My Garden Plot

The plant I intend to grow in my garden plot is Dragon Fruit.

Dragon fruit is a a fruit of course. Dragon fruit can flower up to six times a year depending what the weather is. They generally do well as long as it is not freezing whether. After planting the seed of a Dragon Fruit shallowly it takes about two weeks for the plant to germinate and the seeds don't require special preparation before being planted. After planting this seed it could take over a year for harvest, I have read that once the plant reaches about 10 pounds it could possibly flower. Since Dragon fruit eventually turns into a tree like structure with what looks like cactus leaves, I don't think that we will be harvesting them this school year. The fact that we can't harvest them this school year doesn't really bother me, I think it'll be cool to experiment and see if it grows, and if it does I'm sure the classes in the future will take some interest in it. The dragon fruit plant does well in many types of soil but it prospers in very high nutrient righ soil so its good to add compost. Since the dragon fruit plant is indeed a cactus you have to make sure you don't over water or else the plant will spoil and rot. It does well in hot temps and dry temps, just no overwatering. I can't really find any good information about companion plants. An interesting thing about this plant is that it is highly nutricious. Its been recognized to lower glucose levels in type2 diabetes, can prevent cancer causeing free form radicals, smooth/moisturize skin as well as lower cholesterol levels, its protein content can boost your metabolism, and supposedly helps boost memory.

The tutorial show me that there are different ways to grow the seeds. You can make a mini greenhouse method with a tuppaware and a moist napkin, you can have a moist napkin with the seeds in a plastic bag, or just put it in soil original style. I think that I'd stick with either the soil or the plastic bag method.

I do not currently know the status of my seedlings. I started some california bluebells, arugula, and red oak leaf lettuce. I really wanted to plant the arugula but I haven't found my pots.

I think maybe 3 or 4 cubic feet will be good for this plant. it will not work out good if the roots are crowded though.