can pineapples be grown in maine?

Question

love pineapples thinking of growing them, is it possible? i am in maine

Answer 1

"Unlike many fruit plants, pineapple is very well adapted to container culture--and the fresh pineapples in the local supermarket have everything you need to get started.

CLIMATE AND SOILS

Pineapple grows best under uniformly warm temperatures year-round. While plants might survive 28 degrees, significant leaf damage would severely weaken the plant. Because of the likelihood of winter cold, pineapple would not be recommended for outdoor planting in Texas except in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

SOIL AND SITE SELECTION

Pineapple plants absolutely require soils with good internal drainage. Because they grow and fruit best in soils which are mildly acidic, pineapples can be problematic in the moderately alkaline soils in the Valley.

Given the small size of the plant, its sensitively to frost and its preference for well-drained, acidic soils, pineapples can be grown in 4- or 5-gallon planters or containers anywhere in Texas--moving the plants indoors next to a sunny window during the colder winter months.

Any good potting medium should be adequate for pineapple culture, as should any container having drainage holes at the bottom."

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Answer 2

If you want to grow pineapples in Maine, it will have to be indoors, because they are frost sensitive. But if you want to grow them indoors, you're going to need a big room with lots of light. Pineapples are big plants, about 3-6 feet in diameter at maturity, and they have wide spiny, prickly leaves.

I once grew a wild pineapple whose seeds I picked up in the Virgin Islands. When it got to be 2 feet in diameter, it took on a malicious personality and would stab anyone who tried to walk by it or water it. So yes, you could try growing a pineapple plant indoors, but your love for the plant would have to be able to overcome some serious obstacles.

Answer 3

Pineapples are a tropical fruit. They need hot weather year round. Maine just can't do it.

Answer 4

its a tropical plant that wont survive the cold weather, but you might be able to do it indoors or in a greenhouse.

Answer 5

winter are bad maybe inside building with proper heating

Answer 6

I doubt it.

Answer 7

greenhouse conditions only ..............

good luck !