[net.garden] Rooting the top of a pineapple

jrmc@druut.UUCP (McCoyJR) (07/03/84)

I am trying to root the top of a pineapple 
and I have not had much success.
If anyone has started the top of a pinapple 
I would appreciate hearing about the steps 
you went through.
                               John McCoy
                               [ihnp4!] druut!jrmc

sebb@pyuxss.UUCP (S Badian) (07/03/84)

	I'm trying to do the same. So far, top has stayed green
but no roots. I'm thinking of sticking the top in a pot of nice
soil and maybe it will send down some roots. Last time I tried 
to root a pineapple I just left the top in water until it started
to grow some roots. This top seems to be taking its sweet time 
about it. 
	You should trim the top so that all the pineapple fruit
is gone; that way the top won't rot. Also cut off any dead leaves.
Pineapples are tough plants. They normally grow in pretty
dry places(like parts of Hawaii) so if you let the top dry out by
mistake(like mine has) it won't kill it. Of course, it won't get
roots very quickly either. Potting it in soil may prevent this
problem since the water won't evaporate so quickly from the soil.
That's all I know. I do have a book somewhere that talks about
growing all sorts of things(avocados,grapefruits,bananas,pineapple)
from the fruits you buy in the store. I'll see if I can't dig it
up.
				Sharon Badian