26/4/04 9:14

Hello,

Has anyone had experience growing pineapples in the uk? In the garden
centre it said that although they are the commercial variety, it does
not get hot enough to ripen them here and they should be grown for
ornament only. Would a greenhouse not get hot enough? What temperature
do they need.

Thanks.

I think the ones that were grown in the gardens of great houses years ago,
were grown in frames which I seem to remember learning were heated by the
use of copious amounts of rotting manure. Of course, those were the days
when everyone kept horses, so.....
Here's the Heligan site and they may be able to help you:
http://www.heligan.com/home/home.html

I'm wondering if your gc was in fact selling

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