GAMER@lemmy.world to Houseplants@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoAre there any edible Houseplants besides herbs worth growing?message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down10
arrow-up129arrow-down1message-squareAre there any edible Houseplants besides herbs worth growing?GAMER@lemmy.world to Houseplants@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareGnugit@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoMonsteria deliciosa is pretty decent too
minus-squareZeppo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoWow, I had no idea they had fruit! Looks like a giant pinecone cucumber.
minus-squareSalamander@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 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-squareZeppo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI’ve had some for years and didn’t even know they could flower or fruit, kind of sad :(
minus-squareSalamander@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 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-squarehiajen@feddit.deMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 year agoHave a extra read on how and when to eat it ;) *edit wrong word
minus-squareGnugit@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 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-squareMothra@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoWhat? What parts are you eating? I’ve eaten the fruit, raw, and nobody ever told me it needed cooking
minus-squareGnugit@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoThe fruit on mine are high in calcium oxalate, it’s painfull to eat raw. EDIT: I have since found that mine may be a Philodendron.
minus-squareThebazilly@pathfinder.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoGetting one to produce fruit indoors would be quite a feat.
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 painfull to eat raw.
EDIT: I have since found that mine may be a Philodendron.
Getting one to produce fruit indoors would be quite a feat.