Pineapples are amazing

[theartdyke]

So I don't remember quite what it was, but I got it into my head the other day that it would be cool to grow my own pineapples. I don't know a damn thing about how to grow pineapples, but I figure So Cal is a warm enough climate that I can probably make due. So I did a little research into just how pineapples come into being, and I now have a great

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[robbat2]

If you ever get to South Africa, head to the small town of Port Alfred, and thence slightly inland to the largest pineapple in the world, which also houses a museum to pineapple-dom. It's on an experimental pineapple farm.

http://www.sa-venues.com/things-to-do/easterncape/visit-the-biggest-pineapple-in-the-world/

They have managed to slightly extend the cycle, but they also have excellent weather for growing.

More amazing is the great variety of pineapples, and how their taste differs.