Why so expensive?: The Lost Gardens of Heligan grows these pineapples for two years under straw, manure, and horse urine—”Victorian techniques” that allow the pineapples to flourish in England’s colder climate. (If you’re adverse to the idea of urine-soaked fruit, don’t worry—the pineapple never comes into direct contact with the waste fertilizers.) Because of the intensive time and labor required to grow the pineapples, the fruit is never sold at market. Instead, the pineapples are given to garden staff to “thank them for their hard work over the pineapples life span,” the Lost Gardens of Heligan tells the Huffington Post.
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