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-squareGnugitlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-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-squareGnugitlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-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.
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.