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Tomatoes are a favourite summer crop for greenhouses and, if started early enough in heat, can produce six to eight or more trusses of fruit during the summer and autumn. There are hundreds of varieties to choose from, with fruit coming in a variety of shapes, sizes and colours. Tall or indeterminate varieties make the best use of space, and are trained as single-stemmed cordons on wires or canes up the inside of the greenhouse. Bush varieties don't need staking and are suitable for growing in pots, some even in hanging baskets. Some varieties are suitable for growing outside, particularly in southern regions.
Lycopersicon esculentum 'Pineapple' is a rare, bi-coloured tomato, bearing large, incredibly sweet-tasting yellow-red beefsteak fruits, on tall plants. The fruit is extremely ornamental – the skin is streaked red and yellow and the flesh is a swirl of many colours, including pink and orange. 'Pineapple' is named for its shape rather than its flavour, the ribbed skin bearing passing resemblance to a pineapple. It makes a pretty, and tasty, addition to summer salads.
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Lycopersicon ‘Pineapple’ and wildlife
Lycopersicon ‘Pineapple’ is known for attracting bees. It has nectar/pollen rich flowers.