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Title: Pineapple seeds?
Post by: Jeannine on December 07, 2009, 14:00:45
I opened a very ripe pineapple and was supprised to find it had seeds in it, never seen them before,will they grow??

XX Jeannine
Title: Re: Pineapple seeds?
Post by: saddad on December 07, 2009, 14:04:40
Presumably... but it might be like apple pips... you don't know what you're going to get for years...
Title: Re: Pineapple seeds?
Post by: chriscross1966 on December 08, 2009, 00:23:44
Found this:

http://snippets.com/can-you-grow-pineapple-from-a-seed.htm (http://snippets.com/can-you-grow-pineapple-from-a-seed.htm)

Sounds like it'll be a struggle though...


chrisc
Title: Re: Pineapple seeds?
Post by: Chrispy on December 08, 2009, 00:49:59
I think it is easier to grow from the crown.
I would love to have a go, I so wish I had more windows sills.

(http://www.deadprogrammer.com/photos/pineapple-plant.jpg)
Title: Re: Pineapple seeds?
Post by: Yorkshire Sam on December 08, 2009, 11:48:31
very unlikely. When food is canned it often goes through a heat process to sterilise contents. This would invitably destroy any seed too.
Title: Re: Pineapple seeds?
Post by: chriscross1966 on December 08, 2009, 13:43:58
Quote from: Yorkshire Sam on December 08, 2009, 11:48:31
very unlikely. When food is canned it often goes through a heat process to sterilise contents. This would invitably destroy any seed too.

...but this was a ripe pineapple, not canned.... if I had a good idea that I was going to be using the smae greenhouse for the next year or so I'd be asking if Jeannine had any spare seeds......

chrisc
Title: Re: Pineapple seeds?
Post by: Jeannine on December 13, 2009, 05:01:28
Chris cross would you like the seeds XX Jeannine
Title: Re: Pineapple seeds?
Post by: chriscross1966 on December 13, 2009, 05:05:34
Quote from: Jeannine on December 13, 2009, 05:01:28
Chris cross would you like the seeds XX Jeannine

Welll I'll take a few and probably put some into Digeroos pass the parcel seed swap when it swings past me (or send them on to meet it somewhere :D)... As the annual epic onion seed growing is about to start the propagators will be in action for a couple of months from Christmas....

chrisc
Title: Re: Pineapple seeds?
Post by: saddad on December 13, 2009, 09:10:30
Hi Sam, and welcome to A4A, when did you sneak in? Did they give you a welcome somewhere else? What part of Yorkshire are you in/from?  :)
Title: Re: Pineapple seeds?
Post by: Yorkshire Sam on December 14, 2009, 10:58:50
Quote from: saddad on December 13, 2009, 09:10:30
Hi Sam, and welcome to A4A, when did you sneak in? Did they give you a welcome somewhere else? What part of Yorkshire are you in/from?  :)

I am one of those 'lurkers' you hear so much about   :)

Originally from Hull (Many years ago) via Plymouth, Portsmouth and now live in Crook which is in Durham
Title: Re: Pineapple seeds?
Post by: saddad on December 14, 2009, 11:09:17
I know Crook vaguely... stayed there once about ten years ago to do the wall and NT properties...
there's no law against lurking but nice to see you out in the open...  ;D
Title: Re: Pineapple seeds?
Post by: Money_Bunny on December 14, 2009, 11:13:00
Quote from: Yorkshire Sam on December 14, 2009, 10:58:50
Quote from: saddad on December 13, 2009, 09:10:30
Hi Sam, and welcome to A4A, when did you sneak in? Did they give you a welcome somewhere else? What part of Yorkshire are you in/from?  :)

I am one of those 'lurkers' you hear so much about   :)

Originally from Hull (Many years ago) via Plymouth, Portsmouth and now live in Crook which is in Durham

Oooh I've had some great nights out in Crook, OH lived there for years before we emigrated and still has family/friends there.