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

From: Don Martinson <LLmen at wi.rr.com> on 2009.08.06 at 01:44:30(19642) Steve, Go to the following site: http://thelivingkitchen.wordpress.com/ Then scroll down to the following listing: Mystery Fruit Revealed! June 1, 2008 A good description and photos to boot! Don Martinson +More Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mailto:llmen@wi.rr.com On 8/4/09 11:11 PM, "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 > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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