I counted 72. How many did you count? And it’s been a year, the fruit has not ripened. It’s still bright green and not soft. I’m in the San Francisco Bay Area. Do you think it will ever ripen? And is it drawing energy from the plant? Should I just cut them off cause they’re never gonna ripen? Inquiring minds want to know 🙋
by danicaremy
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Omg beautifullll
They’ll ripen! Be patient. – South Bay fren
I’ve met some people that say it takes almost a year for it to ripen. What’s you do, don’t get impatient and eat it too early! It’ll be massively uncomfortable.
I am impatient af so I get it. I’d try to wait. Imagine the joy when you finally get to taste her treat!
Wow!
That’s gorgeous 😍
I’d say with a leaf this magnificent, any energy the fruit is drawing away must not be detrimental to your plant.
Fruits are so hard to generate and like impossible to purchase, so I vote wait for them to ripen! Selfishly and vicariously 😂
Wowwww 🤩 she is majestic af! 👑
I want to see more pictures of the whole plant!!!
When it start looking like a snake scale with clear ridges. Cut it off. Put it in a brown paper bag and let it ripen in there. You will see the scales slough off easily on its own. It shouldn’t take much effort to take the scales off. Then, it’s ready. (Plus, it will smell fruity and sweet like a pineapple and mango). The brown paper bag will help trap the ethylene gas the fruit produce to ripen it. It will take quite a while though. So, don’t expect the fruit will ripen in a paper bag within a day or two.
I had it ripen that way.
Google some videos on the ripening process of monstera fruit.
I think if you let it ripen naturally, it will take longer and get ready to compete with your local backyard wild life. Chances are squirrels and raccoons will grab the fruit before you can.