@MegadethRulz@lemmy.world to Houseplants@mander.xyzEnglish • 2 years agoAfter 5 long years my pineapple plant is finally starting to flower!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1272arrow-down12
arrow-up1270arrow-down1imageAfter 5 long years my pineapple plant is finally starting to flower!lemmy.world@MegadethRulz@lemmy.world to Houseplants@mander.xyzEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-square@MegadethRulz@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoYou can try to force it to flower with an apple too. The apple releases some compound when it decays that stimulates flowering apparently. Sorry I’m too lazy to look up the specifics.
minus-square@MegadethRulz@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoRelevant article about pineapple growing. The paragraph about flowering indeed mentions the ethylene gas.
minus-squareAnnoyed_🦀 AlinkEnglish2•2 years agoNaw it’s okay, i just plant it last month so it would be at least 2 years before it’s necessary
You can try to force it to flower with an apple too. The apple releases some compound when it decays that stimulates flowering apparently. Sorry I’m too lazy to look up the specifics.
Probably ethene
Relevant article about pineapple growing.
The paragraph about flowering indeed mentions the ethylene gas.
Naw it’s okay, i just plant it last month so it would be at least 2 years before it’s necessary