Where does dragon fruit grow?

Dragon fruit is so long.

Dragon fruit grows on succulents and grows mainly in tropical desert areas.

Dragon fruit is native to Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, Ecuador, Cuba, Colombia and other places in northern South America. Later, it was introduced to Vietnam, Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries, and Hainan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Yunnan and other provinces and regions in Chinese mainland.

Dragon fruit should be watered more in spring and summer to keep its root system growing vigorously. During the fruit expansion period, the soil should be kept moist to facilitate the growth of the fruit. When irrigating, do not soak for a long time, and do not drench water frequently from beginning to end.

Irrigation will cause the root system to die due to long-term hypoxia, and watering will cause uneven humidity, thus inducing erythema. In rainy weather, it should be drained in time to avoid infection with germs and cause rot of stem flesh. In winter, the garden should control water to enhance the cold resistance of the branches.

Dragon fruit grows on the branches of the dragon fruit tree. From a distance, it looks like it is knotted in a tree, but it is not actually a tree, but a cultivar of the genus Cactus in the family Cactidae. Not only does this plant bear fruit, but it is also a great ornamental plant in its own right, and it blooms beautifully.

Its flowers are also edible, and it can be said that it is full of treasures.

Dragon fruit is native to the Central American region, mainly in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala, Panama, and Cuba. Later, it was introduced to Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam and Thailand, as well as to Taiwan Province of China. Subsequently, China's southern coastal provinces and cities began to plant, such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other places.

Properties of dragon fruit.

Dragon fruit is a perennial climbing succulent. The plant has no taproot, and the lateral roots are widely distributed in the superficial soil layer, and there are many aerial roots, which can be climbed and grown. The rhizome is dark green, stout, up to 7 m long, 10-12 cm thick, with 3 ridges.

Flattened, wavy edges, climbing roots grow at the stem nodes, can climb on other plants to grow, the ribs are mostly 3, and each stem node has small spines in the depression. Due to its long-term growth in tropical desert areas, its leaves have been degraded, and the photosynthetic function is assumed by the stems.

Dragon fruit grows from the triangular pillars of the cactus family, that is, on the branches of the cactus.

Because the surface of dragon fruit has scales, and the color is red and color-resistant, it is called dragon fruit. Dragon fruit, also known as red dragon fruit, dragon ball fruit, fairy honey fruit, jade dragon fruit. Cactus family, measuring scale plant.

The fruit is oval, 10-12 cm in diameter, red or yellow in appearance, with green fillet triangular leaf-like bodies, white, red or yellow flesh, fruit with black seeds.

Dragon fruit plants belong to the cactus family, which is different from the same family as cacti, and belongs to the same species. Although the dragon fruit plant has the typical fleshy round land stem of the cactus family, it is not cylindrical or flattened palm-shaped, but has a three-edged shape with irregular wavy edges. The plants grown in dragon fruit are not as spiny as common cacti, and only a small number are distributed in the hollows of the stem nodes.

The cultivation method of dragon fruit

1. Sufficient light: dragon fruit is a tropical fruit, like to grow in a sunny environment, if the breeding environment is poor, the growth of the plant will be hindered, and it is easy to appear yellowing of branches and leaves.

During the growing season, it is recommended to breed dragon fruit in a sunny environment, which is conducive to the growth of dragon fruit, and it needs to be supplemented for warming protection in winter, and dragon fruit cannot grow in a low temperature environment.

2. Appropriate fertilization: dragon fruit in the young tree period, the main application of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, reduce the application of nitrogen fertilizer, fertilization in accordance with the principle of "thin fertilizer diligent", do not apply raw fertilizer, thick fertilizer, otherwise it is easy to cause fertilizer damage. In the spring period, it is recommended to apply the well-rotted liquid fertilizer every other month, and in the summer July, the flowering period of dragon fruit can be appropriately added with a thin compound fertilizer solution to promote flowering.

3. Sufficient water: Dragon fruit likes to grow in a humid environment, which can promote growth. It is recommended to water once a day at the seedling stage, keep the soil in a moist state at all times, the demand for water is greater in high temperature and drought in summer, it is recommended to water once in the morning and evening, and it is not suitable for watering at noon.

In the rainy season, it is necessary to avoid the rain of the plants, and it is also necessary to carry out drainage treatment in time to prevent the potting soil from accumulating water and affecting the growth.