Pineapple plants, like other bromeliad relatives ... Q: I would like to grow some of the bulbs for spring flowers. When do I plant them in the ground? A: Most likely you have been tempted by ...

Pineapple plants flower during shorter, tropical days, says Paull. You'll know when one is flowering "because it has these really beautiful bracts at the center," adds Irish-Hanson. The bracts are ...

Pineapple guavas can be planted straight into the ground in suitable climates, where they make attractive specimen trees or hedging plants, reaching heights of around 15 feet.

One of the hardest parts of growing a pineapple plant is waiting for ... The fruit will give off ethylene gas, which triggers flowering. Cover the plant with clear plastic to hold in the gas.

In a healthy pineapple plant, the tapered ... The fruit is actually the result of dozens of individual fruit-producing flowers that have fused into a single fruit, which is capped with a "crown ...

Growing tropical fruits, such as mangoes, papayas, star fruit (carambola), bananas and avocados, is challenging here -- the possibility of freezes in the 20s or even the teens hangs over us every ...

Q:My pineapple plant has a small fruit ... Occasionally apply a water soluble houseplant fertilizer. After flowering, harvest time can take five to seven months. The fruit is ready to eat when ...

Back to your question: While growing a pineapple by planting the green top is easy, deciding when to harvest is a bit tricky. From the time the plant first flowers to the time you have fruit is ...