Dragon fruit farming is a rewarding venture, but summers can pose serious challenges.
When temperatures rise beyond 40°C, dragon fruit plants face heat stress, sunburn, bud drop, and reduced fruit quality.
Here’s a complete guide on how you can protect your dragon fruit farm during scorching summers, sustain plant health, and ensure maximum productivity.
☀️ Understanding the Impact of High Temperatures
whatch below video to understand the impact of high temperature and how to protect dragon fruit plants from summer heat.
Heat Stress: Causes dehydration, leaf shriveling, and reduced photosynthesis.
Sunburn Damage: Stem burns, tissue cracking, and scarring.
Bud and Flower Drop: Delicate buds dry out prematurely.
Root Stress: Soil drying reduces water absorption, impacting overall growth.
Taking early action is key to safeguarding your plants.
🚨 Why is it Dangerous?
Reduces plant strength and yield
Delays fruit maturity
Damages future flushes
Spreads to healthy branches via water droplets, wind, tools
🛡️ Best Practices for Prevention & Early Control
1. Use Shade Nets
Installing a 30–35% white or green shade net can bring down the farm temperature by 4–6°C.
Shade nets also reduce direct sunburn on stems and flowers.
Tip: Prefer white shade nets in regions with extreme heat for better light diffusion.
2. Spray Coiline Clay (Kaolin) on Plants
Applying a 5–7% Coiline Clay (Kaolin) solution creates a natural white film over the plants.
This coating reflects sunlight, lowers plant temperature, and protects tender tissues.
How to Spray:
Dosage: 5 kg coiline clay powder per 100 liters of water.
Spray: Early morning or evening for best results.
Repeat: Every 20–30 days during peak summer.
Pro Tip: Add a spreader-sticker to ensure uniform coverage and better protection.
3. Maintain Soil Moisture
Keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged.
Use drip irrigation at frequent intervals (2–3 times a day during extreme heat) to maintain hydration.
Farmer’s Tip: Apply organic mulching (dry grass, sugarcane waste) around plants to conserve soil moisture.
4. Fertigation with Stress-Reducing Nutrients
Apply potassium-rich and calcium-boron nutrients via drip fertigation.
This strengthens plant immunity, improves flowering stability, and reduces stress.
- Use potassium nitrate (KNO3) and calcium nitrate at controlled dosages.
- Optionally add seaweed extract for natural stress relief.
5. Regular Plant Monitoring
Inspect plants daily during hot months.
Look for signs of dehydration, stem burning, or bud shriveling.
Early detection allows timely sprays, watering adjustments, and preventive actions.
🌟 "In farming, small signs ignored today become big regrets tomorrow. Act early. Protect fiercely. Grow wisely." 🚜 Early Action, Lasting Harvests.
🌟 Additional Summer Care Tips for Dragon Fruit
- Wind Breakers: Install wind barriers if your farm faces strong dry winds.
- Avoid Heavy Pruning: Pruning before summer increases vulnerability to sunburn.
- Hydration Boost: Foliar spray of amino acids once every 15–20 days can help plants cope better.
- Time Management: Complete all sprays and watering activities during early morning or evening hours.
📢 Final Word
At Kurela Agro Farms, we believe prevention is better than cure, and a few extra steps now can protect your entire season’s hard work.
Stay connected to your plants — nature always rewards patience and care.
📦 Need plants?
📞 Call us or WhatsApp: +91 8866667502 / 8866667503
🛒 Visit: www.kurelaagrofarms.com
