dragon fruit cactus Care 101: Water, Light & Growing Tips

How to care for dragon fruit cactus

How often to water your dragon fruit cactus

dragon fruit cactus needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.

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Water 0.5 cups every
9

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☀️ Light

Finding light for dragon fruit cactus in your home

dragon fruit cactus 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.

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🪴 Nutrients

How to fertilize dragon fruit cactus

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for dragon fruit cactus: 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 cactus after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

Dragon Fruit Cactus (not tree that produces fruit). #Hi all, so my hubby got this Dragon Fruit Cactus from CVS last year. It was in a coffee cup so I put it in a pot. Few months later and I had to repot it again- it outgrew that pot. Now, it’s been about 7 months that it’s been in this big Talavera pot (13” I think?) and it’s starting to overflow. Just thinking about repotting - my eyes roll back in my head lol. I guess my question is- would you repot? Split it up and repot? Or leave it alone!? #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PropagationStation #dragonfruitcactus