I just discovered (silly me!) that you can grow a pineapple from its crown. It takes upwards of two years to grow so we'd not likely see any actual fruit come out of it, but I wanted to see for myself if it would work. There's lots of
tips and tricks of how to grow one from the internet. Within a few weeks of soaking the crowns in water, I have shoots (even though it's just a few)!
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| Roots: those tiny white fingers coming out of the base of the crown |
The leaves on the crown are growing fast, but I don't think I'll put them in soil until they get their roots get more established, which could be another month or two at this rate.
In other gardening nows, I also tried my hand at growing ginger! It was as simple as buying some extra ginger at the market, soaking it in hot water for 8 hours, then planting it. It took about 2 weeks to sprout. I planted two kinds: one from Thailand (I think) and a smaller Malaysian variety. I'm excited to see what the plant will grow into!
2 comments:
So I'm obsessed with ginger and eat it everyday. I must ask, do you have to keep replacing the hot water continually over the 8 hours??
I replaced the water a few times (hot, but not boiling). I think the reason was because growers spray the ginger with some anti-growth stuff to keep it from sprouting. The hot water is supposed to de-activate that.
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