Homegrown Heddibles's Edible FruitsUpdate: 986 days 19hrsComments: -
A very recent acquisition, in late summer 2008/2009, it quickly had to adjust to being protected from the cold of winter.
Currently, it is sheltered in a basket on a wall by the back door, where it receives filtered light in the morning and late afternoon.
Once the night temperatures stay above damn near freezing, it will be moved to a much sunnier, warmer wall for the rest of Spring and the Summer and Autumn, before being brought back into a protected zone for Winter.
With Spring coming along nicely now (mid-September, 2009) it is showing signs of putting on growth.
This variety is far more cold tolerant than it's red cousin (which I adore), but there is no point in trying to teach it to love frost.
The stem is fleshy, a little prickly and roughly triangular with crests. It can be propagated by cuttings, which like most succulents have to be left to dry and form a callous before they can be planted out.
If it likes the conditions here, I look forward to our own dragon fruit in the next year or two.
Planted: 2009
Height 25 Centimetres
Growing: In a Pot
Qty: 1
Sun/Shade: Medium Sun
Water Given in: Winter
Pollination: Self Pollination
Fertiliser or Organics Used: Sulphate of potash
When I Fertilise: Spring
Pest Control:
Frost
Organic Status:Organic
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