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Anyone try pineapple planting?

5 years ago

last modified: 5 years ago

This one will be my second attempt. My mother had good luck rooting pineapples, but the only time I ever tried, it rotted in the soil. Think I left too much of the fleshy fruit on the cutting when I planted it. The one pictured was purchased (at Walmart nursery I think) and it is definitely taller and larger than when I bought it. I keep it damp as the instructions indicated was best. It's in a heavily dappled garden area but gets direct sun for about 1-2 hours a day. It seems happy in its location.

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roselee z8b S.W. Texas

5 years ago

Patty once gave me a pineapple plant that she had started from replanting the top of a pineapple purchased from the grocery store. Much to my surprise it produced a wonderfully sweet pineapple which we consumed with gusto; not large, but very tasty!

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buttoni_8b
Original Author
5 years ago
When I went out to get a photo of it, I saw this amazing spiderweb strung between my Knock Out standard and my red bud tree. The lawn watering had just cut off and the droplets were hanging on it, else I'd have never noticed it at all.
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bossyvossy
5 years ago
I tried one time and plant did well until I left for vacay. The end.

i tried a 2nd time and it rotted from excessive rains.

Both were started from pineapple tops. Very easy, but when I can get pineapples at WM for 99 cents I have little incentive to try again. You’ve heard my disillusionment w/ trying to grow edibles and fighting weather/critters. So much easier to drive to Kroger’s, ha
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5 years ago
Oh, I gave up on edibles years ago, Bossy. The bugs always get more off them then I ever have. Did OK with a 20x30' garden in Austin back years ago when the hubs was in grad school at UT, but no veggie luck since. Heck, I can't even grow tomatoes before the leaf miners or Texas sun kills off the plants. I stick to trees and shrubs now. :)
bossyvossy
5 years ago
I saw this a Kroger’s today. It was no larger than a grapefruit.
buttoni_8b
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5 years ago
Hmmm. Interesting. There are so many new strains of plants coming out nowadays.
texanjana
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
I grew one in a pot years ago from the pineapple top. It was delicious-very sweet. My kids thought it was so cool.
MsRed Byrd
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
Roselee, was this the one that you took home? If so, I'm happy that it grew and that it gave you fruit, :-)

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