How to Grow Pineapples

Step 6: Wait...

Pineapple plants grow slowly. After about a year, you will definitely notice the growth in your plants. It took somewhere between 2-3 years for my plants to start producing fruit.

The fruit will start forming in the center of the pineapple plant. It starts out looking like a large bright red and yellow flower. The flower eventually transforms into the normal looking pineapple fruit that everyone is familiar with.

While you're waiting for the plant to produce a fruit, be on the lookout for animals living among the pineapple leaves. It seems tree frogs seem to enjoy resting among the plants...

Comments

[sado196]

Winter Park Farmer's Market! Nice to see a neighbor on Instructables. I'm also looking to get into the Pineapple farming business on my townhouse's porch. How often do you get new pineapples each year?

[eternalwind]

I think pineapple plants grow one pineapple a year

[monkeywidget]

you are so lucky; you live with tree frogs! Very cute.

[RSV26]

very cute!!!

[orangesrhyme]

Yeah, that thing is awesome. Are those legal to own as pets?

[bbaril]

How beautiful. I can't wait to see a fruit on mine. The plant itself is so pretty, even if it never fruited it would still be worth growing. I will never throw a pineapple top in the compost again.

[Asmodeous]

Tree frogs go to Rollins College.

[ijostl]

Just a note on flowering times; in my experience it depends on geographical location. For example, in Hawaii most varieties produce two crops a year. In Guatemala most varieties produce three crops a year. In Southern California maybe one if you're lucky, more likely 2-3 years which is probably where this guy lives.

[xxgemini]

Wow awsome..... I had no idea they were so simple to grow. Im so going to try this.Thanks great job !