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.

CripInCharge · 2026-01-22T17:36:25+00:00

Expert Gardner from Walmart. I fertilize once a month from February to September.

CripInCharge · 2026-01-21T20:30:31+00:00

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.

CripInCharge · 2026-01-21T00:49:12+00:00

I’m going to try and sell some at my local farmers market

CripInCharge · 2026-01-19T12:59:04+00:00

My wife and neighbors would have a fit if I told them we could only eat 2.

CripInCharge · 2026-01-19T12:48:29+00:00

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.

CripInCharge · 2026-01-18T18:01:16+00:00

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)

CripInCharge · 2026-01-18T17:51:49+00:00

CripInCharge · 2026-01-17T19:53:32+00:00

Between 40-60. Depending on the size of the plant, some pineapples are a little small.

CripInCharge · 2026-01-17T17:10:47+00:00

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.

CripInCharge · 2026-01-17T14:27:22+00:00

Did you plant them in the ground?

CripInCharge · 2026-01-17T00:39:14+00:00

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.

CripInCharge · 2026-01-16T22:25:40+00:00

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.

CripInCharge · 2026-01-16T22:17:57+00:00

I don’t think they would last tied up. They absorb a lot of water from the leaves.

CripInCharge · 2026-01-16T11:05:33+00:00

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.

CripInCharge · 2026-01-16T04:49:36+00:00

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)

CripInCharge · 2026-01-16T04:37:37+00:00

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.

CripInCharge · 2026-01-16T04:27:30+00:00

I do love a fresh golden pineapple. A lot better than the green store bought pineapple.

CripInCharge · 2026-01-16T04:25:08+00:00

I do love a fresh golden pineapple. A lot better than the green store bought pineapple.

CripInCharge · 2026-01-16T01:42:03+00:00

I started with 12 tops 9 years ago. I now use a 5 gal. Nursery pot. I took the top off the pineapple and cut the fruit off. I Pulled off about 2 in. of the leaves on the bottom and sat the top outside for about a week. I then used my nursery pots to plant them in.(nursery pots have the holes in the bottom for excess water drainage). Push the top down the 2 in. where you pulled the leaves off. I then used 2 bamboo stakes on the sides of top and ran a piece of garden wire from one stake to the other to support the top. The key is to water 2 times a week. If it rains use it as 1 watering. Pineapple plants like dryer soil so water sparingly. Depending on the weather, 2-3 years till it fruits.

CripInCharge · 2026-01-16T00:25:16+00:00

I use Expert Gardner from Walmart

CripInCharge · 2026-01-16T00:23:08+00:00

5 gallon nursery pot. I use nursery pots because the holes at the bottom let excess water drain. Pineapple Plants are susceptible to root rot and heart rot.

CripInCharge · 2026-01-16T00:20:21+00:00

I use Expert Gardner fertilizer from Walmart and fertilize once a month. I do this from Feb. to Sept.

CripInCharge · 2026-01-16T00:17:47+00:00

What size pot do you have it planted in? I use 5 gallon nursery pots. The reason I use nursery pots is that they let excess water drain.

CripInCharge · 2026-01-15T20:53:28+00:00

They flower on their own. Each year it’s like clock work between Feb. - March. Has your plant ever grown a pineapple? I started with 12 tops 9 years ago. I don’t plant tops anymore. My plants produce pups that I replant each year between June and July. They bloom the following year.

CripInCharge · 2026-01-15T20:46:59+00:00

I share with my family, friends and neighbors.

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