The second case cycle is much shorter, is that we directly buy dragon fruit branches, so that potted dragon fruit has many benefits, such as hanging fruit cycle is short, if raised well, the second year can be fruit. Variety can be controlled, we can target to buy good varieties of dragon fruit.
There are dragon fruit cuttings in the back.
Here are a few notes on potted dragon fruit:
Temperature: many northern flower friends will also be potted dragon fruit, but to say, dragon fruit winter temperature can not be lower than 8 ℃, otherwise it is easy to freeze and frostbite.
Fertilizer: because it is a potted plant so pay attention to fertilization, dragon fruit with other cactus plants, the growth is smaller than conventional fruit trees. So fertilization should be sufficient, small amount, many times as the principle. Young trees (1 to 2 years old) to the application of nitrogen fertilizer, to do thinly applied and diligent, to promote tree growth. The adult tree (more than 3 years old) to the application of phosphorus, potassium fertilizer, control the amount of nitrogen fertilizer application.
Pollination: although dragon fruit has self-fertilization, but self-pollination fruiting rate is low, so dragon fruit flowers to artificial pollination.
Playing Pods: dragon fruit fruit fruit management, generally a branch back to the emergence of many Pods, stay strong and wipe the weak Pods, do not full of Pods, so if the fertilizer can not keep up, may be dragon fruit growth is not good.
The dragon fruit cuttings experience
The dragon fruit is a shallow-rooted plant, the root system only grows in the soil surface, the general root system into the soil is not more than 30 centimeters, the seed can not be planted deep, rooted seedlings planted only with the soil to cover the root system can be, rootless seedlings (that is, the stems) planted as long as the root touches the soil on it, do not bury into the soil, as long as to keep the soil moist (damp but not wet) can be, half a month can be rooted, and the root can be rooted, the root can be rooted. After planting, use a thin rope to gently tie the branch and the support column to a piece, in order to facilitate the branch to grow upright.
The above is one of the methods, the advantage of this method is that it is not easy to rot, the following is the stem inserted into the soil, we can bury the soil 2-3 centimeters, if cuttings of soil should be slightly dry so that it will not rot, insurance sand insertion, the root seedling to keep moist, loose, breathable.
For dragon fruit cuttings is the main thing, if the branch is rich in both methods can try, there is to instruct the flower friends two key notes, one is not cuttings in reverse (small piercing eyes upward is the head), there is also a branch of how the bottom of the cut, be sure to wait for the cut to dry (after the wound is completely healed) and then cuttings, placed in a cool, ventilated place can be, the cut The place will dry out, so you can avoid rotting.
And there is a florist asked the dragon fruit cuttings time, usually spring and summer, preferably when the temperature is stable above 20 ℃.
The cuttings substrate requires loose, breathable, sand content of 40% to 50%, substrate humidity should be maintained in the moisture content of 10% to 15% (hand held into a ball loosened that is scattered
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