PineApples
 

it took this plant bout a year after pulling from mother plant that fruited last year too.




i've got some nice plants in 3 & 5 gal pots. fruits are almost store size in 5 gal pots. i wanted to see the difference between 3 - 5 gal fruit and i threw one in a 3 gal with bout 3/4 of soil and it fruited before i could fix the mix !!



update on fruit coming around thanksgiving, will post later.

Re: PineApples
 

Very interesting, do you have any extra pineapple pups for sale? Seems they would make a great addition to bananas.
Mike

Re: PineApples
 

SG,

Gorgeous pineapple plants, very healthy-looking! Do you know what variety they are? And how do you feed them?

Mike, I thought the same thing and started acquiring some. First I planted a couple from the grocery store (Smooth Cayenne, I think) and they are doing well, then I started looking on the web.

I got 3 of the Kona Sugarloaf variety from Wellspring Gardens via eBay for less than $4 each. They look great, but have a good bit of growing before they look like SG's! I understand the sugarloaf is one of the biggest and sweetest, but less acid than the commercial type. Kona Sugarloaf on eBay There is another seller that has them also, but they may be smaller plants.

Jeez they take up very little space, relatively. And my understanding is they are low-maintenance, so I think I can dedicate a few square feet in the greenhouse.

Re: PineApples
 

I bought Sugarloaf and Pernambuco from Wellsprings! So far mine are doing well but mine also have a long way to go. He has 4 different kinds of pineapple that you can buy.

Re: PineApples
 

casa,

ty

these are delmonte gold, top from grocery store.. mike didn't want it and sent it here.. 3 years so far and 3 pineapples.

i use blackcow in soil and add 10-4-10 with micros to soil..

i also have several sugarloaf pups, shoots and slips. about 10 will be going to ebay..

here's mom sugarloaf





i also have these african baby pineapple plants.. mike also sent these here to try the fruit and we rooted the tops.. pretty good apple size..




here's the first gold fruit.. sorry about pic reduced them

Re: PineApples
 

When you list on eBay, could you post the link here?

Thanks,
Anna

Re: PineApples
 

When you list on eBay, could you post the link here?



sure will..

Re: PineApples
 

here's my original TC plants from 04




here's what i'm going to sell, they're shoots, pups from plants above..

Re: PineApples
 

Wow, those are easily twice the size of your orignal TC plants!!
How long does it take a TC pineapple to get to the size you are selling?
Mike

Re: PineApples
 

hmm

these came in 4-04, little over a year..

Re: PineApples
 

Put me down for a couple of those sugar loafs. :D

Mike

Re: PineApples
 

np
:D

you always get the pick of the litter..:)

Re: PineApples
 

here ya go
10.00 + ship which will probally be 3.85

Re: PineApples
 

I have three typical pineapple, like the Dole gold or what-have-you.
Also have a clump of small ornamental pineapples that I really enjoy.
And, I also recently got a very small dwarf ornamental of some sort that is a real crowd-pleaser. I really enjoy growing pineapples, especially the out of the ordinary kinds.

Re: PineApples
 

i here ya

i canned my papayas and used buckets for my pineapples..

couldn't find info on ranchi and believed i needed male & female, i'm not into this..
so i knew the pineapples were easier to fruit.. so off to the burn pile 2 3' plants went..

Re: PineApples
 

LOL sounds like me. Something isn't performing up to snuff so it get's the axe.
Above pineapples look like a sweet deal compared to small TC's on ebay etc. Great start for someone looking to grow their own.
Mike

Re: PineApples
 

Oh yes, I forgot to mention I have a clump of variegated pineapple as well.
Not mine, but it's this kind:

Re: PineApples
 

Are the variegated pineapples edible? Looking to make any trades?
Mike

Re: PineApples
 

yupper kinda curious, edible????

Re: PineApples
 

I've got a different variety of variegated pineapple.



Supposed to be edible too.