how do you 'root' the top of a pineapple?

Question

i have heard it was easy enough bit i,ve never ben sugsessful.

Answer 1

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 2

Do the same as when you root a potato. Remember when you put tooth picks into the potato and let a bottom portion set in the water glass the within weeks you had roots coming out. Try this method. keep the bottom part of the pineapple when you cut it off. Put into water for a few weeks to see if it roots. keep the leaves up and dry. Also leave in window sill for light.

Answer 3

You're right, it is easy, just as long as you do it right:) Click on the link below and you'll be sure to succeed this time, it's fun, too. Remember, though, it will be about 2 years before you get a pineapple, but it's worth the wait, just root a bunch of them at the same time, just in case of an occasional failure. Have fun.

http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/2003/12-5-2003/pineapple.html

Answer 4

break off the crown, and let the break heel up (let it dry a day). then you can either put it in water or sterile soil mix (wire it in place). you may want to use a little rooting hormone for the heel if you put it in the soil. if you put it in water, after you see root nubs, pot it in soil. when it outgrows the pot, repot in a larger pot. it will eventually make a flower and another pineapple. good luck.

Answer 5

Go to www.yougrowgirl.com/forums ... there is a thread in there that tells you how to do it, along with any other gardening thing imaginable! Great site!