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10-23-2013, 08:14 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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Help with pineapple?
Does any one Know How to get pineapple to flower?
I have 2 that I have had a long time all I get is greenery. hope someone can help. Thanks lmswayne
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Re: Help with pineapple?
Apple Peels.. Ethylene gas I do believe.. :^)
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Re: Help with pineapple?
yes you can take a cherry tomato put it in the center of the plant and it will make it fruit,im sure you could use just a piece of tomato,but I have always used a cherry tomato....it works everytime!...
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Re: Help with pineapple?
They need to be sufficient size and some colder temps to begin the fruiting process. The apple tomato thing will work better once this happens
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Re: Help with pineapple?
I've also read that if you are using the apple trick it helps to cover the whole plant over night with a plastic bag to keep the ethylene gas concentrated.
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Re: Help with pineapple?
How long is a long time? You can expect 2 years from planting as a minimum before flowering/fruiting. Could be longer under less favorable conditions. Second fruiting is shorter, again depends on conditions. A piece of apple placed in the center is said to speed up flowering (old wive's tale?). We never tried it ourselves. Patience is the best answer.
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Re: Help with pineapple?
You can use Calcium Carbide (in the old days); Ethrel or Ethephon.
I'm fairly familiar with the 1st 2 of this list. Ethrel is also used in controlled ripening of bananas. shannon shannon.di.corse@gmail.com |
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10-23-2013, 07:24 PM | #9 (permalink) |
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Re: Help with pineapple?
started them from tops about 6 years ago. I will try the tips and let you know.
thank you everyone lmswayne
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Re: Help with pineapple?
Apparently they don't help. I found one in the center of mine which still hasn't bloomed; it's much too young. What stunned me was that he was still chartreuse like your friend.
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Re: Help with pineapple?
My homegrown pineapple took about 3 years to fruit. It was started from a top I brought home from the store. I started it in water and when it had lots of roots I planted it in a pot on my front porch.
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Re: Help with pineapple?
When I grow up can I have your green thumb? Those are real good looking plants.
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