Trax
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I really didn't think Pineapples would grow here but I was def wrong. They love hot weather!
I started this one by cutting off the top of a pineapple mom bought at the store. The leaves were tuff and green (that's very important) and I made the cut about 1 inch from the top. Then I hung the top up to dry for a week. That was about 2 years ago.
The instructions I found online said to put it in water after it dried, then wait for roots to start. I just put my top in a pot of garden dirt and about 30% miracle grow - after I stripped off about a dozen leaves from the bottom.
Very important. Never let dirt get on the leaves.
I watered it and waited and it finally started growing but the main plant died and left a baby. Now that baby is a big pineapple plant!
Other important stuff. Never let it get colder than 65*F (18*C) and if your climate is dry then spray the leaves so they won't dry out. Feed it light plant food about 1-2 times each week. That's the part I forgot but I'm doing that now.
If a red cone pops out in the middle of the plant then cover it with bird netting or something. Hummingbirds love pineapple flowers but if that flower gets pollinated then the pineapple won't be edible. The red cone will turn into a stem with a pineapple on top! If it has really good care then it only takes 2 years for it to flower and make a new pineapple - even if it's grown totally indoors!
Here's a pic I took of my Pineapple today! They love temps in the 100's (F)! I grow mine in the shade.
Z010 by Trax, on Flickr
If anyone else is growing pineapples, please share.
Btw, that pot is about 1 foot wide.
I started this one by cutting off the top of a pineapple mom bought at the store. The leaves were tuff and green (that's very important) and I made the cut about 1 inch from the top. Then I hung the top up to dry for a week. That was about 2 years ago.
The instructions I found online said to put it in water after it dried, then wait for roots to start. I just put my top in a pot of garden dirt and about 30% miracle grow - after I stripped off about a dozen leaves from the bottom.
Very important. Never let dirt get on the leaves.
I watered it and waited and it finally started growing but the main plant died and left a baby. Now that baby is a big pineapple plant!
Other important stuff. Never let it get colder than 65*F (18*C) and if your climate is dry then spray the leaves so they won't dry out. Feed it light plant food about 1-2 times each week. That's the part I forgot but I'm doing that now.
If a red cone pops out in the middle of the plant then cover it with bird netting or something. Hummingbirds love pineapple flowers but if that flower gets pollinated then the pineapple won't be edible. The red cone will turn into a stem with a pineapple on top! If it has really good care then it only takes 2 years for it to flower and make a new pineapple - even if it's grown totally indoors!
Here's a pic I took of my Pineapple today! They love temps in the 100's (F)! I grow mine in the shade.
Z010 by Trax, on Flickr
If anyone else is growing pineapples, please share.
Btw, that pot is about 1 foot wide.
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