What is the potted planting method of pitaya? How many years do you usually get?

Fire dragon fruit, also known as red dragon fruit, fairy honey fruit, jade dragon fruit, is a kind of nutritious fruit rich in botanical protein and anthocyanin, which is often eaten with the effect of moistening intestines and defecation. Fire dragon fruit can be divided into white heart and red heart, the latter tastes sweeter and the price is more expensive. Pitaya is more planted in Hainan, Guangxi, Fujian and other places in China. In addition to planting plants in the open field, potted plants are also popular now. Let's take a look at the key points of potted pitaya and the time to bear fruit.

First, what is the potted planting method of pitaya?

1. Selection of basin

Pitaya belongs to shallow root plants, so change pots as little as possible during conservation, choose a suitable planting basin, with good air permeability and good water permeability, such as general mud pots and ceramic pots, plastic pots are not recommended.

After selecting the basin, it is necessary to carry out disinfection and soak to discharge the dirty gas from the stomata on the basin wall, which is more conducive to the growth of the root system.

2. Soil preparation

Potted dragon fruit to choose good air permeability, good drainage, slightly acidic living neutral soil, alkaline can not be planted. Potted plants are best prepared with professional nutritious soil, or you can buy them in a florist.

3. Upper basin

The dragon fruit should choose cuttings with new branches that have already germinated, put a layer of tiles on the bottom of the basin, then put some uniform particles alive and small stones as a drainage layer, and then put in the culture soil that has been equipped, almost to the center of the basin. Vaccination is to plant dragon fruit seedlings, to prepare a supporting stick, the seedlings and sticks tied together to help it grow upward. After everything is ready, pour it thoroughly, let it slow down in a cool and ventilated place for a week, and then put it on the balcony for maintenance.

4. Water and fertilizer

Fire dragon fruit is a cold-resistant fruit, keep the soil slightly moist in the basin, not too much water, it is easy to rot roots, winter and spring would rather be dry in the basin. If you put it outdoors for maintenance, you should pay attention to the situation in the fire dragon fruit basin during the rainy season, and the stagnant water should be discharged in time.

When planting dragon fruit, it is necessary to give sufficient organic fertilizer as base fertilizer, but it can not meet the subsequent growth needs of dragon fruit. When the dragon fruit blossoms in the early stage, it is necessary to apply phosphate fertilizer properly to promote its flowering and fruiting.

Second, how many years do the dragon fruit seedlings usually bear fruit?

If the dragon fruit is planted in the pot, the period of hanging fruit is shorter than that sown directly with seeds, and if it is properly maintained, it can bear fruit in the coming year. Of course, this has something to do with the variety of dragon fruit you buy, and some of the results may be later. So when you buy dragon fruit seedlings, you need to know how many years of seedlings, probably a few years will bear fruit and other problems.