Abnshrek

I hear that they do look good as greenery, the fact that you can end up w/ fruit is a bonus.. :^)

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I_GROWER

Found this guy peeking under his mom. Never ate moms fruit. It rotted out. She left me him.




These two fighting the same fight for survival in that 4in pot.




More of my first born



View from above with flash



No flash

Abnshrek

Those are some awesome pic's.. Is it from a top or what type is that / those?

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I_GROWER

^^^ yes those shots are above the flowering bud using my iPhone 5

It's not from a top, I got it from a old papi from my neighborhood
It fruited for him, he gave me the sucker , and now it's fruiting

I don't know the variety like half of everything I grow

Abnshrek

Looks like one of my 3 tops I'm growing.. Doesn't look like smooth cayenne that's for sure.. It has major claws/saws if you get near it..

I think Pineapples are enjoyable to grow, and limited risk for a fruiting plant. I killed one when my heater broke, but the pup larger than the rotted one is doing just fine.. I have a crap-load of smooth cayenne pups to separate from one fruiting mother..

Another good thing about pineapple vs banana's when unknown.. Pineapples are limited in what it can be versus banana's.. Good thing most pineapples are edible.. :^)

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Abnshrek

Tis the Season to go finding Pineapple tops is it not.. So I was looking thru the selection of tops, and saw many had the centers pulled out, being Chiquita they had the tag shot thru the center as well.. I did find me a good one, so now I have two, but before we get off track one of the tops was regrowing from center, and here is a pic..



Yes, it's still white but will turn green once those leaves get bigger.. No April Fools Joke..
So the center can be pulled out or rotted out and given the right circumstance can regrow from center.. I know I had one do that previously.. :^)

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lmswayne

That is very cool now I Know what to look for when I am shopping thanks.

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Funkthulhu

Out of curiosity.

I've got a couple in smaller pots that are between 8 months and 3 years old.

Ideally, I'd like to see one or both flower this year.

What would be a good (reasonable) sized pot to facilitate this advancement?

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Abnshrek

It's not the size of the pot, but more what you feed it, and that it gets full sun.. I fed mine Banana Fuel last summer and the summer previous.. Azomite helps them pup, just like Banana's if they are of reasonable size already. I make no special accommodations for pineapples, they are low maint, and don't need a monster reservoir like banana's.. I believe one of the one's I have fruiting now is in like a 2-3 gal pot.. If I put them in a bigger pot its so they don't tip over from wind and have good side support from the pot itself.. The last reason to have a bigger pot for a cayenne or one that has barbs which cut and you have less to reach around when moving them.. Regular pineapple tops I have acquired don't have saw teeth on the leaves.. :^)

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This my new top.. Its sitting in some water now (something I normally don't do).



Here is the Bottom.. The Chiquita Tagging Gun leaves a nice bruise as you can see above the roots and a hole. The Center in the pic above is very attached to the top or I wouldn't gotten this one. I always make sure my top has some roots other than the fruit itself being in good shape. :^)

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merce3

Update on my red:




I also had one of my regular pineapples pop the other day.

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redswe

12 in pot is good , how big are they ? Pineapples have a pretty good root system for a bromeliad. It was a mild winter I have 8 in fruit this year.

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Abnshrek

I stuck an Apple in the the center of my three monster PA's from top's that are 2yrs' old, and covered them with a thin layer of clear plastic to see if that helps.. Now the wait begins.. :^)

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Funkthulhu

Currently they're both in 1/2 gallon(?) ~8" pots. The older one, when it was repotted last summer, had almost no roots at all?!? I haven't messed with the younger sibling since initial planting, but they've both grown since. Also, the younger one is easily twice the size of the other with a tip to tip leaf measure across the crown of about 18" or so. (curved leaves, not straight out)

I think I'll go ahead and upgrade them with some better soil, larger pots, and more sun. I hope they'll double again this summer.

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This is Cool.. :^)

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lmswayne

WOW and I can't even get a bud.

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Best soil is cheap bagged top soil as they grow best in sandy soil don't put too much organic matter .... and nematodes are the main problem, at least here in FL Ideally they are 18 month plants in a tropical setting ... basically high nitrogen fert first 9 months and a balanced fert after that . The cooler weather is what tells them to bloom if the plants are big enough.

good luck

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Abnshrek

I thought about picking one of these up to see how it would turn out, but I can wait and see what mine do.. :^)

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Hammocked Banana

Always harder to say no.....

Abnshrek

I'm good @ saying "No" even to myself.. lol :^)

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