tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542179327850698809.post8781954292255885485..comments2023-09-06T02:10:10.707-07:00Comments on Crazy Gone Native: Pitaya Flowers - and DragonfruitUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542179327850698809.post-82997475183527291512009-08-23T12:35:28.792-07:002009-08-23T12:35:28.792-07:00I'm surprised that your pitahaya has turned fu...I'm surprised that your pitahaya has turned fully pink without anyone else eating it! Ours must be plucked as soon as the least bit of pink shows, and then brought inside to ripen fully (which they quickly do), or they'll be eaten by 1) birds 2) human passersby (those that extend over the wall are apparently considered fair game -- fair enough). <br />Sometimes I put a plastic grocery bag over them, to keep the birds away (the birds peck a small hole and eat the inside out -- as soon as the shell is breached, the whole thing turns bright pink).<br />I think this is not a great year for pitahaya....maybe too dry?mcmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11351261987086690997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542179327850698809.post-845469410008990142009-08-22T12:36:18.122-07:002009-08-22T12:36:18.122-07:00That last post was from ME, now how did I get anon...That last post was from ME, now how did I get anonymous???Crazy Gone Nativehttp://ldorton.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542179327850698809.post-27661646645100756322009-08-22T12:35:12.819-07:002009-08-22T12:35:12.819-07:00It turns out we are only getting one fruit. The ot...It turns out we are only getting one fruit. The other flowers and their potential fruit turned yellow and are about to fall off the plant. The pink one is looking very promising though.<br /><br />Aloha, Anonymous, I wish I did remember the pitaya on your wall, but I don't know whose wall to try to remember....can you help?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542179327850698809.post-15035439890664115702009-08-19T08:50:33.166-07:002009-08-19T08:50:33.166-07:00The image of the iguana happily munching on your p...The image of the iguana happily munching on your produce gives new meaning to "dragonfruit". I hope it ripens into one of the bright red fleshed ones that are coming onto the markets here lately (expensively, natch). But the red ones are delicious and will turn any fruit salad you make a gorgeous bright pink. I am not sure if you remember I had one of the plants in my yard, but the fellows who do my yard now hated it and they convinced me to let them take it out. It had the white fleshed fruits which were not as tasty and rarely bore fruit anyhow. I do miss the flowers. Aloha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542179327850698809.post-68644279750964625282009-08-17T21:50:38.874-07:002009-08-17T21:50:38.874-07:00Theresa,
Sounds like the work of an iguana to me! ...Theresa,<br />Sounds like the work of an iguana to me! I'm wondering when to harvest the fruit (singular) before the big iguana that hangs out on the wall finds it.Linda Dortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15298495135726004606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542179327850698809.post-3538290061604392412009-08-17T16:39:00.516-07:002009-08-17T16:39:00.516-07:00Aren't the flowers just lovely. I have a plan...Aren't the flowers just lovely. I have a plant here and I did as you, took pictures along the way to ripening, I only had 2. Wouldn't you know it, someone stole them right off my plant! Enjoy yours!Teresahttp://yucatanbeachbum.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542179327850698809.post-6004446782634647562009-08-15T12:35:43.164-07:002009-08-15T12:35:43.164-07:00Let's hope they are edible! Will keep you up ...Let's hope they are edible! Will keep you up to date.<br /><br />Mikey let's try pitaya cocktails of some sort. We can blend them and see if it blends the seeds, and throw in some vodka or something. And ice. pitaya smoothies.Linda Dortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15298495135726004606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542179327850698809.post-41845307334780958662009-08-14T09:26:44.071-07:002009-08-14T09:26:44.071-07:00It looks a lot like a houseplant I had up north, y...It looks a lot like a houseplant I had up north, you could snap off a section and plant it to make more...but it never flowered or made fruit. <br /><br />I look forward to your further reports!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016075941355264454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542179327850698809.post-46052893111213208202009-08-14T05:50:57.262-07:002009-08-14T05:50:57.262-07:00Great post!
When the pitaya is ripe, let's ha...Great post!<br /><br />When the pitaya is ripe, let's have a "pitaya party"!!<br /><br />Merida MikeyMerida Mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10523207460815870595noreply@blogger.com