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

From: Brian Williams <pugturd at windstream.net> on 2009.08.06 at 05:54:37(19644) Steve it takes usually over 1 year for the fruit to ripen. You can tell once the fruit gets very soft and the dark green octagon like caps on top of the fruit fall off extremely easily or own their own. The fruit is usually very slimy. My experience is the seeds are usually very large depending on the species but PP size to nickel size seeds. Avoid the slime as much as possible. I know the fruit can be eaten and usually taste very sweet, but when I prepared my seeds I did not wear gloves and my hands itched for hours. I have photos of the entire process if you need them. +More > _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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