>>454474The plants get set outside in the summer. Cats, opossums, and raccoons won't bother the soil when there's a thick layer of stones on the top like that. It also helps prevent soil gouging when watering with any old container.
>>454477Not that I know of, 1 year per 1 pinapple fruit 1 per plant. Which is why you should have many plants. If you set things up right you could have 1 pineapple per month every month. New plants need 1 year to grow before fruiting in their second year.
>>454488No, an old cross cut saw. The blade is curved like that because it is a specialty tool for certain tasks the straighter knife isn't as well suited for.