I'm thinking of cutting off all but lie 2 inches of fruit attached to the leaves and plant that into the ground (or a pot, not sure yet). Anybody else do it this way? If I do use a pot, how big should I go?

[Sheriff Bart]

use a small pot until it well rooted then put into a bigger pot or put it into the ground
keep it moist (not soakin wet)
should work out ok
prob wont work very ell if you just stick it in the ground

[Worm]

The "crown" is the leafy part coming out of the pineapple.

You don't want any fruit to remain on the base of the crown (it will rot and may lead to problems), so scrape off any that's left.

Next peel off the bottom 2-3cm of leaves. You'll see little root bumps that were hidden underneath the leaves you just removed.

For rooting, you can either plant the crown directly in some well-drained soil, or you can root it in water.

[uncle louie]

I've had success this way, cut off top about 11/2 inches below crown, place in small pot , in full sun , pot-up after well rooted , put in rich soil , will produce a nice pineapple IN ABOUT TWO YEARS

[bdomina]

i wish i could grow pineapple.. always wanted to grow olives too but i hear they take a lifetime to get good oil quality olives.

Twist off top definitely. I had one for a couple of years, but never did fruit. Good luck.

I would put some rooting hormone on the base before planting.

[Mr. Greengenes]

Worm 'splained the preperation just right. I use water, but soilmix would work fine. Only thing I'd add is, pineapples are very sensitive to soggy roots when it gets cool, so they do best with lots of something like crushed lava rock or pumice and sand added to the soilmix and not much organic material, which is the part that gets soggy and cold. Also, you know they're bromilliads so don't forget to splash a little water into the crown.

I have been to the worlds largest pineapple plantations several times,I was there earlier this year actually,I will ask how they grow them on a commercial scale if you like?

[geopolitical]

The twist method is by far the easiest. As for fruiting, once they're sufficient size, put them in a big clear trash bag with a couple of ripe apples for a week or so. I've always gotten mine to start blooming this way. That being said I've also heard of using carbide to do something similar.

Big key is the plant has to be big enough to support blooming and you need a LOT of light and good food for it to do so.

[gronko]

Hello,

Yeah we cut the pineapple with about 2-3cm of flesh right under the leafy stalk and plant that in a pot that's twice the size of the original pineapple.

Originally Posted by Guest

I'm thinking of cutting off all but lie 2 inches of fruit attached to the leaves and plant that into the ground (or a pot, not sure yet). Anybody else do it this way? If I do use a pot, how big should I go?