Starting and growing Dragon Fruit seeds?

Question

I bought a Dragon Fruit and saved a spoonful of seeds after reading about the interesting vines that form from this plant. However, I live in an apartment, so I cannot use a large planting vessel. And, I live in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, not in the Tropics, where this plant is native.

BUT, if I keep the final growing container inside, is it realistic for me to try to start this plant from seed? IF so:

In what growing medium should I start the seeds?
How deep should they be planted?
How often should the seeds, sprouts, and plants be watered?
How long after sprouting before I transplant the small plants to a growing pot?
What soil mixture should be in that growing pot?

Thanks for your green thumbs' help,
GCC

Answer 1

These threads on another site might help:

http://www.yougrowgirl.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3672

http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=12375

As might these sites:

http://www.succulent-plant.com/dragon.html

http://wchow.home.znet.com/container.htm

I guess it's very easy to grow the plant, you just need a little soil and make sure it doesn't freeze (which might be hard this time of the year).

Good luck, that stuff tastes great!

Answer 2

Planted mine from the seeds of a save-offered dragon fruit. I sprouted the seeds in a plastic bag/moist paper towel a pair months in the past. The cactus area is an inch or 2 tall now.