Dragon fruits come from Mexico and Central and Southern America. Not
surprisingly they like warm conditions with mild winters and no frost.
They can tolerate the occasional short burst of cold weather but ideally
they should be kept above 10 degrees. They can handle heat, drought,
humidity and poor soils but will grow tastier fruit with regular watering
and rich soil.
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.
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