When do I pick the fruit?

Question

I have a prickly pear cactus "tree" that has lots of fruit on it. I want to pick the fruit before it falls off of the tree. When will I know the best time to pick the fruit? They are just starting to turn pink right now. Also, I've been watering the tree almost every day. Each prickly pear is about as big as my fist!

Answer 1

http://www.hgtv.com/landscaping/prickly-...

try this HGTV website...from reading it, I believe the fruit is ripe..it tells you how to pick it and how to get to the fruit...i just googled it...good luck!

Answer 2

Dont water it too much. You should pick the fruit when that are bright pink/red