If you leave the slips on the mother plant once you harvest the pineapple you'll have new pineapples growing in 8 months and you don't have to wait for new roots to develope. They develope a lot faster and grow bigger. I harvested 7 pineapple last summer, this summer I have 12 pineapples I'll be harvesting and a total of 21 plants. I'm in zone 9b SW Florida I have been growing pineapples since 2020.
Wow, that's a lot of pineapple plants! I bet they love the climate in Florida too. I'm looking forward to getting more although I think I may have neglected the slips a little too much over the winter because I haven't seen any flowers growing this year. I still have 2 slips on the mother plant and 4 in other pots. I doubt I'll ever get to 21 plants, but I'd love to get 2 or 3 a year if I can!
just stumbled upon this video today, but I've recently rooted a top off a pineapple and decided to stick it in some dirt and let'er grow! It's already putting out new growth and I'm oddly excited even though I fully expect to either get nothing or take ~3 years (I live in zone 7a). Finding shoots/slips online isn't easy so I figured why not go this route. In any case, thanks for the video!
@@Seddysaid Thanks! Pineapples like well draining soil so most potting mixes will work great for growing in containers. I usually just water them with the rest of my patio plants. They don’t seem too picky for me although they’re not too happy if you forget about them 😅. As for lighting, they like a lot of sun but I’ve noticed that in the summer here in Southern California they actually prefer to be shaded in the afternoons. I have two placed on the east side of my patio right now and they’re thriving in this dry summer heat we’re having even though they only get sun from about 8am-2pm. I hope that helps!
@herhomeandharvest thanks for this info. I have a pineapple plant that has a little pineapple growing but it keeps toppling over. I have it in a really well draining mix but it still stays wet. I watered it only twice in the past 2 months. I have it inside in indirect lighting so I moved it to a grow light because it was toppling over. It's still doing it so I think I'm going to try moving it outside. Problem is I live in Arizona and it's over a hundred degrees 😬
@@Seddysaid oh yeah, I’ve definitely fried one in the heat before (the one in this video actually 😬) but it’s more the crazy heatwaves that have bothered them (we had one a couple weeks ago over 110°). I think they do fine in the 90s but it’s probably so dry where you’re at that 100+ weather might stress it out. Depending on where you are in Arizona I would also be careful of a freeze. I don’t think they’ll tolerate it well. I’m in zone 10a so I don’t have much experience with freezing temps in the garden.
@@HelenBergen I usually water along with my other patio plants. They aren’t too picky but I wouldn’t let the soil go completely dry and definitely don’t let it stay soggy. Usually the top of the soil dries out between watering but it is still a little damp a few inches down. During the summer I water almost every day and in the cooler months I only need to water once or twice a week.
hi i watch these videos here on you tube that show how people grow a pineapple from just stick it in a pot but no one talks about how you water it, or how many times you water ?or do you even water it,do you stick it in the sun outside or do you leave in the house? sorry if these are to many questions ,please help thank you
A lot of it depends on your climate, but as a general rule of thumb I would say water it at least once a week, it’s ok to let the soil dry out a bit if there are strong roots, but don’t let it sit dry for a long time. In my climate I find that partial sun works best. Full sun just tends to burn the leaves in my area. And a well draining soil is best. I hope that helps!
@@herhomeandharvestI have two that sit in front of a shed. They get a pretty good amount of sun. I water about once week. I feed with Peters plant food. She is 3 years old. I’m sure it is a bit root bound, but I am able to put them in my shed when we get freezing temps in South Alabama. My first one is peeking out!!!!
If you keep the original pineapple plant after harvesting the pineapple, the sucker/pup will grow as a new plant and will produce another pineapple within a year. Many assume that pineapple plants flower once. It is actually not true. One of the ways that farmers make good profit is not planting new pineapple plants every year. However, the fruits that the plant will produce in the second/third/fourth year will become gradually smaller than the first one.
Thanks for sharing! I was thinking of leaving a couple of the pups on the original plant to see the difference between that and the ones I repotted. I was wondering how they can sell them so cheap at the grocery store!
@@herhomeandharvest awesome and thanks for letting me know! I was debating if 3 gallons wouldve been enough (just trying to conserve space) after I planted mine in a 7 gallon today. Looks like I’ll stick to the 7 gallon. Pretty cool seeing these progress!
@@CalenMac I think you would struggle with the 3 gallons but I don’t see why a 7 gallon wouldn’t work. Best of luck and I hope you have success! It’s definitely exciting when you get to harvest!
After watching the video, I was excited about the idea. How if I was trying to plant pineapples at my house, I found the idea brilliant. I live in Algeria in africa and I wanted to try the experience. I will appreciate it sir if you could help me get some seeds to try at hom
I’m not able to do that right now but if you’re on Facebook there are a lot of gardening groups that do swaps for fruit/veggies/starts/etc. If you can find one in your area it’s a great place to get things like this for free or trade.
