Dragon fruit originate from cactus plants that belong to the genusHylocereusand the botanical groupCactaceae, also known as the cactus family, which comprises over122 generaand about1,700 species, most of them with succulent, spiny stems. It can go by a few names other than dragon fruit, incl...
1)dragon fruit cutting, 2)cactus and succulent soil, 3)LED growlightand 4)the moisture meter I use 1. Get a major head-start To get a major head-start, begin witha dragon fruit cutting. After twelve-plus years with my dragon fruit experiment (growing from seed with minimal...
Re: Dragon fruit potting soil « Reply #3 on: January 26, 2017, 10:38:36 AM » Quote from: Garcinia on January 25, 2017, 10:49:17 PM What type should I use. I have a rooted Frankie's red that is in a clay based soil now, but I should move out. My cactus's are thri...
This climbing cactus originated in tropical rainforests; therefore, it requires plenty of water. Dragon fruit plants need 25 - 50 inches (640 - 1,270 mm) of annual rainfall. Since the root system is distributed in the top 6 - 12 inches (15 - 30 cm) of the soil, irrigation is importan...
5. Transplanting cuttings. When the dragon fruit cuttings get bigger, transfer them to different pots to allow them to grow even bigger. Transfer the pitaya cuttings to a 25 gallon (about 100 liters) plant pot and place it in an area where there is sun. Only water the soil when it dri...
While dragon fruit is a cousin of the cactus pear, the two fruits exhibit key differences: first, pitaya seeds are edible, much like kiwifruit; second, the fruit does not typically have spines, instead possessing various colored protective shoots that surround the baseball-sized fruit. The fres...
Cactus virus X: ‘Cactus Virus X’ causes blotchy chlorotic spots, mottling, necrosis and yellowing on dragon fruit cactus stems (see picture below). The pattern of of light and dark green areas on a branch is sometimes referred to as a mosaic pattern. As far as I know, there is not ...
A small portion of the dragon fruit grown in Vietnam is sold domestically, roughly 20%, while the remaining 80% is sold internationally (Hoat et al., 2018). The main importer of Vietnamese dragon fruit is China, who makes up over 90% of total turnover, followed by the US and Thailan...
The structure and composition of weed vegetation in the dragon fruit farm responded to soil condition, rooting systems and psychochemical condition of dragon fruit plants. The formation of the structure and composition of the weed vegetation could be attributed to a possible reciprocal relation from ...
Dragon fruit, a perennial climbing cactus, has become economically attractive due to health benefits and export potential. Its cultivation has spread to warm-humid and hot-dry climates, where it suffers from heat stress. Green cladodes turn yellow, become bleached, and in severe cases rot and ...