Like the mythical creature for which it is named, dragon fruit often has green scales on the outside and red flesh on the inside, though the colors vary according to cultivar. Since the cactus on ...

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 ...

Do you like expanding your palate as much as you like expanding your houseplant collection? If so, then Trader Joe’s has a new offering that will do both for you at the same time. Trader Joe’s ...

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 ...

Germinating and growing time-lapse of a pitahaya cactus from a store-bought dragon fruit. We first extracted dragon fruit's seeds and soaked them in water for 12 days. Then, we picked one seedling to ...

Ever wonder how a simple Ilocano backyard planted with few cuttings of a fruiting cactus that blooms at night could lighten up roadsides and plantations in Ilocos Norte province’s public and private ...

If you're bored of blueberries and have had enough of splashing the cash on goji berries, the pitaya could be the super fruit for you. But the fruit isn't your average healthy treat. While it might ...