Mehmet Kılıç, who lives in the Bayırköy district of Bilecik, decided to grow this fruit in his garden with a single seedling out of curiosity for the dragon fruit he saw on the internet while working as a barber. After his first attempts, he has now started mass production in a 210-square-meter greenhouse.
Kılıç emphasized that dragon fruit adapts very well to the climate and soil conditions in the region, and is even superior in quality to its homeland. Stating that his goal is to increase production by building a larger greenhouse, Kılıç said, "I saw this fruit on the internet and became curious about it about 4 years ago. Then I built a small greenhouse in the garden in front of my house, did some experiments, and got fruit. At first, we obtained a few sample fruits. After thinking that the climate in this region was suitable for growing fruit, we built a 210-square-meter greenhouse. This is our 4th year, thank God, we are having productive days right now. We were also getting yields in previous years, but this year was truly productive."
Source: raillynews.com