Re: Dragon Fruit
Inspired by the posts on Dragon Fruit I not only did my research today but bought 6 beautiful two year old Dragon Fruit plants some of which are now flowering.
Much of North San Diego county was developed before the rise of the tract home. Most my neighbors have a couple of acres or more. I just checked craigs list, found a neighbor who is producing Dragon fruit commercially on their 3 acres. Spent the afternoon learning how to grow them, and aparently they do great in our climate.
Tasted it for the first time. They sell 3000 lbs a year wholesale at $4.00 a lb. They do this from a fraction of their property. I thought the fruit was outstanding but not sure how much I would buy at $4. The white flesh has a mild melon taste, and the red flesh is sweeter. They had one variety of red that had a floral taste similar but better than passion fruit. The texture is excellent and the skin easily peels away. I like it better than a banana which prior to this afternoon was my fav.
They multilply quickly and I plan to buy more. A great surprise so thanks for this thread!
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