Warten.
Es kann sein, dass die Ananas sofort Wurzeln austreibt oder dass eine Zeit lang gar nichts passiert. (Ich habe zwei Sorten probiert: Eine keimt sofort und die andere braucht ewig.)
Ensure the water is topped up so the root part stays submerged. I haven’t found it necessary to change the water.
Eventually, roots appear.
I wait until the roots reach the bottom of the jar (we are talking a few weeks at least), and then I repot in some well draining soil. Eventually I plan to put mine in the ground, but they can be grown in containers.
You have a pineapple plant!
More things to know about growing pineapples
Pineapples do not grow or fruit quickly. Growing a pineapple this way will take 24 months to fruit, and another 6 months for the fruit to develop. Plus one plant grows one pineapple, so you won’t be inundated in pineapples.
Another thing to know about pineapples: they take most of their nutrients through their leaves, not the soil. Feeding with worm castings, soluble seaweed solution or another natural feed is better than synthetic fertilisers which may burn the leaves and damage the plant.
Finally, you might come across information that tells you that you don’t need to bother getting the pineapple head to root before planting, and you can simply stick the freshly cut head straight into a pot or in the ground. Personally, I love watching the magic of roots appearing right before my eyes.
That would be lost if I simply stuck the head in some soil, which is why I prefer this method.
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