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A pineapple can take two years to grow

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For a fruit that largely just sits there being prickly, a pineapple demands an absurd amount of your time. From the moment you plant a pineapple top, it can take anywhere from 18 to 24 months for the plant to produce a single, solitary fruit. And once you harvest it? The plant is basically done. Two years of life for one pina colada ingredient. Utterly inefficient.

A pineapple can take two years to grow
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