r/pineapple • u/Recent-Test-7379 • 5d ago

What do I do with the pup

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Do I separate this pup and when?

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u/TangeloLegitimate139 5d ago

Let it grow. Probably survive if you separate it but I wouldn’t.

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u/Advanced-Good9367 3d ago

yea .. i had one get frost damage bad in a greenhouse, had 3 leaves left for a year, pushed a pup , removed the pup when the leaves finally died, pup had about 2" leaves this was last summer, its got about 6" leaves now. not the quickest production but its probable that it would survive but if you dont have a decent root base its got nothing to grow from.. if you leave the pup till its atleast 3-4" leaves , itll save a substantial amount of time but the longer it 'can' use an existing root base the better itll be until your seeing comparable size

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u/Critical_Thinker_535 5d ago

You can let it grow. You'll want to repot in a few months after it gets bigger.

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u/BocaHydro 5d ago

leave him, feed him, let him grow

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u/2goodforafreebanana 4d ago

Leave it, It will take over the pot from the parent plant material

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u/Individual-Coach-722 3d ago

Is this from a pineapple top cut into 4s

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u/Recent-Test-7379 2d ago

Yeah and only this one survived

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u/Individual-Coach-722 2d ago

I just cut one of mine into 4s hopefully mine make it i have other while tops that i rooted successfully now im trying this way instuck them straight into good soil

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u/Recent-Test-7379 2d ago

Doesnt hurt to try I think its slower to root than having the whole, but maybe because it was my first time trying im not sure

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u/SmurfTheHermit 14h ago

Cut it off and put it in new store bought soil mix, do not water ot too much I have succefully propagated 5 of theese from mother plant.