How to Care for dragon fruit: Mastering Water, Sunlight & More

How to care for dragon fruit

How often to water your dragon fruit

dragon fruit needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.

Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Water 0.5 cups every
12

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☀️ Light

Finding light for dragon fruit in your home

dragon fruit may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.

Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.

Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of dragon fruit in your home 🏡.

🪴 Nutrients

How to fertilize dragon fruit

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for dragon fruit: repot after 2X growth

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.

By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.

To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your dragon fruit after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

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