Newbie with ornamental pineapple plant
10 years ago
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Comments (3)Please see addressing newbie and newer member issues for instructions on getting your email link set up on your member page, as well as your location in your profile. Happy gardening and trading. Sue...See Morepineapple newbie.....needs help?
Comments (3)Dean,there are many pineapple postings on this GW site that you can refer back too.Most have questions like yours.Also,info is available on this website www.fcbs.org I've seen your plant at Home Depot,and if its the plain green variety,its likely Ananas comosus.I would guess that the fruit is not going to get much larger,as it is likely a nursery grown plant,and has'nt the robustness or size of one grown outdoors in full sunlight. Pineapples need water and nutrients,and they can only be absorbed thru the roots,so the soil should not dry out,but not become soggy.If you can,place the plant outdoors in the Summer,and it will improve with daily sunlight. Meanwhile,water and feed it as you would a houseplant. Perhaps others will add some more information for you here too. Bob...See MoreQuestion from newbie about pineapple sage
Comments (2)The leaves don't grow in pairs which are close together. It's probably behaving just as it should. If you think, however, that it's leaning towards the sun, you have a good indication that it needs more sun. Pineapple sage can deal with quite savage pruning - necessary in a warm/hot climate - but since yours is such a baby, and you're in a cool/cold climate, I would leave it alone for now. You want it to flower, don't you?...See MoreWhat's wrong with my ornamental pineapple?
Comments (4)The tag said "not for consumption." But I did look up what the tag said it is which is the "Mini Me" species, and it looked like a miniature version of the edible one. So, perhaps it is edible. Of course, according to the tag, this one is supposed to be red. So, I'm kind of caught in a pickle. lol Of course, I stuck it IN the window instead of next to it and it appears to be doing much better, thank goodness....See More- 10 years ago
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