Thread: Pineapples

Well the pineapple top I potted a year& a half ago is still growing & has now reached over 1.2 m high, I am wondering if I will need a step ladder to harvest the fruit once it comes on.
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Originally Posted by 1950landy

Well the pineapple top I potted a year& a half ago is still growing & has now reached over 1.2 m high, I am wondering if I will need a step ladder to harvest the fruit once it comes on.
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mines older and bigger than yours.....
how bloody long does it take to produce a fruit?
I had relatives in Caboolture farmed pineapples 35yrs ago , no wonder they got out of it.

I just plant any tops I get as is. don't bother with getting roots started. They take 18 months to 2 years here on Brisbane's inner east side.

Does anyone know how long coconuts take to fruit? I planted a nursery tree about 18" high 25 years ago. It is now about 20' -24' high but no flowers or fruit yet. There was a productive one outside the manager's residence at the Hemmant caravan park. The owner said it was 25 years before he got a nut off it.

Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

I just plant any tops I get as is. don't bother with getting roots started. They take 18 months to 2 years here on Brisbane's inner east side.

Does anyone know how long coconuts take to fruit? I planted a nursery tree about 18" high 25 years ago. It is now about 20' -24' high but no flowers or fruit yet. There was a productive one outside the manager's residence at the Hemmant caravan park. The owner said it was 25 years before he got a nut off it.

My dad planted about 12 coconuts in the 80’s and I reckon 20 years later when they sold the property they still hadn’t bared a single nut.

His theory was the dirt had to be just right.

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

mines older and bigger than yours.....
how bloody long does it take to produce a fruit?
I had relatives in Caboolture farmed pineapples 35yrs ago , no wonder they got out of it.

A minimum of 2 years for fruit. The pineapples we picked from the plants have 3 new heads on them, now that has never happened before.

Mrs hh

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

mines older and bigger than yours.....
how bloody long does it take to produce a fruit?
I had relatives in Caboolture farmed pineapples 35yrs ago , no wonder they got out of it.

I keep having to move the pot the plant is getting so big I can't get past it to pick the fruit off the lemon & lime trees behind it. & still no sign of any fruit.
This is a good time of the year all out plants are thriving at the moment .