Dragon fruit.

1.  Fast Growing Dragon Fruit Shoots and length. 

Handling of dragon fruit plants so that new shoots grow rapidly and elongated, needed a high availability of N elements, if you use manure, then the most appropriate type is derived from chicken manure. For those of you who use fertilizer packaging, choose a fertilizer that has an element of N is higher than P and K. This treatment will result in a fast growing elongated stems and new shoots grow faster, younger looking color and diameter of the rods will be smaller than the fruit stem dragon in the given element P is higher than its N. This method is suitable for use in the multiplication of seeds or the plants grown dragon fruit after fruit season runs out.

2.  Fast Flowering and Fruiting seeds. 

Handling the seeds so quickly "old" (rapid flowering and fruiting) supply required element of P higher than N elements, if you use manure, most good kind that comes from goat dung. This treatment will produce stems and darker green stem diameter will be greater than the given element N trunk is higher than its P. This method is suitable for the cultivation of dragon fruit in pots or in the cultivation of fruit dragon fruit grown in the past to arrive.
In seeds, better planted directly in the beds on land, give goat dung manure evenly on the bed. In the model tabulampot (Fruit Plants In Pot), this must be done because all it takes is dragon fruit plants are small but already bearing fruit.
In mature plants, trimming the stem must be done to welcome the fruit season arrives, performed in conjunction with floral trimming
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If you use manure, make sure the manure is ripe / dry, it would be better if in the first fermentation. How to make dragon fruit plants can flower and fruit are:
1. Growing media is not too dense (not long retain water)
2. Getting enough sunlight.
3. proper fertilization (described above)
4. Pruning to prevent branches continue to grow and the emergence of new shoots.
5. Tendrils are not too dense, so it does not cover the tendrils on the vine at the
    bottom of the sunlight.
If these five things are met, dragon fruit plants you will definitely flowering and fruiting well.

Dragon Fruit cultivation. 

There are several factors that support Pitaya fruit to be big and heavy. Broadly speaking, we will review briefly, so that peer to peer beginners can learn in general how good dragon fruit cultivation. There are several ways dragon fruit cultivation:
1.  General Requirements for Dragon Fruit cultivation is the sandy soil conditions, dry, red inclined, normal pH (6-7). If the general conditions above are met, can be further ground processing as needed. For example, if the soil tends to be wet / acid, it is necessary the application of Limestone / Dolomite to increase the soil pH. Similarly, if the soil tends to be hard, the addition of sand or rice husk ash also needs to be done.
2.  Normal soil pH of 6-7 is very important in the cultivation of dragon fruit. If the pH tends to sour, there will be many fungal attack resulting in root rot or stem. Both elements Potassium uptake is inhibited so that the dragon fruit be not optimal (dwarf). The decline in soil pH can occur due to high rainfall and a lack of good drainage system, so that water can not be channeled quickly.
3.  Number of branches Dragon Fruit is too much also causes the production of dragon fruit is not maximal. Nutrients are absorbed dragon tree will be depleted to meet the needs of the trunk. Normal number of branches around 4-6 branches / trees.
4.  When the fruiting period, cutting the tip of the branch so that the branch is not necessary to concentrate on the development of the stem. So that nutrients can be transferred to the fulfillment of dragon fruit enlargement.
5. Potassium is very important element in the process of formation and enlargement Dragon Fruit. The element Potassium natural / organic lot Initial obtained from banana trees, coconut fiber, organic sea, bone fish / animal, tea leaves etc.. The natural ingredients are processed by fermentation. Potassium inorganic obtained from ZK, MKP, KNO3. Potassium can be sprayed materials and also can be sprinkled around the plant.

The way the manual pollination dragon fruit. 

Some things you should know are:
1.  The best time to do the pollination is when the flowers are in full bloom crown. Pollinate before the flowers bloom less good results, better done when the flowers are in bloom some time (flowers begin to close) results are better than the powdered before the flowers bloom.
2.  Be careful when applying pollen to the pistil, pistils do not get broken due to movement of the handle is too hard, this will lead to the failure of pollination.
3.  For you are a beginner, you should use a clean and dry brush to apply pollen to the pistil. Although it can be done with the fingers, but the hands are sweaty, wet, or not clean can result in failure of pollination.
4.  For the flowers facing up, after you do the pollination should be given a scarf to prevent exposure to direct rain water, although many are not in the hood, still successful pollination.
5.  Pollen can be used to rub on the pistil of another flower, crossing is usually done for two types of dragon fruit.
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Anticipation High Rainfall In Dragon Fruit. 

Past two years the production of dragon fruit growers in Indonesia arguably unsatisfactory (no maximum) due to high rainfall and extreme weather is happening throughout the year.
Actually the main disorders that occur in dragon fruit because heavy rainfall is the problem of moisture and land drainage is not smooth which causes more the appearance of mold, stagnant planting medium that causes stem rot and root growth annoying. In addition to the continuous rain will cause the agent of natural pollinators (insects, bees, birds, etc) may not be active to help pollinate the flowers dragon fruit.
Here are some actions that can be done to anticipate that the results of production and plant growth remain good.
1.  Make a deeper trench to drain the water. Make sure the water from rain or watering can directly flow and does not stagnate too long on the dragon fruit growing media.
2.  Do spraying fertilizer with high P levels to reduce the number of fall flowers or buds are withered before pollination. After pollination occurs, so the florets wrap with plastic to avoid directly exposed to rain.
3.  Check periodically planting medium density (stagnant water too long can cause this) and see if your dragon fruit plant roots grow well or not. If the medium is too dense you could break up or replace with new planting medium better.
4.  Give to dispel mildew fungicide spraying in your area, and clean the waste piece of land of branches, grass / weed nuisance. Clean land will be protected from attack by pests and some other disorders.
5.  In a new seed pieces were planted, heavy rainfall can lead to rot, you can move the seedlings are planted on higher ground to avoid stagnant water.
6.  Make sure the manure used is completely cooked when awarded, if not the rain will cause a lot of disruption to plant dragon fruit.
7.  Use the model of tire wear, or other methods that essentially your media dragon fruit plant is higher than the surrounding soil, water can be directly wasted.
8.  Perform manual pollination by hand, because the activity of pollinating agent will naturally decrease if it rains continuously.
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Culturing Method Pitaya (Dragon Fruits). 

1.  Preparation of Land
Prepare to stand truss plants, because these plants do not have a solid primer stem. Can be used on wood or concrete poles with a size of 10 cm x 10 cm with a height of 2 meters, which is driven into the ground as deep as 50 cm. Upper end of the iron poles were given to circular buttresses of branch plants.
A month before planting, planting holes made in advance with the size of 40 x 40 x 40 cm with a spacing of 2 mx 2.5 m, so that for 1 there are about 2000 acres of buffer planting hole.
Each pole / tree buffer was made 3-4 planting holes with a distance of about 30 cm from the tian buffer.
Planting hole is then given manure that cook as much as 5-10 kg mixed with soil.
2.  Preparation and planting seeds
Dragon fruit can be propagated by means of:
Cuttings and Seeds
Generally planted with cuttings needed materials with long stems 25-30 cm were planted in polybags with planting medium is a mixture of soil, sand clan manure at a ratio of 1: 1: 1.
Once the seedlings? 3 months the seedlings are ready to move / planted in the land.
3.  Maintenance.
Red dragon fruit, flowering the second time-2.
Irrigation.
In the early stages of growth irrigation 1-2 days. administration of excessive water will cause decay
Fertilization.
Manure crop fertilization is given, with an interval of 3 months granting all, as many as 5-10 Kg.
Control of Plant Pest Organisms (OPT).
While there have been no outbreaks of pests and disease potential. Land clearing or weed control is done so as not to interfere with plant growth.

Pruning. 

The main branch (primary) trimmed, after reaching a high poles (about 2 m), and grown 2 secondary branches, then each branch of the secondary trimmed again and grown 2 tertiary branches that function as branches of production.
The number of branches of dragon fruit also causes too much production of dragon fruit is not maximal. Nutrients are absorbed dragon tree will be depleted to meet the needs of the trunk. Normal number of branches around 4-6 branches / trees.
When the fruiting period, cutting the tip of the branch so that the branch is not necessary to concentrate on the development of the stem. So that nutrients can be transferred to the fulfillment of dragon fruit enlargement.
Potassium is a very important element in the process of formation and enlargement Dragon Fruit. The element Potassium natural / organic lot Initial obtained from banana trees, coconut fiber, organic sea, bone fish / animal, tea leaves etc.. The natural ingredients are processed by fermentation. Potassium inorganic obtained from ZK, MKP, KNO3. Potassium can be sprayed materials and also can be sprinkled around the plant.
4.  Harvest.
Red dragon fruit, flowering plants the second time after the age of 1.5 - 2 months, and begin flowering and fruiting. Harvesting the dragon fruit plants that have performed on fruit traits - traits shiny red skin color, tassel / scales change color from green to red. Harvesting is done by using a pair of scissors, the fruit can be harvested when the fruit reaches the age of 50 days from the flowers bloom
In the first 2 years, every pillar is able to produce fruit 8 s / d 10 dragon fruit weighs approximately between 400-650 grams
Largest dragon fruit harvest season in September to March.
Age productive plant dragon fruit is between 15-20 years.
Thank you for reading this article. Written and posted by Bambang Sunarno. sunarnobambang86@gmail.com 
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DatePublished: September 1st, 2014 at 19:05

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