tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post7249192188495673887..comments2024-03-29T07:05:01.720-05:00Comments on Two Men and a Little Farm: PLANTING THE PINEAPPLE1st Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-49311546685070338782018-07-19T14:57:29.615-05:002018-07-19T14:57:29.615-05:00Oh I forgot. Fertilize the pineapple with regular ...Oh I forgot. Fertilize the pineapple with regular tomato fertilizer from Miracle Grow. I found that works best and I also pour half a can of flat beer into the pot for a little zing.Leannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313664441343901006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-53113254266642189042018-07-19T14:49:02.774-05:002018-07-19T14:49:02.774-05:00If you want to grow pineapple tops right. Twist th...If you want to grow pineapple tops right. Twist the top off of the pineapple and then peal the leaves off the bottom until you see the roots which will look like little flat white worms, but they don't move. You should peal off about almost an inch of bottom leaves then you just stick the pineapple top into some nice soil that gets great drainage. Make sure the plant is in direct sun all day long. It will take the heat. Water the pineapple from the top center of the leaves so that the water cascades from the center of the plant. Water every three to four days depending on the humidity in your area. Now, if you want to get a pineapple to give you fruit just cut up an apple and lay the apple around the soil of the plant then put a clear bag over the pineapple plant and secure the opening at the bottom of the pot. You want to make it airtight. The gas from the apple will bring the pineapple into fruit bearing stage and even may produce a few plant suckers which you can gently twist off and plant to make more pineapple plants. Believe me it works. Leannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313664441343901006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-72976707169066718122018-07-12T00:15:21.674-05:002018-07-12T00:15:21.674-05:00I can't tell you how many we have thrown away ...I can't tell you how many we have thrown away after I've said the same thing. I just made myself do it this time. ha. We'll see!!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-2902599755288356002018-07-12T00:14:52.349-05:002018-07-12T00:14:52.349-05:00I'll probably have to plant it in larger pots....I'll probably have to plant it in larger pots. I need to see how bit they actually can get so I know I have the right size container, ha. It'll be fun regardless of what happens. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-43371817574274365172018-07-12T00:13:49.051-05:002018-07-12T00:13:49.051-05:00I bet these are much like anything else we grown a...I bet these are much like anything else we grown as compared to store bought, very very good. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-69234863014207152942018-07-12T00:13:22.629-05:002018-07-12T00:13:22.629-05:00I need to do the research but we'll try and se...I need to do the research but we'll try and see what happens. Hey, if we don't get anything, it will still be a fun process waiting for something to happen, ha. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-44723948135356536002018-07-12T00:11:06.372-05:002018-07-12T00:11:06.372-05:00I guess our weather (other than possible freeze in...I guess our weather (other than possible freeze in the winter) is perfect (at least from what I've read) . We'll see!! They do make pretty plants regardless. Thanks Anne and Myrna!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-81409332168539368262018-07-12T00:10:10.134-05:002018-07-12T00:10:10.134-05:00Back in the 70's? So I'm doing something ...Back in the 70's? So I'm doing something retro!!! Ha! Love it. Actually, growing pineapple does sound like a 70's sort of thing. Everything old is new again!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-83656204115532925092018-07-12T00:09:25.787-05:002018-07-12T00:09:25.787-05:00I have got to get out there one of these days. Ugh...I have got to get out there one of these days. Ugh. My weekends are so full but I need to make time for this. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-29573425312851363332018-07-12T00:08:12.792-05:002018-07-12T00:08:12.792-05:00Hey', we'll see what happened right? Ha. ...Hey', we'll see what happened right? Ha. Thanks for the link!!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-18878534565332233912018-07-10T22:08:57.208-05:002018-07-10T22:08:57.208-05:00I keep saying I am going to plant the top, but I n...I keep saying I am going to plant the top, but I never do. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-46421746718288219812018-07-10T21:57:56.084-05:002018-07-10T21:57:56.084-05:00I have never grown them on purpose but I did have ...I have never grown them on purpose but I did have one root itself in my compost pile. It grew well until we got a freeze. <br />I saw pineapples growing on a friend’s farm on the Sunshine Coast north of Brisbane, Australia. They said it takes 2 years from planting to producing a pineapple. <br />Looks like yours are off to a great start!<br />Texas Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547037404676565726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-55142459082245247692018-07-10T17:48:04.531-05:002018-07-10T17:48:04.531-05:00My partner's mother (who also lived in Queensl...My partner's mother (who also lived in Queensland) did grow pineapples this way. Small ones, but very sweet.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-65528936732467160722018-07-10T16:54:52.432-05:002018-07-10T16:54:52.432-05:00That is a good start, I have grown a Pineapple in ...That is a good start, I have grown a Pineapple in a pot here in Queensland, we get down to -1 with frost some days in Winter as I am inland at high altitude. <br />The plant did fruit but only a small one as I didn't know they need good fertilizer, I just grew it to see if it would fruit .....current ones getting better TLC....good luck with yours.abbeysmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10578270434201681452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-41701044074439825212018-07-10T15:34:33.029-05:002018-07-10T15:34:33.029-05:00I have rooted them also but we are way to far Nort...I have rooted them also but we are way to far North to plant them outside and I got tired of them as potted plants. No fruit on mine as I got rid of them way before that.Myrnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644142108001303079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-15907963246706249072018-07-10T14:33:34.882-05:002018-07-10T14:33:34.882-05:00I have rooted and planted pineapples but they neve...I have rooted and planted pineapples but they never fruited. Still they were pretty plants.Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-66242594103781650382018-07-10T13:06:01.928-05:002018-07-10T13:06:01.928-05:00i grew pineapples like this back in the 70's. ...i grew pineapples like this back in the 70's. i got a few small pineapples out of mine!jaz@octoberfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249328159454897124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-37377084523705597452018-07-10T12:34:23.988-05:002018-07-10T12:34:23.988-05:00One of our MG members grows them in northeast area...One of our MG members grows them in northeast area of the county. I'll see her Thursday, I'm sure she will be happy to answer any questions! Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03826862487383667048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-88230785362637961572018-07-10T10:01:33.669-05:002018-07-10T10:01:33.669-05:00Great experiment project just to see if you will a...Great experiment project just to see if you will actually end up with pineapples growing.<br /><br />https://www.todayshomeowner.com/how-to-grow-pineapples-as-houseplants/Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13106960827480062745noreply@blogger.com