Regrow Pineapples from Store Bought Pineapples!

In this video, I show you how to regrow pineapples from store-bought or supermarket pineapples!
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[@Nick-vu2bz]

That potting speedrun was absolutely fantastic! As always the jokes are on point, good stuff!

[@Guerrilla727]

He rushed through it just to wait 2 years for a pineapple

[@iamf6641]

@@Guerrilla727 hes showing you how easy it is to plant. that everyone could do it. safer, healthier food consumption = longer life

[@Guerrilla727]

@@iamf6641 Better be a longer life considering it takes 2 years for a pineapple

[@yvettelorcy759]

Great Job!

[@pyrascheme]

@@Guerrilla727 2 years to contain the tools to produce pineapple yourself. The tools to create and grow succulent flesh

[@kkeller]

Been growing pineapples in FL for years. No need to cut off and waste any of the fruit. Twist off the top. Then peel back the bottom couple of leaves and you will see the roots already there ready for soil in most cases.

[@LEGnewTube]

The larger green leaves? Or the tiny ones that are more yellow near the bottom?

[@kkeller]

@@LEGnewTube The tiny ones.

[@AceGoodheart]

How often/quickly do they produce?

[@kkeller]

@@AceGoodheart First pineapple can be up to 5 years after planting the top. Then from the lowest pup on the plant get a pineapple the next year and from the other pups that you remove from the main plant, those will produce 1-3 years after planting.

[@650sFinnest]

@@kkeller the one I planted all the leaves dried up but I can see little new ones in the middle. Think it’ll survive?

[@madqueenofhearts7145]

I've been doing this for years and it is that easy to grow pineapples!!! It started with just 2 bought at the store and now we have about 50+ pineapple plants growing on my property. Every June and July ( here in Florida) we get a pineapple for each plant. Let me tell you - they are SWEETER than any store bought pineapple ever!! We don't do anything to them - we get plenty of rain in spring and summer and they only really get sun from 11-4 each day. We have had so many over the last 2 years that we have given them out to neighbors and friends. I've gotten so may compliments on how sweet they are and there is really nothing to it. I even made Pineapple Jam and Salsa with them. So Easy and Delicious!

[@TheSHOP411]

So, when you take the pineapple from the original plant you grew, another pineapple can grow from that plant?

[@PeerensClement]

Amazing, but then again, you are lucky to live in a climate such as Florida. I would have to use pots and careful positioning here in Western Europe :).

[@forced4motorsports]

@@TheSHOP411 They grow pups just like Banana plants so you can remove and transplant the pups or leave at least one on the main plant. They can also grow a sucker and those can produce another pineapple in as little as one year. I just saw a video about sectioning tops into 4, planting them and harvesting the sucker, leaving the original 1/4 top in the pot and it will produce another sucker. Perpetual plants every month or so from a single pineapple. Crazy.

[@TheSHOP411]

@@forced4motorsports thanks. I think I saw that video too. I never knew you could get so many from one plant. Really, thanks for answering my comment. I have three tops that have turned into really nice plants. Can't wait to see them mature and produce the pups as you explained.

[@Ojja78]

Pineapples are the most impractical fruit to grow at home. They take up a bunch of space and give only a few per plant and it takes two to three years to give you a fruit. You must have a lot of room at your house to have 50 plants. Much better to grow tomatoes or something else and buy your pineapple.

[@LazyGardenGamer]

Here's a comment to help out the channel! When we shut down for the first major covid lockdown back in March 2020, the kitchen I worked in had to get rid of all of their stock. I took a pineapple and figured I'd try growing it, just like this. It's now November 2021 and my pineapple has flowered, and looks to be fully pollinated as well! I have also counted two pups! More recently I've moved onto a new kitchen, and we've got pineapple on the menu, so I take home tops every 3 or 4 days, and they're all rooting all over the yard. Gonna have my own Pineapple plantation pretty soon here!

[@projectdirtbikes]

Awesome!

[@kmurphy5010]

Love it!!!

[@sharon1615]

That's fantastic fingers crossed for you x

[@gardengatesopen]

Ahhhh... The Pineapple Plantation... Now THAT sounds like a You Tube Channel waiting to happen!!

[@PEJUANGIMPIAN9]

nice one

[@colleenkrall630]

We have over 350 pineapple plants in our garden. We don't cut the tops off. We twist them off. Pull back the lower leaves to expose any roots. Then put in soil to root. Easy. Another great video. Thanks.

[@VWilt-so3ws]

Your saying after you get the fruit off its original plant? Then twist the top of the pineapple off instead of cutting off about an inch from the top like he did.(he left some fruit. So you'd have almost no fruit. Then you twist it off the actual fruit, pull off some of the most bottom leaves and you'll see roots? I'm a bit confused. I so appreciate and advice. Happy eating, vicki 🍍

[@colleenkrall630]

Yes. Twist off the top of the pineapple instead of cutting. Take the bottom leaves off that top. Then you will see little roots. I then plant that top. The roots will grow. Sorry if I was confusing.

[@allendiaz9031]

This past year I gathered our abundant seaweed from the shoreline here in South Florida. After rinsing to remove the salt and sand I placed it around my pineapples. After several weeks the growth was remarkable, even one of my neighbors asked what I did to the pineapples. It's always good to experiment and be surprised.

[@Mrbfgray]

Maybe it was the residual salt? That's too fast for much else to happen, no? I'd love to have ready access to seaweed.

[@tanyasteers4802]

I don't wash my seaweed I mix it with equal wt brown sugar ferment and feed

[@gg-gn3re]

@@Mrbfgray could have attracted more bacterial life and worms around it which would result in a big nitrogen boost. But yea as far as decomposition of the seaweed itself it'd probably be like 2-3 months for the results.. but his "several weeks" might mean 2 months

[@rubberducky1028]

For those who missed it, yes it takes about 2 years to grow a pineapple fruit. Ive got 4 pineapple plants growing in my yard. When the first started growing a baby pineapple fruit it was a rewarding experience :)

[@shibibi1]

2-5 years in my experience. Granted the 5 year ones spent the first 3 years of life growing in a grass in my kitchen with no nearby window. I'll forgive them

[@rustic35]

Depends on where you live. I'm in a temperate zone and mine would be 5 years old and looking like it might fruit within the next year.

[@lindajones2558]

I love this guy! Great “Dad joking” personality while super informative!

[@angiemmorris1978]

you are right on the money, they want us to depend on corporations not ourselves and that IS why the tops are cut off.. you rock dude!!

[@coltonlane8043]

Parents just brought back a dozen Hawaiian Gold pineapples from the islands and now I plan to grow all of them back. Cheers.

[@VWilt-so3ws]

Lucky!! Great for you !

[@Inventio13]

Twist the crown off. Remove the top core leaves. Cut the crown lengthwise in half, then lengthwise in half again. Plant each quadrant (meristem) in 1/3 compost, 2/3 soil. Pups will form from each piece. These pups will grow quicker than the crown core would have grown and you get 4 plants instead of the one.

[@sandiv6145]

Thanks for this tip. More pineapples than usual?? Count me in!!

[@ziggybender9125]

@@sandiv6145 I recently just tried this for my first time. I can confirm the four quadrants haven't died yet but I'm eagerly awaiting growth. We're in a drought right now so they are getting hammered by full sun and supplemental water.

[@TotalGAMIX]

dammm

[@letitgrow1846]

Just saw that in another video. I'll have to try that. I've successfully grown pineapples from tops before but never four from one top. Worth a shot for sure.

[@colleenkrall630]

Do you plant these upright or lay them down in the soil??

[@bhess1212]

I've been doing it for years here in Florida. I got over 30 this year. Very easy. Nobody will ever understand the taste difference between a completely ripe home grown vs a store bought unless they have actually had it. Much sweeter and less acidic. One thing I recommend doing different is once you cut the top off, try and remove or let dry the fruit part still left. If you go right in the soil I always get an animal dig it right back out because of the ripe smell. I personally let them dry for about a week then peel the dried fruit part off. I feel I'm not damaging any root system that way.

[@trae74]

Does each one only produce 1 pineapple?

[@bhess1212]

@@trae74 Usually yes. At least here in Florida. Sometimes I will get more than one "pup" growing out from the plant but only one will flower.

[@forced4motorsports]

@@bhess1212 Way more to it. Transplant the pups and they will grow and flower. You can also get suckers which come from the main plant, but there is a better way. When planing a crown, twist it from the pineapple (or cut it but it's not as efficient), trim off the point of fruit left, let it dry for a day or two to cure (it won't die), then section the crown into 4 (or two if it's too small). Plant these in a large pot and let them grow. In one month you will see new buds. Let them grow for one or two more months and then carefully twist the buds off the original crown section; you want to leave that in the ground/pot. Plant those buds wherever you want your pineapple to grow. In another month, you will have more buds growing from the original sectioned crown. Repeat: Perpetual plants every 3 months from a single crown. Do this staggered with multiple seed crowns and you could have a ripe pineapple in your garden every week or two.

[@joelwuttke5673]

I was shown a different method of striking pineapples, instead of cutting the top off you twist the top off (leaves only), remove about the bottom 25mm or so of the" leaves" and plant that. Works well and the fruit roots out faster.

[@moviebad109]

What a great channel to discover. Love the passion about growing things.

[@YaelSharon3410]

We live in Montreal Canada so we get them to root in water first for as few months and plant them in 8 inches pots and keep them in the house. For some reason if we bring them out for the summer they die when we take them back in comes the fall. They grow leafs about a foot long and never give fruit, but they are lovely plants to have around. Great video.

[@Andysfishing]

It’s so easy to do. Good tips. I plant all my tops and let them ripen on the plant, no comparison to early harvest Woolies fruit.

[@rorywquin]

People who have never eaten fresh fruit or veg at the source, simply have no concept of what the naturally ripened (and fresh) product really tastes like. WHat I could never understand when I lived in Oz was that my mother in-law could purchase Oz grown mangoes, pineapples etc in The Netherlands for less than what I could in Brisbane.........where the stuff is grown....🤨

[@swobodams]

My best effort was having one last 16 months in the ground and growing nicely…my then-1yo decided he had enough of that and pulled all the prawns out and that was the end of that.

[@paigeblackbird]

Brilliant! I had no idea...also learned this year about growing store-bought ginger, turmeric, and garlic at home in pots. Can't wait to try it. 💚🍍💚

[@VWilt-so3ws]

I'm looking up ginger, I bought a good size piece to try. I never heard of turmeric growing. Have never seen it at our stores here in S.W.MO. And the garlic. Do you just take the head with the roots looking end and plant that. I tried 1 in water. It had started but I had to leave for a week and the young lady watching my animals didn't know to change out the water. It was yucky when I got back. Have done cabbage, Romano lettuce, celery and just start 3 shallots I think their called all right now. They made it thru the week. The onions, darn can't think of name -chives at 1 end and about the size of a pinky finger, tiny onions, much stronger taste. I stick 1 toothpick in each 3, put them in water. 2 days ago and the roots are getting longer. My cabbage has 4 inch leaves, the celery is 5 inches tall and the ramono was growing shoots the next day. It's so amazing. Any advice you can give on your stuff mentioned would be so awesome! Good eating vicki

[@ddeaae]

🙂 From our family to yours we love watching your video's we have learned a great deal. You know it's gotta be great video's if the teenager's are watching ! Future framers 🍍 here. Great respect from PA in the USA.

[@qutaibahal-hasan4604]

Try the crown split method. You can split the fruit's top in quarters, or more, and they would produce pups that fruit within a year instead of 2 years. You may even harvest the pups and keep the splits producing more pups

[@Nathaniel_Peterson]

Mark, I love how you weave humor into your videos. It's a joy to laugh as I learn. Thanks for the great content!

[@MsAuraMatic]

I got my first pineapple fruit this year from a top I grew from a store bought pineapple. It took a few years (3 years) but I just stuck it in the ground and didnt care for the plant at all. the fruit was delicious. I was so happy with it. I have stuck a bunch more. I hope in a few more years I can get a continuous harvest of sweet juicy pineapples here in 9A growing zone.

[@wieszjakoszczedzac5522]

3 years???? You really surprises me with that information how long it take to grow pineapples. I always taught that pineapples grow just like an orange or any other common fruit.

[@thomasa5619]

@@wieszjakoszczedzac5522 if you plant orange seeds they won’t fruit for several years either? It’s just their life cycle, like onions will develop a bulb in one year, and flower the next

[@thomasa5619]

@@jstewart627 umm, I don’t know anything about zone 61? You mean 6a cause I can google that, I’d say yeah you have to bring it inside I have a mate who’s pineapple apparently survived the cold snap in Houston last year, but most of the leaves got burnt off 6a seems much more consistently cold though Where I live in australia it gets to like 40° overnight on the coldest days in winter lol

[@bengsillar3256]

I love your channel, you encouraged me to garden more

[@ericbrock4340]

I want to confirm how easily you can grow these even in a cold climate. A few years ago I started a pineapple, from a store bought top, in my garden. I grew an amazing green leaf structure, but I didn't realize it needed 2 years so it never matured in northern Minnesota. I haven't yet tried one in a portable pot/bucket. Love your channel, Mark!

[@dclaghorn2]

Northern Minnesota… hahaha And here I was thinking Houston was “cold”. Lol

[@Mrs.KatsCrafting]

I have six plants in my yard producing now and just sent one home with my grandson to grow his own. yes, we love pineapple and they are very easy to grow and constantly reproducing year after year. then we regrow in pots the ones we grew and give to friends. Coming up with a lot of new pineapple recipes that are wonderful

[@MandyOnderwater]

I'm growing one myself right now!

[@MrGrombie]

Here in a Florida I have like 20 pineapples growing all around. In pots, In the ground, me being lazy.... truly, they are man’s best plant. Lol

[@the_atom_show]

Just started mine today! I’m glad it takes time to regrow! Anything worth doing takes time and patience.

[@carolavant3778]

There is nothing quite as delicious as a ripe, home-grown pineapple! When I lived in Florida Zone 9b, I had 10 or 11 plants in my suburban landscape. I've recently moved to the Florida panhandle, Zone 8b, which is a little colder, but want to try growing them inground here. Unless I get a greenhouse, it may be too cold to sustain them, and there's no space inside to over-winter them. Wish me luck! The positive side to this is that there are several things that grow here that don't grow well in the warmer climate, such as English peas and brussels sprouts.

[@RickE-TV]

I also live in Florida 9b. I have to dig them up when they start to turn yellow and put them in a hug planter for finish ripening or the squirells get them all. I end up growing nothing but hot chili peppers, habenaros and it seems to be the only thing they do not try to eat. ;)

[@meagantrout2127]

Look for the micro climate at your house. Like the southern exposure, close to the house. I’m zone 6a and although we would need to dig out dahlias, my aunt has managed to keep them alive without digging. Worth a shot. Good luck 🍀

[@corbeau-_-]

good luck!

[@dentonhooper1447]

Good luck!!

[@PEJUANGIMPIAN9]

home grown pinaple is the best, i think should plant manggo too..

[@thelionofjudah6175]

Totally wonderful! Have got a pineapple sitting on my kitchen bench. Will go plant it now. Thank you ❣️Have shared this wonderful info in my chatgroup Eat Well For Life 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@bartelgrant]

A simple reason for the price difference between topless and unpruned pineapples may be that pineapples with the top cut off are simply easier to transport. They take up like 33% less space and do not stack well if the leaves are still attached. So the companies save transporting costs by chopping of the leaves before stacking and packing them into a container.

[@bethb8276]

I would agree, except this one place selling rare pink Pineapples didn't offer many but every top was removed. Definitely seemed like an effort to keep others from reproducing their own.

[@bartelgrant]

@@bethb8276 that does make sense then

[@todddecoteau2547]

Brother you are one of my top 5 teachers on self sufficiency! I am in the process of completely replacing the grocery store. I live in SW Louisiana U.S.

[@thelazy0ne]

This is the first time I see how the pineapple grows. Never knew it takes years to grow one tough. And it will grow if you drop it on the ground... Damn! And is so tasty too. 😋 Thanks for showing.

[@VWilt-so3ws]

Or in water, fresh water, not city water. To much chlorine

[@germistry]

I've been growing pineapples in the desert of WA for a couple of years now, my oldest is ready to fruit I think! Very exciting!

[@robertevans8024]

I grew one a few years ago in Pennsylvania. I had to bring it inside in the Fall. It seemed to take forever. My patience was rewarded with a most beautiful purplish flower. The pineapple was less than impressive. Probably because it was container grown and the climate. Maybe it needed a bigger container later on and certain nutrients....🤔But it was still fun.

[@patricatfurever4051]

Love this! I have been planting tops for two years. One of the few things that tegrows well in Arizona heat just waiting for the 🍍 to start producing!

[@bigchicken2266]

Thank you Mark I don't know how many times I have watched this video the reinsurance of helping me to grow a pineapple

[@TMcGee123]

Mark, you’re the man! I’ve always wondered about growing my own pineapples but thought it was probably too difficult. Just what I needed to see. Thanks again!

[@martyjames491]

I believe the ones with the tops cut off are a specific new 'breed' that has been bred in Australia, and the company owns the rights to them, and so yes the tops are cut off so you can't regrow. I'd imagine at some point in future, they'll leave the tops on once the patent expires, but unsure how long that is.

[@orfeasang]

Grow them from seed 😼

[@droac3]

I agree. They were bred to be sweeter than the older canning varieties. Supported by industry and Queensland Govt money.

[@AncientChrono]

Fantastic insight... It is somewhat sinister it would seem, then! Would be nice to know what companies/patent# it is. They might not cut the tops off of exports, and me being in Canada...

[@ZeliardFTW]

Or they harvest the tops to regrow them again. Not rocket science to regrow things from harvested plants. I mean the sprouts at the top are inedible, and people complain it adds to the weight. Also tomatoes on the vine in supermarkets? Yeah extra weight in the vines when im buying tomatoes. Most people are not buying a pineapple to regrow a tree that takes 2 years or so to regrow another.

[@martyjames491]

@@ZeliardFTW there is probably that too, but I just know the new breed (can't remember exact name, something like honey gold or something) were a new breed supported by industry and govt money, so they currently 'own the right' to it.

[@GaelicDrummer1]

We live in Northwest Florida and I guess our pineapple tops, after two years, didn't get the memo to produce. We will continue our quest and keep watching. As always, thanks for another fascinating, educating and fun filled video. Cheers!!! (We can say that, because we're Scottish.) )

[@raptorkravmaga9977]

🥇🥇👍Cheers!!! (We can say that, because we're Scottish.) Just for that! Cheers!!

[@imperpekto12ify]

I didnt know pineapple plant loves clay soil!!! Ive been planting pineapple tops I have them in my planter bed but now Ill be moving them in the front yard! Thank you so much for making this video!

[@kasession]

The planting demo made me laugh. 🤣 They don't cut the tops off where i live. I think it's because we get cold winters and they don't think people will make the effort to grow their own. My problem is that I don't have enough space. If I ever get access to a green house, I'll definitely try it.

[@anonymoussource8334]

You can also try a large hanging pot.

[@PatC.]

I put mine in a 3 gallon pot and by year 2 when it got quite wide, I just trimmed back the leaves. It didn't look as pretty that way but it didn't harm the plant and took up much less space when I had to bring it back in the house during winter.

[@kasession]

@@PatC. did it produce?

[@PatC.]

@@kasession Yes I got a delicious pineapple. My story is above. I did this and was successful....in zone 7 of NEW JERSEY where the potted plant must be brought indoors over 2 winters, then it forms the fruit.

[@TJH615]

You are one of the largest wealths of knowledge on the internet. Please keep it up, the world needs you

[@qwertyuiopgarth]

I used to have a friend who lived in Northern Idaho and had a southern view. Lots of pineapples were grown in that window. Fresh pineapple while looking out at deep snow - excellent!

[@thehologram]

Wow

[@chrismckay7057]

hi mark thanks for the tips mate we now have thirty odd pineapples growing in tassie. one year in plants are doing fine, with multipul new pups, looking forward to harvest. the only problem is we're in need of a bigger hot house! cheers chris

[@gr8handsftl]

I always twist the top off the pineapple and remove about 1/2 to " of the lower leaves. Let dry for a day or two, then pot up. They grow really fast that way. Another thing that I do is save the seeds and sprout them. It's super easy and you get bigger pineapple fruits from the seedlings. (seeds are located really close the the skin Most people never see them because they cut that part off, but when you look at the flesh side, you'll see some dark spots. Use the tip of a knife to go into the flesh and remove the seeds. Rinse them off, then plant in a plug tray). Seedlings take about 2 - 3 years to produce from seed, ideally, where the tops take about 2 - 18 months where I am.

[@bhess1212]

I never tried that

[@moneymakerfosho6915]

That's stellar, thank you

[@StevenSmith6942_]

awesome

[@joanhelenak]

I'm going to try this method of twist and remove lower leaves, I keep trying to grow them as shown in this video and they keep rotting

[@saintsone7877]

@@joanhelenak It is better to twist the tops off as you suggested. Then carefully peel from the bottom about 3cm or just over an inch the small leaves and if your pineapple was ripe you should see some roots growing. Place enough distilled(do not use tap water)water in a jar/glass and place the top into the glass/jar until the roots are underwater. Then place in sunlight and check it every day to see if water goes murky. If yes, empty water and use fresh distilled water till roots get more than 2-3 inches(5-8cm)long and then using good potting mix pot them or plant them depending on the climate in your area. If you get very cold weather pot them, leave them in direct sun while hot/warm and bring them inside when weather gets below 50F (approx 10C). In hot climates with well drained pots you may need to water daily just test the soil to see if has moisture but DO NOT flood them, just enough to have some moisture in the soil. If you plant in the ground watering once a week or 2 weeks will be enough as they are hardy plants. If you water too much the roots will rot. And voila, depending how you start them and how you plant them anywhere from 1-2 years and nice fresh ripe pineapple is yours for the eating. You will never buy store pineapple again as they are picked way too early for obvious reasons. Happy growing and eating.

[@newkkl]

Although you wait two years for the first fruit, the established plant will fruit once every year after that.

[@ilobelzo1310]

Tanks for the info so much

[@gonzo191]

They really regrow? Damn, I've been removing the plant once the first pine's been picked. I seriously didnt know that.

[@thehologram]

Really? I believed plants just produce once.

[@newkkl]

​@@thehologramYes, each stalk produces one fruit, but you can get it to fruit annually by leaving one pup attached. Leave one pup attacyed to the base of the fruiting plant, don't pull them all off. Some plants produce multiple pups, but there is almost always one that is larger. It will use the same rootstock as the plant that just fruited. Just leave it there. Eventually the stalk that just fruited dries up, but the attached pup will grow quickly, and will fruit the next year. By separating it from the main root and moving it, the pup would have to grow an entirely new root system and that makes it take longer to produce fruit.

[@Ali-hayder]

@@newkkl wow that's some valuable info. Thanks

[@spraymantis8998]

I bought one from the shops today to plant tomorrow, thanks for the video Mark!

[@privatenineNaturalWoman]

Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. here and I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS! You have inspired me to try to start my own urban garden. God Bless and KFTGF [Keep fighting the good fight]!

[@TheCowEmporium]

Okay then… I’ll give this another go. I tried this the first time you made a video about regrowing pineapple. It’ll give me something to do over our 6-7 months of winter in Alberta, Canada. Fingers crossed! Annette 🌺

[@sparkysmalarkey]

Looks similar to growing Yucca, super easy to grow and clone, also nearly impossible to kill. We had some strong line winds take one of the porch and smashed it into the ground a couple hundred yards from the porch, it broke several tops off it so I threw them all in little pots and made like 3 new plants from them.

[@IAMUNLUCKY]

Awesome job Mark thanks for your content. I started attempting pineapple growth back in august in nsw but I didn't cut it I twisted the top of and removed around 4 to 8 leaves from the bottom so far they seem ok ill let you know in 2 years time 😁 thanks to you I started gardening in august.

[@virtuousgardeningmore3551]

Wow! This is amazing! I have never tried to grow pineapples because I live GA which grows colder. I have grown other things with help of your videos and uploaded them to my channel! I grow everything organically. Thanks for all the information! Be blessed! 💕

[@sandiv6145]

I've been regrowing store pineapples for years - in pots. It takes two years, but well worth the wait as they are so juicy and sweet. I just bring the pots in during the cold season. A great advantage as they are totally ripe when you pick them instead of the green store ones.

[@RoSario-vb8ge]

Which country are you from?

[@sandiv6145]

@@RoSario-vb8ge U.S. - Northern Georgia specifically.

[@sandratimofeeva3179]

Do you use fertilizers? What pot size is the best? I wonder if just good soil is enough or not.

[@sandiv6145]

I am ever learning and tweaking the soil amendments. At first I just used any ol' soil and added a bit of fish fertilizer if/when I thought about it. Now I use top grade potting soil and add a little Dr Earth or worm castings. The plants sure get bigger with this extra effort. Most of my plants are in 2-3 gallon buckets. I have grown them in one gallon buckets...had a lazy streak and didn't repot them. Still got pineapples. I figure you get out of it what you put into it, and I want the best pineapples possible so now I use the good stuff! They are very forgiving plants I have found. My favorite pineapple I grew last year and let it fully ripen on the plant. I had been out of town (meant to harvest it before I left) and when I got back thought maybe I had waited too long. Nope! That was the best, juiciest, sweetest pineapple of them all! And when I peeled back those lower leaves, the roots were already growing. I put it in water for a week, then potted it in excellent soil mix. It is the healthiest looking plant I have ever raised. I think I will wait longer before picking from now on. @@sandratimofeeva3179

[@sandratimofeeva3179]

@@sandiv6145 thank you very much for the answer!

[@Guoenyi]

Worst thing is takes 2 years to fruit. I planted mine 2 years ago after watching this guy and it did just flower… Hell of a wait

[@BonnieBlue2A]

Consider that it takes fruit trees 3-7 years to begin producing well, 2years isn’t a bad wait. Patience grasshopper 😊

[@PatC.]

It is worth the wait because it was much tastier than from the store. Mine was very sweet with no acidity.

[@teresiahowell8170]

I have mine over 2 yrs it's over 3ft tall but no pineapple s.still waiting

[@PatC.]

@@teresiahowell8170 Try some Miracle Grow water soluble fertilizer for Blooms. It is a bloom booster.

[@Guoenyi]

@@teresiahowell8170 3ft tall!? Are you ccertain? Try apple slices/plastic bag method or calcium carbide in the center with some water. Your plant needs acetylene gas to promote the formation for flower given it has been 3 years.

[@thanks1obama780]

God bless you, Mark. Pineapples are a staple in my diet, but I always avoided even trying to grow because I live in a colder region. Didn't know it was this easy.

[@presidentspilot]

Best pineapple growing presentation yet!! Thank You!!

[@xorbodude]

Some people quarter the crown and get 4 pineapple plants from one crown.

[@mikec7572]

Absolutely they grow from quarters

[@griffinlawrence8353]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that calls "aqua" agua.

[@jonob9004]

I planted my first pineapple top about 2 & a half years ago, followed by 6 or so more in pots. We are just about to pick our first fruit, its nearly ripe & we can't wait !!!

[@scottdj1982]

I've just discovered this chanel and I'm absolutely hooked. Mate your videos are awesome! You've made gardening and growing so much fun for me and my 3 kids. Much 💙 from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@tman5926]

I've always remembered people telling me that you Can't regrow pineapples from the store! Thanks for clearing that up!

[@capeman10]

I understand that Dole drills some of their pineapple so they won't fruit.

[@JerryB507]

@@capeman10, do you have a link or reference? Mr Goolepants found no results for that using several search terms.

[@charleswaters455]

I have a friend that just randomly stuffs every pineapple head into the ground around their property. I'd have to say that their successful propagation rate has to be close to 90,% 95%. The only thing that stinks is that you have to wait 1 - 2 years to get another edible fruit - so you better plant a lot!

[@googleisntrespectingprivac6772]

Mark, you can just twist the top and plant them. There’s no need to cut. In fact, you can section one into 2 or even 4, and grow multiple plants from one!! Seriously!!

[@Skorpychan]

You're cutting the top off to get at the fruit inside anyway.

[@orfeasang]

Do you mean cut them in the middle?

[@googleisntrespectingprivac6772]

@@orfeasangyes. Split them so they each have some leaves and the base part. Vertical down.

[@orfeasang]

@@googleisntrespectingprivac6772 wow that's awesome, do you suggest leaving them a couple of days to dry?

[@PatC.]

@@orfeasang Yes, let it dry and callus or it may rot. I grew one in New Jersey, read my instructions above.

[@CS-fr4vd]

Your videos provide the perfect respite from a stressful and noisy world. I hope you keep making them

[@al55848]

You're the best. Always great fun to watch. I learn a lot from your videos too. Steer clear of ducks if you don't want a huge mess or if you were looking for some poultry companionship, chickens are a better way to go. Much more organized animal lol. Easy DIY self-sufficient guidelines to follow. You really show just how attainable it is to be self sufficient. It's all great stuff! I hope the rain takes a break for you guys.

[@Su-du7pm]

Hello Mark, here we have pineapples from other countries, We buy them at the supermarket when leaves are loose because in that way we are sure that the pineapple will be ripe. I will try it for 2 years as you say. 🍍

[@IdiotF0ol]

Great video. I've got a dozen floating around my yard in South Florida and had my first fruit earlier this year. The taste was amazing, since I was able to let the fruit ripen completely before harvest, and I'm excitedly putting them everywhere space is available, but every once in awhile, one will develop heart rot. Smells like a sewage dump and the leaves fail, starting from the center. These are still small, new/young plantings, typically, only in the ground 2-3 months, but it's a bummer when it happens. Mine are in ground and I can't really control the moisture, but I understand the heart rot can happen if the plants are too wet/damp too long.

[@ccmarie613]

I have that happening on two of my young pineapple plants, is there anything that can be done to save them?

[@IdiotF0ol]

@CC Marie I haven't found anything that saves them, yet. Maybe older plants can recover, but my infected plants have not been able to recover. Pluck out the center leaves and see if the outer leaves recover. If not, dig up the whole plant and don't try to grow pineapple there for, like, 3 years. That's what I read, anyway.

[@VWilt-so3ws]

Maybe there was to much fruit underneath when you started. All that sugar from the fruit would definitely rot them? IDK just a thought

[@IdiotF0ol]

@V. Wilt not these. I let the fruit dry off and trim back substantially before I plant. I had planted one with too much remaining, once, and it never grew.

[@dasweetspot_her_me]

Yes indeed this is the best advice anybody ever gave me! I have two of them growing now, I wish I had more room.

[@tammyhale5316]

I love pineapples whenever I buy pineapple at the store I slice it from the skin inside the skin you'll find all the seeds I had found over 10 seeds in one pineapple just when you skin it peel the skin of it back and you will see the small little sesds it's amazing ☺️

[@jessieelliott3157]

I put a pineapple in my kids Christmas stocking each year...among other things. It's getting harder to find one with a top on. A topless Christmas pineapple is just an everyday pineapple.

[@jillhumphrys8073]

I've never seen one with the top off. I'll look at for it.

[@psalm919]

UK here. Pineapple with tops are the norm Although there is more And more of the cut up into wedges and sold in plastic covering type about nowadays.

[@gardengatesopen]

I'm still wondering about the difficulty level of removing a pineapple with a top from a Christmas STOCKING!! Do you do this to keep your kids busy for an hour?🥴 Hahahaha!! 🤭😆😆😆

[@jessieelliott3157]

It sticks out the top.😁 Theres always a mango, an up and go drink and some tiny box of cereal they dont normally get and one more thing that isnt food. We are in Queensland Australia keeping it simple.

[@gardengatesopen]

@@jessieelliott3157 ohhhhh, it sticks out the top... Well, that's MUCH easier, isn't it! ♡

[@gardengatesopen]

You may ask, "Isn't easier to grow pineapple in a sub-tropical location?" Well, Yes it is. 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭 I watched the whole video, and I'm still laughing at that one!! Perfectly delivered!! Than You Mark ❤

[@TheDovesNest]

Going to buy pineapples at the grocery store right now to plant around our yard! Succulents do really well here so this is very exciting! Great video!🍍🍍🍍

[@stanmillar3389]

Hi Mark. A few years ago I twisted the top off a pineapple and threw it in the compost. Some months later I spread the compost on the garden. There was the pineapple top unrotted! Very pale after being buried. I stuck it upright in the veggie garden and gave it very little attention thinking it wouldn’t work. Two years later I picked a beautiful pineapple. Very tough and easy to grow.

[@jirup]

I've done this in the past and grown them on in pots, but these days in Vic, the pineapples don't usually have the top on them. Really annoying as I only buy pineapples to grow the tops.

[@PatC.]

Mark, I did this and was successful....in zone 7 of NEW JERSEY!! In case anybody is wondering that is 20 minutes south of New York City, Whole process took 2.5 years. How to do it: Buy a pineapple with a healthy green top in early spring, twist off the top and leave no fruit attached because twice that got wormy and failed. Pick the bottom leaves off the core about 1.5 inches, let it dry for a day, set into a jar of water so the bottom of the "core" is submerged an inch, change water regularly. Wait for roots to develop. After they do, pot it up in well-draining soil. During this time, some of the greenery on top may die. Don't worry it will regrow. After several weeks when it's warm enough, put it outside in a shady spot. Over time gradually adapt it to a spot that gets some sun. Remember to water it only after the soil surface has been dry a few days. Before frost hits in fall, bring it inside. Next spring put it back outside. At this point it will become quite wide. The following fall, bring back inside. At this point I threatened the plant that if it didn't start making a fruit right away I was going to throw it out on the cold patio (in November). It heard me because 3 weeks later the center formed a flower/fruit~! Yay! It took another 8 months of growing until it began to ripen in August. It tasted very sweet,.... sweeter than store bought ones. And sweet without acidity!

[@WakandaBabe]

I'm in RI...gonna try it!

[@andrew1717xx]

NJ is a little south of Maine. You reckin' its possible to do in Maine?

[@PatC.]

@@andrew1717xx Ha ha a little south, that's cute. Yes you can do it because it will only be outside in the warm months of the year. I forgot to mention that the pineapple plant grew in a surprisingly dark area of my living room all winter. I kept thinking to myself that fruit which formed in the end of November is not going to grow and ripen correctly without being out in the sunshine but what happened was the fruit slowly grew all winter in that dark spot and continued to grow when I put it outside in spring while the fruit was still green. Then all of a sudden in August within a week or two it went from green to totally ripened which was deep yellow but with no brown marks like in the store bought fruit. It was sweeter than store bought with no acidic taste.... fantastic!

[@adrianamoore2712]

That looks so fantastic !!! Can’t wait to do this

[@OneRandomBastard]

Pineapples are my absolute favorite fruit. Not just to eat as is, but because pina colada is without a doubt my favorite cocktail as well.

[@MrGreattaco]

Love how mark instead of moving a bit he rather take it like a champ and give us the intense thumbs up while being poked Also I’m with you with the conspiracy

[@tarnr5713]

This is so frustrating! I'd love to give this a go but I've never seen a pineapple with the top on in real life. Here in NZ all pineapples are imported and have their tops lopped off for biosecurity reasons (or so I assume, bugs/diseases might be lurking in the dark depths of the leaves after all). I believe we have started growing pineapples commercially up north very recently, so maybe one day :)

[@ABC1701A]

I remember the tops being cut off the pineapples decades ago - pre 1985 - at supermarkets in Auckland and the shops stated it was to stop people growing their own and potentially undercutting the shops. They were all imported from Hawaii in those days, then they began importing a few from Fiji and I managed to get one to root (they didn't remove the entire top but they basically removed everything except a few outside leaves so it wouldn't grow at all). I moved to the UK in 1986 but a couple of years later mum told me that they had harvested a pineapple from the tree.

[@fadista7063]

Great vid as usual--and I am pretty sure you're right about cutting the tops off the pineapples. Corporate entities aren't interested in a consumer finding self-sufficiency. 🍍🍍

[@ronaldknight6653]

Always great watching your presentations and learning new stuff.

[@jesusisGod1434]

Spoiler alert, it takes 2 years to grow a pineapple.... thank you for the video.

[@ram1erLive]

is it grown now?

[@williamjones6053]

Well is the pineapple ready ..it's been two years

[@angelacruz71]

I bought two already established plants last year for $30. I couldn't find any with tops on at the grocery. Not only did they give two fruit this year but they also sprouted 11 pups and suckers. It was a very nice surprise. Edit: the guy I bought it from told me to go straight home with it. Don't stop anywhere or it would get stolen from the back of the truck.

[@angelacruz71]

@@TheAstroflight Lol I saw a yt vid from the Sugar Loaf plantation in Hawaii. They plant them really close together in rows of three lines. I can't remember but I think it was 9inches or so between plants. So I have them all crowded together inground.

[@boothlaura]

Love your channel! I live in a tiny house in Florida, USA and you are teaching me so so much!! Thanks 🌄🥑🎉

[@Redeemed12]

We luv ya Mark! Thanks for the safe family content and your awesome personality shining through :) God bless you!

[@s2ertf]

I pray for you guys out in Australia man. I hate seeing what they are going to you over there. Hate to say you are probably right about them cutting the tops on the pineapples

[@charlie-jay]

Don't believe everything you read or hear in the Murdoch media / Fox. Everyone's back at school, people are back at work, retail and hospitality is open. Most places do not even require masks. You do know that Rupert requires every one of his employees and people who attended his birthday party to get vaccinated, don't you?

[@katblyth8153]

Transport. That’s the reason: the tops take a lot of additional space and therefore increase the cost of cartage, and in turn the price consumers pay. I seriously doubt it’s to stop people growing pineapples themselves. It’s just giving the consumer a choice as the vast majority would simply bin tops. So why pay for them?

[@melissakarner6707]

So fun. Love watching your lessons. Your humor is very entertaining.

[@rainepanda]

Mark I've been binge watching all your videos! Haha I'm so excited to be starting my raised garden bed in a few weeks! I live in central Texas and feel confident that I'll be successful this year. I think it would be fantastic to plant some pineapples in my front landscaping! Amazing

[@jorgemercado7505]

I'm going to start growing pineapples just out of principle. It's not a conspiracy it's common sense 😠

[@Chrazzari]

@@TheAstroflight I don't think it is illegal to grow them. There's some varieties that are proprietary but otherwise you can get cavandish (DPM 25) from Dailey's Fruit Trees for example. There's permits required in some areas, but they're free for residential use. It's not something to stop you from growing them. Mainly designed to hopefully stop the spread or eliminate the bunchy top disease introduced in 1913. It isn't in northern Queensland yet so they want to keep it out of there.

[@ranke]

i love your hands on approach - great!

[@brotherarcanine7717]

This is life changing haha! Time to try to grow some in the spring.

[@glg3945]

Looks so easy. Thank you. Peace and good fortune and good health to you and your family. ❤

[@shelleysteeves7669]

What a comical breath of fresh air your video was! Too funny! 😂 Thanks for the laughs and the easy to understand and straightforward and to the point lesson in planting a pineapple plant from a store bought pineapple! I can't wait to go buy my next pineapple to plant my first! Your humor made this video so pleasant! 😊

[@elli637]

That is so cool. I think I’ll try it! You make great videos with a lot of good information. So helpful! Thank you

[@loricoil1732]

Pineapples are very forgiving and so easy to grow. I started with one and now have 10 and 4 pups to plant yet.

[@deborahworth5291]

My dad’s favorite thing was to grow pineapple 🍍 🍍 . One year he had a twin pineapple grow out of one plant. He was so Happy. Thank you for good memories

[@Rootiga]

Thank God for your video, I literally was just asking myself how I could grow one yesterday!

[@laverdadtriunfa]

I get sometimes two sprouts from the bottom of the pineapple 🍍 that make 3 because the top is another option to grow. And yes they are very easy to maintain.

[@DjSharperimage]

Great video. I never knew you could grow pineapples using their tops.

[@ARealCupcake]

I'm so glad KZbin recommended your channel to me! I've really been wanting to start a garden when I get my own place here soon and a pineapple seems really fun to try my hand at :)