Posted on 08/23/2009 5:49:43 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
I have no idea why a woodworking site would have this information, but it was just what I was looking for!
I have a small pineapple that I was hoping to root, so Im going to give it a try.
Have you ever grown something from a seed or sprout off of a veggie you bought?
Indoor/Outdoor Garden Ping!
LOL!
All I did was put the tops in the ground and water and feed them with liquid plant food. Just make sure you cover them in the winter if you live where the temps get to freezing or lower. I live in NW Florida and have had 2 of them for about 2 years. In fact, I transplanted one a couple of weeks ago because it got too big for the area it was in and it seems to be doing fine.
...pine board, pineapple, what’s the differance?
Do you actually get edible pineapples off them? I’m in Virginia so it would only ever be a houseplant.
Diana: Is that your plate in the picture? If so, you have the same dishware pattern as my wife and I.
I was eating an apple last spring. I usually break the core into 3 pieces and give it to my Labs. If I don't they'll bug me until I do. I won't even talk about how they are at corn picking time. Anyway, three of the seeds in the core had sprouted inside the apple. That was the first time I'd ever seen that. So, I planted them in pots and they've spent most of the summer in the greenhouse. They grew and I now have three little 2' tall apple trees.
You can buy rooting hormone at most nurseries; you could try a bit of that.
I plant potatoes from the eyes all the time.
Seriously, in my experience it is a three year process. One year to get it started, the next to replant into a gallon container where it can develope strong roots. The early spring of the next year I replant into a 5 gallon bucket with rich, well, drained potting mix. I take standard miracle grow mix and then add 50% vermiculite.
The vermiculite does 2 things. It improves drainage .. bromeliads DEMAND quick drainage, but require constant moisture. (It is why Hawaii until the mid 70’s was the largest producers of Pineapple .. they no longer produce pineapple) and the second thing is that miracle grow has come to add fertilizer in their mixes ... it is hard to get miracle grow potting soil around herewithout added fertilizer. The vermiculite cuts the fertilizer in half.
Remolds and of course Pineapple are heavy fertilizer users, but at this final year, excess fertilizer (20-20-20 is great)will cause heavy leave growth and “pups” (new plants) at the base instead of producing fruit.
Lots of sun, filtered if in a south bright window during the winter and then a nice sunny site outside in summer where it can be kept moist. The year in the 5 gallon pot will yield a nice pineapple. Not as sweet as a tropical grown, but it will fruit.
I don't care about the pineapple, but the plant is incredible as an ornamental if you have room for it inside and it fits into the garden well outside.
hope this helps .. lot of work but I find it intrigue to watch the stages of development. But I am that way with all plants .. I'll try grow anything, especially if someone tells me “that will never grow”. Try one or two ... you will learn and enjoy, and also amaze friends as well.
In Wisconsin???? Um........... Anyway,to answer your question, when my daughter was elementary school age we had spectacular luck with avocado seeds and sweet potatoes rooted in water, then planted into potting soil. Keep me posted on how the pineapple is doing in January ; )
No, it’s from the guy at the site. But I like that pattern, too! :)
It is an amazingly long process. I buy pineapple plants from Florida for the Atrium at the garden center...one plant didn’t make it, but I don’t want the baby pineapple to go to waste, so I thought I’d try to root it.
I’ve seen pineapple fields in Florida, and agave fields (for tequilla) in Mexico. It’s an amazing process.
I’ll just use it as a houseplant. I’m not expecting a pineapple until I have great-grandchildren, LOL!
My brother has an avocado tree in his backyard that I started from a seed. Took 4-5 years before it produced much fruit, but now it's flourishing. Downside is that I no longer can unload the excess from my trees on him.
Celery is easy to start/grow off of the very bottom of the stalk.
Also, if I have garlic I don’t use and it starts to dry out a bit, that goes in the ground.
This year, I think I got way more carrot seeds than carrots...!
Yesterday I gathered a ton of seeds from lettuce that had gone. Focused on the “Black seeded Simpson” which did very well here this year.
I have a ton of pepper seeds from store bought peppers and will try to start them in a few months. I am unsure about how long seeds need to have as a dormant period to dry out and get ready to germinate.
Neat. I may give that a try just for fun. We grow avocado seeds all the time. I started one with my granddaughter that is now in a pot outside and doing well. In past years I have also grown sweet potatoes and carrot tops for the kids.
sigh. If I could just keep my houseplants so well! I guess I get bored with them and let them die.
Another science project for the red headed junior G to try.
I would love to know how to grow avocodo seeds...I could save a fortune! Is it a difficult process?
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