Anyone grown pineapple?

Just wondering if someone here has grown pineapples. Just looking for other things to grow and need some info.

thanks

No, but it sounds good. I've grown many different things, but not pineapple.

yep i have tons of em... what do you want to know? ...in my experience they have been very easy to grow.

floridasucks said:

yep i have tons of em... what do you want to know? ...in my experience they have been very easy to grow.

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Nice. I kinda want to know now.

doitinthewoods said:

Nice. I kinda want to know now.

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ask away.... im bored.

just wondering the basics ya know.. How to get started? what you need to get started? can they be grown in my area(maryland)? how big do they get? how much fruit will one plant produce?

thanks and i would love to give out +rep but dont know how and since i signed up for RIU i have been using my cellphone so yeah limited on what i actually can do

thanks again

sykostoner69 said:

just wondering the basics ya know.. How to get started? what you need to get started? can they be grown in my area(maryland)? how big do they get? how much fruit will one plant produce?

thanks and i would love to give out +rep but dont know how and since i signed up for RIU i have been using my cellphone so yeah limited on what i actually can do

thanks again

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i always start them from a store bough pineapple.

i cut the top off and tear off the leaves from the bottom till you expose about an inch of the base. you will see dry little brown roots that started at the very bottom, its ok to tear off leaves a little above this cuz it exposes more spots for roots to grow from. you let it sit overnight to dry out the base so it doesnt rot when you plant it.

ive started them a few diff ways... ive used cloning gel, which you dont need, you can just stick it straight into you fav potting soil. they seem to like any kind of dirt but they do grow fasted in a more aerated medium.

ive also just left one in a cup of water for a few days outside and it sprouted root like that. right now i have one in a coffee mug with an airstone in there and its doing great.. already been growing about a month. they grow alot faster if you start them this way also.

ive had 2 that are growing in a small amount of soil compared to their size and these thing can take some major abuse... i left the soil bone dry for a long time in the hot florida sun and they seem to love it. i also use a basic veg fert about once a month sometimes less.

i would say they can be grown outdoors in maryland but you would have to move it inside during the frost bcuz they can take a good 2 years to fruit.

they dont get huge, kinda wide like 3 feet and about a foot and a half tall. each plant grows one pineapple but the plant can continue growing and produce another fruit after the first one is harvested. they also produce a lot of offshoots which can be cut off and grown as another plant.

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yUp, two years to fruit

yea 2 years then another 6 freakin months for the fruit to mature.. but yea its worth it. ive never tasted a better pineapple than the ones ive grown. 100 times better than the store bought ones.

2ill4u said:

after you harvest the first pineapple about how long till it produces another fruit?

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about another 2 years and 6 months.

Time to get me a pine apple

MeisterYo said:

Time to get me a pine apple

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hell yea.. what state r u in?

I just started rooting a crown a few weeks ago.

I doubt I will grow it out to maturity, but i think once i pot it up, it will make for a nice looking house plant

thanks again+rep

Here is mine, it's over 2 years old, but it spends winter indoors, it should fruit this summer.

An easier way to remove the top is to just twist it off.

Sounds cool I would like to try this, but damn 2 years WOW

Nice Thread. Awesome looking plant. I have done the same thing but Had to give it away due to space. Right now I have an Avocado Tree, Dwarf Lime Tree, Dwarf Lemon Tree, Dwarf Orange, Miniture Water Melons(Indoor), Jalepenos, Fire Ball Peppers, Tomatoes and more all inside! I am having a great time. Avacodo is a good one tio start with

wonderblunder said:

Nice Thread. Awesome looking plant. I have done the same thing but Had to give it away due to space. Right now I have an Avocado Tree, Dwarf Lime Tree, Dwarf Lemon Tree, Dwarf Orange, Miniture Water Melons(Indoor), Jalepenos, Fire Ball Peppers, Tomatoes and more all inside! I am having a great time. Avacodo is a good one tio start with

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How many lamps do you have to provide light to all of em'?

4 Days ago I got one at the store pulled the top, peeled the leaves and its in water, it has grown some small roots already only 2 years left lol~