Me too, let’s go. Otherwise, I recommend that you skip ahead and start with a cutting or a small plant. These pots pass both tests. Here’s some not-at-all-surprising news: the dragon fruit seeds I planted on Koh Samui have grown about 1,000 times faster than those I tried to grow in “cold country with actual winter”. Best of luck in growing dragon fruit; patience not included, but if you like bizarre side projects, growing dragon fruit is a good one (as is making dragon fruit kombucha and growing your own mangoes). It keeps The Koh Samui Guide ad-free, never sponsored and 100% independent. That is why we can deliver them cheaply and the cuttings are always fresh and of good quality. 1 – Dragon Fruit Cuttings – Get a massive headstart and purchase a dragonfruit cutting, rather than starting from seeds. Otherwise – you might find yourself staring at a 6″ cactus-runt in twelve years’ time, slightly bemused at your personal science projects. A cactus and succulent soil mix is ideal. If I can do it, it’s definitely a novice gardening activity. Cut the end off to create more surface area along the tender part of the plant. 12 – Growing Tasty Tropical Plants – Start with growing dragon fruit, then use this book to add an entire farm: passion fruit, guava, vanilla beans and more. It’s free, but excruciatingly slow). Links below include affiliates. They seem happy enough with my total neglect, though it seems unlikely they’ll ever fruit. If you’ve set your dragon fruit up in a cactus pot with good drainage, it won’t suffer from an occasional watering – but don’t water too often. Even though it is not a dragon fruit season, we can always supply cuttings. Sound good? 9 – Red Dragon Fruit Super Snacks – Fuel your gardening efforts with dragon fruit chips. If you’d like to expand your tropical expertise in the realm of Thai plants and Thai fruit, don’t miss the posts below. Make a clean cut through all sides of the fruit. It prefers mildly acidic soil, into which I chuck some earthworm castings (ph neutral) when I’m feeling generous. Want to try growing your own dragon fruit? Fast-forward way too many years, and here’s what I’ve learned. Add them to granola, baking or eat them straight from the bag. After twelve-plus years with my dragon fruit experiment (growing from seed with minimal sunlight), I basically have an extended dragon fruit cutting – do yourself a favour and skip the early stuff. 15 – Dragon Fruit Print – Available as a coffee mug, a beach towel and more! Dragon fruit plants are heavy feeders and will appreciate all the worm castings they can get. (If you want to exactly replicate my methods, you would steal a piece of dragon fruit from a fruit plate at a hotel brunch and use those seeds. More tips for success: In a warm-ish climate, with decent sunshine (real or fake) and regular doses of worm castings or other nutrients, you should have good success with growing dragon fruit in a container – give it good drainage as well. Need to know more? (How do I know this? It’s prickly =). Do as I say, not as I did! 10 – Cactus Soil Mix – Make sure your dragon fruit babies have superb drainage or they’ll turn into rotten mush. 5 – Elephant Watering Can – Water sparingly, but do so with style. To me – I receive a small commission on any resulting purchases at no cost to the consumer. But new roots don’t grow well from the narrow, woody end. purple dragon fruit cutting + white dragon fruit cutting. 4 – Worm Factory – Add another science project to your dragon fruit attempts. This book will teach you how to push the limits of your growing zone. Dragon Fruit AKA Pitahaya, Hylocereus Undatus 8 to 10 Inches Long Live Cutting 4.1 out of 5 stars 15 9GreenBox - Dragon Fruit Plant - 3'' Pot Live Plant Ornament Decor for Home, Kitchen, Office, Table, Desk - Attracts Zen, Luck, Good Fortune - Non-GMO, Grown in The USA 4.0 out of 5 stars 332 Looking at your fruit bowl askance? My results, all these years later? Input your search keywords and press Enter. The plants don’t bear fruit for seven years. What does this mean? Dragon Fruit Plant Cuttings 5 stems pitaya white flesh fruit pink dragonfruit cactus vine, generous 6”-12” plants, ready to propagate I also planted some seeds in a pot at home, too (about a million – you get a lot in a dragon fruit). Links below may include affiliates. Dragon fruit grows in segments, so it’s easy to take a cutting at one of the narrow points along a segment. More than anything – your dragon fruit plant wants the sunshine its cactus-y heart deserves. I like to play God with my dragon fruit babies – days/weeks/months of neglect and total drought and then, one day, a tropical storm from a vengeful watering can. Some preliminary research told me that dragon fruit grows on cacti, sort of a cactus tree. 6 – Dragon Fruit Powder – Pretend it’s the future, and start using dragonfruit in your smoothies today. Dragon fruit is the most evocative Thai fruit. 2 – LED Grow Light – Supplement your sunshine and bring the tropics home (especially in winter months). In December 2007, I had the bright idea to grow my own dragon fruit. 14 – Push the Zone: The Good Guide to Growing Tropical Plants Beyond the Tropics – Does your heart live in the tropics but your body (and plants) definitely don’t? If you’re in “not tropical” conditions like me, this might save you a few years of wishful thinking. Buy dragon fruit cuttings online (Pitaya plant) You can buy As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 7 – Moisture Meter – Over-watering is perhaps the quickest way to kill your dragonfruit. Here’s how to grow your very own (or, get everything from this post in a free 12-page mini-guide). If you have warmth, humidity and sunshine outside (or anything approximating it inside), you’ll have great success. Or, depending on your environment, you might one day end up with a fruiting dragon fruit – or certainly a flowering one. Totally organic. I never provided this and, as such, we do not have a warm and loving relationship. Enjoy! With such runaway success, you’ll quickly outgrow the houseplant phase and will move into larger containers and a dragon fruit that requires trellises or structural support. If you can’t provide that at home, supplement with some fake sunshine to increase your success. It’s sort of like a Dalmatian in a bright pink raincoat –, Push the Zone: The Good Guide to Growing Tropical Plants Beyond the Tropics, By a zillion, million miles – THIS is my new favourite snack, 2-Ingredient Coconut Shake Recipe (Rum Optional), How to Make Lemongrass Towels (Exactly Like a Thai Spa), Baan: Recipes and Stories from My Thai Home, DIY Watercolor Jungle: Easy Watercolor Painting Techniques for Tropical Foliage and Flowers, Global Bohemian: How to Satisfy Your Wanderlust at Home, Something To Do Tonight: Host a Thailand Trivia Night, Holiday Gift Guides: Quarantine Edition (Including Superb Ideas Under $15), 29 MORE Ways to Bring Thailand to You at Home. Certainly, there are tastier fruits, but none more gorgeous. © 2008-2020 THE KOH SAMUI GUIDE All rights reserved Disclaimer. 3 – Dragon Fruit Art – Remind yourself where you’re headed with this venture; add some dragon fruit art. As a cactus, your dragon fruit wants really good drainage. As an Amazon Associate, I receive a small commission on resulting purchases at no cost to the customer. 11 – Easy-Draining Plastic Planters – I struggled to find indoor planters that were (A) attractive and (B) had good drainage.