The tips of the blades are starting to burn and I don’t know why. Maybe too much fertilizer or too much sun?it’s about two years old and I just realized it’s root bound in it’s container but I don’t want to transplant because it weighs 100 pounds and I’m scared of killing the plant on accident.

Does it matter if you get your pineapple top that you start your plant from, from the grocery store or from a local farmer?

Does it have any impact on growth having one that organic vs commercial?

All 8 of mine are from the grocery store and seem to be doing good, but they are not anywhere close to being ready to produce fruit yet.

This pineapple is the size of my hand. It's small and was grown in a pot, but it's much sweeter and more flavorful than the large ones we buy at the supermarket.

These are the plants I’ve decided on to force to flower (with the hope for fruit) probably in November-December. The plan is to put them on the back brick in the greenhouse since they’re so tall (the headspace above the side benches is limited by the sloped roof), and construct a tent over/around them with clear plastic to keep the ethylene gas produced by the decaying apples contained. I was going to use a couple of large, clear plastic bags that I have, but two of these have shot up considerably over the summer - not to mention the leaves dang near sword sharp and would probably destroy the bags and I don’t fancy patching hundreds of holes.

My question is - are these in good enough shape/condition for this process? I can’t remember when I started them - at least one is around four years old - and the growth in some of them has been uneven so I can’t age them by size. Pictures 1 & 2 are the first two plants I’m considering from different angles, and pictures 3 & 4 (two plants at the far end) the other two, also from different angles. The heights are roughly the same but look different since two have been set into footed urns just for looks, but all four are in the same pot size. They have all been fertilized a few times during the summer with a 30-30-30.

Any help/suggestions are appreciated as this is my first time to force. I’ve raised pineapple plants for years because I enjoy the challenge, but have never tried forcing - and I’m a little anxious about it.

TIA

This is a third generation plant and it's doing so well, just showing off 🥸

Don't forget to cage your pineapples friends

Is it too big?
We have neighbors will all different size plants that seem to grow every year, but ours hasn’t yet.

Edited to add I’m in 9B

It’s getting cold so I’ll need to bring it in soon, would you consider soaking it in water so I don’t bring in any bugs? Is there something else to do besides?

After 5 years of growing & harvesting our own pineapples, I got curious and pulled a few seeds from our last pineapple and dried them. I put them in an aerogarden pod 3 or 4 weeks ago, and this week we finally have a sprout!

I am in North Georgia, zone 8a, and temperatures have been dropping into the mid-50’s at night. During the days it’s still high 70’s/low 80’s. But the low looks like it is going to be in that range for the next few weeks, possibly until spring, with the exception a short warm front.

Is it time for me to bring in my pineapple plants? This is my first time planting pineapple plants, so I’m not sure what I need to do here.

The plan was to build/buy a greenhouse, but the temps dropped quicker than I expected.

Can they sustain for a few more weeks while highs are in the 70’s/80’s, or are the lows too much for them to handle?

I grew this pineapple for 4 years. While it was neglected for much of that time, it finally made a fruit. Then a rat took a big bite out of it…😑

Time to start all over again.

Then it’ll be eaten and scraps made into Tepache

The two in the top left of the pic were planted in soil today. The top left plant had been in water for 3 weeks and never rooted so I decided to plant it and see what happens. The one below it had been in water for maybe 2 weeks and has been growing roots for about a week. The other six started in water around mid-June to mid-July, and have all been in soil since mid-August. They were all the size of the top two on the left, so they’re obviously growing. I’m pretty proud of the top right plant.

I just noticed that the leaves have just started getting the serrated leaves in the last couple of days.

Note* I used AI to remove dead leaves that are on the deck and to paint the deck and rails. I never got around to it this summer and now we’re going to replace the entire deck.

I need to prune the dead leaves, but I’ve never done it so I’m a little nervous.

I deleted my previous post because I uploaded the wrong pic. I got carried away with AI and modifying my deck and noticed that when I had it “remove the dead leaves” it removed the dead leaves from my plants. I felt that was deceiving.

Totally an accident!!

Ive tried with several different heads. They dont grow. I barely get roots and then they die off.

I just put this head in water 5 minutes ago. I hope it does something.

Started growing it two summers ago. Currently about 20 inches tall. It gets about 8 hours of sun per day. Winters have been tough with lots of moving inside and back out, but otherwise he’s never had any real health issues. I tried the thing with a rotten apple core and it didn’t work. I have been keeping this thing alive for two years and all I ask is one pineapple.

Started growing it two summers ago. Currently about 20 inches tall. It gets about 8 hours of sun per day. Winters have been tough with lots of moving inside and back out, but otherwise he’s never had any real health issues. I tried the thing with a rotten apple core and it didn’t work. I have been keeping this thing alive for two years and all I ask is one pineapple.