What conditions are needed to grow yellow pitaya?

Yellow pitaya is a special variety of pitaya, and because its peel is yellow, it is also directly called yellow dragon fruit. Many people think yellow dragon fruit tastes good and is therefore more precious. Yellow dragon fruit not only differs from pitaya in appearance, but in fact it also has relatively strict requirements for the growing environment. Let us take a detailed look at the specific requirements.

1. Moisture

It has very strict requirements for moisture and needs relatively high humidity. For cuttings propagated from branches, be careful to insert them into a sand bed to retain water during propagation. After grafting, attention should also be paid to water supply; the scion must not lose water and dry out, and it needs to be sprayed with water. The fruit is relatively drought-tolerant, but it should not be watered when the fruit has already shown signs of water loss. Watering should be based on the soil condition, and it is best to maintain 60% to 75% humidity.

2. Temperature

Generally, it cannot grow at temperatures below 8 degrees and is prone to dying. As a tropical fruit, its optimum temperature is around 25 degrees to 35 degrees. If there is a place where the temperature does not drop below 8 degrees throughout the year, it can be planted in the ground, because the environment is sufficiently suitable. Grafting treatment requires temperatures between 28 and 30 degrees. The temperature cannot be too low. It can grow at temperatures between 20 and 30 degrees.

3. Light

It can only grow with sufficient light; otherwise, growth is poor. In production, supplemental lighting technology is often used to achieve the goal of fruiting in all four seasons. In the orchard, yellow lights, purple-red lights, and yellow light are set up to imitate the strong light of daytime, while purple light imitates the sunlight from afternoon to evening. In this way, supplemental lighting is provided for five hours a day. This can increase yield. Therefore, one can see the effect of light duration on fruiting.

4. Soil

It needs acidic soil containing nitrogen. At the most basic level, it needs moist and warm soil and needs to contain a large amount of organic matter. It needs sandy soil that drains well and is breathable. It needs to be planted on a sunny, slightly higher gentle slope. In fact, general planting areas can be flat land or paddy fields, and both can be used for planting. Acidic red loam soil is suitable for planting.

Yellow pitaya cultivation is relatively stricter than that of ordinary pitaya, but most of the environmental requirements are similar. When planting and cultivating it, you only need to pay attention to these small differences.