Interesting to say the least...

Oldman · May 17, 2004, 03:09:12 AM

Look at these picture about my Pineapples...Strange to say the least.
http://www.dow-mgc.org/Rayeimages/normal_pups.jpg
http://www.dow-mgc.org/Rayeimages/color.jpg
http://www.dow-mgc.org/Rayeimages/2_apples.jpg
http://www.dow-mgc.org/Rayeimages/2_apples_2.jpg
http://www.dow-mgc.org/Rayeimages/16_pups.jpg
http://www.dow-mgc.org/Rayeimages/14_pups.jpg

I have looked the net over and I know that pups normally do not happened until a pineapple is cut from the stalk. What gets me is after 15 years of this gene is to see what looks like secondary fruit. This is unknown to happen. Let alone happen when the 1st fruit is still on the stalk. I have had pups before the fruit was cut before, but not to this level. Interesting to say the least. In a few more weeks I will know if these are secondary or not. If they are I can only wonder..... If you know how indeterminate tomatoes came about then I'm sure you understand why I'm wondering...
Raye

Fuzzybear · May 17, 2004, 01:33:51 PM

Olds: Maybe you are on a radioactive site![:D]

Something is in the water for sure over there!

Maybe you'll be a first and get your picture in a magazine!! If not, you'll have a lot of fruit!

"A mans got to know his limitations"
Glendora, CA - USA!

Oldman · May 17, 2004, 03:57:12 PM

If these 3 pups fruit do you understand I have been graced. Not sure I want them to. If they should fruit the world will make my life very noisy. I have already set up extra security measures to protect this un-explain event.
Olds

Fuzzybear · May 17, 2004, 04:02:28 PM

Yeah, (he said, wringing his hands) but think of all the smokers you can get with the monies derived from the ag folk!

Heck, you can probably keep Kirk going as a primary customer!

Hope you kept meticulous records!

"A mans got to know his limitations"
Glendora, CA - USA!

Oldman · May 17, 2004, 09:00:45 PM

I make my own "soiless" soil and my own blend (mixture) of organic fertilizers.

I have often thought that as a hobby to grow pineapples for their pups; then selling organically grow 6 month old plants.

In my current containers I can handle maybe 18 new pups. That leaves 69 pups I got to make growth containers for. If I do that then I got to consider how to protect them from that once every 5 year 3 day freeze we get. It would be insane if the next patch of plants all pupped out as many as these have. Heh he he I could become the Florida connection for pineapples LOL~~!
Olds

Fuzzybear · May 18, 2004, 01:23:11 PM

Hmmmmmmm...another business venture for Olds!!! Better start looking for acreage![8D]

"A mans got to know his limitations"
Glendora, CA - USA!

ChefJeff · May 18, 2004, 06:13:57 PM

Olds- You better up your threat level.I heard that some folks from Dole were looking for you.or maybe it was Bob Dole looking for his little blue pill.[:p][:p][:D][:D]

SMOKIN & SPOKEN

Oldman · May 18, 2004, 10:57:07 PM

LOL! The truth is if you feed the plants well they pup-out for you. What has caught my eye is the ones that have the coloring of the pineapple itself. And you are correct if these do fruit twice...I will remember my friends when I'm rich! LOL! Bradley SS smokers for all!!!! Plus 10 years of pucks!! [:D]
Olds

Oldman · May 20, 2004, 11:21:59 PM

It's only getting crazier now. They are secondary pineapples for sure. One plant has a total of 3 pineapples. Next I found a plant where I had pick the fruit this past December. Normally if you leave the plant you get pups. What I got looks like two new plants (not pups) coming from the same root system. Stange indeed~~~!

http://www.dow-mgc.org/Rayeimages/secondary_sm.jpg

This link is an enlarged picture of the one above. (about one meg in size.)
http://www.dow-mgc.org/Rayeimages/secondary_lg.jpg

This is the picture of whatlooks like three plants from one root system.
http://www.dow-mgc.org/Rayeimages/three_plants.jpg

There is a group of Master Gardeners looking into this.
Olds

Oldman · May 21, 2004, 12:03:19 AM

Correction. The pineapple shown in the picture has 4 secondary fruits on it. I just looked at the back side of it...... Unbelieveable.

Chez Bubba · May 25, 2004, 04:13:50 AM

Remember that Gilligan's Island episode where the crate of seeds washes ashore? Hmmmm.....[:D]

http://www.chezbubba.com
Ya think next time I check into a hotel & they ask "Smoking or Non?" they would mind?

Oldman · May 26, 2004, 11:14:44 PM

Ok Chez your out of the loop..no new free smokers for you!

snapper39 · May 27, 2004, 01:20:58 AM

If memory serves correct Bob Denver (Gilligan) was also a smoker !!! But thoughs weren't Pineapple seeds they caught him with.. LOL
Snap

I'd walk a thousand miles to smoke a "Camel"

Chez Bubba · May 27, 2004, 05:51:55 AM

See Olds, I'm not that far out of the loop![:D]

So are you now, the new Smoker-Nazi?[:D]

No soup for you!! [:D][8D]

Actually, I enjoy reading these threads. My "green thumb" is a pale yellow.[;)]

http://www.chezbubba.com
Ya think next time I check into a hotel & they ask "Smoking or Non?" they would mind?

Oldman · May 29, 2004, 09:13:27 PM

Update

Well I got one E-mail from a pro that said, "Nice fake picture!" Man the polock came out of me that day....LOL.

Check this out...this one is really starting to take off....of course that radiation helped...notice it has 3 crowns. Going to smoke it and send it to Chez ole boy. Yepper I grown'em I smoke'em and Chez ole boy going to glow in the dark.[:)]