So... Anyone ever grow a pineapple?

[adrina]

Our little coleus is moving right along. It's a good 8 inches plus now.

https://i.imgur.com/Uy5rraE.jpg

 

[TwinkleStars]

I'll have a pineapple any old year now...

https://i.imgur.com/nFTDSzD.jpg


https://i.imgur.com/47taf4J.jpg

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[adrina]

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[raindancer]

Year three and still no pineapple for me.

 

[butters]

Year three and still no pineapple for me.

might be time to go buy one

 

[raindancer]

The plant is huge and beautiful. I have a tough time letting go.

 

[adrina]

Get a grow lamp?

 

[stickygirl]

I remember these as a kid
https://d1f7geppf3ca7.cloudfront.net/resize/259573/pineapplechuncks.jpg/220/320/0/ they were SO sour-sweet they used to make your jaw muscles kinda clench. I'm amazed we didn't all end up type 2... but then a lot of people do

I planted my tomatoes out a day early and there was a ground frost. I think a couple may survive but I'm so annoyed with myself and my impatience. Will I never learn? I'd post a photo but it would look like plant abuse and they'd close the thread.
Adrina, is that coleus actually growing wild out of a crack in the pavement because I could really hate you for that?

 

[adrina]

Adrina, is that coleus actually growing wild out of a crack in the pavement because I could really hate you for that?

I planted 80 million bacoodle coleus last fall. This one is a volunteer in between pavers and marble chips. I have quite a few other volunteers in the bed but this is the most remarkable one because of where it is growing.

There is soil underneath the pavers. However there is a layer of garden fabric, with pavers and marble chips on top. While there is a hole where the yard decoration spike penetrates, it is the only one. I'm not quite sure how this coleus is doing so well. But I make sure it gets water as long as it lives.

 

[butters]

The plant is huge and beautiful. I have a tough time letting go.

could it be a male plant? are they single-sex plants? (no idea but maybe it's why... that or they take a lotta years to fruit. sorry, i'm no help whatsoever)

 

[adrina]

I have been robbed.

As of five days ago, 5/22, there was another bell pepper growing.

See exhibit A:

https://i.imgur.com/N9TaF7W.jpg

I thought I had noticed something wrong, something different. But it wasn't until I looked back on my pictures that I noticed it.

Today:

https://i.imgur.com/7VvnYGH.jpg




Where are the produce police when you need them??

 

[adrina]

Team Coleus Update

And in other gardening news....

She's moving right along. I pinched her top bloom off. I don't really want to waste her energy trying to produce any blooms. She's getting very flouncy.

From the side:

https://i.imgur.com/aQdiId6.jpg

From the front:

https://i.imgur.com/aqa2dhk.jpg

 

[butters]

I remember these as a kid
https://d1f7geppf3ca7.cloudfront.net/resize/259573/pineapplechuncks.jpg/220/320/0/ they were SO sour-sweet they used to make your jaw muscles kinda clench. I'm amazed we didn't all end up type 2... but then a lot of people do

I planted my tomatoes out a day early and there was a ground frost. I think a couple may survive but I'm so annoyed with myself and my impatience. Will I never learn? I'd post a photo but it would look like plant abuse and they'd close the thread.
Adrina, is that coleus actually growing wild out of a crack in the pavement because I could really hate you for that?

pineapple cubes, yes! i liked those but preferred those cough-candy twists. remember rhubarb&custards?

I have been robbed.

As of five days ago, 5/22, there was another bell pepper growing.

See exhibit A:

https://i.imgur.com/N9TaF7W.jpg

I thought I had noticed something wrong, something different. But it wasn't until I looked back on my pictures that I noticed it.

Today:

https://i.imgur.com/7VvnYGH.jpg




Where are the produce police when you need them??

you have, by something with a slicing tooth action... rabbit?

you need to set up a trail-cam or train any house security cam on it. danged nabbers!

 

[adrina]

you have, by something with a slicing tooth action... rabbit?

you need to set up a trail-cam or train any house security cam on it. danged nabbers!

I know we have raccoons in the area. I've seen them on the back patio before. But it's odd that the little one was taken but the big one left untouched.

 

[stickygirl]

So peppers in large pots... I have some I grew from seed and wondering what to do with them now: keep them by a bright window or stick em outdoors in pots.

I heard a neighbour mention a dead rat the other day, but I don't think they go for fresh veg. All the same I'll be washing the tomatoes more thoroughly

 

[jaF0]

I have been robbed.

Where are the produce police when you need them??

There are some caterpillars and worms that will do that. Cut'em off clean as a whistle. Usually new growth at the end of a stalk. Look for crawling things about the same color as the stems.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/600x315/63/f8/85/63f8852aacffb3fa26bd0c7ce8a11ab5.jpg

 

[surdeep]

I bought a pineapple. I cut it up to eat it. I have a pineapple top. I live in the subtropics. This shouldn't be rocket surgery.

Anyone ever grow a pineapple?

I am also living for the subtopics!

 

[adrina]

So peppers in large pots... I have some I grew from seed and wondering what to do with them now: keep them by a bright window or stick em outdoors in pots.

I heard a neighbour mention a dead rat the other day, but I don't think they go for fresh veg. All the same I'll be washing the tomatoes more thoroughly

All of my produce is in pots. Better soil.

I'm more inclined to go with jafo on this one.

There are some caterpillars and worms that will do that. Cut'em off clean as a whistle. Usually new growth at the end of a stalk. Look for crawling things about the same color as the stems.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/600x315/63/f8/85/63f8852aacffb3fa26bd0c7ce8a11ab5.jpg

I haven't seen any caterpillars but I have seen a slug or two.

But I'm also thinking the thief is of the smaller variety.

 

[Brains_N_Boobs]

https://www.barn orama.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/daily_picdump-53.jpg

 

[TwinkleStars]

And in other gardening news....

She's moving right along. I pinched her top bloom off. I don't really want to waste her energy trying to produce any blooms. She's getting very flouncy.

From the side:

https://i.imgur.com/aQdiId6.jpg

From the front:

https://i.imgur.com/aqa2dhk.jpg

So puuuuurty!

 

[FlowersForFun]

I'll have a pineapple any old year now...

Not if you don't feed or flush/feed that thing you wont.

A bigger pot would probably help too.

Pineapples use shit loads of nutes, most farmers grow them in what is essentially a big compost pile.

 

[bodysong]

Australian lifestyle

Grow it, show it, eat it: gorgeous in bloom, cardoons are like artichoke without the hard work

Beloved by florists and chefs alike, cardoons are worth planting for aesthetics alone,
but are as easy on the palate as on the eye

Palisa Anderson

Fri 10 Jul 2020

New this year to the farm is the Gobbo Di Nizzia cardoon.

Also known as wild artichoke or artichoke thistle, cardoons are hard to find harvested –
even at farmers’ markets. This makes them all the more appealing to grow – just check
to see if they’re classified as a restricted weed in your area, as they are in parts of Victoria.

Where growing them is permitted, the aesthetic of the plant alone justifies planting it
as an ornamental. This herbaceous perennial shows off like an extra in Jurassic Park,
with silvery leaves and a pearlescent rib – which is the edible part of the plant, along
with the thistle. There is also an heirloom variety, the Rouge d’Alger, that blushes in t
he cold. In fact, when cardoons fell out of favour gastronomically, the plant was still
grown for its striking proportions – florists love cardoon thistles in their arrangements.

But how does it taste? I grew up eating bitter vegetables, a common element in Thai
Chinese and Japanese cuisines, so I politely scoff when people suggest that cardoons
or artichokes are bitter.

"Mate, you weren’t ever made to eat a raw bitter melon;
do that and then come talk to me about bitterness
(actually I love them now)."

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeand...oons-are-like-artichoke-without-the-hard-work

(from seed)

"Cardoon, Cynara cardunculus, is a medicinal food high in folic acid.

Similar in appearance to Globe Artichoke and culture, but the young stems
and flower stalks are eaten. Gentle liver stimulant and laxative.

Cardoon is native to the Mediterranean and prefers rich soil in a sunny position.
Herbaceous perennial, growing to 2m x 1m.

https://www.allrareherbs.com.au/product/cardoon-seed/

 

[stickygirl]

My courgettes ( zucchini ) are in full song and I'm giving away the excess to friends. The toms are either refusing to turn (the mini ones), or growing like trees (the Sainsbury ones). But they all look happy and healthy and we need as much of that as we can get right now.

 

[jaF0]

Robbed - The Sequel, Caught In The Act.

There was leaves on them thar tater plants last night, Pilgrim.

 

[Bewleybrother]

The cold winter evening must just fly by....