Have you ever grown a pineapple?

[kenny]

It looks easy.
I'm going to try.

Click on the little pics

Tonight I was cutting open a fresh pineapple and discovered several tiny brown seeds just below the skin.
I either never saw or never noticed pineapple seeds before.

I googled how to sprout them and it sounds like they take 6 months to germinate and it's not worth it.
But I found out that you can root the crown that you remove from a pineapple fairly easily.

(Follow directions on link not my simplified steps here.)
You start it in a glass of water.
Then a pot in your house.
When ready you can transplant it outside.

It will become a pineapple plant and I think you will eventually get a pineapple from it.

This might be a fun tropicalish thing to have growing in the kitchen over the winter.

 

[stepcutgirl]

Several years ago my bf and I planted the tops of 3 pineapples and proceeded to forget about them. Around 3 years later I noticed what looked like a pine cone growing and sure enough the other two started to look like pine cones as well. Several weeks/months later we had pineapples! We have now harvested 6. After the first harvest the next year we got 3 new ones.

 

[kenny]

So may I assume you do not live where it snows?

 

[MichelleCarmen]

How fun! I just want to mention as a person who''s had houseplants for over 20 years (growing a variety of plants), terra cotta absorbs a lot of the water, so if you''ve planted a plant in that, it may need to be monitored. If a person is more likely to overwater, a terra cotta planter is perfect, but if you forget to water, it''s easier to kill a plant because it''ll dry out!

I think I''m going to try out the pineapple. My kids would love doing that.

Kenny - keep posts on your progress and I''ll do the same!

 

[kenny]

okay, I''ll take pics. Fun

 

[MissMina]

We had grilled pineapple a few weeks ago (DELICIOUS) and I saved the crown. I have one sitting in a glass of water in my kitchen window right now. I haven''t noticed any rooting yet, but the crown has three new leaves.

 

[chrono]

I grew up in the tropics so I’ve seen plenty of pineapple plants up close and in person. Yes, it is far easier to grow the plant from the crown, rather than seeds.

 

[jet2ks]

Doesn''t it take two years for a plant to produce its first fruit?

 

[mochi]

I have one growing outside next to my house. I'll take a picture and post it tonight. Started from a store bought pineapple, cut the top off and cleaned off the bottom. I did place it into water for over a year (because I forgot about it). Last spring I found it still alive and growing so I just plopped it into the ground. Doing great here in Florida.

 

[stone-cold11]

I am from the tropics and we just simply plant the crown directly into the soil.

 

[Rachel9]

I do the same thing, don''t bother cutting, just snap the crown [clockwise] and bury, I should have more fruit but I tend to forget the monthly fertilizing, it takes 2-3 years to get fruit, pretty plant though.

 

[kenny]

Date: 12/8/2009 11:47:40 AM
Author: Rachel9
I do the same thing, don't bother cutting, just snap the crown [clockwise] and bury, I should have more fruit but I tend to forget the monthly fertilizing, it takes 2-3 years to get fruit, pretty plant though.

Clockwise?
Does it really matter?
(I'm in the northern hemisphere.)

Clockwise while looking at the crown or at the other side?
What if you are a kid that has only seen digital clocks?

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Date: 12/8/2009 11:57:09 AM
Author: kenny

Date: 12/8/2009 11:47:40 AM
Author: Rachel9
I do the same thing, don''t bother cutting, just snap the crown [clockwise] and bury, I should have more fruit but I tend to forget the monthly fertilizing, it takes 2-3 years to get fruit, pretty plant though.

Clockwise?
Does it really matter?
(I''m in the northern hemisphere.)

Clockwise while looking at the crown or at the other side?
What if you are a kid that has only seen digital clocks?

Kids begin learning the old-school clocks in kindergarten. I feel really guilty that we only have digital clocks. lol Maybe Santa should get the boys "real" clocks for Christmas so we''ll know how to plant pineapples

 

[MustangGal]

I planted a crown once, and it sprouted into a cute little pinneapple plant. Which then fried to death in the hot Phoenix summer

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[Rachel9]

Date: 12/8/2009 12:01:13 PM
Author: MC

Date: 12/8/2009 11:57:09 AM
Author: kenny

Date: 12/8/2009 11:47:40 AM
Author: Rachel9
I do the same thing, don't bother cutting, just snap the crown [clockwise] and bury, I should have more fruit but I tend to forget the monthly fertilizing, it takes 2-3 years to get fruit, pretty plant though.

Clockwise?
Does it really matter?
(I'm in the northern hemisphere.)

Clockwise while looking at the crown or at the other side?
What if you are a kid that has only seen digital clocks?

Kids begin learning the old-school clocks in kindergarten. I feel really guilty that we only have digital clocks. lol Maybe Santa should get the boys 'real' clocks for Christmas so we'll know how to plant pineapples

You're too cute

Nope it doesn't matter where you start, the point was: doing so drags fibers that will help the crown anchor very nice into the ground.

I bet I'm older than all of you?

Yeah Mustang, I mostly plant mine under a palm tree or an evergreen, also mist the leaves from July-October.

 

[TooPatient]

I put a crown in water and let it sit for about a year. It grew roots but I couldn''t plant it (lived in an apartment). The leftover fruit bits started to rot followed by the roots. Got so gross I had to toss it out.

Are you supposed to change the water so this doesn''t happen?

 

[kenny]

The link above says to change the water every few days.

 

[stone-cold11]

Date: 12/8/2009 2:16:35 PM
Author: TooPatient
I put a crown in water and let it sit for about a year. It grew roots but I couldn''t plant it (lived in an apartment). The leftover fruit bits started to rot followed by the roots. Got so gross I had to toss it out.

Are you supposed to change the water so this doesn''t happen?

You can plant it in a big pot right?

 

[kenny]

Date: 12/8/2009 2:41:45 PM
Author: Stone-cold11

You can plant it in a big pot right?

It is better to start out in a smaller pot.
When pots are too large for the plant most of the soil does not have roots and it and this encourages that soil to rot.

Transplant any plant to larger pots as it grows.

 

[charbie]

reason #3921083289432 that i want to move out of stupid snowy ohio: i can''t grow a pineapple

sorry. i normally am a fan of the buckeye state, but i''m tired of the cold weather, and its only dec.