Pineapples

[Racoon]

I thought pineapples grew on trees!?

Seriously ..

How wrong was I ?

Then I heard they grow under the dirt like potatoes and carrots!

 

:phones:

anyone have experience with Pineapples ?

I was like Holy $#!^, NO way! I thought it was a tropical fruit tree.

 

They have quite a bit of Bromelian, an enzyme that fascilitates good protein and nutrient absorbtion.. That was taught upon me..

 

Guess you can learn something every day!

 

[Jay-qu]

Yeah, I once visited the 'big pineapple' in queensland and saw them growing first hand :eek_big: wasnt all that interesting to an 7yo..

[Boerseun]

Yeah, I once visited the 'big pineapple' in queensland and saw them growing first hand ;) wasnt all that interesting to an 7yo..

Hey! I was there in '99! Really was a big pineapple, indeed! :eek_big:

[Racoon]

Pineapple facts..

 

Pineapple Nutrition Facts. Health, Food, Diet

 

PINEAPPLE

 

Ananas comosus

Bromeliaceae

Common Names: Pineapple, Ananas, Nanas, Pina.

Related Species: Pina de Playon (Ananas bracteatus).

 

Distant affinity: Pingwing (Aechmea magdalenae), Pinguin (Bromelia pinguin), Pinuela (Karatas plumier).

 

Origin: The pineapple is native to southern Brazil and Paraguay where wild relatives occur. It was spread by the Indians up through South and Central America to the West Indies before Columbus arrived. In 1493 Columbus found the fruit on the island of Guadaloupe and carried it back to Spain and it was spread around the world on sailing ships that carried it for protection against scurvy. The Spanish introduced it into the Philippines and may have taken it to Hawaii and Guam early in the 16th Century. The pineapple reached England in 1660 and began to be grown in greenhouses for its fruit around 1720.

 

Adaptation: The pineapples is a tropical or near-tropical plant, but will usually tolerate brief exposures to 28° F. Prolonged cold above freezing retards growth, delays maturity and causes the fruit to be more acid. Pineapples are drought-tolerant and will produce fruit under yearly precipitation rates ranging from 25 - 150 in., depending on cultivar and location and degree of atmospheric humidity. They are successfully grown in southern Florida and coastal areas of southern California. The small plant adapts well to container and greenhouse culture and makes an interesting potted plant.

 

[Michaelangelica]

They are just a form of Bromeliad.

The ones in my garden are starting to flower now I will try to get a pic.

If you cut the top off the pineapple (with a little flesh) and plant it you will get a pineapple plant. I am told Bromeliads only flower once from each bit so you may have to wait for some babies to get pineapples..

 

Just starting to see ornamental pineapples in nurseries now one tinny bubby one on long stem, real cute; and a very attractive red pineapple 'Architecturally' and eatingly interesting

[Racoon]

Do Pineapples have seeds on the inside?

 

As far as I recall, having eaten several dozen, that there are no seeds in a pineapple.

Which would make them a vegetable.. :)

[Queso]

mmmmm tastes like a fruit, though . .

[Turtle]

I thought pineapples grew on trees!?

Seriously ..

How wrong was I ?

Then I heard they grow under the dirt like potatoes and carrots! :eek:

anyone have experience with Pineapples ?

I was like Holy $#!^, NO way! I thought it was a tropical fruit tree. :D

 

Guess you can learn something every day!

 

I was waiting for someone else to contest that pineapples grow underground, but looks like the onus is on me. Pineapples do not grow underground.

 

Pineapples, you may be surprised to find, grow on top of the plants, nestled in the spiny leaves. They are the fruit of a low growing plant called a bromeliad and look for all the world like some kind of joke--like a jackalope or those spaghetti trees they show every April Fools Day.

 

Pineapples | Tips & Techniques

 

Wash all fruits & veggies thouroghly before cutting or you run the risk of contamination. That's all I got. :hyper:

[Michaelangelica]

To-nights ABC Gardening show had a segment on pineapples!:)

 

Seems I was wrong about how to make a cutting.

You just take off the green top, remove some of the lower leaves, let the cutting dry out (and/or dip it in some sulpher to stop any rotting) and then plant it in a cutting mix. It should root within a few weeks.

They need a warm frost free place to grow and the leaves can be spiky.

This was somethingI did not know either

Green pineapples are immature and toxic.

 

Interesting how many pretty varieties there are.:eek:

SEE

Gardening Australia - Factsheet: Growing Pineapples

[Ganoderma]

ya, if you cut it with the flesh you are inviting insects, fungus, bacteria and god knows what else!

 

my sister in law has a huge pineapple farm. in fact there are acres around here. honestly, one of the most ugly looking farms. a sea of dry looking spikes. they are kept rather dry as well, which surprised me at first.

 

here is a shot of a crested pineapple we got off the farm. i may have posted it before. as you can see it is pretty classic bromeliad looking, except the fruit. definitely not a fruit. one that really surprised me was that cashews come from an apple! that literally blew my mind, and i could not fathom it for a good day or 2 :)

 

 

yes pineapples are grown from seed as well. The ones in the store don’t usually have seeds in them though. Not sure why.

[Michaelangelica]

I promised some pics of my Bromeliads These are fairly common ones. Just about everyone grows them.

These are happy because of the recent rains.

It is the first time they have flowered in 2 years.

 

I am told that each "stem" only flowers once.

Is that true?

[Ganoderma]

that is true for many bromeliads but i have no clue what ones...fascinating group. i love them and tillansidia (sp???).

 

very nice plants you have there!