As previously discussed, the apple releases ethylene gas, which is supposed to initiate flower buds in the subject bromelaid, also known as my pride and joy, aka my pineapple plant. The plastic bag captures the gas, hopefully in enough of a concentration for it to actually work.
I worry about this plant. It is growing relatively unsightly, its chutes are shooting out askew, brown tips and streaks can be observed on its leaves, and it doesn't seem to want to take any water. I water it, but the water seeps through the dirt at an improbably fast rate and then collects in the drip pan, where it sits for days.
I do not water it that much, because I read that pineapples don't favor being oft watered. I don't favor wasting my time and receiving little fruit (actually in this case absolutely none and it has been two years already) for my labor. You know, its not like there aren't other plants on the balcony that wouldn't benfit from the large planter that the pineapple occupies. It is not like other plants wouldn't benefit from all the attention I lavish on this plant. It is not like it is impossible for me to one day stop removing the choking vines of the sweet potato plant from the pineapple plant. I am just saying.
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