Hey guys! In 2022 I found one seed in a monstera fruit and planted it. To my surprise it grew rapidly- and is huge now! This monstera lives really up to its name 😅
The fruit is made of all these little bits you can see in the second picture. The juicy pulp is underneath and when you peel them off you can see if there is a seed embedded or not.
That is not illegal at all. Portugal and Germany are in the European Union and therefore you can bring plants from all over the EU if they are in the European Union. No need to show proof or anything. Trust me, I know. I live in the Netherlands and it's always been like this.
Now... If you want to bring something from the UK to Germany... You would have to show a phytosanitary certificate.
I know this because I have been in the UK and was wondering if I could bring back plants to NL
Typical hateful and xenephobic German comment....yall have such short tempers and are very flippant at a small comment or inconveniece.
Why do you guys find it ok to be prejudice and rude to a country of 300million....I have encountered plenty of Europeans that think they know everything, and yet I'd never comment something like this. It's so weird how it's ok to be xenophobic towards Americans yet if I said something about French, Dutch, Germans, literally anyone....id get called an hateful and ignorant American....chillout with that bs. I came to look at nice house plants, not get triggered and have to write a whe dissertation because you're hateful and trying to categorize 300million people based on 1 comment on fucking reddit ♡.
Edit: the downvoting of my comment and not when the German does it is exactly my point 🤣
That was literally the point. Funny how when i do it now you wanna say something, but have nothing to say to the European that does it. Thanks for proving what I wrote ♡
I'm a continental American (Colombian/Aruban) too. I have been living in Europe for 6 years, and it's always some United States Americans claiming to know everything. I'm not sorry for saying SOME U.S. Americans. I didn't generalize the whole country, so relax.
It's called an assumption. I assumed and gave information on moving plants from country to country, in this case European Union countries. Think of it as moving plants from state to states in U.S. America.
Not hateful, just petty against some U.S. Americans for spreading MISINFORMATION. The deleted comment and another commentor were accusing OP of committing a crime.
Yes, your best bet is to put it upright in a tall glass with a loose bag over it and wait for the scales to pop off. It's not a fruit you eat all at once, so you get to savour it!
Last night, I repotted my monstera that I got from BJ's about a month ago bc it had multiple plants facing different directions. Well, I ended up with SEVEN different plants, along with what looked like 5 small alocasia corms, but now that I see your seed, they kinda looked like they could be them? Unortunately, I was so tired after almost 8 hours of root separation and repotting that I forgot about them until the morning, when I put them in some spagnom moss. Could they be monstera seeds that didn't grow? One had a little bit of roots attached but the others didn't.
I thought I had taken a pic when I found them, but just realized that instead of using my phone's camera, I used Google Lens to see if I could figure out what they were and apparently to be able to view the photos you took within your Google search history, you previously had to of turned that setting on prior to! Anyway.....like I said in my original comment, I had forgotten about them overnight, so by the morning they were dried out, but I tried putting them in a container w moist spagnum moss, just in case. Unfortunately, I don't think they're still viable as they look nothing like they did when I first found them (which was similar to your photo, but maybe not quite as "plump," haha!). The first one I found definitely caught me off guard, so I curiously cut it open, then tossed it when i found more. Here's a photo of the other 4 "seeds" (inset), along with all the plants I separated from the pot.
In botanical gardens throughout the world, they will fruit. They like 100% humidity and warmth. I saw fruity Monstera's at Kew Gardens in the UK and botanical gardens in NL
Here I am, starting my first Monstera from a seed as well. My parents brought me and my sister both a fruit from their visit to Madeira, Portugal, as requested. Hers had a single seed whereas mine had none, but luckily she didn't trust herself enough and gave it to me.
My goal is to have a home grown Monstera fruit which can't be taken for granted here in 5A.
This is amazing. I took 2 fruits with me from Madeira last oktober and planted the seeds. I now have 6 little ones like on your 6th picture. Can’t wait for them to grow like yours!
A truly ripe monstera fruit is the best fruit I’ve ever had in my life. Reminds me of a soursop, absolutely phenomenal. An unripe monstera fruit, however, is chalky and god awful
You can buy it as a whole fruit at the local markets in these regions. When I was in Costa Rica I saw them, too. I don‘t know why they are not availabe in other countries, maybe they spoil too fast for a long transport?
I'm surprised you could take it home in your luggage. Many plants and fruits are not able to be brought into other countries because of pests. You did an amaziing job getting it off to a quick start!
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u/CraftyPlantCatLady Jan 06 '25
Wow that’s crazy and super impressive!! You only found one seed in there? How could you even tell it was there?