Care of outdoor Fuchsia plants

Question

Do I remove the pod that forms after the flower dies & turns brown? The pod looks like a ripe red berry eventually,

Answer 1

Yes, you can pinch off the spent bloom and the seedpod forming beneath it. Otherwise, energy will be spent forming seeds instead of flowers.

Here is more information that should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/fuchsia/deadheading-fuchsia-plants.htm