GAMER@lemmy.world to Houseplants@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years 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 · 2 years agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareGnugitlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years 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-up2·2 years agoWhat? What parts are you eating? I’ve eaten the fruit, raw, and nobody ever told me it needed cooking
minus-squareGnugitlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 years 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.
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.