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[*] posted on 4-17-2010 at 12:46 PM


Hi Judy, I have 4 plants, 3 in the ground, for a year now. They are growing good but the all have brown stripes in their leaves. Is that too much/not enought water ? Or just the time of year ?

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[*] posted on 4-17-2010 at 02:57 PM


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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 hope the thieves got indigestion!!! :(
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[*] posted on 4-18-2010 at 06:03 PM


I have a few growing in Pescadero, they are very hardy plants. Very cool when they start flowering/fruit. I have not had any problems with the conejos, they don't seem to bother like other plants.
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[*] posted on 4-21-2010 at 02:21 PM


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If you look at the pix of april 17 you can see that the leaves have a red center. I looked at all of mine and that seems to indicate that they are getting ready to bloom. Are yours red or brown in the middle. Brown would probably indicate not enough water...probably




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[*] posted on 5-27-2010 at 07:59 PM


OMG.... noticed one of my pineapple plants has a new bloom on it. Unreal... here are two photos of the little pineapple baby! I'm so proud of it. Bob H



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[*] posted on 5-27-2010 at 08:12 PM


I just planted one last week and am very excited about the prospects...thanks to all of you



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[*] posted on 5-28-2010 at 05:15 AM


Bob how old do you figure that baby is? I just back tracked and looked at your prior posts. 2 years in a pot then 2 years in the ground? 4 year old sound right?
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[*] posted on 5-28-2010 at 06:32 AM
Poco a Poco


This was taken yesterday.

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[*] posted on 5-29-2010 at 07:56 AM


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Bob how old do you figure that baby is? I just back tracked and looked at your prior posts. 2 years in a pot then 2 years in the ground? 4 year old sound right?


The bloom just sprouted, I would say last week... the plant is about four or five years old.

Now, I don't know what to do... fertilize it more? Do I have to worry about pests?

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[*] posted on 5-29-2010 at 07:59 AM


Judy, thanks for the photo update. How do you know when to pick it? Bob H
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[*] posted on 5-29-2010 at 10:45 AM


The last ones fell over and were ripe.



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[*] posted on 5-29-2010 at 02:11 PM


Congrats Bob!!

Thanks for all the updates.

My guy is getting there. Maybe another 4-6 weeks.

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[*] posted on 5-29-2010 at 02:15 PM


Bob H.

Judy is right. When it begins to list heavily, it's ripe.



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[*] posted on 5-30-2010 at 08:08 PM


What great pics! I didn't know the plants were so colorful.



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[*] posted on 8-2-2010 at 09:31 AM
Yummy


We enjoyed the fruit of our labors last night and this morning.
It was rather small but very sweet.
Already have the top in soil ready to make another pina!

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[*] posted on 8-2-2010 at 09:52 AM


Pineapple is my favorite fruit, but I had never seen the plant. They are beautiful!

Thanks much for the posts and pics! :D:D:D
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[*] posted on 8-2-2010 at 10:36 AM


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We enjoyed the fruit of our labors last night and this morning.
It was rather small but very sweet.
Already have the top in soil ready to make another pina!
That is a great looking pineapple. Some of the best pineapples we've ever had have been small.

When we were anchored in Black Manele Harbor on Lanai many years ago, we were told that pineapple plants have 3 good crops. The 3rd year was the best fruit so keep your plant going.




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[*] posted on 8-2-2010 at 01:24 PM


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When we were anchored in Black Manele Harbor on Lanai many years ago, we were told that pineapple plants have 3 good crops. The 3rd year was the best fruit so keep your plant going.


Which leaves us with one dilemma,:?::P Since they are grown from the tops of store bought pineapples, who's to know what crop number we're at.:biggrin:
Ending sentence with a preposition, shame on me.:biggrin::biggrin:

BTW my plants are in their 4th year and no sign of any fruit anywhere.

[Edited on 8-2-2010 by vandenberg]




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[*] posted on 8-2-2010 at 01:37 PM


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When we were anchored in Black Manele Harbor on Lanai many years ago, we were told that pineapple plants have 3 good crops. The 3rd year was the best fruit so keep your plant going.


Which leaves us with one dilemma,:?::P Since they are grown from the tops of store bought pineapples, who's to know what crop number we're at.:biggrin:
Ending sentence with a preposition, shame on me.:biggrin::biggrin:

BTW my plants are in their 4th year and no sign of any fruit anywhere.
Glad you asked. The same Lanai resident had picked pineapple for much of his life when Dole was still canning Hawaiian pineapples. He said the 1st picking was for canning, the 2nd for fresh retail and canning and the 3rd for restaurants and the ones the locals ate. I don't think it makes any difference which picking the top is from, it depends on the crop that top will later produce. Judy's next 2 should get progressively better. (Assuming that pineapple picker knew his pineapple from a passion fruit.)



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[*] posted on 8-2-2010 at 03:03 PM


Now I'm thoroughly confused. Don't pineapple plants, like bananas, only produce one fruit crop before they croak ?
Are you telling me that the same plant produces fruit year after year ?
Enlighten me !!!:no:




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