Pineapple grows very well here, protect from freezing though. Once the plant is large or one year old you can force it to fruit by placin...Read Moreg a small piece of apple or banana down inside the crown (center). The ethylene gas given off by the decomposing fruit will force the pineapple to fruit about 6 mos early. I think this one has no spines, so its easy to weed.
I use a water soluble fertilizer once a month for best results.
We have about 30 plants growing in our garden. They are about 2 feet tall now. Most all of them made it through our mild winter where i...Read Moret went slightly below freezing only 2 times. There was some leaf damage but they recovered as soon as the temperatures got above 80 degrees on a regular basis. Ours are about 1 year old or more and still have not produced fruit. They love high heat and humidity and lots of water, especially by mist.
Pineapple grows very well here, protect from freezing though. Once the plant is large or one year old you can force it to fruit by placin...Read More
We have about 30 plants growing in our garden. They are about 2 feet tall now. Most all of them made it through our mild winter where i...Read More