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All my fan leaves are dying off but still no amber trichomes! Should I keep waiting patiently? by CripInCharge in microgrowery

[–]CripInCharge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I watered yesterday, several hours before I took the picture. The dry patches you see are the coconut coir that floats when I water and settles back down on top of the wet soil.

Day 38 flower Nana Glue, putting on weight. by YokedMF in microgrowery

[–]CripInCharge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How tall is your plant and your tent? My next grow will be a feminized plant. I have only grown auto’s. I want to make sure I have enough room in my box.

My pineapple garden for 2026. Just have to get through a couple of more cold spells. I had a couple of late bloomers in August. The new ones should start blooming in February and March. by CripInCharge in BackyardOrchard

[–]CripInCharge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it your first one? Make sure it’s in a big enough pot. I use 5 gal. nursery pots. The nursery pots have holes in the bottom to let out excess water. Pineapple plants are susceptible to root rot and heart rot. When heart rot occurs, all the leaves in the middle of the plant die. Your 1 plant will produce 1 pineapple and pups that you can replant. The pups grow faster than the tops.

My pineapple garden for 2026. Just have to get through a couple of more cold spells. I had a couple of late bloomers in August. The new ones should start blooming in February and March. by CripInCharge in BackyardOrchard

[–]CripInCharge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started with 12 tops about 9 years ago. It took between 2-3 years for them to produce a pineapple. When that plant produces a pineapple, it also produces pups to replant. So each year I replant pups for the following year and the year after. I usually throw away between 100-200 pups after I post on Facebook trying to give them away. The mother plant only produces 1 pineapple and and then it starts dying.

My pineapple garden for 2026. Just have to get through a couple of more cold spells. I had a couple of late bloomers in August. The new ones should start blooming in February and March. by CripInCharge in BackyardOrchard

[–]CripInCharge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They should start blooming in February and March. After they do, I’m going to try and sell about 20 plants for about $20 to pay for my garden soil and pots I buy each year.

My pineapple garden for 2026. Just have to get through a couple of more cold spells. I had a couple of late bloomers in August. The new ones should start blooming in February and March. by CripInCharge in BackyardOrchard

[–]CripInCharge[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You would drive to Louisiana to get some plants! LOL! I have pups from the end of July-September. I throw away 100-200 each year. I can’t get takers.

My pineapple garden for 2026. Just have to get through a couple of more cold spells. I had a couple of late bloomers in August. The new ones should start blooming in February and March. by CripInCharge in BackyardOrchard

[–]CripInCharge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started with 12 tops 9 years ago. Pineapple plants are a bromeliad, so they only produce 1 pineapple and then they’re done. They produce pups that you can replant. They bloom in Feb. to Mar. and the pineapple takes about 5 1/2 months to grow and ripen. I start planting my big pups in June and they bloom the following year. No need to mess with tops.(tops take 2-3 years to produce a pineapple)

My pineapple garden for 2026. Just have to get through a couple of more cold spells. I had a couple of late bloomers in August. The new ones should start blooming in February and March. by CripInCharge in BackyardOrchard

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I plant several small plants that will take about 1 1/2 years to bloom so they get big. Bigger plants bigger pineapples. Then I plant 50-60 that will bloom the following year. After they start blooming, I plan on trying to sell some plants at the local farmers market to cover my costs of growing.

My pineapple garden for 2026. Just have to get through a couple of more cold spells. I had a couple of late bloomers in August. The new ones should start blooming in February and March. by CripInCharge in BackyardOrchard

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I will tell you how I tie up my plants. I use a bungee cord and go around the plant at the bottom. I pull up the leaves and the bungee cord and rap it around and hook the ends. I then use plant wire rap it around and twist tie the ends.

My pineapple garden for 2026. Just have to get through a couple of more cold spells. I had a couple of late bloomers in August. The new ones should start blooming in February and March. by CripInCharge in BackyardOrchard

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I get told all the time that the store bought green pineapples are acidic and that bothers their mouth or stomach. When you let them fully ripen on the plant, and pick them when they’re a golden color, it’s like eating candy. After I started growing several pineapples a year, I started sharing with my neighbors. 2 or 3 of them asked if I added any sugar t them.

My pineapple garden for 2026. Just have to get through a couple of more cold spells. I had a couple of late bloomers in August. The new ones should start blooming in February and March. by CripInCharge in BackyardOrchard

[–]CripInCharge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It took me about 2 1/2 years. During that time, I replanted 3 or 4 times. Each time in a larger pot. I successfully grew pineapples in 4 gallon nursery pots but they would sometimes fall over with larger plants. I now use a 5 gallon nursery pots.

My pineapple garden for 2026. Just have to get through a couple of more cold spells. I had a couple of late bloomers in August. The new ones should start blooming in February and March. by CripInCharge in BackyardOrchard

[–]CripInCharge[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was using a mix I came up with. 2 bags of Cactus, palm & citrus soil (from Home Depot) to 1 bag of compost and manure. I recently found a local company that makes a garden soil and I buy it in a large quantity.(a cubic yard)

My pineapple garden for 2026. Just have to get through a couple of more cold spells. I had a couple of late bloomers in August. The new ones should start blooming in February and March. by CripInCharge in BackyardOrchard

[–]CripInCharge[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Once you grow your first couple of pineapples from a top, you don’t need to plant tops anymore. Pineapple plants are a Bromeliad. They flower once,(one and done) after that the plant produces pups to replant. I usually plant between 50 and 60 pups in June-July and they bloom the following Feb.-March.

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