Storm Damages Ramzee's Dragon Fruit Farm in Addu Meedhoo, One-Third of Plants Cut

The dragon fruit plants of "Zuvvaan Dhanduveriya" Abdulla Ramzee were damaged in the storm that hit Addu Meedhoo yesterday. Speaking to 'Sun' today, Ramzee said that due to flooding in yesterday's storm, fungus had spread and the dragon fruit plants had to be cut. "The farm is about 33 percent cut off, and because the fungus developed and they could not be saved, and because the remaining plants could also be affected, the wise thing was to remove those things, so I shed a few tears and levelled it," Ramzee said. Ramzee said that the dragon fruit plants began in November 2020. It was a farm that became very popular among the public. "About a year after a planted plant takes root [flowers], the fruit will be available, and after that the yield will increase in the second year. In that way, dragon fruit is something that is available a little less in the first year but plenty from the second year onwards," Ramzee explained. Ramzee also said that the plants that had to be cut due to flooding in the storm and the spread of fungus were the plants that were growing best. He said that the newly planted 120 dragon fruit plants are now rooted and that the plants are not yet a year old. The dragon fruit plants that first captured people's hearts were from Ramzee's farm. Even for the dragon fruit grown on that farm, some people buy it after 'reserving' it in advance, and many also visit to look at the farm and take photos.