Lime Pips

I thought with the pineapple you just plopped the top you sliced off in soil, just like growing a carrot fern as I call them. Although you didn't have success with it, what did you do, Liz?

I have only seen the roasted peanuts in shells here .... not roasted raw as I said, silly me! I'll pick up some unshelled raw ones next time shopping.

 

This reminded me that I wanted to have another go at growing ginger root, the first one having come to nothing last year. You might be right LofL about autumn, well it is sort of late summer isn't it? So I planted 2 knobs which I cut off from a bigger piece that had signs of nodules on them. Perhaps I will get lucky this year.

 

I used pete's instructions on the grounds that he has a pineapple growing on his! Look at this thread:
http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=001203#000007

 

Hope I'm not getting the blame here :D :D

 

If I was growing ginger, I'd try in the spring, that way its got all summer to grow. :confused:
Dont bury it, just barely cover.

 

No, pete it was me, I don't think I prepared it soon enough. Yours are proof of the value of what you say! I agree about the ginger, getting them through the first winter is hard for me. I plant them with the nodules poking out if I can.

 

Hi Guys!!!

I can't remember who it was (maybe you, Pete???) who said about the pineapple to cut off the green folage, strip off the bottom few leaves then pop in some compost. We did this, and is now producing roots. I shall overwinter it on the kitchen windowsill. Also, I put a piece of Ginger in a pot in the greenhouse a few weeks ago... anyway, it has now shot up a couple of leaves, but again, will go on the kitchen windowsill until spring....

 

Oh, HB, I'm so jealous of you with the ginger root! I'm just not having any luck. :(

 

I started a pineapple in Feb. Twisted the top off, left it to dry for a couple of days then pulled a few of the bottom leaves off to expose the root buds (tearing them off sideways seems to be easiest). Potted up in well drained compost.

It was slow to get going but is now putting on new leaves. Don't overwater. They are very frugal and waterlogging the new rootlets will kill them off.

If trying one, make sure you buy one that has a complete top and doesn't have the growth crown in the centre of the leaf whorl burnt out.

Edit: took a pic of it today.



[ 24. August 2006, 09:59 PM: Message edited by: frogesque ]

 

I think I've said, but must be in another thread (what a surprise!) that all three of my gingers have now shot up and are doing well!

 

hi badsal72 hope I'm not too late with this..... I got a lovely pineapple plant to grow by removing the top of a bought pineaple and potting it up. You have to cut most of the fruit away or else it could rot. Mine lasted a few years.

 

Pete, I thought of you this Christmas. 'Er Indoors and I both like a slice of lime and lemon in our G&Ts, and for years the limes have been seedles. But a new one on boxing day had two pips in it. I have saved them. They are yours if only I knew how to send them to you.
Nik

 

Ooops!!
Ghollum, you can have them, since you started this particular thread.
Nik

 

Thanks Nik, but I was provided with quite a large quantity of lime pips about three months ago by another GC member and have a good half dozen seedlings now about two inches high.

 

"and have a good half dozen seedlings now about two inches high."

Pete, well done. So you should be self sufficient in limes about 2012 then :D

Nik