Pitaya strain grown with hydroponics

[Shmuel]

Here is a video of pitaya developed and grown in Israel. Looks to me to be Hylocereus - pretty fascinating to see how they grow it on wires, almost like grapes. And hydroponically. Who would have thought to grow cactus using hydroponics??? But there it is.
http://media.themedialine.org/media/110110_pitaya.wmv

Shmuel

[tumamoc]

That is quite a production they have going on there. Is that dragon fruit?

[daiv]

Interesting video. Really makes me want to eat some of that.

[charlpic]

I ate a pitaya for the first time a few weeks ago. I told my girlfriend: "We'll eat that and I'll keep seeds."

First tought when I opened it was : "I got screwed buying these in paquets on the web." Then, realizing how many there was in the fruit (well, there was a lot), we started to eat... A wondurful taste, in-between watermelon and kiwi.

Well, I ate a lot... I wasn't really counting about how many were left. When I finished, there were still plenty of seeds... but... OMG what a job getting the pulp apart, getting them a rinse and everything... I do have over 200 of them but it took me hours...

[Shmuel]

Tumamoc, yes that is what they call dragon fruit. Funny how it made its way from the Americas to the Orient and is marketed as a Thai or Chinese food.

Charlpic, 200 fruits off your own plants? Great productivity!

Also, general rule is that when you collect your own seeds you get a zillion times more than buying a packet.

I just reallized you meant 200 seeds, not 200 fruits.

Enjoy!

Shmuel

[CTIANS]

Hi
I just check this video and it's really good.
I'm from Colombia and I'm working on a research project that introduce the hydroponic tecnology for the yellow pitahaya to avoid the periodicity of the production that is related with rainy seasons on the country.
It's there any chance to contact the people who are in charge of the crops that shows in the video?
For me and specially for the project it would be really important to know international experiencies with this tecnology.
I'll appreciate any information that you guys can send me.
Kind regards from Colombia

[Avirosa]

Interesting. I looked at one of these dragon fruits in Tescos on Saturday. I'm going to purchase one next time I'm in there, eat it, save some seeds and try growing some.

[bananaman]

I sprouted a ton of dragonfruit seeds, and after thinning them out several times, i still have 30-40. I had almost a 100% germination rate.
And yes, these are Hylocereus.