Pineapples 101: Everything You Need To Grow The Best Pineapples Ever!

Growing pineapple is a pretty easy thing to do in the tropics. Pretty much all you have to do is throw a keiki out into the yard and it will grow.
But to make it thrive?
That's a whole other story.
Watch the Video to learn more.
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[@carolmckerracher9186]

I live in Alberta, Canada. I started growing a pineapple in my sunroom, off my kitchen 3 years ago. In March of this year, my plant started to put out a flower. 6 month later, I ate a slice of very tasty pineapple fruit. I had a very sunny window but it wasn’t overly hot in the sunroom.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Pretty inspiring! So cool how it can grow in colder places

[@patrickj6575]

Trying in Edmonton.

[@WorldOfARandomVegan]

I am about to start growing one! Did you grow from seed or the top?

[@EdemDIsaac]

Hi Carol

[@EdemDIsaac]

That's great. Hi Carol. Are you still in Alberta?

[@beckywine3407]

Best video I’ve seen yet regarding pineapples!

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Mahalo

[@malamanoa6144]

This video was exactly what I needed! I discovered your channel recently and I’ve been so excited scrolling through your past content, finding these gems! I wish I had these videos when I first moved to the islands. The way you so clearly explain everything and your passion that comes through while doing so, is what makes your content so wonderful. Mahalo nui!!

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Thank you, I'm glad you find the videos helpful, that's why I make them.

[@KC-xp9of]

Bought a Hawaiian pineapple that was shipped to me. OMG! That was the MOST tasty, sweetest and juiciest pineapple I've EVER had. My whole house smelled AMAZING. So now I'm growing my own pineapple plant. My question is... how do I produce the same tastiest, sweetest, juiciest pineapple?

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Heat

[@sallysallysally]

So interesting! I didn't know they fed thru the leaves. Thanks for another great video.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

I liked learning about that too

[@BLEACH500]

Most plants do its also a good way to stop bugs from eating your crops

[@saltlifegull4091]

Awesome!! Thanks

[@forevercane2714]

Thanks for the help. Florida in the house.

[@cherylgeklinsky7675]

Thanks!! The video was packed with great info, just what I needed!!

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ToneD5150]

Thanks for all the Grrr8 tips here on your channel! I live in S Florida and have (2) 4×8 above ground gardens in my back yard. They both have about 12 in each bed, then I have about a dozen others around the premises of my home. We love growing this marvelous fruit and always look forward to a harvest ! Thanks for taking the time to produce this video....!!!

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Thanks for watching. I just moved and have been hard at work making new grow beds. Hope I can keep them coming

[@mydear6788]

Beautiful explanation of how to grow pinnaple. Thank you

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Why Thank you.

[@mariaelena2132]

Good information on propagation of pineapples thank you 😊

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

MAHALO

[@kathyneet3843]

Loved the video -I grow lots of pineapple but I learned some new stuff -thank you !

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Mahalo kathy. I'm sure it's hard to teach you anything new. I remember you growing g some killer pineapples.

[@kathyneet3843]

@@HomesteadinHawaii Always new thimgs to learn

[@teamcautiouslyextreme8072]

Thanks Sean. I like to rewatch your videos to make sure I don't miss anything or pick up something I missed the first time I watched it. This time I picked up feeding them through their leaves. I totally missed that the first time I watched it. Our bathroom is getting built next and I have the biogas that I will be installing and the fertilizer by product should work well for this. 😎🤙

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Awesome! I’ve been wanting to review the biogas. Maybe we could do a video sometime once you workout the kinks.

[@teamcautiouslyextreme8072]

Hell yeah. Sean on location 😉 We bought the larger biogas that came with the dual burner stove and the toilet. As soon as I finish putting the siding on my daughters room I am building the deck and the bathroom/shower/ laundry room. That would totally be cool.

[@hsolustri]

Look how happy you are!

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Ha! What's there not to be happy about? 🙄

[@xavieraming6899]

I really enjoyed this video... Thank you.... Looking forward to more of your content.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Mahalo for watching...and commenting

[@maryannmargaretjugueta7135]

Thanks for sharing.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Thanks for watching!

[@annchee1329]

Thanks for all the tips.....as started my White Pineapple keikis. My pineapples had so many keikis, rooted them first, and then planted them in my vegetable bed.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Wonderful! I hope you have plenty to eat in a year or two!!

[@Malini108]

so informative!

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Mahalo

[@mountaingardening]

We grew ours from the top as well! That was 3 years ago but we were in Montana! Now that we are in Arizona the plant is growing like crazy! Hopefully we will get a fruit here soon! Gracias! 🍍

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

That is awesome! Arizona is a lot different than montana

[@WS1_AUTOS_N_STUFF]

Awesome 😎 I’m in Belgrade/Bozeman area and for $4 from Costco 🤙 I’ve just left them on windowsill 🪟

[@sonshinelove6181]

Wow! Thanks for the fertilizing info.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Made a world of a difference when I learned that tip

[@madann85]

Beautiful! Thanks!

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Thank you too!

[@ToonLeighporpeangfarmThailand]

Excellent excellent informative video 👍

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Mahalo

[@rachelle4907]

Thank you! This is the best info I’ve seen so far!

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Thanks for saying that!

[@katezareba]

fantastic video and information 🤩 thank you for posting 💗

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Thanks for watching!

[@unun7527]

Very, and very good explanation and demonstration,Sir. Thank you.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Thank you

[@kakotaitv9258]

Tnx sa info lods

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

No problem

[@jessicaferracane7481]

Loved this! I live in Puna Mauka and switched from a big spiky unruly bed to large pots and grew the biggest pineapples yet - 8lbs and 7 lbs so far. Been growing pineapples for about 20 years but never read much about them, and was stoked to come across this video. Learned about slips and other helpful replanting tips and more. Mahalo nui braddah 🤙

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

No worries, glad the video was helpful

[@ponderosapondhomestead4344]

Wow, thanks for the information

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Hope it was helpful!

[@binhminh417]

Great information, very much appreciate it.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Mahalo.

[@MickyBellRoberts]

Good Friday morning, I have planted 12 Pineapples so far and wil slowly increase them. Thank you for posting this video, I have just subscribed. Merry Christmas.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Yay! Here’s to pineapples…and more videos

[@mllkc]

very informative video, thanks

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Mahalo for watching

[@paragon7554]

I've watched a lot of pineapple vids, this was the best one, you told me just what I wanted to know without a bunch of distractions.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Thanks for that comment, that's what I try to do with my videos

[@paragon7554]

@@HomesteadinHawaii awesome, keep it up

[@vickimajor7093]

Great information, I live in Hawaii in a dry climate. I planted a pineapple top from a small pineapple I got from a neighbors garden last August. I followed your directions but put it in a pot. It flowered in December and is almost ready to pick. It's bigger than the ones I've been buying at the store and it has 4 keiki's and 1 slip. Can't wait to plant the keiki's and slip. Thanks for the video.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

I love how one pineapple can lead to many in a very short time

[@golddiver]

Scored about 300 white pineapple slips from a guy up in Kohala last year. Sold some, gave a bunch away, and have 70 of them around the hale. Two have flowered already, even with the slower growing here in Glenwood...

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Awesome! Looks like your gonna be blessed with choke pineapple.

[@tylersmith6762]

Cool stuff I'm growing bunch of fruit trees hear in Wisconsin nothing like Hawaii growing one day I say I'll move.

[@golddiver]

Better do it soon. Property prices have pretty much doubled the last couple years. @@tylersmith6762

[@arizonajo2791]

I grow them in Florida. Maui Gold from a top from Walmart one year. I now have 5 bushes! So fun and delicious.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

The white pineapples are my favorite! Enjoy the fruits of your labor 😂😂

[@looseassociation]

Great tips Bro

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Mahalo

[@teeh.6907]

I've been soaking the bottom portion of my pineapple top after letting it dry out. The brown nubs have a gel forming now, so I'm hoping the roots form soon. It's been almost a week. I had to take the plant from the sunny window because the cats kept knocking it over to get the water (they were too lazy to walk upstairs to their bowl 😅). Great video. I live in California and can't wait to plant, but I probably should've done this several months back 🤔. Aloha!

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Yeah, might be best to get it started in the late spring, then it might hold over better thru the winter. My friends grow some in a greenhouse in Malibu and get great pineapple

[@williamalthouse370]

Awesome!!!

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Thanks brother. You can grow pineapples where you live too!

[@lorieevans2009]

Thanks for sharing I'm from the Philippines and im here now in Pennsylvania but I will try to plant indoor pine apple. Full support. Here host

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Good luck!

[@them3rkcr3w65]

Just found your channel!! Definitely subscribed love the garden tips

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Awesome. Glad to have you join us!

[@Sukariguru374]

Thank you very much.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

You are welcome!

[@marinemomma62]

Awesome!!! I live in Florida and plan on getting a greenhouse. Definitely going to include pineapple 🍍. Thank you.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Pineapple might just grow outside there, no?

[@marinemomma62]

@@HomesteadinHawaii I tried Strawberries and tomatoes but the ants here in Florida ate them. I’m originally from Long Island and use to grow them there with no problem. I gave up here. That’s when my love for bamboo happened. I bought different Clumping Tropical bamboo online. It’s just beautiful!! I wanted privacy from my neighbors. I got it now😃😃😃😃. They’re not so happy. 😀

[@ppg4667]

Great video, I'm here in Southside Antarctica and my SugarLoaf that I got Amazon Prime'd from Florida is doing very well on the southern side of our igloo. Thanks for the tips braddah

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Gotta take advantage of those microclimates

[@ThirdEyeTrader]

Thanks you

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

No problem

[@nickangelovski4358]

Thank you 🙏

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Glad the video was helpful!

[@carterscustomrods]

Pineapple requires far more patience, and lifespan than I have lol. So thank you to all the pineapple growers out there!!!

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Once they get going they fruit every year. Its pretty nice actually.

[@mariap.894]

​@@HomesteadinHawaiiNot getting fruit from the same plant, right? They only produce once and that's it, am I right? 🤔

[@ifagalz]

I need this to grow pineapples on my recently purchased land in Hawaii Big Island. Mahalo sir.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Perfect. I hope you find success

[@user-hz7kv6js6l]

Thank you for your tips. I live in South FL and I have 7 pineapple plants growing in pots in my yard. I hope to expand on my plants this summer.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Hope the video helps.you grow successfully. Pineapples are pretty easy

[@chriswinslow6389]

Love your videos bro. We just bought 2 acres of cleared land in Hawaiian Acres and will be out there in September to start building our new home. Please keep these informative videos coming!

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

E komo mai. You are about to set out on a fun adventure. Mahalo for watching.

[@ValsLife1]

I live in HA too. Welcome neighbor!

[@albaguerra3621]

Wow. First time watching your videos. Very informative. Thank you. I have a small garden with 3 banana trees, 1 mango tree, cilantro, peppers, 2 pineapple plants and 2 tomato plants. I also have lettuce. I'm heading outside soon to fertilize my pineapple plants with fish oil fertilizer. Please send me more videos. ☺️ Thanks again

[@timothyhoward5785]

Aloha

[@timothyhoward5785]

Aloha

[@thomasreto2997]

Thank you. Good tips. All we have to do now is move over there and practice. I miss Sunday mornings at Kehena 🍄😃🌈🤙

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

It will happen if you want it bad enough

[@thomasreto2997]

@@HomesteadinHawaii we actually have a place up in the Acres we have rented. We are putting our sons through college now

[@rickyt3961]

thank you!

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Thanks for watching

[@edithai.6227]

Very informative video. I live in the Philippines and I grow mine from tops of the pineapples that I usually buy from the market.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

That’s how I started my pineapple patch. A great way to grow them!

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

That’s how I started my pineapple patch. A great way to grow them!

[@ponyrang]

that's a great video. I will always cheer for you in Korea I'm looking forward to a great video. Have a nice day.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Thank you and thanks for watching. I hope to visit one day!!

[@hereiknowmyself-jeaniealks377]

Very informative! Was hoping for temperature highs and lows for success.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

We’ll. That all depends. You can be in a cold climate with a greenhouse in a really warm microclimate and pull it off. Let’s just say, pineapples hate the cold and the extreme heat.

[@CaraHillVoiceoverArtist]

Great video! Thank you so much for the awesome content!

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

I may have not made it clear, mother plant will grow again but vigor increases if you divide.

[@CaraHillVoiceoverArtist]

@@HomesteadinHawaii It will just have to be an experiment to see if it will grow again without any leaves! Haha! Oops! 🤭😆

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

@@CaraHillVoiceoverArtist Well, you are an experimental gardener!!

[@GreenHorn1Acre]

That is soo cool … can’t wait 😛 I came across this video as I’m drinking a Pineapple Seltzer 🍍 🤙🏼😁👍🏼

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

🤩

[@dimitrimotor2861]

cool

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Mahalo

[@Mikedeemcee]

Excellent video! I have pineapple fever! Looking forward to planting my first pineapple here in Southern California. Thank you for your help. Mahalo 👋🏽

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

I have friends in Malibu growing tons of pineapple

[@Mikedeemcee]

@@HomesteadinHawaii That’s pretty awesome! Malibu is beautiful. It tends to be a lot cooler in Malibu than where I’m at. I wonder how well pineapple plants would Inland where summer temps tend to be in the 100’s. Should I plant in full sun?

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

@@Mikedeemcee 100 degrees can be pretty hot, you might want shade

[@melodyrose6380]

Newest subscriber. Hello from Florida

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Aloha! Mahalo for subbing

[@alisoncherry65]

Awesome content hi from Australia

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Mahalo

[@bza069]

good video. personally, after harvesting the pineapple, i wouldve left the strongest looking sucker on the original stem and take advantage of the established underground quorm. My experience has shown the single remaining sucker will produce a new pineapple in about a year.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

I do that too but sometimes it just gets too old, I e had the vigorous slips, not the keiki, but slips produce in a years time as well after separating

[@catherinegrace2366]

Thank you. My pineapples are not doing so well. Fertilizing them wrong could be part of the problem. I RESEARCHED before I put them in. I FOLLOWED their instructions. Thanks again! New sub!

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Where do you live? I hope the tips in the video helped.

[@kennethmurage3625]

Greetings from KENYA 🇰🇪 🖐️ May be you've planted them WRONG LY.. I just digg 20 / 20cm (depth/wide ) holes , refill them with manure and soil( equal) 50/50 ,plant my pineapple crowns/ Suckers slightly into the holes ➖ not Deep , No fertilizer just Organically ,+ Do thorough weeding and that's ALL.

[@ascend9327]

great stuff brother

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Mahalo

[@craigmetcalfe1749]

Hey mate! Aloha from the Pineapple state of Australia (Queensland). Although I have a permaculture garden, I have only really been successful at growing one pineapple at home, so thank you very much for this video and I hope that everyone is safe after the recent devastation in Hawaii! Cheers!

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

I hope you find success. Pineapples are pretty easy as long as they have heat. Lahaina was a traversing and it will be changing things around here for many years to come

[@TimHolbrook-fc2ve]

I live in north Carolina an have started a pineapple top in water but the base of the crown has become mushy what can I do it has very few roots I was wanting a little better root system before I planted

[@waltobringer2928]

New subscriber her and thank you!

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Thank you, glad you liked the video

[@alpach9174]

Go to point

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Tear off top. Stick in ground.

[@911axe]

Wish I lived in an environment where I could grow pineapple in my yard.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

It has its pros and cons. Pineapples being one of the pros

[@CAgrandaddypurps69]

I live up in mountain view Hawaii. We have about 100 kauai sugar loafs. What i do is lay a layer of mulch and compost kinda like a hugle then stake black plastic over it and just popped wholes where each pineapple is. Did that end of 2020 they flowered about nov dec of 2021 and there just getting bigger and bigger. Plants are 3x3x3. So 3 ft tall 3 ft wide 6 in diameter. Pineapples are gallon jug size and know where near done yet. Theyll be done about august or longer. Beautiful 🤙

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

That’s awesome! You’re gonna have tons pretty soon!

[@user-fj8jb4gn1j]

You are the best

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Thanks for saying that

[@pear7554]

Thankyou

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

You’re welcome

[@stephaniehilbern]

OMG though----hat black RICH soil of the wonderous H A W A I I !!!!!!!!!!!!! jealous again.😅

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

We just don’t have much of it. Mostly rock

[@meatKog]

I have 18 pineapples originally from store caps. They produce every year for 8 years. If Central Florida. Hot as hell here in Summer and Fall! My pineapple fruits in July. They are small though.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Hey. Sometimes the small ones taste better!

[@mr.e.babylon7787]

i want pineapple cake now

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

That is a great idea!

[@Mr91495osh]

I grow pines in cloth bags in Gainesville Florida. Pulling off the lower leaves exposes the baby roots and jump starts the growth.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

I e been doing that lately, it works great!

[@KR-vq2jf]

Great video. So they are one and done? I have my first white pineapples almost ready to harvest. I wasn’t sure it the plant would keep producing…you answered that question.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

They do keep producing. But new slips are better

[@user-jw2su1oo8d]

Рахмет. Rahmet.

[@Mr91495osh]

So…a slip is a regrowth of the plant after it’s harvested. Pups, suckers, cakies grow on the bottom of the plant. All replantable. Slips regrow fruit the fastest. I twist the plant off bush and twist of the crown from the fruit. An excellent video, thanks.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

You got it! Thanks for watching

[@donjohnson5625]

Great video, my wife always checks to see if the center leaf is in the pineapple, the store bought kind. To grow the top. Does that matter if the center leaf is there are not , will it grow no matter??👍🏼👍🏼❤️, ive never heard anyone else say that. She from FSM.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

I dont think it matters. First one heard. As long as it has a top I am pretty sure it will grow.

[@imaspacewoman]

Wonderful video. I live in NC and bought 2 pineapples with tops to try this! Question if you don't mind. I may bring this inside during cold winter, when risk of freezing temps here, or can I just cover the plants outside with a frost blanket? Wondering if you know. If I bring in inside to sunlit door during the winter, do I need to provide supplemental growing light and for how many hours per day does this plant need light to grow. Thanks big thumbs up on video! We only have a very few nights here where temps fall into the 20's, most days in the winter our temp is above freezing and very rarely snow here in coastal SE plain of NC.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

I have friends that grow it in a greenhouse in similar conditions to yours. Probably would have to be brought in on the coldest winter days. Maybe a cold frame could help?

[@xclusivegrower]

There's nothing better then a fresh pineapple right off the plant.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

You know it!

[@danielploy9143]

Thanks allot. Educational and impressive video. Question please would miracle grow fertilizer be okay to feed the pineapples?

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

I’m sure it would be fine. Maybe use it when not fruiting though

[@yonathanzewde2575]

Hell Lol, the pineapple & the climate are freaking love partner😅

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

They do like it here

[@AnanasDoktor]

In Germany, pineapple plants grow outside in my garden in pots from mid-May to the end of September

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

In Germany! That's amazing, I would have never thought!

[@justinejennings6321]

This was an awesome video, thank you! I have a couple of questions: will I get a bigger pineapple the bigger of a pot I use or will it be a small one no matter what because it's in a pot? Also, what kind of knife are you using? Would love a good harvesting knife recommendation. Lastly, big thanks for the info about it feeding through the leaves. Now I want a compendium of plant names and how/where they feed from!

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

You just need a pot big enough to hold a fruiting plant without falling over all the time. The pineapple primarily eats through its leaves

[@beavinator420]

Excellent video

[@chrissede2270]

I am hoping my two pineapple plants give me a fruit this year. This will be their second year. Didn’t realize the original plant wouldn’t fruit again. Glad I watched this video because I would have wasted a year thinking I would get fruit off the original plant again.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Technically it will fruit again, it’s like a new branch that is growing off the old one, except vigor increases if you divide

[@chrissede2270]

@@HomesteadinHawaii ahh I see. Thanks for the reply.

[@gg79139]

Mine took over three years. From flower to fruit was 5 months. I’m in Kansas, so the timing to ripen the little pineapple( a little bigger than a grapefruit) was perfect as our summer was very hot. It requires patience for sure. I started it from the top of a fruit brought to us by friends who vacationed in Hawaii. It was fun to do!!!!

[@chrissede2270]

@@gg79139 nice, mine didn’t fruit this year, fingers crossed it will be next year. Looking forward to some home grown pineapples.

[@user-mp5bk9jt1p]

I'm from the Caribbean and I've been growing pineapples for the past 12yrs.and for me it's not a wise idea to pull the spare plant or the sucker off the older tree it grows much faster and bares a bigger fruit.Allow the spare plant to brake off on its own.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

So just do nothing essentially?

[@stormblessedkiwi8049]

Going to give it a try from a cold climate. thanks for the great video. I have never tried before so this may sound stupid but why was it not better just to leave the slip on the plant thats already rooted? Does it grow slower than waiting for the slip to sprout its own roots?

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Sometimes it helps to reinvigorate that plant by separating the slip, but not necessary for a few years

[@matthewshepherd2280]

👀z beez DAMN!!! I'm fixing to run Walmart out of business lol..

[@ronelpedes9120]

Aloha bradda I live in Pahoa 🤙🤙🤙

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Alright! Then you should be able to grow choke pineapple

[@stephaniehilbern]

ALOHA FROM OKLAHOMA OKIE HERE !!Howdy and love your video!! Very helpful and I appreciate your squinty STONED eyes from Hawaii!!! So jealous lol ! (What does " Weehoe" mean at the end?

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Aloha! I drove through Oklahoma once, I was pleasantly surprised. Hawaii is a nice place, though too. At the end I say A Hui Hou! Till next time, or see you again in Hawaiian. Thanks for asking!

[@kennethmurage3625]

I am a pineapple grower on the Slopes of Mt. KENYA.🇰🇪 Here we don't uproot the Mother Pineapple because Second Round it has a potential of Bearing Two more Fruits through SUCKERS then Four.. etc etc . Amazing but a fact ❗🍍🍍🍍

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

I have left suckers on, I have never found 2 fruits on one plant, but I’d love to try again. Thanks for the tip!

[@tribefan75]

Great video. How much sun light do they require if you don't mind me asking. We're in south east Florida and was wondering which side of the house

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

They like full sun

[@AnanasDoktor]

I also have a tropical warm house and pick papayas and bananas.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

That's pretty cool, I helped make one for friends in California years back and they get papaya and pineapples and such too. It's pretty cool

[@AnanasDoktor]

@@HomesteadinHawaii My Plant Group : facebook.com/groups/196478087623534/ We have over 3100 members on facebook.

[@andrekayser8015]

Growing in Luxemburg i'm waiting for my First Flowering Season :)

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Good luck!🍀

[@andrekayser8015]

@@HomesteadinHawaii thank you :)

[@johnredgwell8805]

The leaf tips are sharp, so watch your eyes.

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Yeah, googles should be required

[@shawnmariehanson925]

What is your thoughts on splitting crowns into 4ths prior to rooting in water and planting?

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

I haven’t found that to work too well

[@jamie-r2034]

I have 2 pineapples growing right now in Pennsylvania. They are getting huge! Still no pineapples yet but they are only a little over a year old right now

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Oooh!! Coming soon!

[@jamie-r2034]

@@HomesteadinHawaii I hope!!! Since it's summer & hot, I just put them in full sun all day & let nature do it's thing. I will water every so often if it doesn't rain for a few weeks but they seem to be growing great! Not sure what part of Hawaii you're in, but my thoughts are with all of you in regards to all the fires happening there.

[@charlottemaples225]

Awesome video,can you grow a pineapple plant if you live in North Alabama outdoors!😊

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

You would probably need a greenhouse. Let me know if you succeed!

[@only_folls]

vegan fertalizer ideas? I saw another video that you can cut each top into segments and then trim some from the center and plantlets form in a month or so. i might try a combination glad pinaples are only 2.50 or so on Maui. thanks for the video

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Vegan fertilizer is typically anything nitrogenous. Leaves from an ice cream bean or pigeon pea. Can also look into Korean natural farming

[@i-spy-ty]

Really love your videos, thank you so much for your time an effort! I have a question, how is Corona affecting day to day life on the big island? Do you feel a big impact? The news is so dramatic and I'd love an inside perspective/opinion! Thanks!

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

Oahu has the problem. The outer islands are like living in a bubble. Except for them shutting down everything and the local people really hurting for money, things are great