9GreenBox - Dragon Fruit Juicy Sweet Fragrant Flower FRUITING SIZE
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How To Grow Dragonfruit
--+My Order+--Put my order in June 15th, plant arrived at my door on June 20th, with most of that time being spent in "preparing to ship" status. Once it did ship, it got here very quickly. Good sized chunk of cactus too. Overall it was probably around 15 inches long, potted in good sandy soil that was still moist, good and green. I immediately transplanted it into a container (I live too far North to plant it in the ground), and was impressed with how well rooted it was. This was not a fresh cutting that had just barely gotten started, it had a fairly massive rootball, which was quite excellent. They obviously gave this thing some TLC before shipping (that or I ordered so late in the season it had rooted exceptionally well waiting for somebody to buy it). Either way, I was quite happy with it.--+Overview, What is Dragonfruit?+--Dragonfruit (DF), also known as Pitaya or Pitahaya, is a tropical cactus most commonly grown in Vietnam and Asia as a...
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Dragon Fruit
I heard about dragon fruit from an exotic fruits book that I found at the library, and up until that point I had never heard of them before. I started searching the internet to see if I could find some, and after a lot of research I found a few companies that offered them. The prices varied dramatically and 9GreenBox was the cheepest by far, however their description showed a larger plant than others I had seen offered. I contacted the seller and asked a few more questions and then I decided to make a purchase. It came the size that they said it would and in a very healthy state. I was so impressed with 9GreenBox that I have since made a second purchase from them for a dwarf pomegranate tree which has come and is doing great. I have only great things to say about 9GreenBox and I look forward to ordering from them again in the future!
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Product Description
one gal plant. Blooming, fruiting size. Our plants may take up to 2-3 years to reach maturity. Allow soil to dry out between waterings in the winter but keep moist in the summertime. Top to learn more
Late but looks good
I'm not sure what I got for paying for 'expedited shipping'. I was concerned that anything of a larger size going through the mail would need to go quickly so as to keep it healthy by the time it got to me. It took over a week to get it, and the label shows that it was sent priority mail, at the 2 lb rate...which anything over 1 lb going through USPS gets upgraded to priority mail anyway. So don't bother paying extra for expedited shipping, that's not going to get you anything except a lighter wallet.Now on to the plant itself; when I opened it up it seemed to be packed very well, in it's own pot, and taped over the top to keep the soil in, with a damp paper towel in it to keep the soil moist. Of course the tape accommodated the cactus coming out of the pot, and the cactus itself was a decent size (though smaller than I expected, for 'fruiting' size). It has the base cactus, which is somewhat thick but very short, and one shoot coming off of it that looks nicely healthy...
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