Post #277394 by Chip and Andy on Sun, Jan 7, 2007 9:05 PM

I have something sort of like this...

that I use on my pineapples. Mine has wires that criss-cross at the bottom so when you pull out the meat of the fruit you get a completly hollow shell suitable for drinking from. You cut the top, push the tool straight down, twist half-way and pull up. You get the fruit in 6 easy spears and a hollow pineapple shell ready for serving.

As for the tops, here is a picture of my first planting three years ago. This plant is one year old as of the photo, and at the very center of the plant is the beginning of the flower crown.

This plant set one of the biggest, sweetest pineapples I have ever had the pleasure of eating. It then set out pups so that I now have about 8 plants in the front yard. This year I hope to have fruit on all of them.