@MegadethRulz@lemmy.world to Houseplants@mander.xyzEnglish • 1 year agoAfter 5 long years my pineapple plant is finally starting to flower!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1271arrow-down12
arrow-up1269arrow-down1imageAfter 5 long years my pineapple plant is finally starting to flower!lemmy.world@MegadethRulz@lemmy.world to Houseplants@mander.xyzEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-square@MegadethRulz@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year 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-squareAnnoyed_🦀 AlinkEnglish2•1 year agoNaw it’s okay, i just plant it last month so it would be at least 2 years before it’s necessary
minus-square@MegadethRulz@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoRelevant article about pineapple growing. The paragraph about flowering indeed mentions the ethylene gas.
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.
Naw it’s okay, i just plant it last month so it would be at least 2 years before it’s necessary
Probably ethene
Relevant article about pineapple growing.
The paragraph about flowering indeed mentions the ethylene gas.