On Sun, 08 Feb 2004 18:39:43 -0600, Katra
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"Ray Drouillard" wrote:
"James Mayer" wrote in message
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On Sat, 7 Feb 2004 21:06:45 -0500, "Ray Drouillard"
wrote:
I heard somewhere that pineapple isn't a real fruit. If I had to
guess,
I would guess that it's a whole lot like a strawberry.
Anyhow, I found what looks like seeds in the skin of the pineapple.
I
planted a couple of them yesterday, so if they are seeds, I may know
in
a couple weeks.
If that's the case, should I assume that growing a plant from the
green
top of the pineapple will yield a clone of the original plant?
Usually. Anyone with better info is welcome to butt right in.
I've asked pineapple questions here before and gotten very few
responses.
I suppose I could google for it.
Question two: I had a plant going well, but the inner leaves froze
and
died because we didn't move it indoors soon enough. The outer leaves
are still alive, and the root system is still solid, but there is no
new
growth. Should I give up on it and toss it out?
Give it a chance. It may send out side shoots and restart from
there. Mine do that when I cut the fruit from the top. It may take a
while. Possibly up to 6 weeks or so. Check down where the leaf
attaches to the stalk and that will be where they come up from.
Thanks!
It's been more than six weeks, but the temperature and light are both
rather low. Maybe it'll do something this summer when I take it out
into the direct sun.
Ray
Just remember, they grow in Hawaii!!!
Please, do, let us know your results
You are not the only one to chop the top off of one and plant it!
My success has been limited but I never got serious, so I'm curious too.
Same goes for planting the seeds found in the rind... :-)
They are a bromiliad if that helps?
At least as far as I know...
http://gardenbed.com/plant/gbd_p_apl1.cfm
http://www.pineapplerealty.com/growing_pineapple.htm
http://www.plants.flowers.org.cn/Gro...ple-Plants.htm
Ok, so I was bored and went googling... ;-)
Hope that helps, AND you post your results here later! LOL!
K.
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Sprout the Mung Bean to reply...
I've got 20 of them growing but I live in west central Florida.
Seems to be rather easy here. They do take about 2 years or so to
produce a fruit.