Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Adora seed pot just "exploded" - can I pick the berries?, 0 by keonikale

keonikale wrote:
This is a first for me, so bear with me. I've been patiently watching my Alocasia Adora for a few weeks now, as it bloomed and then had a seed pod form. It actually had two but the first one wilted away. The second seed pod just "exploded" (or so it looks) and now I can see three red berries in what used to be the pod.

Can I pick these and sow them yet? Or do I need to wait? It seems various sources say they are best sown from berries, not dried seeds, so I'm guessing I need to pick these guys and get them planted once I remove the berry and membrane. This site seems to be references a lot: http://www.aroid.org/horticulture/araceae_seed_sowing.html

Can anyone confirm that I can now pick the berries or do I need to wait a little longer? And shouldn't there be more berries?

Thanks,
John