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Posted by Talalm (U14450765) on Tuesday, 18th May 2010
i planted a pineapple today by cutting off the top and leaving it to dry for a few days. today it had gone hard so i dipped it in rooting powder and ive plated it in a pot.
will the pineapple grow in england?
will the pineapple grow in england?
Yes it will-the great houses in Victorian England had them.
You need loads of horse muck to make the hot bed and then more heat.
The cost today?
i dont understand sory but will i need a greenhouse to grow them in? and if not what teperature do they like and how much water should i give it
This is something I`m out of my depth in.
I know that Victorian gardeners could do it and Mr Flowerdew of the tv can manage-but for details I would google.
The cost of hot beds is something to enjoy watching the tv series on the Victorian Kitchen Garden..
I just said it was possible
Yes, it can be done but it's not cost effective. Last weekend you could buy two pineapples for a quid in our local weekend. Then there's all the work and cost involved in constructing a hotbed. Fine for the Victorians with unlimited money and a team of gardeners to do the work, but for mere mortals forget it. Yes, your pineapple may grow, but it won't fruit.
It is possible to propogate a pineapple plant in this country whether it bear fruit is another matter and will depend on the care you give it.
A book 'Propagation' by Aura Garden Guides page 68 explains how to do this. £2.99 no mention of horse muck though
In the past pineapples were a much prized luxury of the nobility, with our modern central heated homes and GH's they are easier to grow.
Choose a pineapple which has travelled well, most of ours come from either Cyprus or the 52nd state.
They do like high temps to propogate, twist off the top and remove all the fruit and bottom leaves, there should be some roots, placed in a glass of water so the roots just dip in the water they should grow and then you will need a humus-rich, organically fertilised soil. Pot in the tiniest pot you can find and keep in bright, humid conditions.
I've not tried it but that's what the book says. Good luck.
In optimum conditions a pineapple will produce fruit after two years. They need to be hot and don't like being wet, so not the ideal plant for the UK.
Has anyone seem a pineapple plant with bearing fruit.
I think before you grow one knowing what the final product is helps
I've seen them growing in fields in Australia. They grow down on the ground, although people often expect them to be up in a tree.
I'm in the middle of growing two since starting last July with cheapos from Tesco, more or less following the procedure zoomer posted, I overwintered them indoors and they're now in 6" pots in my GH.
All the original leaves have died off and replaced by new ones of about the same size also there's a healthy rootball - so I'm anticipating a bit of action this summer!!
have seen them in Kenya. I did not know thye grew them in cyprus even there I should think thye are grown in a hothouse
They are a big plant about 4 foot high and across so not the best in the UK
All you need to know is at:
They need hot weather. I'd try it but they grow very big and they're spiky - not ideal for a small garden.
would they grow in a greenhouse?
Talam,
here is a link to someone who has grown a pineapple in surrey, took two years:
Of interest is that they had a 'pineappleroom' which was ± 15ºC.
So a conservatory or the like at this temperature would seem to do.
What I can do, you can do: google "growing pineapples uk" and you
will come up with more info. Have fun, but it seems quite a project!
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