Hello, Steve!
When my Monstera deliciosa fruits are ripe, they begin topeel away from the spadix. They are delicious (hence the name) and taste verysimilar to bread fruit. Some folks cannot eat them: they get a strong tingling,pin pricking sensation on the lips that they tell me is uncomfortable. It maybe the needle like crystals that the plant defends itself with, but noteveryone gets this sensation, even when we are eating the fruit of the sameplant.
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-----Original Message-----
From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] OnBehalf Of Steve Marak
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 9:11 PM
To: Aroid list
Subject: [Aroid-l] Monstera fruits - when ripe?
Aroiders,
I thought this topic had been discussed before onAroid-L, but I can't
find it - how long does it take Monstera fruits to ripen,and how does one
tell they are ripe?
Last year about this time, a Monstera cutting in thegreenhouse (which
had, of course, gone through into the ground) beganflowering. Two fruits
formed. I thought I remembered from that previousdiscussion that I can't
find that it takes quite some time for them to ripen, soI wasn't
concerned until I saw it flowering again the other dayand realized it's a
year later.
Last year's fruits are indeed a bit softer, but in theway that wood is
softer than rock, not in a way that makes me thinkthey're edible.
Thanks,
Steve
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