Potted pitaya is a small method, and it can be planted without seedlings. It is delicious and bears many fruits.
Pitaya belongs to a climbing succulent shrub of cactus family, with no main roots and many aerial roots on its branches. It can withstand the temperature of about zero, and the soil for growing pitaya can also be ordinary garden soil, but it is best to have fertile, loose, breathable and drainage soil, and add some humus soil and sand. Garden soil is better. In short, the soil must be well drained and there can be no water accumulation.
you don't need to buy seedlings to grow pitaya. In fact, you can cut it yourself as long as you find some branches. Several of Xiaoya's flower friends cut their own pitaya seedlings, which bore fruit smoothly.
Generally, people who have planted pitaya often prune the branches of pitaya, so only one or two branches, that is, side branches, need to be cut into wet sand or vermiculite peat soil, and it is easy to grow roots.
The pot for growing pitaya is better to be larger, with a diameter of 3 cm. It must have drainage holes to facilitate ventilation and drainage. It's best to cut more trees in a flowerpot. First, they can support each other. Second, because two or three plants together can be cross-pollinated.
You can't water it too much at ordinary times, because it belongs to Cactus family and is drought-tolerant. Just keep it dry and wet, and you must not water it too much, otherwise it will easily rot the roots. So water the basin when it is dry. Don't let it accumulate water when it rains.
After the cuttings survive, a pitaya seedling leaves only one lateral branch. When it grows to one meter high, you can trim the lateral branch and cut it off a few centimeters to promote it to grow more lateral branches, so that it will blossom and bear more fruits and grow more luxuriantly. When the branches grow more, you can build a bracket for it with sticks or other things. So the branches will grow longer and more.
Fertilize once a month during the growing period. You can use organic fertilizer, and it is best to start applying nitrogen fertilizer. After flowering, mainly use phosphorus and potassium fertilizer. Get more sunshine and keep plenty of light.
Generally, the cuttings will grow very luxuriantly for one to two years, and they can bear fruit. They are big and beautiful fruits, delicious and eye-catching!