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Dragon fruit (pitaya)

Is there anyone that grow dragon fruit and can give detailed info about growing and caring of this plant ?I searched on the net but just want to hear from the growers...

Yes. Very very easy. Get a peice and bury it 1/3 in pot. Keep watered. Takes a little while to see bew growth but wgen it does it grows fast. Leave only top growth on & pinch side growth off & train it to grow up right. Will make a umbrella this way. It likes water. Lots of water does not hurt it. Put in big pot from the start. Hope this helps. Richie from louisiana

always wanted to try it but living in zone 6 Illinois not sure it would be a good ideal

Thank you for your replies I also want to grow it in a pot and put it in greenhouse .Some growers say the yellow pitaya is the tastiest of all but hard to grow it as they mentioned.
Also grafting method can be used onto cactus rootstock as I read.Maybe it will make to collect fruits faster.

Can anyone describe the difference in taste between a ripe home grown dragon fruit and store bought. I have always wondered if there is a difference. 

Like Richie said, just plant your cutting about 1-2 inches into Potting mix and leave them alone, just make sure they stay moist but not soaked. They do take awhile to root in good and begin new top growth but like he said, once they do there is no stopping them. Mine, purple flesh, were 8 inch cuttings 4-5 months ago and now they are a couple feet and some I have side branches which are big enough now that I can clip them and use it to start another. That's what I do anyways, instead of clipping it early I'm letting the first couple grow so I have a couple backups. Never know when something could happen to a plant. I also want to grow a yellow selenicereus megalanthus, badly but haven't found anyone to sale me cuttings for a reasonable price. Good luck growing yours!

It really is a simple to grow. Plant water and forget about them just water them four times,a month and your good. Google some pics of trained dragons there are beautiful. Letting the sides griw then cuttings them is the,way to go. Hobo is correct great idea.

Thanks for your valuable information about this plant.It is tropical fruit so hope I will grow it in my area to plant it in pot in greenhouse.Hope I will success ,and will share here if grown any fruits.

  • aaa

hi ercan
d/fruit are not tropical ,  dont know about any freezing temps you may have there.

yellow d/fruitn grow just as easily as the rest and flower well, and are self pollinating.
the main differance is that all the other dragons are ripe  from time of pollination in
about 45 days  where as the yellows take a wopping 6 months to ripen.  

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Originally Posted by aaa
hi ercan
d/fruit are not tropical ,  dont know about any freezing temps you may have there.

yellow d/fruitn grow just as easily as the rest and flower well, and are self pollinating.
the main differance is that all the other dragons are ripe  from time of pollination in
about 45 days  where as the yellows take a wopping 6 months to ripen.  


What?  Dragonfruit are tropical trailing cactus vines.  I have been growing them for six years and they all incur damage if subject to any frost and even cold wet weather causes fungus problems.  Last winter was a mild winter for us so my one outdoor plant grown next to my house did well and is very large and produced around 30-35 fruits for me this year with about 10 more developing.

I built a larger greenhouse last winter so that I can keep my large potted plants protected during the winter.

We've lost our dragon fruit plants several times due to temperatures in zone 8b. Usually doesn't take much to kill the whole plant, definitely not even close to a hard freeze to kill them. We've had them survive a few winters, probably just perfectly protected and dumb luck, but stopped leaving them outside as it's about a 90% chance they don't survive here.

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