The climate here also seems ripe for growing pineapples. A very drought-resistant fruit, the pineapples I’ve grown seem to take 2-3 years to bear fruit. And we have yet to have a plant bear a second pineapple. So far only one per plant.
Also, the ones we’ve grown — we cut off the tops, let what’s left of the fruit part dry out, and plant them — never get very large. Certainly not grocery-store size. But they’re just as delicious. Here is one just peeking out. It’s hard to tell the size but it’s only about two inches wide!
It grows relatively quickly once it does emerge. But as it gets top heavy, we have to stake the fruit to keep the stalk from bending. We know from experience, as the first time we just left it alone and it ended up rotting.
Finally it’s ready to harvest. Makes a refreshing snack but only feeds about four people!
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