Texas pineapple plantation.

Worth1 · November 1, 2011

Well since I like agave and pineapple looks like an agave but is a bromeliad but they are both Monocots.
Well any who I found a pineapple at the store that looked more ripe than usual so I bought the darn thing.

Then I cut it up and ate part of it.
Then I was looking on the web to see what plant family it was from and found a site on how to root them.
So I trimmed off all of the flesh pulled the lower leaves sliced the bottom and low and behold just like the book said there were the roots.
Nice healthy roots I might add.

Now tomorrow I will get some cactus soil a pot and plant the thing.

In about 2 years if all goes well I will have my first homegrown pineapple.
This may start a new hobby for me.

Worth

Zana · November 1, 2011

I grew about 4 about 10 years ago. It was cool....and tasty when I actually got to eat 'em. Good luck, Worth. Post some pics.

Medbury Gardens · December 7, 2011

Any progress Worth???

Worth1 · December 8, 2011

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Originally Posted by Medbury Gardens

Any progress Worth???

I went home last time and it had roots.
I go home this time and it got to around 30 degrees and the roots sucked up a little so I brought it into the house.
Hopefully it will come out of it, if not then I will just start over.

But the important thing is that I did get it to take root.

We shall see and will keep you updated.

Worth

b54red · December 9, 2011

The problem I found with trying to grow pineapples is they need to be moved inside during the winter or they will freeze and die. You have to be really careful digging them up and moving them because the leaves are very sharp and will also stab you when you try handling them. Mine got so large the first year that I was unable to move them inside so I tried keeping them under plastic but it was insufficient to keep them from freezing.

November 1, 2011	#1
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Texas pineapple plantation. Well since I like agave and pineapple looks like an agave but is a bromeliad but they are both Monocots. Well any who I found a pineapple at the store that looked more ripe than usual so I bought the darn thing. Then I cut it up and ate part of it. Then I was looking on the web to see what plant family it was from and found a site on how to root them. So I trimmed off all of the flesh pulled the lower leaves sliced the bottom and low and behold just like the book said there were the roots. Nice healthy roots I might add. Now tomorrow I will get some cactus soil a pot and plant the thing. In about 2 years if all goes well I will have my first homegrown pineapple. This may start a new hobby for me. Worth

November 1, 2011	#2
Zana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,521	I grew about 4 about 10 years ago. It was cool....and tasty when I actually got to eat 'em. Good luck, Worth. Post some pics.

December 7, 2011	#3
Medbury Gardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Medbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,881	Any progress Worth???

December 9, 2011	#5
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	The problem I found with trying to grow pineapples is they need to be moved inside during the winter or they will freeze and die. You have to be really careful digging them up and moving them because the leaves are very sharp and will also stab you when you try handling them. Mine got so large the first year that I was unable to move them inside so I tried keeping them under plastic but it was insufficient to keep them from freezing.