Potted Pinepple

[Beankeeper]

Stupid question... Can I grow a pineapple in a large pot in my home? Or, do I need to be a little less lazy and a little more creative?

 

[Chuck]

Stupid question... Can I grow a pineapple in a large pot in my home? Or, do I need to be a little less lazy and a little more creative?

Sure you can. I haven't done it but I have seen pineapple plants with pineapples about the size of a baseball in pots. I don't know if they will get full size or not though

 

[Livvy]

Sure you can. I haven't done it but I have seen pineapple plants with pineapples about the size of a baseball in pots. I don't know if they will get full size or not though

Bite size pineapple sounds like an idea that could make quite a bit of money, if you could make the skin edible or something...

 

[Beankeeper]

Sure you can. I haven't done it but I have seen pineapple plants with pineapples about the size of a baseball in pots. I don't know if they will get full size or not though

Were they really large pots? Maybe it's like a fish - the bigger the living space, the bigger the fish.

 

[Beankeeper]

Bite size pineapple sounds like an idea that could make quite a bit of money, if you could make the skin edible or something...

Wouldn't that be cool?!? It would a lot of pineapple "inbreeding," I would think.. in order to achieve that but wouldn't it be awesome?!

 

[firelily99]

Its doable, do you want to start one using the top of the pineapple or do you want a plant that has been already started?

 

[Beankeeper]

Its doable, do you want to start one using the top of the pineapple or do you want a plant that has been already started?

I want to start using one from the top of a pineapple. Do you know how I can do it?

 

[evelynmcgregor]

I have grown a pineapple plant from the top of one, but it is a trail and error thing with a lot of failures before a success. The plant got very large, so you have to make sure that as it grows, you put it in a spot where no one will brush against the stiff, spikey leaves. They can hurt! I did get a small pineapple on it, but it took some time, so you have to be patient. And over time it did get to a useable size, although not as large as those in stores. Finding a spot for it in the house during the winters where no one would get injured walking past it was a challange.

 

[Pat]

I started a pineapple plant from the top of a pineapple about 2 yrs ago. It has not grown that large since I planted it. I put the plant out this spring before it had really warmed up and it got a little damaged from the cold nights. It is just beginning to come back to life. I doubt I will get a pineapple from this one plant because of the slow growth so far. I will look to start another one before the summer is over.

 

[firelily99]

Its easy, start by buying a pineapple, take it home and cut the top off, stripping some of the lower leaves. Eat the rest of the pineapple. Turn the cut off end upside down and leave it that way for a week or so to dry. Stick some toothpicks into the base of the pineapple and then set it up on a glass of water. The base should be in water with the toothpicks resting on the edge of the glass. When the roots are several inches long plant it in a pot. Keep it warm and moist, water weekly, and fertilize. Watch plant grow into pineapple tree.

Eat the new pineapples that grow!

 

[Trellum]

My dad tried growing a pineapple with the top of an adult one, but failed many times. I think you have to pick the right pineapple to do that! Best of luck with that, please let us know how it goes if you try.

 

[Livvy]

Wouldn't that be cool?!? It would a lot of pineapple "inbreeding," I would think.. in order to achieve that but wouldn't it be awesome?!

You'd have to somehow create a skin which would be peelable come to think of it, or at least one which came away easily. Or you could just sell peeling knives with them I guess.

 

[Chuck]

You'd have to somehow create a skin which would be peelable come to think of it, or at least one which came away easily. Or you could just sell peeling knives with them I guess.

I can see another GMO at the grocery store--------------skinless and spineless pineapple only $2.99 each

 

[Livvy]

I can see another GMO at the grocery store--------------skinless and spineless pineapple only $2.99 each

Now that's one GMO food I don't think anyone would complain about.

Then again without the skin all the delicious fruit is going to get icky and dirty.

 

[Blue]

I have a pineapple plant in a regular sized pot. I do want to move it into a larger one when it gets bigger. I have not had any fruit from it as of yet, It's still quite small compared to how big they should be, but as long as you plant it properly, give it the right soil, provide it with water and LOTS of sunlight, it should grow. That's all I've done with mine and its flourishing!