Can I grow pineapples in my back yard ?

Question

Last year I potted two pineapple tops.

If I unpot them will there be pineapples or just roots ?

Answer 1

I am in Houston and planted 4 tops and get edible pineapple on each every year.

Answer 2

4 u 2 grow pineaples in the back yard ,1st thing u gotta do is to know wats the ph of the soil,. 4 a big ,juicy,and nice pineapples the ph should be @ acid point(on a scale 1-14 should be on 3-5) once u find out the ph of the soil , u should be able 2 know if the soil in ur backyard is good 4 pineapples.

Answer 3

Just roots. Encourage them to grow leaf with nitrogen and when they reach 70 or more leaves they should be encouraged to flower. Use NAA if they don't seem to be flowering, but that may be hard to find locally. Such a fun project, one could get away with less leaf mass before trying to get a flower and the subsequent fruit from that, but the flower is what you need first. Keep well watered but not to the point of boggy, as the roots need moisture but well drained. You can grow them out in the yard but they will die if they freeze and damage with frost, as well as slow down by the cold so take them in during those times. Plants brought inside for winter need to be checked for pests or you may have a house full of bugs, so quarantine them and look close.

What a fun thing, good luck!

Answer 4

Pineapples grow from seeds. The pineapples we eat have not been pollinated so they don't produce any seeds. The extra energy used to create the seeds is used to make the fruit sweeter.



If you dug up the tops. I would expect a moldy mass of decomposing organic matter.

Answer 5

Pineapples are not a tuber, so they don't grow underground. Pineapples grow on a small tree/ bush in a climate similar to Hawaii or a controlled greenhouse. I think you have two rotten pineapple tops.

Answer 6

If weather conditions are suitable, you can grow pineapple in your back yard & you need to add nutritions(fertilizers &soil mixtures) if soil of your back yard demands. You can make green house( controlled weathering conditions) in your back yard to grow pineapple or any other plants you want to.

Answer 7

richard bread sells it if you need some of them. I'll tell you what though, if they're as good as my mate zulsa you'll be growing them for years to come. Good deals from richardbreadtuesdays.com

Answer 8

The weather where you live might not be suitable. I think they are better indoors.