Grow a potted fruit at home, which is beautiful and delicious. Dragon fruit is a fruit we often eat. If we are in a place with a suitable temperature, we can also try to grow a potted dragon fruit ourselves and it will bloom. It's also quite beautiful, and the fruit is delicious, and it can clear away heat and relieve internal heat. How to grow potted pitaya and how to produce large and abundant fruits?

Growing dragon fruit in pots is a small method. You can grow it without seedlings. It is delicious and produces many fruits

Dragon fruit belongs to the climbing succulent shrub of the cactus family and does not grow taproots. There are many aerial roots on the branches and stems. It can withstand temperatures around zero degrees. Ordinary garden soil can be used as the soil for growing dragon fruit, but it is best to use fertile, loose, breathable and drained soil. Add some leaf mold soil and sand. Garden soil is better. In short, the soil must be well-drained and there must be no stagnant water.

You don’t need to buy seedlings to grow dragon fruit. In fact, you only need to find some branches and you can cut them yourself. Several of Xiaoya's flower friends cut dragon fruit seedlings by themselves, and they successfully bore fruit.

Generally, those who have planted dragon fruit will often prune the dragon fruit branches, so only one or two branches, that is, side branches, are cut into moist sandy soil or vermiculite peat soil, and roots will grow easily. of.

The pot for growing dragon fruit should be larger, about 30 centimeters in diameter, and must have drainage holes to facilitate ventilation and drainage. It is best to take several cuttings in a flower pot. First, they can support each other. Second, two or three plants together can allow for cross-pollination.

Don’t water it too much in daily life, because it is a member of the cactus family and is relatively drought-tolerant. Just keep it dry and moist. Be sure not to overwater, otherwise the roots will easily rot. So water the pot when the soil is dry. Don't let it accumulate water when it rains.

After the cuttings survive, a dragon fruit seedling will have only one side branch left. When it grows to one meter high, you can prune the side branch and cut off a few centimeters to encourage it to grow more. The side branches will produce more flowers and fruits and grow more lushly. When the branches grow more, you can use wooden sticks or other things to build a support for it. In this way, the branches will grow longer and more.

Fertilize once a month during the growth period. You can use organic fertilizers. It is best to start applying nitrogen fertilizers. After flowering, use phosphorus and potassium fertilizers as the main fertilizer. Get plenty of sunshine and plenty of light.

Generally, the seedlings from the cuttings will grow very lush in one to two years and can bear fruit. The fruits are big and beautiful, delicious and eye-catching!