One way to test the ripeness of a pineapple is to pull on a leaf. If it pulls off too easy then you might have an over ripe fruit.

We got these 2 from the store.

If you follow a guy named Rick's directions you can propagate one of these store bought fruits at home as long as you've got a warm place for it during the winter.

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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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