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- Sow dragon fruit seeds yourself
- Worth knowing about Pitahaya seeds
- Propagation by seeds
- Germination temperature and duration
- Further care
- Tips & Tricks
Sow dragon fruit seeds yourself
Dragon fruit is the edible fruit of a cactus that contains numerous seeds inside. From the seeds can be easily attract new cactus plants that are quite vigorous and frugal and can produce beautiful flowers.
Worth knowing about Pitahaya seeds
The most commonly available dragon fruit (bot. Hylocereus undatus) has scaly, light to dark pink peel and white flesh interspersed with many small black kernels. Rarely do you get the dragon fruits with pink flesh or those with yellow peel.
Each of the varieties contains the edible seeds, as they are known by kiwis. The kernels give the gelatinous, non-fibrous flesh a little more "bite". Among other things, the seeds should contain the protein-cleaving enzymes that can act to promote digestion or even laxative.
Propagation by seeds
The new dragon fruit plants are obtained both by generative and by vegetative propagation. If you can get a cutting, it's easier. This only needs to be placed in a substrate of earth and sand, where it rooted after a short time. Seed cultivation requires a few more steps:
Germination temperature and duration
The germination temperature is between 18 ° and 25 ° C. The higher temperature shortens the germination time. With sufficient humidity and heat, it takes about two weeks for the first green to become visible. Covering the sowing with a transparent plastic or glass vessel may be helpful; but do not forget the occasional "airing".
Further care
The cactus plants like it bright and warm. The bale of the soil should also dry out occasionally until you water the plant vigorously again. Waterlogging is to be avoided in any case, as it leads to root rot. From a certain height, these climbing cacti need a kind of scaffolding, support or a tree, where they can climb up with their anchoring roots.
Tips & Tricks
If no Pitahaya fruit is currently available on the market, the seeds of the pink exotic can also be ordered in an online shop.