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Pineapple blossom (media.piefed.social)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/houseplants@mander.xyz
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[–] 6 points 10 months ago (3 children)

My pineapple is ~6 years old and hasn't blossomed 😢

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  • [–] [S] 9 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    The only thing I noticed is that the size of the pot has a huge effect on its growth.

    Apart from that, I have no idea what I'm doing right. It may be the sunny, south-facing window. I have harvested several pineapple fruits over the years. They seem to be absolutely unstoppable and unkillable and predictable in their growth here. They don't care about seasons (it's snowing!). The only time I managed to kill one is when I put the pot outside in summer - it went bad in just three days.

    Older photos: https://log2.ch/gal/ananas/

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    • [+] 3 points 10 months ago (4 children)
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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Fascinating that you find pineapple bitter.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I think the other commenter may have hit the nail on the head. The original commenter might be allergic to the enzyme that fresh pineapple releases that makes it hurt your mouth. That would probably taste bitter if it was not only trying to digest you back, but those digestive enzymes were also mildly to threateningly poisonous to you.

    Kinda like how people taste cilantro, sweet corn, and basically every other foodstuff differently.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago*

    I knew of cilantro, hadn't heard of sweet corn. It really is fascinating how all this works. There are things I dislike despite having tried many times, and genuinely want to like.

    Thanks for the info on the enzyme angle.

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