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Darter50516 66M
5669 posts
2/18/2023 3:22 pm
Shaking In Their Boots



Yes ! It's TRUE ! Hawaiian Farmers are shaking in their boots when they found out what I am doing.



I am going into Pineapple Farming !
Our store had pineapples for just $1.99 each.



I purchased *Two. You just carefully remove the tops by twisting it.



Trim back the lower leaves. Cut off any remaining fruit.


The tops fit perfectly into the mouth of quart fruit jars filled with water. I will place them so they catch the morning sun.



I'm gonna be rich! Rich!! RICH!!!

Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
2/18/2023 3:37 pm

Ok.... maybe not rich, however, it will be fun trying to grow them. I have a pair of cement planters for out on the deck next spring they should fit into. Pineapples take 18 months to two years to ripen. Did a little rummaging but didn't see anything that tripped my trigger. Also picked up some bolt thingies JD wanted. The car said 39 F... 4 C on the way home.


Abelle2 83F
31227 posts
2/18/2023 4:45 pm

Aw heck, just fly to Hawaii and take a pineapple tour and eat it there. OR, go to the store and buy one. They are already ripe. Just cut the outer sides, slice down and there ya go.........


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
2/18/2023 5:26 pm

    Quoting Abelle2:
    Aw heck, just fly to Hawaii and take a pineapple tour and eat it there. OR, go to the store and buy one. They are already ripe. Just cut the outer sides, slice down and there ya go.........
I'd like to go back to Hawaii and stay longer to see more. I go out and see a pineapple and sugar plantation up close and personal not with a bunch of other tourists.


Steamboy_2472 64M
410 posts
2/18/2023 6:39 pm

Oh I love pineapples probably eat them as fast as they got right if I could wait that long I'll just have to go buy them I guess 😂😂


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
2/18/2023 6:47 pm

    Quoting Steamboy_2472:
    Oh I love pineapples probably eat them as fast as they got right if I could wait that long I'll just have to go buy them I guess 😂😂
STR we have one pineapple gone already. Dinner was just ham sandwiches and pineapple. .... I should have bought more...


Hungr4Yungr 75M
803 posts
2/18/2023 7:51 pm

Growing pineapple plants like that can be fun and interesting, but I have found that they tend to rot and die after a few months. Good luck with your pineapple plantation venture.


Hungr4Yungr 75M
803 posts
2/18/2023 7:53 pm

I like pineapple too, but have never bought a fresh one. The thorns scare me. I always get the canned ones, already sliced or diced, and ready to eat. Had some yesternight as a matter of fact.


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
2/18/2023 7:57 pm

    Quoting Hungr4Yungr:
    Growing pineapple plants like that can be fun and interesting, but I have found that they tend to rot and die after a few months. Good luck with your pineapple plantation venture.
Within a few Years Roger Iowa will be known for it's pineapples.


Hungr4Yungr 75M
803 posts
2/18/2023 7:58 pm

It was a pleasant day here at 39F, sunny, calm. I took the dog on a 3.4 km walk and brought her to my house to give her a bbq pork chop bone which she thoroughly enjoyed. Then I followed her home where I gave her owner a haircut and beard trim.
Felt a lot better today with my blood pressure a bit higher than the lows of the last while.


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
2/18/2023 8:00 pm

    Quoting Hungr4Yungr:
    I like pineapple too, but have never bought a fresh one. The thorns scare me. I always get the canned ones, already sliced or diced, and ready to eat. Had some yesternight as a matter of fact.
One is gone already. We pigged out with ham sandwiches. I don't know where these came from but they are pretty good... and priced right too.


Steamboy_2472 64M
410 posts
2/18/2023 8:07 pm

    Quoting Darter50516:
    One is gone already. We pigged out with ham sandwiches. I don't know where these came from but they are pretty good... and priced right too.
They're definitely Priced right


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
2/18/2023 9:46 pm

    Quoting Hungr4Yungr:
    It was a pleasant day here at 39F, sunny, calm. I took the dog on a 3.4 km walk and brought her to my house to give her a bbq pork chop bone which she thoroughly enjoyed. Then I followed her home where I gave her owner a haircut and beard trim.
    Felt a lot better today with my blood pressure a bit higher than the lows of the last while.
Hope you get your BP under control Roger. I just had a run around day here getting everything done.


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
2/18/2023 9:48 pm

Yaa I should have bought 4 or 5 the way we been eating it.


maudie1957 74F
1262 posts
2/19/2023 12:15 am

I do love a slice or two of tasty pineapple, yummy.


StarCandy1 69F
1804 posts
2/19/2023 9:36 am

me and kid did that with the top of a pineapple. Still no pineapple but it is about 2 feet tall ! Looks pretty


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
2/19/2023 10:34 am

    Quoting StarCandy1:
    me and kid did that with the top of a pineapple. Still no pineapple but it is about 2 feet tall ! Looks pretty
I think they will be pretty to welcome friends to our place .