How to plant pitaya seeds
If you want to know how to plant pitaya seeds and learn the correct method of cultivating pitaya, here are some small experiences in plant cultivation:
A few days ago, I visited an old friend's house. My friend is a flower enthusiast who usually spends leisure time at home growing flowers, playing chess, and drinking tea. Upon arriving at his house, I noticed several pots of cactus-like plants on his balcony, with very special flowers that resemble霸王花, and a few red fruits hanging on them. Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be pitayas.
Container-grown pitaya
Many flower enthusiasts often try to grow some unusual plants, such as pitayas. Pitayas are a tropical and subtropical plant, and in recent years, they have been successfully cultivated in the north, yielding good economic benefits and driving the re-employment of many rural people.
Pitaya
Many people have eaten pitayas but don't know that they can also be grown in containers. In recent years, many flower enthusiasts have successfully grown pitayas in containers. These container-grown pitayas not only produce beautiful fruits for the family to harvest and eat but also serve as decorative plants that can be placed in the home, offering high ornamental value.
Container-grown pitaya
Pitayas are delicious and easy to grow. If you also want to grow a few pots of pitayas, we have two methods:
First method: Sowing seeds
The pitaya fruit we eat contains many seeds, which all have the ability to germinate. Here are the specific steps:
How to plant pitaya seeds
Pitaya seeds
First, you can buy a ripe pitaya, cut a piece of the fruit flesh, mash it, and then rinse it clean in water. After drying, you will have the pitaya seeds. Then, soak the seeds to promote germination and plant them in a flower pot.
Pitaya seeds
The germination method is as follows: Soak the pitaya seeds in clean water for 2-3 days, changing the water once a day. When you see seeds sprouting, discard the water and sprinkle the seeds in the flower pot, cover them with 2-3 mm of fine soil, cover the pot with plastic wrap, and place it in a well-lit阳台. After a few days, pitaya seedlings will grow. With proper care, the plants can bloom and bear fruit in 2-3 years.
Container-grown pitaya seedlings
Second method: Propagation by cutting stem sections
This method is simple. You can purchase sturdy pitaya stem sections about 15 cm long and plant them in a flower pot. The soil depth for planting should be about 3 cm. Usually, after 15-30 days, these stem sections will take root.