Before a freeze killed it, my plant grew one three times. Each time, a damned bear ate (took a bite) it before it was ripe. Stupid bears.

Do you live somewhere tropical?

Mine was growing great here in Florida. Then we had a 3 night cold snap last winter, and I forgot to bring it in, and it froze to death. I have to start over.

As a kid, my mom tried to grow a pineapple plant. Unfortunately we lived in a high altitude arid climate so it was too cold and dry for it to ever take off, despite living in a pot in a sunny window.

I'm too much of a black thumb to even consider something like that.

I did the same but I'm not having as much fruit. What size pots do you have them in? Mine are huge but not fruiting. I'm near New Orleans Louisiana.

Closest thing I have attempted to grow to a pineapple is Spanish moss which somewhat surprisingly is in the same family. Tried to establish it on some trees in my backyard but unfortunately in storms the wind is so strong that it all got blown off after only a couple months. Probably didn’t help that it was a huge drought going on simultaneously.

Nice! It take a long time to grow but faster in tropical region, didn't know it will take up to 6 years! I just harvest mine last week and another one is almost ready, probably this sunday or middle of next week. Planted them 3 years ago and i lived in tropical region. There's still plenty of plant haven't even done growing yet so i'd expect another one or two years for all the first batch of harvest.

Neat!

So, I have a question. Do pineapple plants fruit more than once? I am under the impression that once a pinneaple plant bears fruit, it is done.

I started one during the pandemic and kept it for several years. It was a good experience.

Looks like you’re having great success over there. So many cute lil pineapples 💛🍍

I have one plant outside in my garden in Germany. Started from a supermarket fruit 1,5 years ago. Put it outside in April which caused it some stress, but I think that's what initiated the fruit to grow. How do you all induce fruiting?

I have a few plants growing, some started from the tops of fruit that I grew before! Last year something ran off with one that was almost ripe. I'm guessing a deer.

A friend of mine grows a pineapple plant in a container in New Jersey. He started the same way and brings it inside in the winter. I know he had it going for a few years, I’m not 100% sure if it still is but I do think he got a few small pineapples from it.

I might have to try this soon, I’ve been having way too much fun with plants this year!