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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dragon fruit can grow rapidly as a tropical cactus that works exceptionally well in a pot. With proper sunlight exposure, support, and less maintenance, it will flourish in a balcony environment, even ...

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV Join A GROWING PASSION host and garden expert, Nan Sterman, as she explores farms, vineyards, gardens, native habitats and ...

Here is a special treat I am so glad I could share with you! This is a dragon fruit Pitaya flower still opened in the daytime (usually they only flower at night). In this video, I explain the flower ...

It's pretty impressive how simple it is to get once-rare tropical fruits at your local grocery store, such as guava, a tropical fruit that's unexpectedly high in protein, or passion fruit, a tropical ...

Five things to do in the garden this week: Fruit. It’s about time you considered growing dragon fruit, also known as pitaya. Although dragon fruit is native to the Central American and South American ...

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 ...

If you have been to one of our farmers markets lately, you know that dragon fruit is in season. Yum. The several varieties of this tasty fruit are not hard to grow. Buy a few examples to taste and ...