Pineapple plant

[PigletJohn]

I've heard the thing to do, is to twist the leafy stem out of the top of a ripe fruit, and root it in damp compost on a windowsill or a sunny sheltered spot. I've been doing it all year, and only got one to root and grow, must have done 12-20 and all the others die.

Any tips?

The one that grew is now in a pot outside, it's happy so far but I don't suppose it'll enjoy winter (I am in the sunny south but it does occasionally snow)

I read somewhere that after you twist the stem bit off that you need to slice off the fruit on it until you can see little dark lines or something. I think you can do the thing of putting it in a bag with a banana to force it as well. I'm sure the guide I quad said that it could take up to a year to grow though.

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