Ripening pineapple

Its taken since january when the flowers first started to appear, but at last its starting to ripen.
I'm going to leave it on the plant until its really ripe, that way they are really sweet and not as sharp as the ones in the shops.

Its small but it will be tasty.

 

Little beauty Pete i'm sure you will enjoy every bit of it what a perfect specimen

 

Excellent, Pete. You'll have to give us your verdict when you savour it, so we can enjoy it with you!

 

Thanks walnut..... and I will :D

 

PETE ARE YOU GROWING THIS UNDER COVER OR OUTDOORS, WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW PLEASE

 

Wow - Pete, I'm impressed - that is quite some feat. Well done. I too will look forward to hearing how it tastes.

 

Its my third in four years, I grow them in my conservatory with a winter minimum of 10C. But daytime its always 20C or above, Its only in a 6in pot, the next ones going to get a bigger pot to see what difference that makes.

 

This is its replacement, although I doubt it will fruit next year, its the rooted top off of last years fruit.

 

That's a cracker Pete!

It got posted elsewhere but here's mine I started in Feb this year from a supermarket top. The fresh green is the new leaves. Overwintering may be a problem though :(

 

Until I built my conservatory I had trouble with overwintering, its too dark and dry in the house and too cold in a cool greenhouse.
Its a problem. :(

 

Hi Frogesque and Pete,
I'm not sure if you've been asked this before already, but just how do you get the tops to root??
I have tried everything, letting the top dry out for 24 hrs, not letting it dry out, saucer of water, straight into compost, removing some lower leaves, not removing some lower leaves etc..etc..
All just died! :(
I usually tried to start them off in Spring with the longer days...

Any advice appreciated
Fletch

 

hi Fletch, I find a propagator is the answer, they can root without but a propagator does the job in a couple of weeks or so.
This is my latest, its had the lower leaves stripped and allowed to dry for a couple of days.

Then its into a pot of multipurpose plus extra sand and grit, and kept warm and moist, above 20C day and night.

 

ok PETE, you clever man I COULDNT' GROW THEM but I will have another try

 

Never, ever, give up. :D

 

Thanks pete I wont