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There is few ways to propagate the Pitaya Plant. The most comment way is from cutting. Other ways is growth the plants from seeds.

We do not recommend commercial grower to growth Pitaya from seeds due to few facts below:
  1. It take too long time to begin harvest from seeds. Our new technique which used long cutting can start bear fruits as soon as 4 months.
     
  2. Growing from seeds can not guarantee the clone of Pitaya. Some mutant or genetically change might occur during the self or crass polination.

The advantages to growth from cutting is to preserve genetically transfer from the mother plant. Also the fruiting period can be reduce from three years into as soon as six months.

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Description / Steps

ft_s05.jpg (14565 bytes)ft_s04.jpg (16288 bytes) First of all, collect the cuttings from mother plants. Mother plants should be good in condition.
Each of the healthy green cuttings cuts into half-meter. All of cuttings store in a dry place for a week before potting into free-draining mixing. 
P7300059.jpg (19812 bytes)P7300061.jpg (8782 bytes) They are placed under shade with minimal water for root development.
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The growing speed with care is same either short or long cutting. Cuttings can growth 1.2 inches per days. There is no different between short and long cutting. A good cutting can give fruit in within 6 months. Usually, most of them can give fruit in within 9 months.  

ft_s03.jpg (17862 bytes)ft_s01.jpg (17779 bytes) While the roots have developed, they can adapt sun-hardened and a weak foliar fertilizer applied until shoots develop. Thus, they are planted out onto well-drained mounds of sand and organic material.

How to select a good plants. (Coming Soon)

How to nurse Pitaya Plants. (Coming Soon)

 

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