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:
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.
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
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.
They are placed under
shade with minimal water for root development.
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.
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.