Smell the base. A ripe pineapple will emit a sweet, pleasant, tropical aroma at the bottom stem end, Peters notes. “No smell ...

Kochi/Kottayam: Rambutan trees, blanketed by large red-coloured nets that were once used for fishing, welcome visitors as one enters Thottapuzhassery .

It can be tough to grow trees or other plants in clay soil, which easily becomes compacted and waterlogged. Fortunately, this fruit tree tolerates clay soil.