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Posted by Alain Fournier on July 26, 2008, 9:44 pm
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> Alain Fournier wrote:
>>
>> I have grown a pineapple here in Quebec City. This is the first
>> pineapple I have ever seen on a plant. And I don't know anyone
>> who knows anything about growing pineapples. The fruit is now about
>> half the size of a pineapple as sold at the grocery. The fruit
>> is getting a little heavy and it is starting to lean over. Should
>> I let it lean all the way to the ground or should I use a stake
>> to keep it upright?
>>
>> I'm not sure if I should expect my pineapple to grow quite as big as
>> one that would've grown in the tropics. So, does anyone know what
>> is the best way to know if a pineapple is ready to be picked?
>>
>> When, I will harvest it, what do I do, do I just pull on the fruit
>> or do I cut it off with a knife? I hope to get more pineapples
>> from the same plant.
>>
>> Does anyone have any other suggestions?
>
> Hi,
> You should stake the fruit to keep it upright. Put a stick in the soil
> and tie the crown to it.
> Usually fruits grown from crowns will be somewhat smaller and not as
> sweet as the original. But the one that you got the crown from was not
> nearly as ripe as the one you are growing will be. A really ripe
> pineapple is much better than supermarket and they do not ripen any more
> when picked. Tap the base of the fruit daily and when it falls off the
> stem it is very ripe.
> When you pick the fruit do not throw the plant away even though each
> plant produces only one fruit and dies. The plant is capable of
> producing more plants. The great news is the reason to grow a pineapple
> from a crown is to get ones grown from ratoons which may grow around the
> base of the spent plant. Pineapples grown from ratoons will generally be
> larger and sweeter than the original.
> Enjoy -_- how
Thanks for your answer. I would like to grow a ratoon from my plant.
But I don't know if that would be possible. This is a potted plant in
my living room. I don't think it could grow ratoons in its pot. I will
try to transplant it into the garden after picking the fruit but I
will have, at best, only a few weeks left before freezing will kill the
plant. Unless, do you think I should try to keep it alive for 8 months
in its pot and wait until next June to put it outside to grow ratoons?
I would then have 4 months of freeze free time to grow ratoons.
Alain Fournier
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