Re: Monstera fruits - when ripe?

**B* W* <p*@windstream.net>**

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.
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