Pineapples are the Rodney Dangerfield of the fruit world, they get no respect!
I like growing them. The are nice looking short plants so they are something that my wife will let me plant in the front yard. And they produce fruit!!! In the front yard!!! Where useless shrubs normally reside!!! Oohh! OOooohh!! (Sam Kinison)
Maintenance is pretty simple. Once a month, pour a cup of liquid fertilizer down the center. That's it.
Just like mangos, home grown pineapple is much sweeter and better tasting. My wife cannot eat a store bought pineapple due to allergies but she can eat the home grown without affect.
If they don't sell, that is just more for me!!!
Its amazing you still have any left.. Where else can you get five pineapple plants w/ shipping for $20? I took a set to drop in pots and place around the yard. I am currently babysitting thirty varieties of Sheehan's collection, plus some of my own.. They multiple very easily and require minimum maintenance. Nothing compares to home grown!