if anyone had tried growing it from the seeds? We know it as the huo lóng guo (Pinyin) and it is also called the Pitaya. The flavour is quite subtle, and much better eaten cooled or even slightly frozen. I agree. We found it very pleasant, a change from the 'in your face' flavours of most exotic fruit - which we still enjoy! We have a number growing which we planted ourselves from seed from one of the shop bought plants. Very easy to germinate in our experience. That's interesting, thanks. I'll try next year. Mary |
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On 14/11/07 18:28, in article , "Les
Hemmings" wrote: Sacha wrote: Captivated by the colour, I bought one of these the other day and we ate it this morning. Doesn't taste of anything much but I wondered if anyone had tried growing it from the seeds? They romp away from seeds. Got a pot of 20 plants on the windowsill. Must seperate them and pot them up properly... Les Obviously things take a bit longer to filter down to the west country. ;-) What do you do to the seeds before sowing them? By that, I mean do you just scoop them out of the fruit, gloop and all and plant them, or do you rinse them in cold water to get rid of the gloop and then plant them? -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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