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Originally Posted by Richard
Congratulations! Hand pollination works well when they are young. It also helps to have a perennial flowering plant nearby that blooms incessantly so that the bees are already there on a daily basis. For your climate (USDA 9B), "Tuscan Blue" Rosemary, or African Blue Basil in full sun in a pot would probably work. Kubali - you are a very experienced gardener in your climate so perhaps you've other ideas about worthwhile bee-attracting perennial plants.
Hey so, how to know when they're ripe?! It's kind of trial and error in each microclimate and each Hylocereus species. I wait until the tips of the sepals start to brown and then check for softness of the fruit. The "springiness" of a ripe orange is about right. Use clippers to remove it. Over time you'll become an expert in yet another plant!!
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Thank-you very much Richard for your words of wisdom.They are such beautiful looking fruits, cant wait to be able to taste my first fruit of my labor
As for the bees I love them, they do so much work for me.My wife says I'm nuts to grab them and let them sting my fingers, but I tell her it's like wd-40 for my joints....lol I put out bowls of sugar water for them around my fruit trees as a offering of thanks for all their work......