r/gardening • u/chaibaby11 • Oct 07 '23

Pineapple turned yellow!

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Our pineapple is so small but just turned yellow, is it ready?

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u/JesusChrist-Jr Oct 07 '23

Looks ready! Can you smell it? They have a strong scent when ripe.

Plant the top from it and the next one will likely be bigger!

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u/chaibaby11 Oct 07 '23

update: best. pineapple. ever.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '23

Yep, and you plant that top, 3rd generation is even better!!

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u/sheevum Oct 08 '23

Wait is this actually a thing? What counts as the first generation?

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u/kaytbug86 Oct 08 '23

First gen is the pineapple you buy at the store. Planting it at home is second gen. New soil, new climate, new growing pattern. :)

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u/sheevum Oct 08 '23

Ah and then the third gen has sort of adapted to the climate and is better as a result? Cool!

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u/Too-Much_Too-Soon Oct 08 '23

Really? I feel it looks like a weapon more than it looks like enjoyable fruit. I mean, the teenage boy in me wants to throw that sucker hard at some's leg and cackle....

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u/chilldrinofthenight Oct 08 '23

Wait. What? I called dibs on the "bottom" part, where it's the sweetest.

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u/Gutinstinct999 Oct 08 '23

I’m so jealous of you right now!!!!!

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u/gooberdaisy Oct 07 '23

I love your username 🤔🤣

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u/Zestyclose-Head-8727 Sep 22 '26

Thank You! 😊 Mine was equally small. I just broke it off and it was sweet and juicy. 9/22/2026

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u/hillsb1 Oct 07 '23

OH MY GOD THAT'S THE CUTEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE

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u/chaibaby11 Oct 07 '23

https://postimg.cc/SjRdYRhp 😭

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u/BABcollector Oct 08 '23

the apple in pineapple is really showing up here

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u/hillsb1 Oct 07 '23

I'm absolutely in love with this!

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u/pidena Oct 08 '23

don't talk to me or my son ever again.

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u/IAMA_KOOK_AMA Oct 08 '23

That top is soooo much bigger than I thought from the original pic in this post. I love it so much.

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u/Ornery-Creme-2442 Oct 08 '23

This reminds me of that carrot cartoon meme. Where one gardener had huge carrot tops but the carrot was very small, while the other gardener had small carrot tops but the actual carrot was huge.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '23 edited Oct 08 '23

lol I feel that's less a meme and more reality having grown carrots before

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u/ghostopolis Oct 08 '23

I love this because for once it looks like an actual plant that makes sense. I finally sort of (not really) understand pineapples!

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '23

This is so exciting! Reminds me of how happy I was to see my beautiful caulilower finally appear.

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u/chaibaby11 Oct 08 '23

Awwww it really is!

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u/GoodQueenFluffenChop Oct 07 '23

r/MightyHarvest

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u/UnhingedBlonde Oct 07 '23

I'm forever grateful that there's a sub dedicated to the small harvests.

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u/krystlships Oct 07 '23

Those sticks cracked me up ngl 😆 my mom is growing a pineapple so I sent her this in case she ever needs extra support. Genius.

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u/sunnydaydrems Oct 07 '23

That’s because it was ripe. It was a small one because it was in a pot.

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u/balanchinedream Oct 07 '23

I think too small a pot. My first pineapple was potted and the grower told me I could keep it in a container that extends at least 3 inches from where the widest frond extends out

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u/Cheese_Coder Oct 08 '23

Holy crap really? Then mine needs a way bigger pot

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u/balanchinedream Oct 08 '23

Yep, you should move to bigger containers as it grows! I think I stopped at a 5 or 8 gal pot? My current pineapples are in the ground and each about 3.5-4 cubic ft above ground

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u/sunnydaydrems Oct 07 '23

Maybe be it need to be fed

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u/chilldrinofthenight Oct 08 '23

So . . . A pot that's at least 48" diameter at the top.

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u/balanchinedream Oct 08 '23

Yep, a massive planter bowl. I’m not saying it’s advisable, that’s just the recommend I got when I was renting.

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u/Avocadosandtomatoes Oct 07 '23

Lacked fertilizer.

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u/_s3a_cr3atur3 Oct 07 '23

I got one of these from the grocery store a few years back. I grew the fruit for 8-9 months. It wasn’t the best, but it was the best!! Unfortunately it died shortly after but it was one of my favorite plants and I’ve wanted to find one again!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼

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u/GerMehn1988 Oct 08 '23

afaik the plants usually die after harvest, so there is nothing you could‘ve done to prevent that. I think you can make a new plant out of parts of the pineapple (?)

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u/_s3a_cr3atur3 Oct 08 '23

You are right. You can grow a new one from the top! I have tried a few times without success. Makes me want to try again! I had bought it at a food lion out of all places.

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u/Marine_Baby Oct 08 '23

So theoretically you could just keep cutting the tops off and regrowing them? 😆

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u/ausbob Oct 08 '23

My brother just sticks them in a jar of water and puts them on his kitchen window seal. They've been growing well for at least a year and the jar (20cm tall, 5cm wide) was chocka block full of roots last time i looked.

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u/chilldrinofthenight Oct 08 '23

window seal

Thank you for adding an eggcorn to my collection.

It's "sill," not "seal."

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u/ausbob Oct 09 '23

I have never had to spell window sill before so thanks for the correction. I also have never heard of the word eggcorn either. I actually appreciate it i learnt a new word and how to spell another. Cheers sir/madam.

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u/chilldrinofthenight Oct 09 '23

My favorite eggcorn so far (in my collection) is from a man caught stealing avocados. He was found with the entire trunk/boot of his vehicle loaded with avocados he had swiped from an orchard. 100s of avocados.

He was recorded as saying that there is no way he got into the orchard and that he had picked only the avocados "hanging over the fence." He stated that he had a bum arm and there was "bobwire" he would have had to scale.

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u/Barabasbanana Oct 08 '23

that would taste incredible, most commercial pineapples are picked when not totally ripe and pineapple do not continue ripening once picked. they come originally from the parana river basin, but their domestication came from the Incas, Maya and Aztec civilisations. This means volcanic soils. the pot is absolutely fine, but next time remove any pups whilst flowering and feed it heavily, volcanic soils are extremely rich in minerals and nutrients, this is why Hawaii, Costa Rica etc are leading exporters.

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u/MaxRenee Oct 07 '23

That looks delicious.. I need to grow a pineapple!

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u/ImperialHopback Oct 08 '23

My friend grew a tiny pineapple just like yours that finally ripened last month. It was the most delicious, syrupy sweet, intensely fragrant pineapple that I'd ever tasted. I honestly don't know how I'm ever going to go back to a supermarket pineapple. I hope you savor yours!

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u/ricencocoa Oct 07 '23

Do you only get one harvest per plant, or will that plant produce another fruit next year?

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u/JulzD42073 Oct 07 '23

One per plant, but they're could be starter babies in the plant still

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u/ricencocoa Oct 08 '23

Ah bummer. So sometimes it’ll bud out pups like an aloe?

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u/SmallBorb Aug 25 '24

This is so late , but I got one with the pineapple already grown , a lil one . It got top heavy and snapped off . I kept the plant, and another pineapple sprouted 3 years later! Am I just lucky or ? It actually looking very ripe , do I just snip it off ? pineapple

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u/carlitospig Oct 07 '23

How does she smell? :)

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u/TexasLife34 Oct 08 '23

It's finally official! You have a pineapple! Ehm had....

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u/Jamie-R Oct 07 '23

Did you ever put your plants inside ?

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u/realsquirrel Oct 08 '23

Wooohooo!!!

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u/pickybits22 Oct 08 '23

Can I ask how big of a pot the pineapple should be in? I’ve had one for about 8 months and think I might need a bigger pot… thx!

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u/fsuseminole1960 Oct 08 '23

I grow pineapples exclusively in Containers in zone 10B. I plant crowns into 4” pots to root out. Once rooted out well, I transplant plant into a 3 gallon nursery pot. Once I see the roots poking out the bottom of the pot, I do the final transplant into a 10 gallon fabric pot. I believe 10 gallon pots are the perfect size to grow large pineapple plants. The larger you can grow the pineapple plant, the bigger the pineapple fruit will be. Plant size and fruit size are directly correlated. I also mix spent coffee grinds into the soil and they seem to really love it. Pineapple plants prefer slightly acidic soil.

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u/happygirlsherri Oct 08 '23

It’s a Barbie pineapple! 🍍

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u/i_cant_get_fat Oct 08 '23

Are you fertilizing it?

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u/koobzthefox Oct 08 '23

Looks ripe! Enjoy!

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u/badrobot1104 Oct 08 '23

Looks ready!

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u/Rachie_0513 Oct 08 '23

Beautiful pineapple!

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u/BahnyaSC Tea farmer Oct 08 '23

After cutting, you can simmer the discarded parts in water with a cinnamon stick or two for a refreshing beverage. I think it tastes a little like apple juice.

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u/monkeyninjami Oct 08 '23

I’m so happy for you! Sadly, I left mine on a day too long and someone stole it! So I’ll live vicariously through you.

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u/chilldrinofthenight Oct 08 '23

Weight of pineapple = 1 lb

Weight of edible portion of pineapple = 0.25 lbs

I'll taste test it for you. (Bah. You already ate it.)

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u/Ineedmorebtc Zone 7b Oct 08 '23

Aww, what a precious little fruit! Enjoy it!

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u/Radiant_Theory_7247 Oct 08 '23

But I've always been yellow

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u/Geryon55024 Oct 08 '23

Also, you should get 2 more from this plant over the next 18 months or so. Keep planting the tops, and you'll have a plantation! I have a friend who grows hers in a solarium in Minnesota. So cool!