Son1 sometimes acts like he’s been raised during the Depression (he’s certainly as grumpy as an octogenarian) and scrounges for food all over campus. He brought home a pineapple, and after we ate the fruit, he planted the top of it. He says that’s how the university Greenhouse propagates them.
Wish the lemons life hands us were equally useful and tasty.
Our youngest and the last in college always comes home ravenous. It’s funny–she’s got a great meal plan, but, well…snacks! There is nothing like fresh pineapple.
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: ) We have a composter here in Florida and a garden with things to eat growing here – established by M’s mom – and it is lovely to grow your own food. We had fresh basil last night. Enjoy that pineapple a second time and again and again!
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Oh how fun – let us know if it grows! If so – I’m going to do it! 🙂
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Oh cynthia – sounds like you are nestling right into your fresh Florida living! 🙂
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I’m with Jodi, Please let us know how the pineapple grows, Teresa. 🌺
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Ok…I’m no gardener so this just sounds like magic to me! If it works, it will be so awesome!! 😃
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Double enjoyment for the pineapple…yay! The process works, it just takes some time…long enough that I had forgotten about my plant after moving the pot outside, until one day I ‘discovered’ a pineapple peeking out from behind my bromeliads. Gardens are great places for finding things. lol
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My son would do that too! Keep us posted on the pineapple’s development, Teresa.
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Sure thing! I have 2 friends on FB who’ve tried this and neither have gotten new pineapples from theirs yet. But it’s a lovely plant nonetheless. 🙂
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Oh, neat! Your climate is great for growing them though. In the midwest, not so much. We have to keep it indoors, but I’m hopeful. 🙂
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Cross your fingers for me! 😀
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I will! It might be a couple of years before we see much progress though. 😀
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Some friends told me they’ve done it and the plants do grow just fine…but that theirs haven’t fruited yet. Darn!
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I’ve seen it on Pinterest, but not to yield new pineapples, just for a pretty plant. I’m happy if I can get green onions to grow again, having a pineapple top for me would just mean something else for the compost bin later.
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It sure is nice to grow one’s own food! We try to grow most of it and can/freeze/dehydrate the excess. Some things, like green beans, you just can’t buy ones that taste as good as the homegrown stuff! 🙂
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My son would tell her to scavenge, and I would tell her not to…at least don’t pick up food just sitting out somewhere and you don’t know where it comes from (so I tell him…LOL!).
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But it would make your worms happy, too. 😉
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Worms won’t give me fresh pineapples though. 😉
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Done! 😉👍🏻
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That’s so cool. Didn’t know you could to that with a pineapple.
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I heard they can make great houseplants…which is convenient ;D
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Funny! Our oldest liked to dumpster dive at the end of the college year. He has better taste now.
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I second the cool factor. We have an avocado plant grown from a pit with roots from many years ago, and also two lemon trees grown from seeds planted by my daughter 15 years ago. They are happier outside in the summer, but seem to survive each winter inside. If she had known about pineapples, I’m sure we would have one of those too…no fruit from any of our plants, though the lemon trees smell very lemony after you water them! (K)
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Dang!
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I know!
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We bought some citrus trees that are supposed to fruit indoors, but they’re all dying off instead. I have no idea what we’re doing wrong because we used to have an indoor Meyer lemon tree and it produced lovely fruits (until it finally died). Your daughter sounds like my son, growing everything from seed. LOL!
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I hope my son will grow out of scavenging, too! 😀
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I’d heard of it before, but I didn’t know that’s how the university’s greenhouse actually did it! 🙂
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xoxo
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Ya gotta whip them into shape!
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It started in preschool, they used to plant all kinds of things. A good thing! We even tried corn in our apartment window! It grew, but needless to say did not produce any corn…
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It is so satisfying just to grow something, even if they don’t produce food. Such a great habit they got into!
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