tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3913275796633375635.post8965635279925870904..comments2023-07-31T08:30:51.085-07:00Comments on Island Farm: Organic Farming on the Caribbean: pineapples planted!Ancelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187869622200533544noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3913275796633375635.post-47892326006524363052010-04-11T20:40:01.067-07:002010-04-11T20:40:01.067-07:00Hi Gillian,
Yes, they like full sun. So the one i...Hi Gillian,<br /><br />Yes, they like full sun. So the one is producing basal suckers without flowering first? Is it in the sun? How big are the suckers? I would wait until they are a good 8 inches or better still 12 inches tall before moving them. However if the plant is in shade, I might consider removing the suckers when they get to 5 inches and moving the parent plant into full sun. People here stagger production by growing pineapples under madera negra (an easy to grow leguminous small tree), and then cutting the branches back to bring the plants into sunlight. Another way to stimulate flowering is to place apple slices or ripe bananas around the plant and covering with plastic: the gas the fruit releases brings on flowering. <br />Good luck! Aren't home grown pineapples the best?Ancelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187869622200533544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3913275796633375635.post-31579529178216322912010-04-11T20:28:23.441-07:002010-04-11T20:28:23.441-07:00Very interesting, I have a few pinepples that I ha...Very interesting, I have a few pinepples that I have grown from crowns, and the one is putting out some basal suckers. I thought they would only do that once they had produced fruit themselves. It sounds as though I should remove those and plant them out. Do you find they do better in full sun? I have them in lots of different areas.africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.com