Planting Pineapple in Panama

Pineapples sell for around $1-2 each here in Panama, and the cool thing about them is they come with what they need to produce another fruit!

When we get a pineapple, we twist off the top and save it! We pull some of the leaves off near the base. These reveals little wormy looking things up inside the base that will eventually turn into roots!

We put the top in enough water to cover the exposed part of the base and let it sit for a few weeks. After a few weeks, the roots begin to develop and come down into the water.

After the roots have developed some in the water, it's time for them to get planted outside! I have converted a corner of our driveway into our pineapple garden. I probably plant about 6 a month and we have around 30-40 in there. They are all different sizes - the older ones are much bigger!

Today I planted 6 that we took out of our friend's compost pile a few weeks ago. Free food for just a little labor. It does take a year for the tops to produce a pineapple, but we'll see if it's worth the wait!

Our neighbor has had some pineapples planted for about a year and a half and he said they were producing, so I walked over to take a photo. I was shocked at how big the plants are! They have about 6-8 baby pineapples growing and it was so cool to see.

He has a true green thumb and you can tell it! Mine are just thrown in the grassy area and his are carefully planted in rows with a tarp around them keeping the weeds away! He also talked to me about how he fertilizes them. I have much to learn!

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Have you ever grown pineapples from the tops?

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