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Originally Posted by notrecruiting
You mentioned letting the pineapple top dry out to form a skin....I wonder if that's a crucial step to take. ...
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The skinning over part was something I got in the habit of doing back when I had a cacti collection going, that was the standard thing to do when propagating from cuttings so I just carried it over.
With the pineapple I'd remove all "edibles" and snip the leaves close to the stub so any new growth would be readily apparent.
My buddy gets good results just sticking them straight into dirt with little prep but he's down on Big Pine Key (FL) and the temps & humidity conditions there are great for pineapple.
Once the center leaves at the top start falling out the top is pretty much ready for the compost pile.