I decided to start featuring some of my garden highlights. I will start with one most people are really surprised to see. It's a pineapple! This one is still pretty small, about the size of a fist, with black, green, and red coloring on the body. When it's ripe, it should be be about 6 times this size, and will appear more yellow and brown. These homegrown ones will not grow as large as those sold in supermarkets, but I find them to be much sweeter.
Growing the pineapple: So originally, we had bought a pineapple at the store and then cut off the top as normal. That top was then placed in a shallow dish of water for a few days before being transferred to a pot of dirt placed in direct sunlight. More and more of the green spokes (they're much thicker and sharper than what I would consider a 'leaf') grew out of the top. About two years later, a small pineapple began to show and then grew bigger and bigger. I would say in all, it takes about three years from start to finish, but it is well worth the wait!
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