On 17 Jul, 21:04, I3 > wrote:
> sf wrote:
> > On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:17:38 -0700 (PDT), Keith >
> > wrote:
>
> >> Besides eating, what else have you found pineapples are also good
> >> for ?
>
> > Is this a trick question? *I've tried to root the top in the past, but
> > it hasn't worked for me.
>
> sf, screw off the pineapple head, remove some lower leaves, place in a
> wine-glass filled with water on a windowsill and they will root. My
> latest challenge is to keep them alive over winter and then plant in the
> garden to see what happens. I know they like coastal climates in SA as
> they grow extensively in the East London district, but here on the
> highveld is a different story where we get -3C almost every night.
>
> HTH/

I've seen them used for hedging in Africa where the plants can grow to
over 3 ft in height.
David Hill