How to grow dragon fruit in pots? Detailed explanation of the planting method
How do you grow dragon fruit in pots? Please give an introduction. For potted dragon fruit, it is best to use cuttings. As long as the seedling has roots and has sent out new shoots, it can be transplanted into a pot. First, place two staggered pieces of broken clay tile over the drainage hole at the bottom of the pot, then put a 3-5 cm thick layer of small stones or coarse gravel at the bottom of the pot as a drainage layer. Then add the prepared...
How do you grow dragon fruit in pots? Please give an introduction
For potted dragon fruit, it is best to use cuttings. As long as the seedling has roots and has sent out new shoots, it can be transplanted into a pot. First, place two staggered pieces of broken clay tile over the drainage hole at the bottom of the pot, then put a 3-5 cm thick layer of small stones or coarse gravel at the bottom of the pot as a drainage layer. Then add the prepared growing medium to fill more than half the pot. In the center of the potting soil, pile up two mound-shaped heaps of soil side by side, place the two seedlings on the mounds with a plant spacing of no more than 5 cm, and spread the seedling roots around the mounds. Then insert a stick between the two seedlings and tie the seedlings to the stick. At this point, adjust the direction of the seedlings so that the sunny side of each faces south (the triangular stem of dragon fruit has a shady side and a sunny side; of the three ridges, the side with the two widest, largest-angled, slightly lighter-colored ridges is the shady side, and the opposite ridged side is the sunny side). Then mound soil up to 3 cm below the rim of the pot, gently press the soil around the plant with your hand, and water once thoroughly. After about 1 week of recovery, move it to the balcony for normal care, and when placing it, also make sure the sunny side faces south.
Dragon fruit is a drought-tolerant plant; it prefers dry conditions over wet ones, so do not water unless the soil looks dry. Water once a week with an organic fertilizer solution mainly based on nitrogen fertilizer, but do not make it too concentrated. Although dragon fruit is a sun-loving plant, it should still be given appropriate shade at noon in summer when the sunlight is too strong. Also remove the newly sprouted side buds on the stems and branches at any time, keep only the terminal bud, and encourage it to grow taller. When the plant reaches about 1 m in height, cut off about 3 cm of the stem tip at the top to encourage side branches to grow from the top. When the top side branches reach about 50 cm, insert 4 bamboo poles of about 1 m or more around the edge of the pot, tie a crossbar to the tops of the bamboo poles, and tie the side branches to the crossbar so they extend horizontally or hang naturally. When the side branches exceed 80 cm, cut off about 3 cm of the stem tip to reduce nutrient consumption, promote flower bud differentiation, and make it flower and fruit earlier. With good care, it can bloom in 7-8 months.
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