Pineapple time!

[BeccaBuds]

I got a pineapple at the grocery store and saved the crown to start a new houseplant. All trimmed and now just let it scab over for a week or so before potting it. Pineapples are epiphytic bromeliads and really easy to grow but they do get up to 4 feet across so it's destined to be a patio plant. This top wasn't as fresh as I'd like so I hope it takes.

 

[garybo]

Good looking bud there, when she dries out, I bet she smokes really good.

 

[BeccaBuds]

I just sterilized a gallon pot of soil in the microwave for it grow in. I normally don't smoke my houseplants, @garybo. If this plant some day fruits, I may use it to make drinks as I did with it's parent's fruit last night!

 

[Odjob]

Staple at my house but being latitudilly challenged I've never given growing pineapple a second thought. Tweaking my interest it is!

 

[Odjob]

Two to three years before bearing fruit, so much for that plan. $6.00 for me and they're not all that big.

 

[BeccaBuds]

I mainly want it for a low maintenance plant for my patio. If it fruits, great, if it doesn't I'll go to the grocery store, too, lol!

 

[BeccaBuds]

The pineapple is in the pot and watered with 300mL aqua. I'm not sure it's going to make it though; it is deteriorating quickly. May have to get another fresher pineapple and try again.

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Thinking about getting one of these to hang in the tiny closet:

 

[BeccaBuds]

That cutting looked much better 3 weeks ago, but there is still green so I'm holding out, hoping to get a nice house plant...

 

[Evergreen89]

This was harvested in my tent granted I bought a pineapple plant from Wally World. Best pineapple I’ve ever tasted. Sorry

 

[BeccaBuds]

I'm still not sure my cutting is going to make it. The decay seems to have stopped spreading, though, and there is still some green so I haven't given up yet. I've yet to taste a vegetable or fruit that didn't taste way better fresh from the garden. Always more flavorful or sweeter.
I'm curious- what light cycle did you use to make it fruit, @Evergreen89 ?

 

[Evergreen89]

It had a fruit on it when I baught it but was tiny. I had it in my tent through out veg and flower for my meds so not to sure. I do have two store bought tops over water for 6 months and barely have roots. Here it is the day it came home

 

[BeccaBuds]

I've read it takes several years before they fruit. I had a pineapple plant way back in the 80's that I started same way I did this one. It hadn't flowered by the time I ended up giving it away when I had to move and downsize.

 

[BeccaBuds]

I've had the plant under a 15W High CRI Cree LED bulb with 5000K color temp for the last couple of months for 12 hours a day. It hasn't developed a growing tip yet but it isn't dead yet either, so time will tell. I harvested my #2 Do Si Dos plant, so I moved the Pineapple under my second Pro-2000W LED Grow Light in the tiny closet and I wouldn't be surprised if it took off quick. These Samsung LEDS are pretty amazing.

 

[BeccaBuds]

FINALLY! After almost 5 full months I've got some growth, not from the center (?!?) but in the form of an offset pup coming out from under a leaf. I trimmed the leak back so the pup gets more light.
I think I'll wait until it gets bigger, then cut it and put it in another pot. That will encourage the original cutting to make more pups!

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[BeccaBuds]

The little pineapple plant is still kind of struggling. I think I need to repot it in fresh soil or perhaps leach the heck out of it and wick off the excess water. Meanwhile I gave it a healthy sprinkle of myco and watered it with a half liter of water containing 7.5mL of Jones Juice.

 

[BeccaBuds]

Gave the plant a tablespoon of Geoflora Veg, worked it into the soil a bit and watered it in with 100mL. It already looks better after the Jones Juice and myco. The GV should help too.

 

[BeccaBuds]

Yep, she's perking up and happier now after myco & Geoflora Veg!

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[BeccaBuds]

The Pineapple plant is doing great now. Before long it will be too big for the cacti tent. I leached the soil to remove built up salts and the plant has really responded positively.

 

[BeccaBuds]

The plant has doubled in size and could use an up-potting I think, though it is doing really well now.