KathyJo and everyone

I sah your post and had to answer with a new post to be able to post a picture.

I grew a few Monstera Deliciosa's from seed a few years back.

mine is not growing to well, because lack of light. that will change soon :-)

but the one in the picture below is one of the once I gre from seeds. I gave it to my MIL she has a sunroom and the plant is just amazing... I love it. when I go and visit her I always have to look at her plant.

look how big the leafs are.compared to a bear can.

I'm so proud of that plant because I grew it myself.

I have had a few in the past that bloomed, but it never occurred to me to look for seed. I feel so naive! That is indeed something to be proud of. Can you share your method of gathering and germinating seed? Maybe I will try again. I have a couple of selloums I think might bloom again soon. Maybe they will work with similar handling.

from seed? That is so cool.

I have one of these plants and really love it, have never seen seeds. I will pay more attention. I had a start off of mine I traded a few years ago and the lady said I had the record for sending her the biggest plant in trade ever :).
I keep mine in a well lit glassed in back porch during the winter.. I really do think it needs good sunlight. In the summer I put them all outside under trees so they don't sunburn. I am getting ready to transplant my Monstera Deliciosa to an old wash tub.. The kind that has legs on it. Hoping that as it grows it will grow over the sides. I will need a skidloader to get into the house come fall.
oh and Zameluzza the pelargoniums and begonias are beautiful as well. Your Mom has quite the green thumb too.

Aimee I bought the seeds from the states. This one never bloomed. But since my mother in law has green thumbs and toes *LOL* I would not be surprised if it would bloom.

I think it takes a long time for it to bloom, and then a very long time for the fruit to mature... the fruit can be eaten. it is supposed to tased delicious...I never sah one or tasted one :-(

you should see her hoya... it has about 50 umbrels of blooms. that one used to be mine to a few years ago. but again with my windows in this old house nothing seems to do well.

I have to be patient a few more months until I can move my plants to the new home.

to germinate the seeds if I remember correctly.. the seeds have to be fresh and I just put them in soil (steralized) and just about half covered with soil. put a plastic over it and use bottom heat. as soon as they sprout I think it was 10-14 days (not sure) have to see if I have it written down somewhere.

remove the plastic, not all at once. and after that I just placed it under light. thats it.

hope this helps.

You should see my Monstera, hehehe it's about 8 feet high and has little leafs and most of them no splits :-(

I planted one under my tree outside, hope that one does better. but with all the rain and it's so cool at night I don't think it will do well there.