My pineapple plant is a couple of years old. The tallest leaves are around 36" high. When I picked up the pot to move it outdoors, the whole plant was very "wobbly." Why has this happened after all this time and what can I do to fix it? Thank you Wallace
It is common for these plants to become top heavy and can even topple over.
A heavy clay pot is recommended to help counter balance the weight of the plant.
If the heavier pot is still not enough to help up your plant, you will need to stake the plant.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/children/planting-pineapple-tops.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/pineapples/care-of-pineapple-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/bromeliad/growing-variegated-pineapples.htm
If you have a pineapple plant that was already growing when you purchased it, it says to get a "sucker" or "slip" from another plant and plant that in dirt. What is a "sucker" or "slip"? Where do you find it on the plant? How do you identify the sucker or slip? Our plant has a pineapple growing with leaves on top and base w/pineapple in center.
A sucker is a small plant that grows between the large leaves of the parent plant. It looks like a cluster of small leaves. Once it reaches about 20 centimeters, you can remove it, cure it by leaving out for one week, then plant it in soil. Slips are similar but they grow around the base of the pineapple fruit.
This article will provide more information:
I grew a pineapple from a top. It made a pineapple this summer. Will it make another pineapple or do I discard it and start over? I guess my question is, how many pineapples does one plant make?
As a bromeliad, each pineapple plant only flowers and fruits once in its lifetime. However, after producing fruit it will move on to producing baby plants between its leaves. You can repot these tiny plants and care for them until they produce fruit, or leave them in place and they may eventually produce what is known as "rattoon fruit" while attached to the mother plant. Here's how to do it:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/bromeliad/getting-bromeliads-to-bloom.htm
I've been growing pineapples for many years, my plants grow more than one pineapple every year and they don't die off. Some of mine produce more than one at a time per year. This year I had a harvest in January because it got warm where I am in zone 9a I had 4 pineapples, now I have a second crop of them, 6 are ripe enough to pick, and I have 1 that is almost ripe and a couple of babies... They are very sweet and juicy.
Will a planted pineapple top grow into another pineapple?
Yes! A pineapple top can grow into an interesting houseplant that should eventually produce its own fruit. These articles explain how to grow them:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/children/planting-pineapple-tops.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/pineapples/care-of-pineapple-plants.htm
https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/citrus/pineapple.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/pineapples/picking-pineapple-fruits.htm
I have 3 pineapple plants growing in a side garden. They are so big. Can I trim the ends of the leaves so I can work on other plants? As the ends are so sharp and don't want to get poked. Thank you.
I know some people trim off individual pineapple leaf tips if they turn brown, but I'm not actually sure whether cutting all the leaf tips off is good for the plant. You may want to try it on one of the three plants first and see how it reacts.
I grew a pineapple top and it had 2 babies. They were doing fine and then started to get brown sections in the middle part of the leaf. It's not really spots, it's more like sections. It looks dry, but I'm in S. Florida, so it's rarely not humid. I water sporadically and then there's the rain. It gets full morning sun and due to climate change it's a pretty strong sun at that. What does the brown mean? Don't have pictures. Just went outside and they now have a soft brown on the edges and the parts in the middle just look dry. What does it sound like to you? thanks
This sounds like a fungus issue, likely caused by the humid and wet conditions. Avoid water splashing unto the plants themselves. Air circulation can help.
It may not be able to reverse these issues on your plants.
You could grow your plants indoors in a sunny location and have less risk of disease.
Here are some links with more information.
This list of possible diseases or issues is very long for Pineapple plants.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/children/planting-pineapple-tops.htm
http://www.apsnet.org/publications/commonnames/Pages/Pineapple.aspx
This season I've been successful in home growing pineapples but want to know if a plant has produced fruit, will it do so again or does each plant only have 1 fruit? If so, best to pull it up and rep!ace with new crown? Thanks for any advice.
A Pineapple plant can produce up to 3 fruit in it's lifetime.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/pineapples/care-of-pineapple-plants.htm