Tropicals & Tender Perennials: should I give this pineapple a chance?, 1 by fredrump

fredrump wrote:
Vanillaman,
enclosed is a shot of a pineapple nursery a mile from my home here in Naples. They even shade them as too much sun takes the color away and makes them grow too fast.

I was there last Thursday and there was plenty of fruit on their reproduction stock. These plants are sold all over the US but maily for ornamental purposes. The manager told me that the main problem people have with pineapples is too much water and fungus. They like it dry but get an occasional misting of fertilizer.

fred