My Mini Pineapple

My Mini Pineapple

Last year on Mother Day I was looking for a plant to give to my mother in law Bea for her mother day gift. I really love her because she treated me like her own daughter and also treated my two daughters as her own grandchildren. I saw a small pineapple plant with a tiny pineapple on the stem. I bought it for her because I wanted to get her something unique. She loves it and still have it but the pineapple rotted and she didnt have chance to eat it. I wanted one for myself and I went back to that store but they were all out of them. Last May I found it again and bought it for myself. The pineapple was like size of tennis ball with all green. I left it on front porch where they recieve full day of sun and watered them everyday as the climate here in Rio Rancho is dry and hot during the summer with some rain once in while. It grew and grew. I just watched it and keep my eyes on it because I was afraid the birds would try to steal it or damage it. Finally last weekend I noticed they are starting to turn yellow. I could smell the pineapple where i was standing so I decide to cut it off as I noticed the stem that hold the fruit is starting to dry out. I put it on my counter top to ripe it more. it will be ready to be cut up this coming weekend. I still could smell it everytime I pass it by.