[Sca-cooks] Pineapple was Carrots in period

[Ian Kusz]

Pineapples are a bromeliad.  When watering, you're supposed to fill up the
leaves, but not water the soil.

On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 9:55 AM, Terry Decker <t.d.decker at att.net> wrote:

> ROTFL.
>> Sorry, Stefan. I find that highly amusing. I guess there wasn't much wild
>> carrot around where you grew up?
>> Incidentally, you can grow pineapples the same way. That is, you slice the
>> top off a pineapple and plant it. This is actually how they grow
>> pineapples
>> commercially (at least in Australia).
>>
>> Angharad
>>
>
> You can also grow pineapple from seed.  I gather it is a little tricky and
> that it is primarily done under controlled conditions for hybridization.
> Seeds aren't used commercially because pollination reduces the quality of
> the fruit.
>
> For commercial purposes, pineapple plants are grown from tops, suckers,
> ratoons and slips.  Different varietals appear to produce better from
> different kinds of plantings.  The plantings also appear to have regional
> variation within a varietal.  Australia tends to use the "Smooth Cayenne"
> varietal, which reproduces best there from tops and slips.  The same
> varietal in South Africa is best planted from medium sized slips.
>
> Bear
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