She’ll be pineapples

It may take a while to enjoy the fruit of your labour but there’s nothing quite like a juicy pineapple at its best, and when it’s home grown the pleasure factor goes right off the scale. And did you know that fresh pineapple is an alkalizing food that provides a great energy boost? Apparently it’s also a good hangover cure!

Check out the pineapple growing fact file below and read Phil’s feature on how to grow your own pineapples in the November/December 2015 issue of Organic Gardener magazine. Plus, here’s a great pineapple recipe from Annabel Langbein’s Through the Seasons cookbook.