So, as of this posting, we here in Southern California have had one of the more milder summers in recent years, and it is certainly showing in the dragon fruit around my house. I have a solid showing of flowers both maturing to bloom and setting fruit, which is a shift from the last three years for sure. Especially last year, which had a nearly 90% flower die off rate here in Ontario until the final flush of October. Temps were 100+ for weeks at a time with spikes of 104-110, which is almost always fatal for flowers and young fruit, at least on my plants. Im taking care to keep my plants properly hydrated early this year too, in the event that the temps do rise, Im hoping the plants will be better able to cope and give me a proper harvest this summer.
Of course, Im knocking on wood as I type this. I just hope that everyone else out there is having as much luck as I am so far, and that conditions hold long enough for us all to enjoy a dragon fruit filled summer.