My husband tried to tell me if you stick a whole pineapple in the ground they grow. Dont know if its true cuz hes always trying to be funny.
2006-09-10 12:02:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
The most readily available propagation material will be the green-leafed top of a fresh pineapple. The top of a pineapple is cut off 3cm/1in below the leaves and the four lower rows of leaves are then removed. Next wash the stump clean and left to dry, up site down, in the sun for a week. Now you can place the stump on a site with good drainage, in t he ground and firm the soil around it. Use a commercial soil mix to prevent deceases. When the new stalk is about 15cm long you could induce flowering by ethylene gas that dandelions and apples give off. To do that place dandelions or apples inside a large plastic bag that covers the pineapple. When flowering is induced remove plastic bag. The fruit will take then just under 2 years to mature.
However, if new plants are taken from suckers then they will fruit at approximately 15 months.
The following mulch is very effective with pineapples.
Aluminum foil-mulch:
Aluminum foil is spread out beneath or between the rows of plants will double the photosynthesis with the reflected light on the underside of leaves. Hold foil to the ground by placing a few stones on top. It will also act as deterrent for insects as they can not tolerate the intense ultra-violet light that it is reflected. You could damage young, small trees by using foil mulch, because of excessive heat, so you need to use common sense.
Happy gardening
2006-09-10 17:40:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you don't plant the whole pineapple you just cut off the top quarter with the green crown and plant that and give the plant a tropical condition in which to grow. Good luck!
2006-09-14 09:57:42 · answer #2 · answered by COACH 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are part of the bromeliad family. don't waste the whole pineapple - just cut the top off it and plant it wit hthe green spikes out of the ground.
They also really need tropical weather
2006-09-10 13:35:01 · answer #3 · answered by prcoley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a few that I've grown. Go to: http://agrss.sherman.hawaii.edu/pineapple/pinegrow.htm
This is where I got the info to grow them. If you need help contact me, i'll help if I can.
2006-09-10 12:07:33 · answer #4 · answered by dutchessdog1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you only use the top that you cut off, let it dry for several days then plant it, its a member of the bromyliad family
2006-09-10 20:03:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.floridagardener.com/misc/hgpa.htm
Check out this site. He's partially right.
2006-09-10 12:09:22 · answer #6 · answered by margarita 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋