Re: Monstera bloom and eating.


In a message dated 7/30/2002 7:25:21 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ju-bo@msn.com writes:


The saran wrap causes the entire
spadix to ripen at the same time (in about a couple/three of days, I keep a
close watch on it!) , thus providing a substantial amount of substance to
savor all at the same time.   Look out for the few large seeds concealed in
the soft, mushy flesh, they are about the size of a large pea, don`t bite
into one!   


Huh.  My empty-jar method, with no saran wrap, also gave me a fruit all ripened at the same time.  I must have had a seedless clone -- possibly selected for that trait, as it was a commercially-produced fruit for the produce trade.

Jason Hernandez
Naturalist-at-Large


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