Pitaya is particularly rich in nutrition, so it is deeply loved by people. Recently, some flower friends who like pitaya found that the potted pitaya at home is not high. What happened? The following gardener uncle introduces the problem of how to do if the pitaya is not tall.

What's wrong with pitaya not growing tall?

1. Pitaya is a tropical plant that needs to grow in a high temperature and humid environment. It is planted in Hainan Island, China. If your environment is not suitable for the growth of pitaya, it will also lead to the growth of pitaya.

Secondly, pay attention to whether there are any mistakes in your planting process, which may cause the plants to become stiff or the roots to rot slightly after watering too much.

3. Pitaya likes to be fat but not raw, and insufficient fertilizer will also make Pitaya grow short. Fertilization should be based on the principle of sufficient amount, small amount and multiple times.

Photo: Potted pitaya

So what if pitaya doesn't grow tall?

Pitaya is a drought-tolerant plant. It would rather be dry than wet, and water it when it is dry. Once a week, the organic fertilizer solution mainly containing nitrogen fertilizer should be poured, not too thick. Pitaya is a sunshine plant. However, at noon when the sun is too strong in summer, you should also shade yourself properly. It is also necessary to remove the new lateral buds from the stems and branches at any time, leaving only the terminal buds to promote growth. When the plant height is about 1 m, the stem tip about 3 cm long is cut off at the top to promote the lateral branches to come out at the top. When the top branch grows to about 50 cm. Then insert four bamboo poles about 1 m around the basin, tie a beam at the top of the bamboo poles, and tie the lateral branches to the beam to make them naturally extend or droop. When the lateral branches exceed 80 cm, the stem tip should be cut off by about 3 cm to reduce nutrient consumption, promote flower bud differentiation and blossom and bear fruit early. If it is well managed, it will bloom in 7-8 months.

Photo: flowering pitaya tree

Pitaya has a long flowering period, large flowers and high demand for nutrition. Therefore, in addition to strengthening the management of fertilizer and water at seedling stage, organic liquid fertilizer containing phosphorus and potassium fertilizer should also be topdressing 1 time before flowering, and topdressing 1 time every 5 to 7 days. Potted pitaya on balcony and roof is limited by the small amount of soil and nutrient supply, and the lateral branches should not be too long, and each branch should not exceed 3. Finally, we have to pick two flowers to eat, leaving only 1 flower.

Tips Pitaya can be self-pollinated, but cross-pollination has higher seed setting rate and delicious fruit. If possible, artificial pollination should be carried out. When the flowers bloom at night, use a new brush to get some pollen from the stamen anther of one flower and bounce it onto the pistil stigma of another flower.