Pineapple Top

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Potted in some of our homemade compost made from locally sourced food waste, this pineapple head has been saved from the waste heap and repurposed. Especially for you! Our local, m icrobe-led recovery is helping to create meaningful employment for support workers and participants. Celebrate everything. A few things to know about pineapple plants Be patient. Your pineapple top will take about 24 months to fruit and then another 6 months to mature. Pineapples grow very happily in pots or tubs. We plant in the pots we can lay our hands on to repurpose and typically use 200mm pots which are good for the first 6 months, or so. Repot into a 25L pot or plant in your garden. Pineapples don't need much water. They have very tough leaves so they don't lose much water through evaporation. They can get by on very little. Pineapples need free draining soil. Pineapples don't need much soil or high quality soil. They belong to the family of bromeliads, and like all bromeliads they do not have a big root system. Pineapples get a lot of their water and nutrition through their leaves. Pineapples like slightly acidic soils, which is what most gardens have anyway. Pineapples grow in full sun, even in the hottest climates, but they also do well in dappled shade. Avoid soggy, waterlogged soils, burning leaves with concentrated fertilisers, frost. Further reading: Growing Pineapples (Ananas comosus) Show more