Dragon fruit is an incredible cactus that produces strange looking fruit resembling a magical dragon egg. Cut through the vibrant pinky red skin to reveal white or pink flesh speckled with tiny black seeds. The taste is hard to pin down with some saying it’s a sweet mix of mild kiwi fruit, watermelon, strawberry and pear flavours. Others describe it as only vaguely sweet or even savoury. Confused? Well growing conditions and ripeness of the fruit can impact taste but nonetheless it’s visually impressive and packed full of nutrients, like Vitamin C, so you can’t go wrong. If the fruit isn’t enough to you tempt you then don’t forget the flowers. Their stunning large flowers are easily over 20cm wide and appear in summer. They are yellowy green on the outside and open to a scented white, lily like bloom. Flowers open in the evening and only last one night. It’s the perfect excuse to host an evening cocktail party and enjoy their blooms! Dragon Fruit Types
There are also named varieties available but the good news is that regardless of what type you get they all need the same basic growing conditions.
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How To Grow Dragon Fruit Choose a sunny spot and then boost the soil with compost, manure and certified organic pelletised fertiliser. A dose of lime is also beneficial. Soil needs to be free draining as these plants rot easily if the roots sit in water. Clay soils are not ideal but if that’s all you have then treat with gypsum and plant on a raised mound. Alternatively they will happily grow in a large pot. Mulch plants to protect their shallow roots and water in with OCP eco-seaweed. Repeat the OCP eco-seaweed a week later to encourage new roots to grow quickly.
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If left to their own devices dragon fruit become a scrambling scraggy mess so a bit of training is in order. Plant against a thick stake or some other support and tie one or two main stems to the support to encourage vertical straight growth. Trim away any other side shoots. Once the stems have reached the desired height cut off their ends to encourage new branching shoots. These can then be allowed to spread out and hang downwards. Commercial growers often use a rose wheel and encourage side way branches to grow over the wheel making it easier for picking fruit. Fertilising and Maintenance of Dragon Fruit When established the top can become quite congested and large. Periodically remove some of the longer shoots to keep it under control and allow space for new growth to develop. This is important because flowers form on the ends of new season growth so each year you need new growth to get fruit. Less congestion tends to lead to bigger fruit as well.
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Harvesting Dragon Fruits Propagation of Dragon Fruits To take a cutting simply break off a segment 30-50cm long and leave in a dry shady spot for a week. This allows the cut end to seal and prevents rotting. Plant into a pot and keep in a bright shady spot while roots are forming before then moving into the sun. Don’t over water during this time. Cuttings can be taken at any time but will grow faster if done during the warmer months.
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Pests and Diseases of Dragon Fruit
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