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Posted 3Y ago by @LauraLynne

Should I stake/ moss pole to guide the new growth up inst...

First #DragonFruit and the new growth is going in an odd direction. Should I just let it get crazy or should I be guiding it up a stake or pole? #NewGrowth #PlantsMakePeopleHappy
Spyro
Spyro
Dragon Fruit
2ft to light, indirect
4” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 month ago
Best Answer
@SirLiquorice
Cacti in your faces
21277 XP
3Y ago
@SirLiquorice
They can get really big. But they grow kinda wildly. They will hang and grow however they feel like growing. Lol
@AstroMind
Laura
27186 XP
3Y ago
@AstroMind
Haha the plant really said “I’ need a chiropractor”. I think it should be fine If you leave it like that. Maybe rotate it so that it doesn’t keep growing sideways as much and force it to straighten out a like bit
@SirLiquorice
Cacti in your faces
21277 XP
3Y ago
@SirLiquorice
A lot growers use a trellis for them to grow up and then hang down. Or they can just hang like this grower recommends. https://youtu.be/BMMfM3maMkE
@SirLiquorice
Cacti in your faces
21277 XP
3Y ago
@SirLiquorice
This is one of the common methods. Problem is they get pretty big eventually
@LauraLynne
Laura
24039 XP
3Y ago
@LauraLynne
@SirLiquorice Option A is what my son is hoping for. I just told him I was thinking about giving Spyro a stake and he was like “Nooooo!!!! I want him to go CRAZY!!” 😆🤦🏻‍♀️ So I guess that’s what we’re doing 🤣
@SirLiquorice
Cacti in your faces
21277 XP
1Y ago
@SirLiquorice
This is so cool I haven’t gotten to see this post in so long. How is the plant doing?
@LauraLynne
Laura
24039 XP
1Y ago
@LauraLynne
20 month update! That top said “Hold my beer” and grew 3 more sections in rapid succession! The top was getting really insane and I was a bit relieved when it snapped off in the spring. Welp, joke’s on me because he grew it right back in even more bizarre (twisty) ways. Here he is!!