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| In a pineapple!!! Every time I buy a pineapple I have the urge to save the top, for possible propagation. This time, I had saved two, and this unlucky one got forgotten. When I found it, I saw what appeared to be root nubs, but on further examination appear to be leaf buds...Amazing what a plant will to to survive! Now I will plant it and see how it progresses.
Christopher |
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- Posted by pirate_girl Zone7 NYC (My Page) on Sat, Jun 30, 12 at 17:05
| Very cool Chis, I've tried a couple of times w/out success. It IS amazing how determined they are to survive. Hope you'll update us in future, good luck! |
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- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Sat, Jun 30, 12 at 17:31
| Me too, PG. Maybe it's good to let them dry out a bit first? Looks like it. About how long did you forget it, Christopher? (If you can remember!) LOL! Puts my carrot tops to shame. |
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- Posted by kaktuskris 6 NH (barharbor75@yahoo.com) on Sun, Jul 1, 12 at 18:07
| I think it was well over a month it lay forgotten, drying up...The crown looks dead, so I guess leaf buds from where the roots should grow was a last ditch effort at survival...Hope it continues to grow for me! Christopher |
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- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (hopefulauthor@sbcglobal.net) on Mon, Jul 2, 12 at 11:57
| Hey Christopher, The pineapple's roots/nubs look good. Will you plant in a pot or outside? Whichever, after your pineapple is established, you'll see new leaf growth. Only once was I successful growing pineapple. Be careful when watering. Pineapple's are Bromiliads, crown and roots are touchy. Treat as a succulent. Will you water/fertilize inside the vase or soil? Oh, how are you? lol. Toni |
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- Posted by kaktuskris 6 NH (barharbor75@yahoo.com) on Mon, Jul 2, 12 at 18:28
| Hi Toni! I just stuck it in a small pot with some some bark and watered it...When roots develop, I will put it in a proper potting mix. As I said, leaf buds appear to be forming from where the roots should grow. I will be interested to see how it develops, it would be so cool if it developed multiple crowns. It is doing this because the central crown is dead, so like a beheaded cactus it is sending out new growth points. That is my theory, anyway! By the way, I am OK, still the same problems, but my son graduated high school and will be off to college next month. Hope you are doing fine... Christopher |
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- Posted by kaktuskris 6 NH (barharbor75@yahoo.com) on Mon, Jul 9, 12 at 16:38
| Here it is a week later, and it is growing well. I count at least 10 crowns forming. If this continues to grow, it will be unlike any pineapple plant I have ever seen... Christopher |
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- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Tue, Jul 10, 12 at 9:00
| That's REALLY COOL!! And congrats on your son's graduation. |
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- Posted by kaktuskris 6 NH (barharbor75@yahoo.com) on Tue, Jul 10, 12 at 18:11
| Thanks! And when it comes to some plants, I think blind neglect yields unexpected results... Christopher |
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- Posted by loveplants2 8b Virginia Beach, (My Page) on Thu, Jul 12, 12 at 1:05
| Hi Christopher, Truly amazing!!! Please keep us posted... can't wait to see what hsppens!! Congratulations on your son's graduation!! My son just graduated from College.. where does the time go? This is a great "will to survive" Take good care, Laura
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- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (hopefulauthor@sbcglobal.net) on Thu, Jul 12, 12 at 10:16
| Christopher. Your pineapple is amazing. Did you unpot to post the pic? Reason I'm asking, it's so clean. lol. The new growth is strange, 'in a good way.' I've rooted a couple pineapples over the years but Never saw anything like yours. Congrats on your sons graduation. A proud day!! Where does the time go? Kindergarten to College. Crayons to cologne. Anyway, I for one would like to see pics of your pineapple as it progresses. Hi Purple, Laura.... |
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- Posted by kaktuskris 6 NH (barharbor75@yahoo.com) on Thu, Jul 12, 12 at 19:27
| Hello and thanks, Laura and Toni: Yes, I truly did not know that root buds could change into leaf buds. I just stuck it into a tiny clay pot with some pine bark, and the leaves on the new growth are already greening up...Just trying to imagine a pineapple plant with ten crowns, hope it can grow into a nice specimen. Where does the time go, indeed? Just yesterday, it seemed, I took my boy to the school yard to play. In August, I take him to Harvard Yard, to go away! Christopher |
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