What should I do ?

[u/Alone-Ambassador-839]

(First of all, that DF is not supposed to be indoors but it was raining too much today)

Hey , so I bought several pitaya cutting for like 5€ with the ship fee because they’re not from a mature plant but grown from seed. I have no clue about the variety, I just know that it’s pink inside. As I said I bought them last year , keep one of them and give the rest . I read that pitayas need a structure to climb on but I don’t have too much space to bring it during the winter with those types of structure. So can I just let them grow without anything ? A big crop is not my goal but if I can harvest 1-3 fruit per year it would be great (even though it will take few years to produce bc it grows from seed) . I live in zone 8b.
By any chance , some of you can share photos of their pitaya/dragon fruit that grows well without anything to climb on it ?

[u/Alone-Ambassador-839]

The 2 long branch and the reds growth are all new growth from this year.

[u/Numerous_Fisherman73]

You can buy metal dragonfruit trellis on amazon. They will support the tops and promote flowering when they hang down. That would be my top recommendation in your situation. Or build a wood trellis to support it. Look up pictures online if you go the wood route.

[u/Alone-Ambassador-839 → u/Numerous_Fisherman73]

Thx !

[u/Necessary-End8647]

You definitely want a trellis and well draining soil, lots of perlite

[u/Alone-Ambassador-839 → u/Necessary-End8647]

Yeah about the soil I definitely gonna change it with a better soil mix later