Well, let's see, when mine in Portland bloom in late June, fruits that are going to be of any decent size have enlarged by October, that's 3 months.

I would say by August you should have an idea of the size of the crop. Each individual fruit can mature to a different size depending on how the flower was pollinated. I have seen bushes where nearly all the fruits were large and uniform.

This is normally your wet season, but make sure the bush gets water weekly. Once the mature fruits show the slightest amount of give when squeezed, I would pick them and get them into a lower humidity place. Blossom end rot is common here, even in November at 50 degrees.

Did any birds frequent the blooms?

Thanks so much for the reply Larry!

I'm not sure about birds...I did see a few insects/bees occasionally? I also rubbed almost all the blooms every morning with my fingers tips...don't know if that did any good or not, but I did see a lot of pollen flying around.I tried the paintbrush thing, but I had no luck whatsoever with it. I didn't see any pollen transfer at all

I am just hoping that the fact that the stems are still hanging on might be a good sign? I will see if these make it through August, its good info that it takes almost 3 months to see any size increase. At least I know what/when I should be looking for. Especially since I live in an area where its questionable if they would even fruit here?

Wish me luck and thanks again!