GAMER to [email protected]English • 1 year agoAre there any edible Houseplants besides herbs worth growing?message-square21arrow-up127arrow-down10
arrow-up127arrow-down1message-squareAre there any edible Houseplants besides herbs worth growing?GAMER to [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square21
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year agoMonsteria deliciosa is pretty decent too
minus-squareZeppolinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoWow, I had no idea they had fruit! Looks like a giant pinecone cucumber.
minus-squareSalamanderlinkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year agoWhaaat, I have a decently-sized monstera at home and I didn’t know this either! I’m going to see if I can convince it to fruit !
minus-squareZeppolinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoI’ve had some for years and didn’t even know they could flower or fruit, kind of sad :(
minus-squareSalamanderlinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoFrom what I have gathered, they need to experience sustained hot and humid tropical-like weather to be convinced to flower… So it can be tricky!
minus-square@[email protected]MlinkfedilinkEnglish6•edit-21 year agoHave a extra read on how and when to eat it ;) *edit wrong word
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year agoThey can only be eaten as the sections ripen and fall off. They may also need prolonged cooking due to calcium oxalate, like taro.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoWhat? What parts are you eating? I’ve eaten the fruit, raw, and nobody ever told me it needed cooking
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoThe fruit on mine are high in calcium oxalate, it’s particularly to eat raw.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoGetting one to produce fruit indoors would be quite a feat.
I never thought of that as an inside plant tbh.
Monsteria deliciosa is pretty decent too
Wow, I had no idea they had fruit! Looks like a giant pinecone cucumber.
Whaaat, I have a decently-sized monstera at home and I didn’t know this either! I’m going to see if I can convince it to fruit !
I’ve had some for years and didn’t even know they could flower or fruit, kind of sad :(
From what I have gathered, they need to experience sustained hot and humid tropical-like weather to be convinced to flower… So it can be tricky!
Have a extra read on how and when to eat it ;)
*edit wrong word
They can only be eaten as the sections ripen and fall off. They may also need prolonged cooking due to calcium oxalate, like taro.
What? What parts are you eating? I’ve eaten the fruit, raw, and nobody ever told me it needed cooking
The fruit on mine are high in calcium oxalate, it’s particularly to eat raw.
Getting one to produce fruit indoors would be quite a feat.