tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post2601860804331797811..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Carmen Miranda (Ananas comosus), Part IImr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-25287941731575392402016-05-09T07:24:03.749-07:002016-05-09T07:24:03.749-07:00I have tried and failed to root the standard super...I have tried and failed to root the standard supermarket pineapple tops twice, but then I saw a miniature pineapple (edible) in the display and bought it because it was so cute, even if it was several times more money per kg than the standard ones. It was golden and pretty and had a little top that was compact and much spinier than the smooth leaves on the standard pineapples.<br /><br />I had Lilithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398809969693216481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-28700876032347765212010-07-19T20:53:53.408-07:002010-07-19T20:53:53.408-07:00Enjoyed the article. I tried Ananas 3 times and th...Enjoyed the article. I tried Ananas 3 times and the 2 times I tried in water it rooted. One was actually growing for a bit less than a year in a jar of water till I recently potted it and put on the roof. Not the most attractive plant but it is noce to try to grow what you eat.<br /><br />I find the twisting the top way better than cutting teh top off to start. By twyisting you get a clean base Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16453606276591402677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-27160220094033614962010-06-25T16:47:42.833-07:002010-06-25T16:47:42.833-07:00I have a nice pineapple plant now, but was s-l-o-w...I have a nice pineapple plant now, but was s-l-o-w to start, and after a year of impatience, the fruit top I started with had rotted, core first. (I used sharp-draining perlite and peat with shredded bark top in 8" unglazed ceramic in part shade). I lost two other attempts. <br /><br />Blessedly this one had already sent out three offsets before it died, and these are vigorous and spine freeSentient Meathttp://sentientmeat.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-25571404413915103742010-06-21T09:30:29.448-07:002010-06-21T09:30:29.448-07:00Bwa. Pineapples. Evil things. We got three or four...Bwa. Pineapples. Evil things. We got three or four of the variegated ones in for Mother's Day, and two of them are still there, and they scratch me every time I pick them up to see if they need water. Definitely not something I'll bring home. I seem to remember reading about spineless varieties, but I wouldn't even be tempted by those - I'm generally not too fond of Bromeliads.<brIvynettlehttp://ivynettle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-54132150630066003172010-06-21T04:51:47.453-07:002010-06-21T04:51:47.453-07:00What? No mention of ethylene? That is how you can ...What? No mention of ethylene? That is how you can make them flower when you want them too!Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433418903218452909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-32635901986524437312010-06-20T17:14:47.699-07:002010-06-20T17:14:47.699-07:00Mr Sub, I'm here again. I have found a link wh...Mr Sub, I'm here again. I have found a link which may be of interest to you:<br /><br />http://www.tropicalpermaculture.com/growing-pineapples.html<br /><br />Do check on it when you have time.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-17765223162437226892010-06-20T15:21:17.865-07:002010-06-20T15:21:17.865-07:00Mr Sub, I forgot to add that, I strongly believe t...Mr Sub, I forgot to add that, I strongly believe that rooting in water will not get good results. It is better to let it root on the soil. I do understand that rooting is the most challenging part. However if you successfully root a pineapple by standing it in water, do let me know, please, please. I am sincerely interested.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-34401292750046281312010-06-20T13:36:49.805-07:002010-06-20T13:36:49.805-07:00Yes, I do have an Alpinia zerumbet, and while it a...Yes, I do have an <i>Alpinia zerumbet,</i> and while it also doesn't like its soil to dry out, it seems fine with normal household humidity, and it doesn't look as beat to hell as the <i>Zingiber</i> will, if it does dry out.<br /><br />I recall you saying that in your area Lowe's was pretty good for plants, and Home Depot is bad. Around here, it is the opposite. I have 2 HDs and oneKaren715https://www.blogger.com/profile/15979479537943300181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-43233011171162122912010-06-20T10:02:10.274-07:002010-06-20T10:02:10.274-07:00Megan's plant may have committed suicide. You ...Megan's plant may have committed suicide. You don't know. You said they can get too depressed to flower. Maybe hers was too depressed to live. If that was the case, there's nothing Megan or Matti could've done to save that plant. R.I.P., little buddy!Lizahttp://goodtogrow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-68688985333061441452010-06-20T09:58:01.280-07:002010-06-20T09:58:01.280-07:00Sunita:
An excellent observation. Some of the sit...Sunita:<br /><br />An excellent observation. Some of the sites that were more about commercial, large-scale production also said that about warmer, dryer conditions producing sweeter fruit.<br /><br />Autumn Belle:<br /><br />But you're talking about starting a new plant outdoors in a tropical climate. I'm almost positive that the top would rot before rooting if it were planted in a mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-76010504555707623302010-06-20T08:06:07.937-07:002010-06-20T08:06:07.937-07:00You do know someone who has grown store-bought gin...You do know someone who has grown store-bought ginger (<i>Zingiber officinale.</i>) In fact I have a rhizome that is sprouting now, and I'm going to pot it up soon.<br /><br />You are right though; it is not a particularly satisfactory house plant. Well grown, it isn't especially attractive. And I find it difficult to grow well, as it seems to like evenly moist soil and plenty of Karen715https://www.blogger.com/profile/15979479537943300181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-81901605803214598232010-06-20T06:57:33.603-07:002010-06-20T06:57:33.603-07:00I grow all my pineapples from store bought fruits....I grow all my pineapples from store bought fruits. It is as easy as ABC. After cutting off the crown, let it stand for some time ( a day) to allow it to dry up. Then dip it in rooting powder before you place the crown on the soil. It grows very very slowly in the first year but as long as the leaves are green, you are OK. Sometimes, I do get impatient and pick it up from the soil just to check ifAutumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-37256382724801559662010-06-20T03:48:55.937-07:002010-06-20T03:48:55.937-07:00This quite a detailed post. Some newbie pineapple ...This quite a detailed post. Some newbie pineapple grower (and some of the advanced ones too) is really going to thank you.<br />I've been growing pineapples for a couple of decades and have never had those multiple offsets growing from the fruit. I wonder why it happens.<br />One thing I have noticed is that higher temperatures (we get about 36*C in April when the fruit are ripening)after Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.com