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Quick Guide - How to grow Dragon Fruit from a cutting
Step by step guide:
1. Use a 6-10 inch long stem cutting from a mature dragon fruit plant. Let the cut end dry in the shade for 2-5 days so it forms a callus. This also helps prevent rot and fungus.
2. Use well-draining soil - well drained potting mix, Adenium mix, or cactus mix. Dragon fruit hates wet feet!
3. Plant the cutting. Stick the callused end about 2-3 inches deep into the soil. Make sure it's planted upright (the way it grew on the parent plant).
4. Support it. Add a trellis or post. Dragon fruit is a climbing cactus and needs something to grow on.
5. Water lightly. Water once after planting, then wait until the soil dries before watering again. Overwatering can rot the cutting.
6. Give it light and warmth. Place in bright, indirect sunlight while it roots. Once established, it can handle full sun. Watch it grow! Roots usually form in 2-4 weeks. New growth means it's taking off! This is the time to Ferilize it!
Watch the 30-sec video
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Available varieties - the most popular cultivars:
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These large, cured cuttings are ready to plant, and we've got this quick 30-sec video to show you how. No replacements. One cutting per order. We cannot guarantee variety due to limited supplies. Supplies are limited, so don't wait!
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Longevity Spinach Superfood Recipes: how to make healthy food delicious
Can healthy food taste delicious?
Healthy Longevity Spinach... It tastes like... spinach? You can add it to your salads, but let's face it, you can only eat so much of a salad. So try it cooked - you will be so surprised and want to eat it every day!
🍳 Eggs with Longevity Spinach
You will need:
🌿 Longevity Spinach or Okinawa Spinach: 2 handfuls
- 1 cup Bacon (optional), sliced or chopped, or: 2 tbsp Olive or vegetable oil
1 large Onion, sliced in semi-rings
1 sweet pepper, red or yellow, sliced
3-5 cloves garlic, chopped (optional, to taste)
5-6 eggs
1 cup ground beef or turkey/chicken (optional), or mushrooms
½ cup shredded cheese (regular or Parmesan)
salt and pepper to taste
🌶 Sweet Chile Sauce (optional. Tastes great with this dish!)
- 🍷 a glass of your favorite wine or cocktail to enjoy your dinner
Preparation time: 10 min
Makes dinner for 2
Open detailed recipe
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How to learn the Truth about fertilizers
Spring is here and so is the time to give your plants more food for active growth!
❓ How to decide which fertilizer to chose with so many of them on the market? The basic idea is -
❗️ All fertilizers and good for plants, because it's food!
But like with every food in must be in right time, right kind, and right amount.
Basic types of fertilizers:
❇️ Controlled-release fertilizer is coated and release nutrients slowly and constantly within labeled amount of time (3-6-12 months). Good for stepping-up and transplanting.
❇️ Slow release granulated fertilizer breaks down quickly, especially in the heat, and should be used as a top-dress only occasionally (for example, to green up a plant quickly).
❇️ Liquid fertilizers are the most efficient in a long run. They make plants strong, resistant, healthy and productive, slowly but surely building up energy in their system. This is why all professional food farms, from veggies to hemp, stick to liquid plant food.
We suggest Sunshine Boosters, they are safe to use with every watering and year around. Their formulas are natural (based on organic amino-acids) and great for edibles.
🛒Get your plants some food
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What are the health benefits of Gardening?
Therapeutic effect of gardening is not just a modern discovery. Throughout history, various cultures have recognized the mental and physical benefits of gardening...
🏺 In ancient Egypt, physicians prescribed walks through gardens for patients struggling with mental health issues.
🕯 During the Middle Ages in Europe, monastery gardens were designed not only for sustenance but also for meditation and relaxation.
🔮 Gardening has been shown to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression while promoting relaxation and a sense of well-being.
😅 The physical activity involved in gardening also provides exercise, contributing to overall health.
🌳 So, whether you're tending to a small indoor herb garden or cultivating a vast outdoor plot, the act of gardening can be a powerful tool for both mental and physical wellness.
🛒 Shop tropical spice plants and herbs
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How to get a HUGE crop
🍝 Your answer is SUNSHINE C-Cibus - eco-friendly concentrated nutrition booster for fruiting plants.
🟢 Helps to produce strong growth, high yield, larger fruit size.
🟢 Improves quantity and quality of flowers and ability to set fruit. Encourages profuse blooming and reduces bud-flower-fruit drop.
🟢 Can be used as often as with every watering and year around.
🟢 Scientifically-balanced stable formula is organic Amino-acid based and has NO EDTA chelators to eliminate nutrients lockup; it does not affect crop taste.
🟢 Great for edibles! Based on Organic Amino Acids.
🟢 Pollinating insects friendly!
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🛒Get food for your Grape Vines
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Like the sweet, deep colors of tropical flowers, the fruits of the earth inspire and enrich our lives
Exotic tropical fruit on a tray
📸 Bael Fruit, Mangosteen, Sapodilla, Rambutan, Mango, Maprang - from Thailand fruit market
🛒 Shop rare tropical fruit trees
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What fruit tree will produce right away?
Strawberry tree, or Cotton Candy - Muntingia calabura, fruit
Strawberry tree, or Cotton Candy - Muntingia calabura, fruit on a plate
Strawberry tree, or Cotton Candy - Muntingia calabura branch
- 🍒 Want a fruit tree that will produce for you right away? That's the one. Strawberry tree, or Cotton Candy - Muntingia calabura. So, why Strawberry and why Cotton Candy?
- 🍒 Pretty white flowers with 4-5 petals look exactly like flowers of a Strawberry plant - hence the name.
- 🍒 The fruit as so sweet and tasty, have no acid whatsoever - this is why it is also called Cotton Candy!
- 🍒 This is probably the most profuse and rewarding fruiting tree! From spring to fall, you will harvest 2 crops a day once the plant is established.
- 🍒 Easy to grow, fast growing tree of a medium size 20 ft tall, and graceful umbrella-like shape. Drought tolerant, once established. Requires almost no care, however, it is sensitive to freeze. But if you live outside of Tropics - it grows well and fruits non-stop in containers!
🛒 Get a Strawberry Tree
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Do you know what is the largest tree-borne fruit in the world?
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
Answer:
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Why is it called Pineapple Guava? It tastes just like strawberries! Feijoa Superfood
Pineapple Guava, Guavasteen, Feijoa sellowiana
Pineapple Guava, Guavasteen, Feijoa sellowiana
- Feijoa is certainly one of the easiest fruit trees to grow as it does not require much care.
- Feijoa is an attractive, evergreen large shrub that produces lovely edible flowers and fruit.
- The fruit is eaten fresh, added to smoothies, fruit salads, used to make delicious jam (that tastes like Strawberry Jam on steroids!), and wicked chutneys.
Feijoa fruit go a long way in flavor!
📚 Learn more about Feijoa
🛒Grow your own Feijoa
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