Anybody ever plant a pineapple top?

[Laura13617]

welcome to plant swap!!! i tried this too last year but like ang i wasnt entirely sucessful i think i put it in soil to soon..i think ur suppose to let it dry out for couple days?? i'd like to try again this yr. i'm going to try n avacodo pit too.. anyone have tips on avacado's too?

[Krista]

I was reading up on the whole processes. It is really cool. I am actually trying this out myself. They plant looks really cool when it starts fruiting.

[miamipanda]

Thanks for all the info, Mary.

I am glad to hear that once the plant gives off fruit, that a new shoot starts growing to replace it. My banana plant does the same thing..... but with it, I will have two or three shoots started before the main one bears fruit and dies off. Is it the same with pineapples, or always just one shoot?

[grumpy52]

I start by cutting the top off the fruit about 1/2" to 3/4" down from the crown.
Scoop out the fruit from inside the top . Most sites instruct to twist the crown away from the fruit top, but I don't do that. By leaving the shell of the top on, it will stand up on its own in the soil. Removing remnants of fruit from the top minimizes the chance of rot.
Strip a few leaves away from the base of the crown.
Let the top dry out for 2 - 3 days. Also minimizes the chance of rot.
Plant into a light, well-draining potting mix.
Check on it after a few weeks. If it has developed roots or shows new growth leaves, transplant into the garden.

I am not going to plant mine in the garden any more because of all that I lost in this year's freeze. I'll translpant mine into 15 gal pots so that I can move them inside when needed.