During the pandemic when everything was locked down I tried rooting a pineapple top and now 6 years later I have little pineapple garden.
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Before a freeze killed it, my plant grew one three times. Each time, a damned bear ate (took a bite) it before it was ripe. Stupid bears.
On the upside, you gave that bear the best flavor bomb of the year! You’ve probably made him the happiest bear in all the county.
If he only took a bite he probably didn’t enjoy it.
Nah, it kept coming back. It just didn’t want to be selfish and gobble up the whole thing. That’s not how a polite guest behaves.
That’s more of a Goldilocks thing…
Bear bro just wanted to share. 😁
A friend of mine grows a pineapple plant in a container in New Jersey. He started the same way and brings it inside in the winter. I know he had it going for a few years, I’m not 100% sure if it still is but I do think he got a few small pineapples from it.
I might have to try this soon, I’ve been having way too much fun with plants this year!
I have one plant outside in my garden in Germany. Started from a supermarket fruit 1,5 years ago. Put it outside in April which caused it some stress, but I think that’s what initiated the fruit to grow. How do you all induce fruiting?
Do you live somewhere tropical?
No Im in North Carolina zone 8a. We do have a long growing season but i have to bring them inside before winter. They are actually struggling a bit this season from the heat.
I’m jealous!
Yea, I’m up north more and it probably wouldn’t go well here 🙃
As a kid, my mom tried to grow a pineapple plant. Unfortunately we lived in a high altitude arid climate so it was too cold and dry for it to ever take off, despite living in a pot in a sunny window.
I’m too much of a black thumb to even consider something like that.
Mine was growing great here in Florida. Then we had a 3 night cold snap last winter, and I forgot to bring it in, and it froze to death. I have to start over.
There are a number of different cultivars / species of pineapples, and some of them are more cold hardy than others. A hard freeze will cause heavy damage to the leaves of all types I’ve tried outdoors, but some can survive until temps drop into the low 20F range IF they’re well established in the ground with all other needs being met.
I’m in zone 8a, and some of the hardware chains here are selling like 3 different types of “hardy pineapples” that are listed on the tag as being cold hardy to zone 8b. I don’t believe that’s accurate though.
The thing is, if you have freezes but still generally never get colder than upper 20F range, they might only ever be ornamental and not produce fruit. The freeze will generally knock back the main plant, forcing it to come back from pups each year.
Funny thing is that some parts of Florida are legit considered tropical. You could always bring them inside during the colder months.
I should have brought it in, but I just didn’t think of it. I was bummed when I realized later. What a dummy.
I did the same but I’m not having as much fruit. What size pots do you have them in? Mine are huge but not fruiting. I’m near New Orleans Louisiana.
I think they are 18" pots if I remember correctly. Ill have to check.
Closest thing I have attempted to grow to a pineapple is Spanish moss which somewhat surprisingly is in the same family. Tried to establish it on some trees in my backyard but unfortunately in storms the wind is so strong that it all got blown off after only a couple months. Probably didn’t help that it was a huge drought going on simultaneously.
Thanks for sharing! I had no idea those two plants were related. I tried to bring some Spanish moss home from Georgia but it didnt make it.
Nice! It take a long time to grow but faster in tropical region, didn’t know it will take up to 6 years! I just harvest mine last week and another one is almost ready, probably this sunday or middle of next week. Planted them 3 years ago and i lived in tropical region. There’s still plenty of plant haven’t even done growing yet so i’d expect another one or two years for all the first batch of harvest.
Ive had the plants for 6 years but we started getting fruit in 2.
Neat!
So, I have a question. Do pineapple plants fruit more than once? I am under the impression that once a pinneaple plant bears fruit, it is done.
Yes they all produce 1 fruit a season.
Per season or just one season? Sorry if I am being dense, but it hurts to kill a plant that has given fruit.
Not sure about that, but pineapples take 2 to 3 years in a tropical climate to fruit.
I started one during the pandemic and kept it for several years. It was a good experience.
Looks like you’re having great success over there. So many cute lil pineapples 💛🍍
