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evildeadguy81
02-25-2018, 01:07 PM
Wanted to share that my Natal Queen pineapple plants have flowered here is a photo below
https://s6.postimg.cc/awj4o163h/IMG_20180225_121308_HDR.jpg (https://postimg.cc/image/awj4o163h/)
37.667910
02-26-2018, 11:16 AM
That's awesome.
Start it from a store bought pineapple?
evildeadguy81
02-26-2018, 01:27 PM
That's awesome.
Start it from a store bought pineapple?
Hi i got them as pups from a guy that got them sent to him years ago from the USDA that was back when they were sending out tissue culture samples out to people... But they don't offer that anymore I'm not even sure you can find them in a store
37.667910
02-26-2018, 03:00 PM
I had pretty good success one time using the pineapple top to start a plant, but the next 2 failed.
Nice job!
sputinc7
02-26-2018, 09:28 PM
I have 10 from storebought ones but I hear there are much better tasting ones out there...
37.667910
02-26-2018, 10:19 PM
I have 10 from storebought ones but I hear there are much better tasting ones out there...
Did you grow them in water to root, or straight into soil?
sputinc7
02-26-2018, 11:43 PM
I cut the top off the pineapple then I pull off the yellow part then peel off a dozen or so leaves around the stem to clear an inch or so of stem inside then soak in water a couple weeks. Keep the water fresh by changing it every couple days. I have not had one not root this way.
sputinc7
02-26-2018, 11:55 PM
I have read on here that sugarloaf is a good one. Is it full sized fruit? What about white jade?
evildeadguy81
02-27-2018, 01:55 PM
SugarLoaf is a great pineapple to grow has a great taste to... white jade taste really good to... i use to grow them but i don't anymore
37.667910
02-28-2018, 06:20 PM
I cut the top off the pineapple then I pull off the yellow part then peel off a dozen or so leaves around the stem to clear an inch or so of stem inside then soak in water a couple weeks. Keep the water fresh by changing it every couple days. I have not had one not root this way.
I've had the weirdest time rooting these. Fist one I tried - BINGO! within 2 weeks new fresh roots. The last 2 - nothing!
It just rots away. Can't figure it out for the life of me.
evildeadguy81
02-28-2018, 06:34 PM
if starting from store bought pineapples make sure when you buy the pineapple that the crown is in good shape and has no brown leaves and all the center leaves are still green and be sure to make sure the center hasn't been drilled out
when rooting the crown don't start it in water... get you a 1 gallon pot fill it with potting soil than put the crown in the soil lightly water the soil and around 4 to 6 weeks it should root....be sure not to let the soil dry out but don't over water it or it will rot
evildeadguy81
03-15-2018, 12:37 PM
Natal Queen getting bigger plus crown is starting to grow
https://s6.postimg.cc/47tl4meu5/Natal_Queen_01.jpg (https://postimg.cc/image/47tl4meu5/)
evildeadguy81
04-29-2018, 12:21 PM
Natal pineapple getting bigger :)
https://s6.postimg.cc/81t5csrq5/Natal1.jpg (https://postimg.cc/image/81t5csrq5/)
evildeadguy81
02-27-2019, 03:13 PM
here is a photo of this years Natal Queen pineapple starting can't wait till there ready :)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64398&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64398)
imclumbi
02-27-2019, 09:48 PM
Amazing photos. Do you sell varieties? I grow several as well.
Thanks
John
evildeadguy81
02-27-2019, 09:59 PM
Amazing photos. Do you sell varieties? I grow several as well.
Thanks
John
Hi what varieties do you grow.
If I have left over pups I usually sell them not sure how many I will have from Natal queen it doesn't perduce very many pups
sputinc7
02-28-2019, 01:56 PM
if starting from store bought pineapples make sure when you buy the pineapple that the crown is in good shape and has no brown leaves and all the center leaves are still green and be sure to make sure the center hasn't been drilled out
when rooting the crown don't start it in water... get you a 1 gallon pot fill it with potting soil than put the crown in the soil lightly water the soil and around 4 to 6 weeks it should root....be sure not to let the soil dry out but don't over water it or it will rot
My guess is they got the ones that are drilled... One brand drills theirs so you can't grow your own, like they lose much money that way... greed.
I have a white jade, I think,(can't remember) it said it's commonly grown in Hawaii, sweet and coreless. It should flower this year as it was a rooted slip a year ago and it looks like it will, reaching for the sky... Not so big yet, though. In a 4 gallon clay pot.
evildeadguy81
05-04-2019, 01:33 PM
Update Natal Queen Pineapple getting bigger won't be to much long till its ripe Can't wait
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64561&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64561)
evildeadguy81
06-15-2019, 04:36 PM
Update here is a photo for one of my Ripe Natal Queen Pineapples for this season
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64714&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64714)
evildeadguy81
04-22-2020, 04:12 PM
Here is a new photo of one of my Natal Queen Pineapples growing this season can't wait till they get ripe
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=65911><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=65911&size=1 border=0></a>
smeash
04-23-2020, 05:23 PM
Awesome fruit! I grew pineapple for a year or two, but when they were close to ripe, they had a sweet smell and it seemed the bugs and rodents always got to them first!
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