Dragon fruit is a part of family Cactus plants type. Although known as a fruit from Asia, this plant is originally from Mexico, Central America and South America. In 1870, the French brought the Dragon fruit from Guyana to Vietnam as an ornamental plant. Because it tastes sweet, the fruit is then consumed widely in Vietnam and China.
There are currently some Dragon fruit plant species that are widely cultivated. Popular fruit species are:
Hylocereus undatus Peel red with white meat
Hylocereus undatus Peel red with white meat
Hylocereus polyrhisus red skin with red fruit flesh
Hylocereus costaricensis red skin with concentrated red fruit flesh is somewhat purplish
Hylocereus megelanthus his skin is yellow with white flesh of the fruit.
Then where does dragon fruit can grow to be cultivated? The dragon fruit is perfect growing conditions of the tropical climate. This plant grows optimally at an altitude of 0-350 meters above sea level with approximately 720 mm of rainfall per year. The ideal temperature for the growth of the fruit ranges from 26-36 degrees Celsius.
Benefits of Dragon fruit in abundance makes many farmers initiative to do the planting and development of Dragon fruit. In addition the price of Dragon fruit is relatively still expensive became the attraction so many people vying for the plant it.
Usually the fruit lot planted in the front yard of the House at once as a decoration at taman mini or it could be planted on the back page. But if the farmer is more serious for acquiring this plant, it usually will plant fruits in the wider land could in rice fields or lawns that are specifically made for growing Dragon fruit in order to harvest more abundant.
There are several ways to plant fruits that you can do at home. If you want to enjoy the fruits free of charge without having to buy it, then you can plant fruits in pots at once you can use as a decoration on the front of the House.
Here's how:
Prepare a pot first, there are several kinds of pots available in the market ranging from potting materials of cement, plastic, clay or a used drum cut. But for growing Dragon fruit, you can put pots made from clay, as Dragon fruit needs a drastic change in temperature from day to night in the process of flowering. The larger the size of the pot the better it will be, you can use a pot with a minimum diameter of 40 cm.
Prepare the pillar of the jungle, because the Dragon fruit needs a stanchion to hold several branches of production so as not to collapse. This pillar will be twirled by some Dragon fruit trees at the time of the first plantings. Find the pillar of strong juncture, can be made of iron or solid wood.
Prepare the planting media, you can set up a medium for growing Dragon fruit i.e. sand, soil, manure and compost by comparison 2:1:3:1. Once everything is ready, you can even soaked it in water until it is saturated conditions. Leave approximately a day and a night away before you start planting Dragon fruit.
Selection and planting of seeds, you can select seeds from the large trunk is old and make sure the seeds are free of the disease. Select the stem or branch plants that never bear fruit, at least 3-4 times. This is useful in order to produce faster and its productivity was already known from the fruit. The seeds of the fruit usually has the ideal length of 30 cm and then planted in pots with a depth of 10 cm. Once you plant a fruit press-press a bit of soil around the seedlings in order not easily collapsed. The next flush with water and place the pot in a place exposed directly exposed to sunlight.
Then where does dragon fruit can grow to be cultivated? The dragon fruit is perfect growing conditions of the tropical climate. This plant grows optimally at an altitude of 0-350 meters above sea level with approximately 720 mm of rainfall per year. The ideal temperature for the growth of the fruit ranges from 26-36 degrees Celsius.
Benefits of Dragon fruit in abundance makes many farmers initiative to do the planting and development of Dragon fruit. In addition the price of Dragon fruit is relatively still expensive became the attraction so many people vying for the plant it.
Usually the fruit lot planted in the front yard of the House at once as a decoration at taman mini or it could be planted on the back page. But if the farmer is more serious for acquiring this plant, it usually will plant fruits in the wider land could in rice fields or lawns that are specifically made for growing Dragon fruit in order to harvest more abundant.
How To Grow A Dragon Fruit
Dragon fruit is a plant that belongs to the easy of cultivation occurring. Does not require special techniques to be planting Dragon fruit. On umumya, the Dragon fruit plants are often planted is the fruit that has the color red skin and white flesh on the part with the seeds of smooth black.There are several ways to plant fruits that you can do at home. If you want to enjoy the fruits free of charge without having to buy it, then you can plant fruits in pots at once you can use as a decoration on the front of the House.
Here's how:
Prepare a pot first, there are several kinds of pots available in the market ranging from potting materials of cement, plastic, clay or a used drum cut. But for growing Dragon fruit, you can put pots made from clay, as Dragon fruit needs a drastic change in temperature from day to night in the process of flowering. The larger the size of the pot the better it will be, you can use a pot with a minimum diameter of 40 cm.
Prepare the pillar of the jungle, because the Dragon fruit needs a stanchion to hold several branches of production so as not to collapse. This pillar will be twirled by some Dragon fruit trees at the time of the first plantings. Find the pillar of strong juncture, can be made of iron or solid wood.
Prepare the planting media, you can set up a medium for growing Dragon fruit i.e. sand, soil, manure and compost by comparison 2:1:3:1. Once everything is ready, you can even soaked it in water until it is saturated conditions. Leave approximately a day and a night away before you start planting Dragon fruit.
Selection and planting of seeds, you can select seeds from the large trunk is old and make sure the seeds are free of the disease. Select the stem or branch plants that never bear fruit, at least 3-4 times. This is useful in order to produce faster and its productivity was already known from the fruit. The seeds of the fruit usually has the ideal length of 30 cm and then planted in pots with a depth of 10 cm. Once you plant a fruit press-press a bit of soil around the seedlings in order not easily collapsed. The next flush with water and place the pot in a place exposed directly exposed to sunlight.
