Growing pineapple plants?
Sonia Ulan
As I cut up a particularly sweet and juicey pineapple tonight I was
reminded of an idea I once heard. I knew someone who grew a pineapple
plant from the green, leafy top of a pineapple. Just a regular
pineapple fruit from the grocery store does it apparently. I can no
longer access that person for the specifics and I was wondering if
anyone out there in unschooler-land knew anything about this? I can't
remember if the plant is capable of eventually bearing fruit itself...?
It seems to me the technique is rather simple; like just sticking the
top in some soil is enough to get it going?...?
Any help would be appreciated.
Sonia in Saskatchewan
reminded of an idea I once heard. I knew someone who grew a pineapple
plant from the green, leafy top of a pineapple. Just a regular
pineapple fruit from the grocery store does it apparently. I can no
longer access that person for the specifics and I was wondering if
anyone out there in unschooler-land knew anything about this? I can't
remember if the plant is capable of eventually bearing fruit itself...?
It seems to me the technique is rather simple; like just sticking the
top in some soil is enough to get it going?...?
Any help would be appreciated.
Sonia in Saskatchewan
Vicki A. Dennis
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sonia Ulan" <sulan@...>
> It seems to me the technique is rather simple; like just sticking the
> top in some soil is enough to get it going?...?
I have done this in the past and you are correct that the technique is very
simple. We left just a bit of the fruit itself and barely covered the "stem".
Alas, I do not know how big it would eventually grow and if it would ever bear
fruit. Ours did increase in size and grew for months but that could have been
"beginner's luck". Experiment and see what works! Maybe get a few more
from the same place as that particularly juicy sweet on.
Vicki---adding pineapple to grocery list
Sue
When you remove the top before planting twist it off the fruit, leave it for
a week then plant it. It takes two years for the plant to bear fruit and
it needs a really sunny position. I will always remember the one I planted
when I was seven and it took an eternity for the fruit to grow, but when it
did it was well worth it.
I just noticed that you are in Saskatchewan, maybe you will have a problem,
the weather isn't exactly tropical or semi-tropical there. I was in
Queensland Australia when I grew mine.. Maybe if you had a heated green
house or were able to grow it in a large container that you could have in a
really sunny position indoors once temperatures drop below about 40.
Sue
a week then plant it. It takes two years for the plant to bear fruit and
it needs a really sunny position. I will always remember the one I planted
when I was seven and it took an eternity for the fruit to grow, but when it
did it was well worth it.
I just noticed that you are in Saskatchewan, maybe you will have a problem,
the weather isn't exactly tropical or semi-tropical there. I was in
Queensland Australia when I grew mine.. Maybe if you had a heated green
house or were able to grow it in a large container that you could have in a
really sunny position indoors once temperatures drop below about 40.
Sue
----- Original Message -----
From: Sonia Ulan <sulan@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 1:28 AM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Growing pineapple plants?
>
>
> As I cut up a particularly sweet and juicey pineapple tonight I was
> reminded of an idea I once heard. I knew someone who grew a pineapple
> plant from the green, leafy top of a pineapple. Just a regular
> pineapple fruit from the grocery store does it apparently. I can no
> longer access that person for the specifics and I was wondering if
> anyone out there in unschooler-land knew anything about this? I can't
> remember if the plant is capable of eventually bearing fruit itself...?
> It seems to me the technique is rather simple; like just sticking the
> top in some soil is enough to get it going?...?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Sonia in Saskatchewan
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In a message dated 3/10/2001 6:23:26 AM Pacific Standard Time,
sue.m.e@... writes:
sue.m.e@... writes:
Maybe if you had a heated green
house or were able to grow it in a large container that you could have in a
really sunny position indoors once temperatures drop below about 40.
In our old house the floor was all concrete slab, but in the house we're in
now, there are floor vents on a wood floor in the upstairs. Maybe we could
grow something tropical by leaving it sitting over a furnace vent.
Sandra
Sue
Maybe if you had a heated green
house or were able to grow it in a large container that you could have in a
really sunny position indoors once temperatures drop below about 40.
In our old house the floor was all concrete slab, but in the house we're in
now, there are floor vents on a wood floor in the upstairs. Maybe we could
grow something tropical by leaving it sitting over a furnace vent.
SandraMaybe you could Sandra, but it would need many hours of sunlight, I'm not sure if artificial light would work, but it's worth a try since the pineapple top is only garbage otherwise. Good luck.Sue
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In a message dated 3/11/2001 10:05:50 AM Pacific Standard Time,
sue.m.e@... writes:
New Mexico. Plenty of light, in winter, just not ambient heat. We have that
moonscape (desert) problem--the difference between the sunny midday and the
dark evening of the same day (without other factors) can be 30 degrees. So
even though it's 60 degrees in the daytime and people are going around
without jackets, it can freeze at night.
Sandra
sue.m.e@... writes:
Maybe you could Sandra, but it would need many hours of sunlight, I'm not
sure if artificial light would work, but it's worth a try since the
pineapple top is only garbage otherwise.
New Mexico. Plenty of light, in winter, just not ambient heat. We have that
moonscape (desert) problem--the difference between the sunny midday and the
dark evening of the same day (without other factors) can be 30 degrees. So
even though it's 60 degrees in the daytime and people are going around
without jackets, it can freeze at night.
Sandra