Dragon Fruit

Water

Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

Needs about 630 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 580 mm it can use in a normal year, and 390 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 18–28 °C on average, and survives 12–34 °C.

Here, in its growing months (day / night):

• Jun 37 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 32 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 32 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 35 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)
• Nov 33 °C / 17 °C
• Dec 30 °C / 13 °C
• Jan 28 °C / 12 °C
• Feb 31 °C / 14 °C
• Mar 35 °C / 19 °C
• Apr 39 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
• May 40 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 37 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Days in May get hotter than it likes. Young plants need shade and water then.

Soil

Soil for Dragon Fruit: 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

Likes pH 5.3–6.7.

Money

Yield: about 33 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

No mandi or support price for this crop yet.