Give a pineapple from the grocery store a second life as a houseplant.

Start with the top of a fresh pineapple from the supermarket and add a touch of the tropics to your home or garden. Fact ...

Pineapples look tough and spiky on the outside, but inside, they're packed with sweet, juicy goodness. Most of the pineapples you'll find in a grocery store come from tropical regions, so you can grow ...

Yes, you can grow a pineapple from its crown. So before you throw away the spiky leaves at the top of your pineapple fruit, consider whether you want to grow your own tree. It's a relatively simple ...

Q. Can a persimmon tree be pruned to a more desirable shape? Mine bears an abundance of fruit, but the upper branches are getting beyond reach from a ladder. A. You really shouldn't try to reshape a ...

Growing tropical fruits, such as mangoes, papayas, star fruit (carambola), bananas and avocados, is challenging here -- the possibility of freezes in the 20s or even the teens hangs over us every ...

As it turns out, you don’t have to live in the tropics to grow a pineapple. Home Depot sells a plant for $24 that sprouts a mini pineapple and that can fare well indoors no matter where you live — as ...

Q: I’d love to share some of the two pineapples I just harvested today in Mercer County, N.D, - Jessie Krieger. A: When I hear of pineapple plants producing fruit, I visualize plantations in tropical ...

Pineapples take 18-36 months to grow, producing one fruit per plant before the stalk dies. Their sharp leaves protect the sweet fruit from predators. The plant’s structure is self-similar, resembling ...

Try growing a plant from a pineapple top. It won't give you any fruit, but it will make an interesting plant. And it's an entertaining project for a child, too. 1. Cut the top off about 1 inch below ...