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Pineapple Progress Report
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Since it is quiet here, I'll give you an update on my pineapple!
I posted the blossom two months ago, it has turned into a proper fruit. I expect it to grow twice this size before harvest. On the left you can see the dried-out stem of the first fruit. The new stem branched off sideways. I have squeezed in a stone from below to keep it upright. The fruit will soon need support from above, or risk toppling.
The leaves are a bit of a hazard, sharp and pointy as the fruit crown. I'm cutting the tips before they reach eye-level.
Growing next to the pineapple is a young cotton plant (hopeful) and the top of an avocado (dying).
This is in Switzerland, near Zurich. Yes, sunny apartment. There is direct light from sunrise (left horizon on the photo) until 3pm or so (buildings block it on the other side).