how to grow pineapples?

Question

i try to grow pineapples, but they always end up dying, can anyone explain how to grow them in detail? i look on google, but i some of the methods are different from eachother, i don't know which is best. thanks :)

Answer 1

I have found that you can cut the tops of of a regular store bought pinepple (cap it when you cut) and insert into some nice dirt or enriched potting soil---keep inside or out ---do not put in a place where it will get scorched from the sun--but where it can get nice filtered light-
The next summer you may be luck enough to have produced a pineapple!!!
Dont get too fussy about them----they really do not need alot of care, like you think that they would!

Answer 2

The following method works for me:

1) Cut the top off the pineapple and remove all of the fruit. If you leave some fruit on it will rot the top.

2) Remove the bottom 1" or 1 and 1/2" of leaves The stalk will root but the leaves will rot.

3) (the secret) Dry the top for two days or until a callous forms Depending on the humidity this could be as short as a day or as long asa week. Do this some place cool and dry. If you don't do this the stalk will rot.

4) Dip the stalk end in water and then into rooting hormone. This makes rooting faster.

5) Lay the stalk in a pot of fast draining potting soil so that only part of the stalk is touching the soil.

Don't put the entire stalk in the soil. In other words DO NOT plat the stalk in a vertical position. If you do then it is highly likely the stalk will rot. If you live in a very dry climate (e.g., Arizona or new mexico) then put the pot and stalk in a plastic bag (e.g., dry cleaning bag) to conserve moisture.

6) Mist frequently to keep the soil moist but not wet. Roots should appear in 2 or 3 weeks.

7) Once roots appear, repot the pineapple (this time in the vertical position) in a fast draining pooting soil (e.g., half pooting soil half perlite).

Remember, pineapples are actually bromeliads. Hence they like tropical conditions. High light, constant humidity, and constant lite fertilizer in the summer time.

In 2 or 3 years, it will grow another pineapple.

Answer 3

Guess what, they take like 4 years to fruit. I cut the top off one about two years ago and stuck it in a clay pot of ordinary potting soil in the window on the counter next to my kitchen sink. It's still alive! I do not have a dishwasher and apparently the occational steam is humid enough. I throw a cup of water on it whenever I think of it. If I wait too long, the lower leaves turn a little yellow. I trim the yellow off and it comes back just fine.

Answer 4

I LIVE IN FLORIDA, I JUST CUT THE TOP OFF ABOUT 1 INCH FROM THE TOP OF THE PINEAPPLE STICK IT IN THE GROUND ABOUT 3 INCHES .WATER IT 2 DAYS IN A ROWE IT TAKES OFF .NEXT YEAR I HAVE1 OR 2 PINEAPPLES FROM IT. I HAVE 7 PLANTS GROWING NEXT TO MY PORCH NOW. I GUESS CONDITIONS MUST BE RIGHT HERE. I LIVE JUST SOUTH OF LAKELAND . I DONT WATER THEM, I DONT USE FERTILIZER, THEY JUST GROW,SPACE THEM ABOUT 2 FEET APART .THEY GROW BIG .