Who loves Pineapple?

We love pineapple and when it's out of season it really is a bummer, who want's to pay $4.00 for a pineapple? Not me. So I did a little research and found that I could successfully grow one indoors! So this was perfect since I live in Virginia and It'll get really cold here in the next couple of months. The only downside is that the fruit will not be as big as it would be outdoors. The pros definitely outweigh the cons though, I'll have pineapple, I don't have to worry about pesky bugs, the temperature is constant, and I have decoration!

Here's what I did, I bought a pineapple and cut it as usual. I saved the top took off some of the leaves and placed it in a glass of water. Within a week or so I had some roots!

I waited a few more weeks until my roots looked stronger and then transferred the pineapple to a 10 inch pot... or in my case, it's not a pot, but a tin... I decided so save money on buying pots, and up-cycling tins. (remember to poke holes in them so the water can drain properly)

Now It's just in its tin growing and will stay there for about a year until I need to transfer it again. I water it once a week and make sure that it get at least 6 hours of sunlight daily. Here's a pic of my two pineapples, Meet Aladin and Balou

When I transferred them I went ahead and clipped the dry ends off. I'll keep updating on any changes. So far, so good!