Pineapple growers

[Still Grumpy]

Originally Posted by garvin90

We will be putting up a greenhouse but most likely next year (2014).


Grumpy, did you just cut and plant the top or did you trim it down to expose the roots?

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I simply sliced off the top of the pineapple (about the top 1/5) with the leaves intact and stuck it into the moist ground under a shaded area..
Its been there now for about 18-20 months ...
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[garvin90]

How large has it grown in that 2 year period?

Im ignoring you rich. Dan... your excused since your in montana lol

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[calgaryglide]

Hey G90? How are your pineapples today? Frozen!

All chiding aside, we had a neighbour that could grow just about anything, he liked the challenge of mother nature. He grew aspargas in prairie dry Calgary, that was a challenge itself. I framed in a small vegetable patch in my yard last fall and intend to grow some veggies this year as well. Going to try parsnips, they require 120 frost free days so that will be a challenge, carrots, fingerling potatoes, maybe some sunflowers and a couple of roma tomato plants. ***NO CORN.*** I saw enough of that last summer on my way to and from SWII.

[Still Grumpy]

Originally Posted by garvin90

How large has it grown in that 2 year period?

Im ignoring you rich. Dan... your excused since your in montana lol

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To be honest, it hasnt grown much... the Leaves are only a few inches bigger than when I first planted it... I'll take a picture of it tonite & post it here for you to see....

[Beavz]

Maybe I could learn sumptin here...

Pineapple "tree?"

Never seen such... I've looked over acres and acres of pinapple plants in Hawaii, didn't see any "trees."

Am I missin' sumptin?

Beavz

[garvin90]

Originally Posted by Beavz

Maybe I could learn sumptin here...

Pineapple "tree?"

Never seen such... I've looked over acres and acres of pinapple plants in Hawaii, didn't see any "trees."

Am I missin' sumptin?

Beavz

Pineapple PLANT, i misspoke, my apologies. Buncha fruit nazis over here lol

I have two pineapples now though, so im just waiting for them to ripen up a bit and then its growing time!!

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[Beavz]

No fruit nazi here.

My kids always tell me I'm "behind the times" so I'z thinkin' maybe I'd learned something new!

Beavz

[danglide]

ya know..while you're at it,why not start a banana tree? A guy I used to know ran the greenhouse at Kansas State,and grew them,also at his home.

He did have a degree in botany,which is why he worked at the post office,he said it paid better..but hey,how hard can it be?

[garvin90]

Originally Posted by danglide

ya know..while you're at it,why not start a banana tree? A guy I used to know ran the greenhouse at Kansas State,and grew them,also at his home.

He did have a degree in botany,which is why he worked at the post office,he said it paid better..but hey,how hard can it be?

Yea but what would i do with all the extra bananas.... /looks at mrs garvin90

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[h-donut]

isn't there a tiki bar near you?

plenty o' pineapple there

RUM - the sailors friend

instead of planting anything, I discovered V8 fusion smoothie coloda for $1.50 in walmart, pineapple and what tastes like coconut