[Shortie]

We have 2 pineapple plants that are outgrowing their 5 gallon pots. Can anyone tell us how to plant them in the ground? How much space do they need between them? We assume sunny area (Dole/Hawaii). Watering practice? Or other information would be helpful.

[jebartle]

Ours were planted by previous owner and they are in a tree lined flower bed, planted fairly close together and they are delicious!

[Bonanza]

You can plant them just about anywhere. Just pull them out of the pots, dig a good hole with soil around them. Pineapples don't have much of a root system. They are in the bromeliad family. When you plant them, make sure you firm the soil around them so they don't topple over. OR -- you can simply plant them in a larger pot.

If you plant them in the ground, keep them at least a foot apart. They do best in full sun but can take some shade. They don't require much water.

Just remember that a pineapple only fruits once. After it fruits, it will slowly die and you have to start all over. In addition, it takes a couple of years to finally fruit, so don't expect instant results.

[Ruthtomnorma3]

To replanting pineapples and Jebartle who has harvested 8 this year.....
May I have permission to suggest the local newspaper feature y'all for an article?
I"ll read along with other villages so we may plant pineapple.
Look forward to hearing from you....PM... With your respective contact numbers.
We live in the village of Alhambra with grapefruit and oranges in the yard...

[SouthOfTheBorder]

Originally Posted by Shortie

We have 2 pineapple plants that are outgrowing their 5 gallon pots. Can anyone tell us how to plant them in the ground? How much space do they need between them? We assume sunny area (Dole/Hawaii). Watering practice? Or other information would be helpful.

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[Bonanza]

Originally Posted by cheapstorage

Mine gave me a fruit 2 years later, and sprouted out a new shoot. I would not cut it down. They can give you lots of fruit from what I read and am starting to see.

Two years is about right if it's the top of a pineapple that you've planted. It could take another six months for the pineapple to reach maximum growth, however.

Like all plants in the bromeliad family, when the plant is mature and flowers (or fruits, in the case of the pineapple), it actually begins to die (a pretty long process). Along with the flowering is when new shoots start to spring up, more than doubling the amount of new plants. That's probably what you are talking about. However, the original plant will never flower/fruit again.