How Many Years Does It Take for Dragon Fruit Seeds to Bear Fruit After Germinating?

Dragon fruit is a sweet-tasting fruit, and its fruit contains nearly ten thousand fragrant sesame-like seeds. Once the seeds are mature, they can be sown and then left to wait for germination. So, how many years does it take for dragon fruit seeds to bear fruit after germinating?

1. How many years does it take for dragon fruit seeds to bear fruit after germinating?

Dragon fruit seeds take 2-3 years to bear fruit after germinating. It can bloom 12-15 times each year, with white flowers about 30 cm long, which are large blooms. The fruiting period runs from April to November, and the fruit ripens 30-40 days after the flowers fade. The fruit is oblong or ovate, with a red skin bearing ovate scales with sharply pointed tips, and the flesh is white or red, filled with small black seeds.

2. How do you sow dragon fruit seeds so they germinate?

1. Prepare a flower pot with holes in the bottom, and fill it with relatively fine-grained potting soil.

2. Take out the flesh of a fully ripe dragon fruit and mash it up, then remove the seeds and clean off any flesh and gel clinging to them.

3. Scatter the seeds into the pot, sowing them fairly densely, especially around the edges; otherwise the plants will come up thin and sparse and will not look good.

4. After sowing the seeds, cover them with a thin layer of soil and water thoroughly. After that, spray with water once every 2-3 days to keep the potting soil slightly moist; they will germinate in about a week.

3. Can dragon fruit seeds be eaten?

Dragon fruit seeds can be eaten. Most people do not spit out the seeds when eating dragon fruit, because the seeds are small and numerous and spitting them out is too much trouble; moreover, dragon fruit seeds do not taste astringent and do not affect the eating experience.