Specialty Gardening: The FLOWERPOT Cafe' X - Join us for a cup of Flowers!, 1 by haighr

haighr wrote:
Hi Elle, can't wait to see what you make for the cafe. Glad you had a great day.
Sue, you are going to get a Terri cake whether you want one or not LOL! Even if I have to pop over there and help her with the ingredients! Sounds like a great way to put one of those cakes together Terri, thanks for the schooling.
As for the pineapple, yes I grow them from the fruit that we eat. Each time I harvest one I start another from its top sprouts. I just cut off the top, peel away all the pineapple around the base and strip a few leaves so it has about a 2" stem and let it sit to dry for a couple days, then put in a mix of orchid mix and potting soil and if you gently tug on it about a week later and it doesn't pop out of the soil it is rooted. Yes the little pineapple grows right where it is and can get quite cumbersome toward harvest time. Here is a pic of one ready for harvest while still on the plant.