What’s in your fuit box ?
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Atis Sugar Apple
When is the fruit ready to eat? It is ready to eat when it becomes soft to the touch.
Shelf Life: Once fruit is ripened, eat within 24 -36 hours. Fruit may be stored in the fridge to prolonge stability.
How to Eat: Pull apart with hands or cut into 4 pieces with knife. Do not eat skin.
Can I plant the seed? The seeds are viable. After eating pulp around seed, plant seed 2 inches directly into soil.
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Mangosteen
When is the fruit ready to eat? Fruit is ready to eat as soon as it arrives.
Shelf Life: Eat fruit within 24 hours of opening. Can be stored in refrigerator for prolonged shelf life.
How to Eat/Use: Cut fruit open in half and pull apart to access fruit. Commonly eaten part of fruit is white flesh. Seed and rind is edible raw or processed for its medicinal value.
Can I plant the seed? Yes seeds are viable!
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Red Atemoya
When is the fruit ready to eat? It is ready to eat when it becomes soft to the touch.
Shelf Life: Once fruit is ripened, eat within 24 -36 hours. Fruit may be stored in the fridge to prolonge stability.
How to Eat: Pull apart with hands or cut into 4 pieces with knife. Do not eat skin.
Can I plant the seed? The seeds are viable. After eating pulp around seed, plant seed 2 inches directly into soil.
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Abiu Yellow Star Apple
When is the fruit ready to eat? It is ready to eat when it arrives.
Shelf Life: Once fruit is ripened, eat within 24 -36 hours. Fruit may be stored in the fridge to prolonge stability.
How to Eat: Bite the tip off and suck out the sweet juices or cut in half and scoop out with a spoon.
Can I plant the seed? Yes, he seeds are viable.
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Red Custard Apple
When is the fruit ready to eat? It is ready to eat when it becomes soft to the touch.
Shelf Life: Once fruit is ripened, eat within 24 -36 hours. Fruit may be stored in the fridge to prolonge stability.
How to Eat: Pull apart with hands or cut into 4 pieces with knife. Do not eat skin.
Can I plant the seed? The seeds are viable. After eating pulp around seed, plant seed 2 inches directly into soil.
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Maprang Mango Plum
When is the fruit ready to eat? It is ready to eat when it arrives.
Shelf Life: 5-7 days. Store one table top or in refrigerator.
How to Eat/Use: Bite into fruit and eat skin and pulp around seed. Suck on seed. Do not eat seed.
Can I plant the seed? The seeds are viable. After eating pulp around seed, plant seed 2-3 inches directlly into moist soil.
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White Sapote
When is the fruit ready to eat? The fruit will be ready to eat when it is soft to the touch, similar to an avocado. Allow to soften on countertop.
Shelf Life: Eat immediately once fruit is ripened.
How to Eat: Cut with knife or bite directly into fruit. You will find a big white seed in the middle. Do not eat seed.
Can I plant the seed? The seeds are viable. Break open white shell and plant seed inside. This process is similar to a Mango seed.
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Pink Lisa Atemoya
When is the fruit ready to eat? It is ready to eat when it becomes soft to the touch.
Shelf Life: Once fruit is ripened, eat within 24 -36 hours. Fruit may be stored in the fridge to prolonge stability.
How to Eat/Use: Pull apart with hands or cut into 4 pieces with knife. Do not eat skin.
Can I plant the seed? The seeds are viable. After eating pulp around seed, plant seed 2 inches directly into soil.
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Cacao Fruit Pod
When is the fruit ready to eat? Fruit is ready to eat as soon as it arrives.
Shelf Life: Eat pod within 24 hours of opening.
How to Eat: Cut pod open in half and pull apart to access fruit. Eat white flesh around seed. Seed is edible raw or processed. You can make chocolate with fruit seeds.
Can I plant the seed? Yes seeds are viable!
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Annona Atemoya
When is the fruit ready to eat? It is ready to eat when it becomes soft to the touch.
Shelf Life: Once fruit is ripened, eat within 24 -36 hours. Fruit may be stored in the fridge to prolonge stability.
How to Eat: Pull apart with hands or cut into 4 pieces with knife. Do not eat skin.
Can I plant the seed? The seeds are viable. After eating pulp around seed, plant seed 2 inches directly into soil.
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Blood Orange
When is the fruit redy to eat? Fruit is ready to eat when it arrives.
Shelf Life: Eat fruit within couple hours of opening. Can be stored in the fridge to prolong shelf life.
How to Eat: Cut in half or quarters with a knife. Can also be peeled open with hands. Fruit make a deliciou juice as well.
Can I plant the seeds? Yes! Seeds are viable.
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Carao Fruit Pod
When is the fruit ready to eat? It is ready to eat once it arrives.
Shelf Life: Eat/ Use within one week - may begin to rot after this time period.
How to Eat: Eat dark brown pulp around seeds. Can be made into syrups, juices, etc. to preserve similar to Tamarindo.
Can I plant the seed? The seeds are viable. After eating pulp around seed, plant seed 2 inches directly into soil.
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Cherimoya
When is the fruit ready to eat? It is ready to eat when it becomes soft to the touch.
Shelf Life: Once fruit is ripened, eat within 24 -36 hours. Fruit may be stored in the fridge to prolonge stability.
How to Eat: Pull apart with hands or cut into 4 pieces with knife. Do not eat skin.
Can I plant the seed? The seeds are viable. After eating pulp around seed, plant seed 2 inches directly into soil.
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Canistel Eggfruit
When is the fruit ready to eat? The fruit will be ready to eat when it is soft to the touch, similar to an avocado. Allow to soften on countertop.
Shelf Life: Approximately 5 days once ripened.
How to Eat: Cut fruit with knife or open with hands by pulling apart. You will find a big brown seed in the middle.
Can I plant the seed? The seeds are viable. Break open brown shell and plant seed inside. This process is similar to a Mango seed.
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Jabuticaba
When is the fruit ready to eat? Fruit is ready to eat when it arrives.
Shelf Life: Eat fruits within 3-5 days of arrival. Fruits can be put in the fridge to prolonge shelf life.
How to Eat: Wash before eating. Pop whole fruit into your mouth for best taste. Skin and seeds are edible.
Can I plant the seeds? Yes! Seeds are viable. Do not eat seeds if planting is desired.
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Monstera Fruit Pod
When is the fruit ready to eat? We recommend to place the fruit in a jar or glass tip down. Once segments begin to fall off allow it to ripen on a counter. Fruit will become soft then fruit is ready to eat in segments.
Shelf Life: Eat parts of the fruits that open up within 24 hours.
How to Eat: Once fruit is ripened, parts of the fruits will begin to open and fall off on their own. Eat the white/yellowish pulp on the scales.
CAUTION: If fruit is eaten before it is ripe it may cause severe irritation to the throat.
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Passionfruit
When is the fruit ready to eat? The fruit can be eaten when the shell becomes soft and wrinkly.
Shelf Life: Approximately 1 week. Can be stored in the fridge.
How to Eat: You can cut the shell in half with a knife or bite a hole into shell and squeeze to drink pulp and seeds. Seeds are edible and medicinal! Enjoy them!
Can I plant the seed? The seeds are viable and can be planted 2 inches deep into moist soil.
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Ice Cream Bean Fruit Pod
When is the fruit ready to eat? The fruit will be ready to eat as soon as it arrives.
Shelf Life: Approximately 2 weeks. Can be stored in the fridge.
How to Eat: Grab the fruit and twist it with your hands. The fruit will rip open and you can eat the white cotton like pods, do not eat the black seeds!
Can I plant the seed? The seeds are viable and they should be planted immediately if you wish to grow this fruit tree in your garden.
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Wild Tamarind
When is the fruit ready to eat? It is ready to eat when it arrives.
Shelf Life: 1 month. Store one table top or in refrigerator.
How to Eat: Crack shell with hands or teeth. Do not eat shell. Suck on soft pulp and spit out seed. Do not eat seed.
Can I plant the seed? The seeds are viable. After eating pulp around seed, plant seed 2 inches directly into soil.
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Granadilla
When is fruit ready to eat? Fruit is ready to eat when outer shell in entirey yellow/orange. Fruit will likely be ready to eat when it arrives
Shelf Life: Eat fruit within 24 hours of opening. Can be stored in the fridge once ripe.
How to Eat: The outer shell is very fragile. Crack outer shell open with hands, then pull apart white pith and eat translucent pulp with seeds.
Can I plant the seeds? Yes, seeds are viable.