To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] A Passion For Pineapple
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 11:18:40 -0500
To get a potted pineapple plant to fruit is fairly easy. When it reaches
about 24 inches in height, place it in a plastic bag with a ripe apple for 5
or 6 days. Keep out of direct sunlight during this period. The ethylene
from the apple will trigger the fruiting hormones in the pineapple plant.
Doreen Howard