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Cypress
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bajajudy and Wiles, Thanks for the pictures and the info.
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Iflyfish
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Do you just bury the cut off top in soil?
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I twist the top off and stick that in the ground. Keep it well watered y voila
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oladulce
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Thanks for the motivation and pics Judy and Wiles. I'll try it too after we get a conejo barrier up. Those stinkers get in to everything without wire
around it.
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Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Iflyfish
Do you just bury the cut off top in soil?
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I have three growing in the ground now, one of them is a double plant.
I twist the top off of a pineapple... then I let it dry out for two or three days. Turn it upside down and pull the bottom short brances off to
expose small developing roots.
Place the plant in a pot, leaning sideways (so as to not have it rot out from overwatering)... once the roots take place I straighten it up and off it
goes. After fully rooted in a pot I transfer to the ground in a sunny area.
No fruit blooms yet and I've had them going for about four or five years.
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Iflyfish
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Thanks for the clarification, what fun!
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DianaT
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This is great---really need to try this. Even if there is no fruit for a long time, they are really pretty.
Judy, when you put them in the ground, how often do you water them at first??
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irenemm
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Get one of those maui gold or try the one from mexico sugar something just as sweet as the maui gold. 18 months to 2 years. sometimes you can get
babies off to the side they will never get big. if you ever get to a planation they show you how to grow them at the dole plantation they put in water
first for the roots to start. then into some lava soil.
worth the wait.
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Bob H
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Here are my pineapple plants... Can't wait for one of them to fruit! They were in a pot for a couple of years and now in my front yard for almost 2
years.
Three of them under a small plumeria tree.
This is my DOUBLE pineapple plant.
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Bob H
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What does the very beginning of a pineapple bloom look like?
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JESSE
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cool
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Dave
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Patience is a virtue
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob H
They were in a pot for a couple of years and now in my front yard for almost 2 years.
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I guess. 
Think I'd rather just buy 'em.
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Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
Think I'd rather just buy 'em. |
I do, all the time. Love pineapples. But, I would still like to see the ones I've rooted bloom. 
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Wiles
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April 17 update
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April 17
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bajajudy
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Update
Wiles,
Thanks for reminding me to post some new pix
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bajajudy
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poor lighting
not the perfect time to take these pix but...........
edit for oops, I posted the same pic
[Edited on 4-17-2010 by bajajudy]
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Better tasting pineapple (found in places like Thailand) has barbs on the leaves (plant self-defence)!
Dole Corp., wanting to reduce injuries to its workers went with the more 'bland' variety of pineapple that had smooth leaves... Yes, it is good... but
quite sour compared to the 'sugar pineapple' varieties of the tropics!
Pineapple is native to Central & South America.
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bajajudy
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Mine have barbs
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BMG
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My mother-in-law in Cd Obregon grew this one from the top of a pineapple. Unfortunately it was stolen from their courtyard before they had a chance to
pick and eat it.
I think the world is run by C- students.
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