The planting of dragon fruit includes preparation for plowing, planting, fertilizer management, shaping and pruning, pollination, and fruit thinning.

One, preparation for cultivation

1 to 2 months before planting in the cement column in each quadrant to dig a 50cm × 50cm × 50cm planting holes, each hole into the rotted chicken manure 15kg and lime 1kg as a base fertilizer, mixed with the ratio of soil 1:1 backfill to the ground at 20cm, and then back to the The decomposed topsoil is 20 to 5cm out of the ground. 2 to 3 heavy rains are expected, and after the soil pile sinks, the decomposed topsoil is returned for another 3 to 5cm and planting begins.

Two, planting

Planting time is chosen in March to April every year. At this time of planting light, water and temperature are suitable for dragon fruit rapid growth, to the following year after May can blossom and fruit. Seedling planting from the cement square column about 25cm, cement column around each hole a variety of 1 plant. Planting in the mound dug a depth of about 6cm planting hole, the seedling will be implanted, the root system to stretch out, and then covered with a layer of topsoil and hard compaction, drenching the roots of water.

Three, fertilizer management

Young trees (1 to 2 years old) to nitrogen-based fertilizer, to do hard to thin, in order to promote plant growth. Adult trees (more than 2 years old) to the application of organic fertilizer, chemical fertilizer as a supplement.

Four, plastic pruning

In the seedling period of the new planting of dragon fruit new buds sprouting bud thinning and pruning management. In each batch of new buds extracted to form bud points, that is, all the side buds erased, each seedling retained only 1 upward growth of robust buds, in order to facilitate the concentration of nutrients growth, fast on the shelf. Adult tree pruning mainly cut off the old branches of the fruit for many years, disease and insect branches and overcrowded branches, retaining a uniform distribution of strong branches, to promote its buds, growth, development and maturity, for the next year to blossom, fruit well prepared.

Five, pollination

The fruiting rate of dragon fruit natural pollination is low. Sweep the pollen of different flowers or the same flower with a clean brush onto a clean and dry receptacle, stir the pollen evenly, and then sweep the pollen onto the stigma of the female flower to help it pollinate and fertilize the fruit to increase the fruiting rate.

Six, flower thinning and fruit thinning

The dragon fruit blossomed many times, hanging fruit ability. In order to improve the fruiting rate, flower buds about the little finger and thumb big when the bud thinning, each branch to retain 2 to 3 buds is appropriate. When the young fruit development to thumb size for fruit thinning, each branch to retain 1 to 2 full development, bright green color, no damage and have space to grow young fruit, the rest of the thinning, in order to focus on nutrients, to promote the normal growth and development of the fruit.