Pineapple plant

How to grow Pineapple plant growing information and care:

Well-drained soil, moist soil, warm climate, better more than 15C (59F) can survive 3C but not recommend

How to care:
Fertilizer need to be few times a year and fertilize the plant in spray and in hardiness zone 10b better not to put fertilizers in autumn to winter, better to put fertilizer for full grown plant that induce the fruits

Can a pineapple plant survive the winter:
Under 3C (36F) that plant will die, possible to keep the plant alive in light frost but the plant might not survive and won’t grow well also in the summer, possible to put the plant indoor in the winter in temperature.

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Vegetative reproduction – daughter plants (pups) possible by crown

Is it necessary to use vegetative reproduction?
Yes, mostly the seeds are not viable

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Outside the zone the plant sometime can grow but to bear fruit rare, slow growing

Planting season:
All year, colder climate spring to summer

How long do pineapple plants live:
The plant usually live until bear fruits, but there are always pups that grow next to the mother plant

Pests and disease:
Mealy bugs

Pruning season:
All the season

How to prune:
Dead leaves

Size of the plant:
0.5-1.5 m, 20-60 inches

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Slow growing to average speed growing

Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water

Light requirements in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun possible to grow but be aware that might need little bit of shade depend where you grow it, if keep high humidity it will prevent the leaves from sun burn

Half Shade – will be better in location with less humidity and very high temperature in the summer, too much light will burn the leaves and better afternoon shade and mooring sun

Full Shade for plant it’s possible but need to know that without enough light the plants won’t bloom and produce fruits, the plant need a lot of hours of indirect sunlight and possible to grow it for the leaves in those condition better that

The most important thing for the plants it’s to have enough light and better with sun, 75% of sun or filtered sun by humidity, net or window will have the best result on produce fruits, also when grow the plant in hot climate might consider to grow it under a tree and better to use deciduous tree, that create shade in the summer to prevent the sun burn and give enough sun in the winter.

Is it possible to grow as houseplant?
Yes, but to bear fruit will need sun for at least few hours a day when the plant mature

How to grow indoors
Choose location with a lot light and even with sun, artificial home light won’t be enough, need to be aware that the plant need to be far away from ventilators, heater and air conditions, possible to grow it in the bathroom, be aware to that because of the high humidity need to use less water, fertilizer before the plant will bear fruit might be important,

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes, but in order to get fruits after few years need to check that the roots system not fill all the container, if it’s full need to reduce that amount of plants or to increase the size of th, average amount of water that needed, it’s to keep the soil moist and the water go out of the pot (good drainage), every few years better to switch soil in the pot, soil need to be well ventilated with good drainage, rich with organic matter, can us in potting mix or peat soil with perlite or vermiculite.

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Spring / Summer

General information about the flower
Small flowers growing in a crown, color of the flowers red or purple

Pollination is done by:
Hummingbird, better that won’t be pollinate

Edible fruits

Fruit harvest season:
Summer / Autumn

Fruits pests or diseases:
Birds, snails

What can be done with big quantities of Pineapple plant fruits?
Eaten raw, juice, ice-cream, cooked, cake

Work requirements on the fruit:
Cover with net

How long does it take to bear fruit?
1-2 years

Ripening of fruit
Possible to pick before and let it ripening at home

Vegetative Reproduction

How to make Vegetative Reproduction?
Crown cut, basal shoots

The best time for vegetative reproduction:
Spring / Summer

How much time does it take to grow roots in vegetative reproduction?
Basal shoots take with the roots, crown cut few 2-7 weeks

What is the treatment for vegetative reproduction?
Basal shoots the same treatment as fully grown plant, crown cut: cut the crown 1 cm to the flesh put the head on water change every 2 days after the leftover of the fruit gone can be change one or twice a week

Scientific name:

Ananas comosus