Cut the flesh of the dragon fruit and bury it in the ground, 5 days to germinate into a pot, next year to produce 1 basket of fruit

Many people are always looking for ways to create many strange plants, such as dragon fruit, in the North it is rare to see dragon fruit trees grown in pots, but in recent years, many people have grown dragon fruit into pots, and one Some also have a beautiful dragon fruit shape, which can be picked to eat and can also be placed at home as a potted plant for sightseeing.

1. How to get dragon fruit seeds

Halve 1 dragon fruit, scrape all the fruit, and then use a spoon to cleverly separate the seeds. Be careful with your hands, make sure the seeds are intact. Wash the dragon fruit seeds, drain the water. Next, among the separated seeds, choose those that are not damaged, are slightly larger in size and have a black color to make seeds.

2. How to sow dragon fruit seeds

– Spread the seeds evenly on a paper towel or cotton pad soaked in water. Roll up and put in plastic bags, tie tightly and put under specialized lights or put in a window to get light, help seeds germinate.

After about 2 weeks, the seeds will start to germinate. At this time, it is still necessary to maintain enough moisture for the sprouts to develop well before sowing in the pot. If after 3 weeks the seeds have not germinated, then you need to start over.

– Take the seeds out of the bag and sow in small pots of soil. At this stage, you need to provide enough light to stimulate the young plant to sprout. In addition, you need to water regularly in the morning but do not need to water too much. After more than 1 month, the first leaf branches will sprout, around the leaves there will be a small and long hairy layer.

– After 6 weeks, the height of young plants will reach 7-10 cm. At this point, you should move them to a larger pot to give the plant space to grow. You need to be careful not to plant too many plants in the same pot. Need to maintain watering every 3-7 days and provide enough light for plants. Don’t over-water…

– After about 20 weeks, the plant will be about 50 – 70 cm tall. At this point, you need to build a support column to fix the dragon fruit body. In addition, you also need to apply a sufficient amount of organic fertilizer to stimulate plant growth.

– From the 5th month onwards, the size of the tree is usually quite large. You should transfer the plant to a larger pot or plant it in the garden if you have one. Besides, you also need to rebuild larger supporting columns to support the tree.

Notes when planting and caring for trees:

Planting dragon fruit in flower pots should be planted with mixed soil to ensure fertile, porous and breathable soil for plants. Planting dragon fruit, planted in a pot outside on the balcony, terrace with lots of light to take care of, when moving indoors in winter, the tree will grow quickly, after about 1 year of maintenance, the dragon fruit tree will be able to bloom. and fruition.

Building the rack is the most important step. Because dragon fruit is a large climbing plant, the support must be strong and stable enough so that the tree does not break or break. You also need to pay attention to catching insects and pruning branches for good growth.