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Lay two plants next to each other — uses, risks, and whether either has a grow guide.
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Jackfruit
Artocarpus heterophyllus
The giant mulberry-family fruit of South Asia — a ripe dessert of yellow bulbs, or an unripe savory that happens to shred.
Flavor
Ripe: banana-mango-gum. Unripe cooked: mild, meaty with the sauce you give it.
Symptoms
constipation, fatigue
In favor
Two kitchens in one fruit
Against
Latex on the knife
Days to harvest
Years in the tropics; canned young fruit is the usual northern savory
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