A trial time lapse of growing dragon fruit from raw seed to cactus size over 126 days. Dragon fruit, also called pitaya, is a tropical/high temperature plant and popular in the East. The seed was ...

It’s about time you considered growing dragon fruit, also known as pitaya. Dragon fruit is native to the Central American and South American tropics, but I have seen it growing in the San Fernando ...

Dragon fruit: The name alone is mysterious and intriguing, and its appearance does not disappoint. The fruit itself looks like it’s straight out of a video game. It has a flame-red, egg-shaped body ...

Imagine a cactus that grows rapidly in ordinary garden soil and whose luscious fruit sells at the supermarket for $4.99 per pound. Would you want to try to grow that cactus? I recently wrote about ...

A fast-growing tropical plant with nocturnal flowers and striking, sweet fruit If you're looking for a truly other-worldly fruit to grow on a plant that blooms only at night with large fragrant ...

5 tips you can apply on how to best grow dragon fruit cuttings Tips for (sub) tropical environment Which color cuttings are easiest to propagate? The beautiful tropical dragon fruit, who doesn't know ...

Smart gardeners in West Hawaii are installing some drought tolerant plants in their landscapes. Of course, one of the most drought tolerant groups of plants are those that can thrive in the desert. We ...

Setting aside atypical examples like ‘’Puff, the Magic Dragon’’ and Henry, the Wizard of Id’s pet dragon, those fire-breathing critters are downright scary. So in observance of Halloween, we’ll focus ...

Dragon fruit is a tropical fruit that’s low in calories and high in fiber and antioxidants. Some people say it tastes like a cross between a pear and a kiwi. You can slice and eat the fruit as-is, try ...