Re: [Aroid-l] Monstera fruits - when ripe?

From: ExoticRainforest <Steve at ExoticRainforest.com> on 2009.08.05 at 18:15:49(19639) Steve, It has been our experiencethat Monstera deliciosa takes about 10 months to be ripe enoughto eat. We now have two spadices approaching maturity and my wifechecks them almost daily. They will soon end up in the kitchen andwill be quickly devoured. We watch for the surface of the spadix tobegin to spread apart and also check the smell. The color normallybegins to turn yellow as well. Be sure and do not eat the outersurface since the fruit is the second layer beneath the outer surface. I've included a photo of one Janice ate last year! I think I got onebite. Steve Lucas HTML +More Steve Marak wrote: Aroiders,I thought this topic had been discussed before on Aroid-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 the greenhouse (which had, of course, gone through into the ground) began flowering. Two fruits formed. I thought I remembered from that previous discussion that I can't find that it takes quite some time for them to ripen, so I wasn't concerned until I saw it flowering again the other day and realized it's a year later.Last year's fruits are indeed a bit softer, but in the way that wood is softer than rock, not in a way that makes me think they're edible.Thanks,Steve-- Steve Marak-- samarak@gizmoworks.com --------------050600060004080003010401

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