"Piña's Pine A Common Heritage Fruit"
PIÑA'S PINE
Gardener John
Biloon planted a few pineapples in the Coldwater Agriculture garden
just to see what would happen. To all of our surprise the plants
produced fruit in less than six months. Ordinarily pineapples
appear in twelve to fourteen months, and the fruit ripens at the end
of two years. Consternation ensues because we all thought that
Hawaii knew best in pineapple agriculture.
THAT
IS A MYTH
It turns out that the conventional wisdom for pineapple horticulture pays no attention to nutrients taken up by the roots but concentrates on nutrients delivered by spray. True enough, when the air is warm and the soil is warm, nutrient uptake from the soil is small and atmospheric nutrients are dominant. But the plant remembers well its genetic roots, and when it sees cold roots and hot buds, it responds as it responded eons and eons ago. We fully expect sweet ripe fruit in less than one year, and we will keep you posted. You can download the updated pictures of this miracle fruit - more than that, you can sponsor YOUR VERY OWN PINEAPPLE OR PINEAPPLES
Check out our other miracle crops or return to the Common Heritage Corp page or the Common Heritage Page.