How to Grow Dragon Fruit

Dragon fruit comes from a cactus species and is originally named pitaya. From the genus Hylocereus, this fruit commonly grows at night. The best conditions for growing dragon fruit are typically in tropical conditions. In the United States, Southern California is a great place to grow the pitaya cactus. You can also grow it in a greenhouse.

Instructions

How to Grow Dragon Fruit

1. Find a pitaya plant and cut a vine. You can also find seeds at most garden places, but growing dragon fruit using a vine cutting is the most simple way to grow dragon fruit if you do not live in the most tropical of locations.

2. Keep the cut vine indoors where there is warm filtered sun. Before growing you don't need to add water, soil or hormones to the vine.

3. Plant the vine in a normal, large-sized pot. Use good potting soil, such as a mixture of compost, sand, soil, peat moss and vermiculite (See References). Make sure the vine is planted into the soil about 1 to 2 inches deep.

4. Water once for every two weeks, letting the soil dry between these times. By keeping the plant in filtered sunlight with a fairly warm temperature, the vine will grow from the root. After the root has formed, other vines will begin to grow.

5. Let the plant grow weeks until it reaches over 10 pounds. You will begin to see the fruit populate the plate once it has reached this size.

Tips & Warnings

• Use a pot that is 25 gallon, but no larger

References

• How to Grow Dragon Fruit from Cut Vines
• Gardening Basic: Potting Soil Mixes
• Growing Dragon Fruit

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish
• About Dragon Fruit