Month: February 2025

Preparing Your Plants for Extreme Weather Events and Managing Climatic Impacts to Your Orchard

Many people assume that because dragon fruit is a cactus, it is naturally adapted to extreme heat and drought. However, this is a misconception. While Hylocereus (dragon fruit) and Selenicereus (yellow dragon fruit) require significantly less water than traditional orchard crops, they are still tropical, jungle-adapted plants that need proper care. Climatic impacts on your […]

What Are Biocontrol Agents, and Why Is It So Important to Control Feral Cacti on My Dragon Fruit Farm?

One of the things that attract people to farming dragon fruit is that they are a relatively low-input crop. Being cacti, they need less water than traditional fruit crops, and since they do not have close relatives native to the African continent, they generally have far fewer pests than many better-known orchard subjects. However, while […]