I want the Lowe's hylocereus to branch more in different directions. I had thought to prune the plant, and my hunch has been confirmed by the following website: http://www.kadasgarden.com/grafting5.html. I hope to do no harm, but I will never know if this will work until I try. My action plan is to prune the growing tips of the two growing shoots. The hope is that they will flush out new stems from other areoles.
O.k., so I did it. I trimmed all the tips and even cut off the very first branch to grow under my care. I hope that many more branches will grow, some of which should climb the impromptu trellis. Other branches can begin to hang down the side of the basket. As I just typed the last sentence, I began to think, "the stems probably will not hang down the side because the sun is coming from above, not below." I guess I will have to wait for spring and summer when I can put the plant outside so that sunlight will reach all parts.
While I was cutting tips off, I tasted a part of the plant. It's a little slimy but otherwise not bad. Breakfast anyone? The 3-inch branch that I cut off is now sitting in the room to cure. I about a week or two, I will put it in a pot to see if I can start another plant from the cutting. I hope the plant gives good fruit.
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