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Pineapples!
dstack 3/1/2015, 7:23 pm
So excited to see that 6 of our 9 pineapple plants are either blooming or about to bloom and produce fruit! None of these plants are more than 15 months old, and I was told they won't produce for 3 or 4 years because I started these from pineapple tops rather than suckers. It's amazing how the right care can make a difference. 
This is the pineapple shelves that I built this past summer. They take up so much space so I wanted them up and out of the way. They also don't take much water or attention, although I did fertilize them about 3 weeks ago with a citrus fertilizer that's also good for tropical fruit trees, and of course... PINEAPPLES!
(In case I did this wrong, I tried posting this in the "non-SFG" category.)
This is the pineapple shelves that I built this past summer. They take up so much space so I wanted them up and out of the way. They also don't take much water or attention, although I did fertilize them about 3 weeks ago with a citrus fertilizer that's also good for tropical fruit trees, and of course... PINEAPPLES!
(In case I did this wrong, I tried posting this in the "non-SFG" category.)
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Re: Pineapples!
plantoid 3/1/2015, 8:42 pm
I'm jealous the only pineapples we get over here are iut of tins or from the supermarkets half ripe, never to ripen so called fresh fruit shelves
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Re: Pineapples!
dstack 3/1/2015, 9:44 pm
Thanks Marie! It all caught me by surprise this afternoon. And what a nice surprise! I really didn't expect them to produce so soon, nor this time of year.AtlantaMarie wrote:+1! Those look great, DStack! Congratulations!
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mschaef 3/1/2015, 10:17 pm
I have never seen a pineapple bloom...till now. Thank you for sharing. They are beautiful.
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dstack 3/2/2015, 5:42 am
Your welcome mschaef! They are basically bromeliads, and the only one that I know that produces fruit.mschaef wrote:I have never seen a pineapple bloom...till now. Thank you for sharing. They are beautiful.
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Goosegirl 3/2/2015, 6:44 am
Those are absolutely beautiful!!! 
You have to show us more pics as the fruit develops and your first slice!
You have to show us more pics as the fruit develops and your first slice!
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dstack 3/2/2015, 6:47 am
Will do. A local Facebook friends says she has to harvest them early before the squirrels get them. She lets them ripen in a window. But here, my garden cats HOPE the squirrels just try! Hehehehe!Goosegirl wrote:Those are absolutely beautiful!!!
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Re: Pineapples!
Goosegirl 3/3/2015, 8:39 am
dstack wrote:Will do. A local Facebook friends says she has to harvest them early before the squirrels get them. She lets them ripen in a window. But here, my garden cats HOPE the squirrels just try! Hehehehe!Goosegirl wrote:Those are absolutely beautiful!!!
Would love to see the face-off!
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Re: Pineapples!
jimmy cee 3/3/2015, 9:17 am
How are pineapple outer covering for composting ? I've been adding quite a lot recently to my compost piles.
Try to chop them up when not frozen....Pile is cold not, however soon I expect to reset it.
Try to chop them up when not frozen....Pile is cold not, however soon I expect to reset it.
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Re: Pineapples!
dstack 3/3/2015, 9:58 am
Yes, I believe they are. I compost all my fruit and veggie scraps.jimmy cee wrote:How are pineapple outer covering for composting ? I've been adding quite a lot recently to my compost piles.
Try to chop them up when not frozen....Pile is cold not, however soon I expect to reset it.
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littlesapphire 3/3/2015, 10:02 am
Wow, beautiful pictures. I'm so jealous! Congrats on the lovely fruit
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Re: Pineapples!
Triciasgarden 3/4/2015, 9:02 pm
Those are beautiful pineapple plants and baby pineapples and blossoms! What pretty colors! I never knew they were in the bromeliad family but after you mentioned that, I went ahhh yeah, that makes sense! You are doing a great job! I would love to be able to grow them here, but winter . . . At least we can enjoy them vicariously through your work.
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