can anyone tell me how to plant the top of my pineapple?

Answer 1

Grow a Pineapple!

I've always been one to experiment with plants, trying to see what I can grow, the more exotic the better. I had tried growing pineapple as a child, but the plant always ended up a soggy rotten mess. I didn't realize that while it is true you can grow a pineapple plant from the green leafy top of a pineapple fruit, any fruit left on the top of the plant will promote rots, likely killing the plant.

It wasn't until graduate school at the U of I that I learned how to successfully propagate pineapple from Dr. Bob Skirvin. There are two basic ways to propagate pineapple, starting with the green top that has been either cut off with a sharp knife or twisted from the top of the fruit.

The lower leaves should be removed. The top should be allowed to dry for a few days up to a week to lessen the chance that decay will set in. New roots will form if the top is placed in either a glass of water or planted directly into a well-draining potting soil.

When I started my plant, I read that a mature plant can be three to four feet in diameter. I didn't believe what I read, until my plant began to grow vigorously that summer outdoors on my balcony. When I brought it indoors in the fall, it was way too big for my apartment. It now lives at my friend's house, and yes, it is about three feet in diameter, the leaf margins bearing harsh spines.

After about three years of vegetative growth, my plant is ready to flower. I can induce flowering by placing the plant in a plastic bag with an apple or two. The apples produce ethylene, a chemical emitted by ripening fruit which can trigger plants to flower. With luck, the plant will produce a stalk with clustered flowers, which will produce a new pineapple. Hopefully I'll have good news to report after I try this method this summer.

Answer 2

Yup. I can tell you. Cut the top section where the leaves are... leaving about 1 1/2 inch of pineapple at the top. Next remove some of the pineapple flesh from the section you just cut. You want to leave the core intact but remove a small amount from the part that you would normally eat. That's all you do, now plant the piece into potting soil that you should keep slightly damp. The top part of the pineapple should be visible. You don't want to bury it too deep. It will take a month or two to root properly, you will know when it grows new leaves.

Answer 3

How To Plant Pineapple Top

Answer 4

OK well cut the pineapple off about 2 inches from the top and scoop the yellow part of the pineaple out as much as you can and then plant it-it could get alittle icky-I had a few mites around it until the top in the dirt dried out a little bit but right now mine is about a foot and half tall and boy is there a lot of leaves on it I keep in in bright light and a water it when the soil feels dry to the touch good luck!

Answer 5

Make sure when you cut the top off that you leave about an inch to half an inch of pinapple connected to the top. Next put it for one to two days on tissue to allow the juices to seep out. And then you cut away the rest of the dryed off fruit, but leave the middle part connected. so now you have the leafy top of the pinapple and the core part in the center. Next fill a glass with water and place the top in the water so that only the core is dipped in the water, but the leafy part is resting above the rim of the glass. Wait a week or two (maybe three) until you see tiny white roots growing into the glass. When they are (the roots) about 3-4 inches long and then plant it in a good sized pot in regular soil. Make sure to leave the leafy part poking out of the soil. Water about once a week, not too much and grow in a partially shady enviroment-no direct sunlight. Good luck and Cheers!

Answer 6

cut the top of the pineapple off, and then just plant it into the ground. and lok after it like any other plant. i tried this wen i was younger n it worked. just make sure the green leafy part isnt in the ground other wise it will start to rot. also i think there is gardening supplements u can purchase which help the plant to grow roots before u actually plant it in the soil. hope that makes sense.

Answer 7

All of the above will work I grow and sell pineapple's that I start from the ones I get at home. I use super thrive on them once they get established. Make sure you do use a light potting mixture or they will rot. Then just water and feed with a time release fertilizer every 3 months or so and you should be good to go.

Answer 8

Pineapples are from the tropics; that being suggested, the suited climate for pineapple growing to be is sixty 5 to ninety 5 ranges fahrenheit. it may tolerate cool nights yet purely for short sessions of time. you probable would desire to prevail on your attempt to propagate a pineaple plant in case you plant your pineapple crown (the precise of the fruit with leaves) in a huge pot indoors the place there is loads of photograph voltaic, and the temperature isn't as severe because of the fact the exterior.

Answer 9

take the top of the pineapple and place it in fertile potting soil in a flower pot and water it thoroughly. Keep the soil moist and within a few weeks you will start to see growth on the pineapple top. Within a few months you should have a little pineapple growing on it.

Answer 10

Just like Moose writes. Twist the top off. Let it dry. Plant. I've had about six and each one had a little pineapple. Cute little suckers too.