Pineapple planted in the ground
My oldest recovering from a cool wet spell we had a few weeks ago. I recetly planted it in the ground. It's three years old so I'll be adding a few apples this summer and see what happens. There are still four other potted ones.
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stanofh 10a Hayward,Ca S.F. bay area
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoMatt z5b - Greenhouse 10a
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Planting Pineapples in the ground???
Comments (1)Thwy might grow in the shallow planting but fruiting might be small and stunted. They will need about 18- 24 months minimum to fruit. They drink alot of water while fruiting but should be well drained at the same time....See MorePineapple plants pupping, but no pineapples
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Comments (1)Kitty, I am also going crazy over pineapples. I got about twenty grown from tops so far. Most aren't close to fruiting yet though, many was started in the last six months. I'm really eager to finally get fruit. Check out the link to one of our fellow Garden webber, all about pineapple and really well done page with great pictures plus info. Here is a link that might be useful: gwebber Alnesbit...See MorePineapple - Will pineapples fruit more than once?
Comments (11)I tried growing them in our sand dune 6 years ago but they didn't do too well. I got 2 plants in large pots about 5 years ago. I believe they were sugarloaf and they were over wintered plants that were being cleared. I left the 2 Sugarloaf in pots, divided and re-potted them until I had a dozen over grown 10gal. pots. This spring I divided them and tossed about half. I currently have 7 pots with 8 fruits. For this variety, and maybe others - a stalk will produce 1 fruit. It also can produce side shoots. Up to 3. The usual recommendation is to remove all but 1 of the side shoots, let it fruit the next year, then pull the plant. This works well for the commercial growers because the plant increases in size, but produces the same amount of fruit. Not economical for them. For us, when the pot gets crowded and the fruit size suffers, we can just divy them up into more pots and go on enjoying even more fruits. The plants are also send up new shoots from the base. I think most of my expansion is from base growth. Plants from culture or tops take longer to fruit, usually 2 years. A divided plant will fruit the first year since it starts out with a decent root system. I would buy the largest plant I could find if I was to start over. Store fruit tops are too iffy and slow. Pineapples seem to be mostly pest free. Vermin eating the fruit happens, but bugs don't like them.They are thrifty with water, and tolerate neglect and being root bound. As for flavor, I harvest my fruits when they are yellow and fragrant. They are sweet and heavenly. I will never buy a store pineapple again....See More
dnedd1 zone7 LI NY
5 years agoI had 2 small ones as Stan said, they grew tiny but sweet. I had a mid sized one last summer that was not so sweet. Currently I have a monster that is fruiting and I suspect it will be commercial size.
my monster fruiting
I can barely move this pot.
had a mid size fruit from this before, waiting to see when it will produce again.
an offspring from the tiny sweet fruits I ate.
my friend has this now.
tiny sweet
mid size but not sweet at all.
Matt z5b - Greenhouse 10a
5 years agoThat's amazing for zone 7 great job!
Here is an update of it now.. I put in a few apples around the base and a bag over the top . Guess what, the creatures took them!!
dnedd1 zone7 LI NY
5 years ago
stacydkas
5 years agoI have started the tops in a jar and they have accidentally sprouted! Has to be an accident because I've tried this a 1000 times with no luck! They are covered in roots and one has a little "bud" coming out where the roots are. NOW WHAT DO I DO!? Lolol help!
Matt z5b - Greenhouse 10a
5 years agostacydkas
5 years agoMatt z5b - Greenhouse 10a
5 years agoMatt z5b - Greenhouse 10a
5 years ago11/27/18
It's been growing slow. The temps hit 28 F inside for 4 hours or more last week. Zero damage after 5 months in ground!
stacydkas
5 years agoIt's winter here... Days only reach 35 to 40 at best. Nights have been getting down to around 25.. My little Guy just stays inside..the little "baby" is taking over the pot finally. I assume the "mother" plant will die away sometime?
stacydkas
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoAugust 2018
January 2019
Stuck inside for winter... And the "mother" plant is growing like crazy!! Wondering if they each need their own pot??Matt z5b - Greenhouse 10a
5 years agoHappy to see things are alive after a few weeks of vacation.
01/14/19
TheyCallMeDave
5 years agoTheyCallMeDave
5 years agostanofh 10a Hayward,Ca S.F. bay area
5 years ago
Lars
5 years agoI grow pineapples in the ground; here's one of them:
They put out side shoots when grown this way, at least for me.
stanofh 10a Hayward,Ca S.F. bay area