I live in Northern California on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay, so I don't know how well some of the varieties will survive the cool winter, but I'm prepared to cover them if needed. I'm eager to leave another review next year when they fruit to give my impressions of the fruit of each variety. I have been able to take cuttings that I have rooted. Their growth has been vigorous and I have now planted them in large tubs with a trellis. It's now late July, about 3 months since receiving them, and they have grown to a height of two to three feet. On delivery in April they were well rooted small plants a few inches tall. They were shipped promptly and very well packaged. So far I have purchased about a dozen varieties of dragon fruit from Cal Poly Pomona Nursery.
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This means slowly transitioning them from shade to full sun over a period of at least three weeks to avoid sun scald. When you receive your plants, please be patient in acclimating them to their new environment. Avoid overwatering in the winter to ensure the plant does not rot off.Īll our dragon fruit plants have been greenhouse grown. We recommend a complete fertilizer during the growing season. Avoid overplanting into very large containers, instead, gradually increase container size in relation to the plant size. Dragon fruit can be grown in containers or in the ground, planted in well-drained soil, full sun and trained to a heavy-duty trellis to support weight of this fast-growing plant. Dragon fruit will not grow in cold climates, so make sure that the temperature is above 40 degrees Fahrenheit to prevent cold damage. Self-Sterile - It needs cross pollination to set fruit, usually done by hand pollination from another variety.ĭragon fruit are a tropical fruiting cactus. This is a hearty slow growing variety that can tolerate full sun. Halleys Comet is a pink skinned, green finned fruit with beautiful purple flesh ranging from 1-2 pounds.
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