Re: Growing plants from produce (was growing avo's from pit)

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Sparrow. check this link. growing a pineapple top is not easy but it is

rewarding if your willing to wait three years.

ew

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On 1/10/09, Ernest Willingham <99tomatoes@...> wrote:

>

> Sparrow. check this link. growing a pineapple top is not easy but it is

> rewarding if your willing to wait three years.

> ew

>

> www.rickswoodshopcreations.com

Ernest, that's the link I used to learn how to grow a pineapple top

but it's not been working for me. I don't even care if I get a

pineapple or two out of it or not, I just thought it would make an

unusual and lovely house plant. But they don't want to grow for me.

They don't rot, they just slowly dry out and die.

Sparrow

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Hi Sparrow, I'm probably going to cop some static for this, but, for what it's

worth, here's how I managed to grow pineapple tops. Firstly,make sure your

pineapple is truly ripe, not artificially 'ripened'. Make sure it's very fresh,

obvious, but it can be difficult these days. THEN, cut off the top, below the

level of the leaves, so as to leve a small slice of fruit attached. Make this

cut with a very sharp knife to ensure a clean cut, you can apologise to the

pineapple for this indignity if you like. CAREFULLY, snap off this fruit,

continuing this until it's all gone. NOW, and not before, peel back the leaves

one by one, doing as little damage as possible. STOP when you see what looks

like small 'pimples' on the exposed stem. Thes are emerging roots, very good

sign if you see them! If you don't see them, don't despair, it's just that

your pineapple wasn't as ripe as you thought. Stop peeling after, say, half to

three quarters of an inch in this case. Now, I'll be controversial. Dip the

cut end into a good quality hormone rooting powder, on the flat, cut surface.

Now before anyone goes ballistic for even daring to suggest it, the hormone, at

least in England, is alpha-napthyl acetic acid. Pretty impressive, eh? Really

it's half cousin to vinegar, and regarded as safe, or I wouldn't suggest it,

ANYWHERE! Back to pineapple. Now, plant your 'top' in a plastic pot filled

with peat-based potting compost. DON'T use peatless compost, it won't work even

10% as well. NOW, just keep your new plant watered, just remember, it likes a

drink...but not a drowning! Keep in good light, not full sun until new growth

is obvious, and don't go peeking to see if the roots are growing! That kinda

tends to kill them.

If you try my method, I hope it's good for you, do let me know whatever happens,

Be Well,

Doug.

:-)

This is really a message from Doug.

Re: Growing plants from produce (was growing

avo's from pit)

On 1/10/09, Ernest Willingham <99tomatoes@...> wrote:

>

> Sparrow. check this link. growing a pineapple top is not easy but it is

> rewarding if your willing to wait three years.

> ew

>

> www.rickswoodshopcreations.com

Ernest, that's the link I used to learn how to grow a pineapple top

but it's not been working for me. I don't even care if I get a

pineapple or two out of it or not, I just thought it would make an

unusual and lovely house plant. But they don't want to grow for me.

They don't rot, they just slowly dry out and die.

Sparrow

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>

> The one I'm having a devil of a time with is pineapple. I twist the

> leaves off the body, cut away the clinging fruit to expose the

little

> dots, strip the lower leaves, put it in water, change the water

daily

> and all I get is that the leaves slowly dry out and turn grey, then

> brown and dead.

>

> Anyone here made a pineapple top turn into a plant? Got any secrets

> for me to try the next time I buy a pineapple?

>

> Sparrow

>

Sparrow, Thought you might enjoy my pineapple picture (adrianpv

album). After harvesting the pineapple in the picture, planted

the 'babies' and have about eight baby pineapple plants growing. All

I ever do to grow a pineapple is cut off the fruit that I plan to eat

and stick the top in the ground and keep it well watered for a couple

of weeks (does need good drainage). Once established it likes hot,

dry weather. Doesn't hurt that I live in Florida either.......

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I think I copied the wrong link. Google " how to grow a pineapple from a

top " .

ew

Re: Growing plants from produce (was

growing avo's from pit)

Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:28:12 -0800

Sparrow. check this link. growing a pineapple top is not easy but it

is

rewarding if your willing to wait three years.

ew

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Try being positive when you talk to it.

Re: Growing plants from produce (was

growing avo's from pit)

Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:14:03 -0700

On 1/10/09, Ernest Willingham <99tomatoes@...> wrote:

>

> Sparrow. check this link. growing a pineapple top is not easy but

it is

> rewarding if your willing to wait three years.

> ew

>

> www.rickswoodshopcreations.com

Ernest, that's the link I used to learn how to grow a pineapple top

but it's not been working for me. I don't even care if I get a

pineapple or two out of it or not, I just thought it would make an

unusual and lovely house plant. But they don't want to grow for me.

They don't rot, they just slowly dry out and die.

Sparrow

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