How To Grow A Pineapple Start To Finish

[@teuth]

pineapples are so cool. truly one of the OG fancy houseplants. so fancy people used to rent them for parties and stuff lol

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

They would even rent only the fruit lol. They were a major status symbol culturally

[@TechplantChannel]

thats crazy

[@EverythingPlants]

One thing I noticed when growing in a lemon tree indoors many years ago was that the soil PH needed to be on the acidic side. After adjusting the pH in my water, the lemon tree was full of green leaves and eventually it produced flowers which turned into three lemons total. I bet you the pineapple requires similar conditions to the citrus tree.

[@TechplantChannel]

I gotta get back on the lemon train

[@LaiN900]

the madlad did it

[@TechplantChannel]

The deed is done

[@HollyAZ]

I have a pineapple in the kitchen right now. I'm going to try it!

[@TechplantChannel]

Good luck!

[@debrabennett2512]

I love your videos! I appreciate you more than you know. Your plant care education is so thorough and you explain everything that I have been faced with. And your easant roo. Thank you for sharing your gift of plant growth and care & maintenance. !

[@TechplantChannel]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@gioknows]

Outstanding! I appreciate your dedication. I am growing two pineapples in my grow tent. It has been at least a year and I was beginning to lose hope but now I realize how long it takes to grow these things so I’m happy again. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada 🍁

[@shanleyshoupe7873]

Im on the second or third year with my pineapple! Im glad to hear yours took a comparable amount of time. Everything I read said a year and a half to two and i was beginning to think it would never flower!

[@TechplantChannel]

yeah maybe this summer get it nice and hot outside!

[@Edda-Online]

My pineapple took 5 years to flower and another half to ripen.

[@DJtheChemist]

NICE!! I started my top in summer of 2023, I live in a zone 7b, BC Canada and we do get some insanely sunny and warm summers (45c not uncommon). I choose not to do grow lights and this winter has been a bit of a struggle with the low daylight amount. The plant is still healthy but man I am ready to take on a full pineapple this summer! I think I will force it once I get to around May-ish. I'm really looking forward to getting my own pups and slips for much quicker growth going forward. Thanks for the video!

[@lisaanglim9588]

Usually in the wild the plants are huge. Much bigger. Congratulations!!

[@TechplantChannel]

thank you

[@Edda-Online]

I have grown one indoors in Germany; plant and fruit were much bigger. But it took over 5 years. I think the size depends on the final pot size. I have been surprised, in the video it has grown a flower at this small size. Now I wonder if baby pineapple are just grown in smaller pots.

[@MarcoPolo-vb1sw]

Appreciate the dedication and documentation 💚

[@TechplantChannel]

thank you!

[@charlesroberts3650]

"We're having a heat wave, a tropical heat wave...." They like this song...

[@TechplantChannel]

lol

[@QueenK5699]

i love pineapples it’s neat to see how they grow!

[@sly-ryder-dietz]

If you still have your original plant, I've read that suckers grow faster than the pineapple tops

[@TechplantChannel]

I kept it!!

[@Edda-Online]

I have harvested mine in August 2023. The sucker and the top of the harvested one are about the same size - I think the top one would be much larger by now if I had repotted it to a larger pot more often. Probably it depends on the environment…

[@rxsiu]

Love that you ate it even with bonide. If my monstera fruits I won't even hesitate to put it in my mouth lol

[@TechplantChannel]

I only swallowed a small amount. I'm guessing it's like nothing compared to thr amounts of pesticides that are present in our foods anyways. But yeah i also eat a bonide monstera fruit lol

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

Bromeliads are, I think the term is, monocarpic, meaning they flower and die. That's the entire life cycle. Idk if pineapples are like other broms, but I know you're supposed to keep water in the axil, or whatever that central cup is called, for them to flourish. They store energy in that thick central mass and then they use it all up to produce the inflorescence.

[@TechplantChannel]

I kep it so maybe pups will come out. I usually dowsed it in water and it got trapped in the leaf pockets

[@sdqsdq6274]

hmmm dont think they take water from the cup , seem to be root dependant , unlike bromeliads which only use their root to anchor

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

@@sdqsdq6274 yeah, I think you're right, that's definitely their main source of sustenance, but in their native habitat they might keep water dude to all the rain. Just don't know if it makes a difference

[@innovationsanonymous8841]

I'm the jam-it-in-the-dirt guy. Got one in the yard that probably won't make it through the winter. For best results, jam it when rain is in the forecast. Otherwise, it risks drying out and dying. Idk much about pineapples, actually. But the leaning tower of pineapple might be a reproduction strategy. There are some native species that are going extinct because they don't fall over without manual intervention and humans don't exactly occupy our ecological niche anymore

[@NinjaMelon21]

I have a 5 month old pineapple plant but ig the pot is small, recommend me a good size for the plant

[@TechplantChannel]

Hard to say without seeing it but maybe an 8inch pot

[@NinjaMelon21]

@@TechplantChannel what was the size of the pot u replanted it before u got the pineapple?

[@fugueine]

1. The additional growth at the base of the pineapple is called a slip. it can be removed and rooted. 2. Pineapples fruit once then die. They will produce offshoots called ratoons that can be removed and potted up. Usually they already have their own roots and don't need water treatment. I ended up with 6 pineapples from ratoons when the mother plant died. Currently, one of those babies is is in a 2 gallon pot placed by a south facing window in my living room and has 3 foot long leaves. it's been approximately two years since it went into soil so I'm hoping for another small, super-sweet pineapple soon.

[@TechplantChannel]

Thanks for the info

[@Ami5Jo]

Pineapple plants belong to the list natures more bizarre things. Awesome job.

[@TechplantChannel]

yeah for sure!

[@entity_2452]

Have you managed too try growing a Cherry tree from seed? Thinking of trying it myself, if no vid any advice?

[@artsyplantstudio]

You have so much patience 🎉

[@TechplantChannel]

thanks!

[@kcototheyoyoyo]

This is amazing. I’m going to start on 3 of them.

[@TechplantChannel]

Good luck!

[@Emma-zr4tk]

It makes me think about that episode of family guy where peter has a parasitic twin

[@TechplantChannel]

Lol

[@Henrydreamer123E6]

Also you can get better pineapples if the fruit is fully ripped on the plant, trust me ,ripped pineapples that are fully ripped it's better than store bought pineapples you see at the stores.

[@TechplantChannel]

I'll have to look for some

[@donavinnezar]

my local pineapples are queen pieapple with sharp serrated leaves , mine is in soil for 2 years now and still no pineapple yet ,however its not getting the sun it wants

[@FahimSheikh-co9cg]

Hi. I am from Bangladesh🇧🇩. Nice video

[@TechplantChannel]

Hi! Thanks for watching

[@anikaahmed9815]

Me too

[@Juicifer-77]

I've read that you're supposed to let it dry out before putting it water. Have you ever done that? I didn't 2 weeks ago and it started to rot and the leaves you could literally pull out one at a time. I'm about to try a second attempt now. Great video, thank you! Merry Christmas!

[@ThinkPraise]

I enjoyed this video. Would you experiment with Kratky method?

[@TechplantChannel]

Sure! Veggies or like aroids?

[@ThinkPraise]

@@TechplantChannel Any. I’m actually going to try my hand at aloe Vera plant. I just purchased 2 so I’ll keep 1 in soil and (fingers crossed) the other Kratky. I’m into hydroponics, DWC, Kratky. Thank you

[@Edda-Online]

I have left a new regrowing pineapple in water for several months, because I am in vacation and have thought it’s easier to keep it watered than way. It has definitely made some growth and looked very well, when I left. So, I guess Kratky should work. My aloes usually get plenty of children when watered plenty. It’s certainly interesting how they will do with kratky. Fingers crossed! 👍

[@chrisbrodhagen3658]

My wife, she is from the Philippines. We started a papaya, 3 ft tall and now acting up but still flowering its learning but failure leads to more learning.

[@TechplantChannel]

All in doors?

[@chrisbrodhagen3658]

@@TechplantChannel Yes sir

[@bethlovesthings]

Incredible effort

[@TechplantChannel]

Thanks for watching!

[@tdhomestead]

I have been growing one that I started in February of 2022, the plant is at least 3 times as large as yours but still has not flowered yet. I am in North Carolina.

[@TechplantChannel]

Maybe this summer you'll get one!

[@GoofyEntity]

how often ru supposed to water it

[@daisywrabbit]

delicious! 🍍✨⚡️🌟

[@TechplantChannel]

Thank you for watching

[@mynameisnotcory]

Throw some (alot of) citrus fertilizer on them next time. They love that

[@TechplantChannel]

I'll try it

[@backbudbonsai]

How long, roughly, does it take for the plant to become fruit bearing?

[@TechplantChannel]

2 to 3 years

[@pinkdiamond345]

I had to use insecticide on my small coffee plant and I remember being bummed that I couldn’t use the coffee beans that I knew I was never going to grow indoors. 😬😂

[@TechplantChannel]

i bet we drink a lot of pesticide coffee naturally if you go to shops and stuff ( i have 0 faith in agriculture and im sure they are blasting everything ) but yeah its probably best not to. I think if the fruits form way after a systemic you are probably fine tho

[@pinkdiamond345]

@ For sure. After talking to a lot of people who raise butterflies, so many people buy their host plants at nurseries. So they’ll ask if the plants have been sprayed, so they know whether or not it’s safe to feed their caterpillars. They’ll say “No. We don’t spray anything!” because that’s what they think you want to hear. Then you get the herbs home, give them to the caterpillars, then they all die. I’ve had nursery owners say they don’t treat their plants when they had a dosatron right there for everyone to see. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@lisaanglim9588]

Put it in the grow tent the whole time. You might get a full one.

[@TechplantChannel]

yeap next one will be

[@lisaanglim9588]

Very interesting I liked it.

[@TechplantChannel]

Thank you!

[@craftykid5004]

Fascinating

[@TechplantChannel]

Thanks for watching

[@andyandbee]

So awesome! Glad you didn’t ingest it though 😂

[@TechplantChannel]

Only the taste lol maybe little juice lol

[@johnhavel7685]

I have a few pineapple plants I started from store bought pineapples though after about 5-6 years still no pineapples I’m assuming they just haven’t gotten enough sun or something

[@TechplantChannel]

Try this summer full sun

[@technoendo]

Pineapple are a non-climacteric fruit, so the developing fruit does not contain the chemical energy needed to fully ripen them once they are harvested/removed from the plant, and the only way to fully ripen a pineapple is to leave it on the plant until the fruit is fully golden yellow all the way around with no green at all. Anyone who lives in temperate zones far from the tropics gets pineapples harvested early to improve ease of shipping and shelf life, but those store bought pineapples will not fully ripen ever. If left on the kitchen counter for weeks they do soften, they do become increasingly fragrant, but this is all related to a slow decomposition/rotting process. Some people still prefer softening pineapple by leaving them on the kitchen counter but they do not get any sweeter or develope more complex pineapple flavors. When you grow your own pineapple and ripen it properly you'll get more "pina colada" flavors and additional sweetness that will both be lacking for store bought pineapples in non-tropical regions. Homegrown pineapples ripened fully golden yellow no green will taste better than green store bought pineapples, as is the case with a lot of fruit, but I think those of us living in temperate zones just forget or fail to understand how good fresh fully ripened pineapple can be! Also, I encourage you to force flowering of pineapples for fun and profit. Buy a tube of Bangsite off amazon (chemical method is water+calcium carbide=ethylene gas) and get an apple (organic method, rotting apple off-gasses ethylene). If using either method I'd cover the entire plant in a clear plastic bag to trap ethylene gas around the plant. Maintain this setup for 1-2 months and the flower will begin to appear. %90 success rate for me with bangsite. Also for the MD2/Smooth Cayenne type pineapples the size of the fruit you get at the time of flowering is set by the size/weight of the plant. Bigger plants with more leafs get you a bigger pineapple, smaller plants with fewer leafs get you a smaller pineapple. I'll let you in on one of my favorite pineapple secret tricks for short cutting the time to grow/ripen a pineapple down to just 4-7 months total. Learn to recognize MD2/smooth cayenne plants/leafs (green, no variagation/bright colors/stripes, no leaf edge serrations but serrations near tips of leafs are ok). Now scour all the garden centers, nurseries, and other stores that might sell indoor tropical plants and look for young induced pineapple plants that have dark brown pineapples bigger than golf balls on sturdy stalks (not tiny pineapples golf-ball sized or smaller on long stretching stalks). Home Depot in Redmond WA sells young induced MD2 pineapple plants for $20/each. Molbak's sells the exact same plants for $40/each (avoid!). I'll buy like 5-10 of these plants every year between January and May, overwinter them indoors at my house, up-pot them into 3g air pots, fertilize them, and then in May when its time to go outside I'll give them away to my gardening friends. All summer long I reap the reward of smug, proud, delighted photos of my friends eating their ripened pineapples by July-September depending on the time the plant was purchased and how much light/water/food they got while overwintering indoors. I tell them to just throw away the plants if they don't want to be burdened by the monocarpic mother plant that will not produce any more pineapples (but might produce pups that could overtake the mother plant or be transplanted into fresh new soil). Because these plants are induced at about a year of age the result is a pineapple fruit that is about 1/3rd to 1/4 the size of a normal store bought pineapple., but smaller fruit will ripen faster in mild climates with short growing seasons like Seattle in the PNW where I am at. I think teeing up an easy pineapple victory for my friends is a fun wonderful gift as its a delightful patio conversation plant for their summer. Also with pineapples being xeroteric they have cactus-like adaptations for hot arid climates (waxy coating on plant surface, CAM photosynthesis plant stomata open at night instead of during the day which conserves moisture), but they also have adaptations for wet humid climates as well. A lot of tropical fruits come from huge plants but pineapples are a good small manageable size. As such they are great houseplants so long as you keep them warm and give them a little bit of light. My house is like %29-35 relative humidity and they just don't care while my citrus can't handle it. Pineapples don't care about low humidity, just some brown leaf tips (a little ugly but doesn't hurt them).

[@dominicanwar363]

I live in the southern Med. it always seems to take 3 years from planting root stock, to getting fruit (the plants live outside permanently in pots). BTW, gross as it may sound, human pee at 10 (water):1(pee) sprayed on leaves and base is all they get + a little sugar = 100% success rate. In the wild, they are evolved to get nutritients from insects decomposing in water in the crown, so you should replicate that = carbon and nitrogen. Fly's are attracted to the sugar water in the (wet crown), then decompose.

[@loriedmundson782]

This has inspired me. Thanks! ❤

[@TechplantChannel]

Good luck on your growing

[@faoih]

Imidacloprid is astonishingly safe for anything besides insects and very lethal for insects, even at incredibly low doses. I would have eaten the whole thing.

[@TechplantChannel]

Good to know

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

You're next attempt will surely be better. Make sure you're there when it flowers so you can pollinate each of them, so each produces a fruit, making your pineapple much larger. I'm pretty sure they are self fertile, or else you wouldn't have gotten a fruit at all. There must've been some flies or gnats or moths or something in there that managed to fertilize a handful of the flowers. I'm not very knowledgeable on pineapple pollination, but it's generally the same for all plants.

[@TechplantChannel]

yeah im not sure either. but of course it was fully flowered THE ONE WEEK I WAS ON VACATION LOL AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

@TechplantChannel yeah, major bummer lmao

[@takasmaka820]

I have pineapple around 6 years old still without a fruit i wonder how long they live

[@PikaRaichupikapika]

Not grocery store bananas, but could you please try to get a banana tree that grows into what we know as store bought bananas? Store bought bananas have no seeds in them & cannot be grown into a tree. All the trees that grow our store bought bananas are clones. It would be really cool if you could obtain a banana tree clone for a video & produce your own bananas at home for you to eat.

[@TechplantChannel]

I will try and get some seeds or an offshoot!

[@EverythingPlants]

Clean up the meat! Haha And fast forward....."we got a pineapple on a pineapple" 😂

[@TechplantChannel]

Lmaoo

[@sdqsdq6274]

systemic insecticides dont last in the plant forever , you need to check what you use and the duration that it last till the plant purge it out

[@TechplantChannel]

I was using it alot cuz mealy bugs were going ham

[@loganmanweiler4957]

I’ve had one growing for over 3 years it’s almost 2 feet tall and is showing no sines of stopping or fruiting 😅

[@TechplantChannel]

OMG WOW

[@loganmanweiler4957]

@ I hope that I can get it to flower this summer . I’ll definitely be taking your advice into account:)

[@sicrye9116]

it's so weird, I see so many people grow pineapples from tops and they're small but when I grow them expecting the same thing, they suddenly are the largest houseplant I own

[@TechplantChannel]

lol good for you, you will probably get a massive pineapple

[@sicrye9116]

@@TechplantChannel i hope, its been like 3 years 😭

[@gabrielcarnivorousplant]

wow

[@TechplantChannel]

Thanks for watching

[@hopemorrison2367]

A pineapple takes 2 yrs to give u a fruit you meed at least a 5 gal bucket ot need acid soil and u fertilize every 4 months it need jot weather to grow and produce

[@TechplantChannel]

Thanks for the info

[@djnevous3us]

I grew mine 5 years ago still no fruit

[@TechplantChannel]

Even in the sun?

[@djnevous3us]

@ that’s the thing I can only put it out in the summer. I live in ny

[@LifeofKusa]

You need more more light

[@TechplantChannel]

yeap I wish i lived down south

[@DimasFajar-ns4vb]

white and pink pineapples sir

[@TechplantChannel]

like I should grow them?

[@thetruemasterofgames6022]

​@TechplantChannel don't upload it if you do pink the patent del monte has on them makes it illegal to do so

[@williamstevenson3049]

Pineapples can take1 -2 years to produce fruit

[@TechplantChannel]

Makes sense

[@sunnohh]

I am sure that has less insecticide than everything we eat

[@TechplantChannel]

Probably true lol

[@Henrydreamer123E6]

And Maybe plant you pineapples in very large pots, the process is a bit faster :/

[@TechplantChannel]

Kk

[@Henrydreamer123E6]

You know you can just twist the top off the pineapple to get the top off the fruit you know?.

[@TechplantChannel]

I did not know

[@EmmaBai-ly2rk]

Right now 2024

[@TechplantChannel]

Yeap

[@kepler180]

scissors were designed to cut paper. it's bad for the scissors to cut thick things like cellulose. use garden shears

[@TechplantChannel]

These are a pruning scissors but yeah I agree!

[@kepler180]

@ oh weird, they looked regular to me

[@peculiarstraw8648]

OH MY GOD, STOP REPEATING THE SAME THING 3 DIFFERENT TIMES!

[@TechplantChannel]

What do you mean?

[@kepler180]

cool video but i wanna see outdoor gardening more. outdoor native gardening will always triumph over indoor gardening

[@TechplantChannel]

When spring comes around Ill try and make more of that content!

[@tk6916]

Maybe next time you can spend less time talking and more time wiping down for spider mites. No wonder this thing took so long to grow

[@plantsinjars]

I live like 30 miles too far north to grow them outside 🥲

[@TechplantChannel]

damn, would be cool to have like 15 in the yard and have a bunch of actually large ones too