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title: "Just got this new dragon fruit plant yesterday, and has these “dents”…"
description: "Just got this new dragon fruit plant yesterday, and has these “dents” on the corners where the plant touched the pot. Does it need to be re-potted? Is this…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Sofie"
published: "2023-06-13T20:38:51.667Z"
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# Just got this new dragon fruit plant yesterday, and has these “dents”…

_Posted by Sofie on 2023-06-13_

Just got this new dragon fruit plant yesterday, and has these “dents” on the corners where the plant touched the pot. Does it need to be re-potted? Is this something I should be worried about?

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## 7 comments

### Danika commented on 2023-06-13

Funny, i have one in propagation (just one arm of it) and the day after i potted it up i found same thing but realized it was actually a squirrel that was chewing on the plant! You could have some neighborhood snackers. 🐿️

#### Sofie replied on 2023-06-13

Weird.. he was living in a grocery store before I got him yesterday. Could it still be an animal somehow?

### 9s commented on 2023-06-13

It’s just outgrowing that planter. Dragon fruit seeds are extremely tiny and it recently became trendy to put a lot of them in one little pot. These need space to grow. You can cut some of them off and put them more separated in a bigger pot.

#### Sofie replied on 2023-06-13

Thank you! I’m new to all of this, but what type of soil would you recommend re-potting it to?

#### 9s replied on 2023-06-13

I recommend something with lots of perlite and sand. It’s very cactus like but it’s a tropical fruiting plant, which means it wants well draining soil that gets watered frequently :)

#### 9s replied on 2023-06-13

If you look on my profile, I have a photo of mine for comparison :) it has lots of space to grow up

#### Sofie replied on 2023-06-14

Thank you so much!

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