Sorry for not posting the past few days, I've been in a funk.
I'll catch up today, posting every now and then when I'm on work breaks.
So, for todays first fruit I have monstera deliciosa. Often grown as a house plant, this plant is usually malnourished and never able to properly grow.
They're partial epiphytes (grow on other plants) and usually become massive! The common name is swiss cheese plant.
The lower leaves tend to be full, and the higher up they go the more holes they develop. Maximizing the efficiency of photosynthesis.
The fruits are said to be divine, but there's one problem with them. If you try and eat them early they'll give you painful oxalic "burns" (it's actually tiny sharp chemical crystals cutting you!). The fruit ripens and falls apart. You can only eat the parts that are falling off, or you'll have a bad time.
I'll catch up today, posting every now and then when I'm on work breaks.
So, for todays first fruit I have monstera deliciosa. Often grown as a house plant, this plant is usually malnourished and never able to properly grow.
They're partial epiphytes (grow on other plants) and usually become massive! The common name is swiss cheese plant.
The lower leaves tend to be full, and the higher up they go the more holes they develop. Maximizing the efficiency of photosynthesis.
The fruits are said to be divine, but there's one problem with them. If you try and eat them early they'll give you painful oxalic "burns" (it's actually tiny sharp chemical crystals cutting you!). The fruit ripens and falls apart. You can only eat the parts that are falling off, or you'll have a bad time.