J
Fruit & berries
Pineapple
Ananas comosus
A tropical bromeliad; in the Azores it has been grown in whitewashed greenhouses since the 1800s.
- Light
- Full sun (6 h or more)
- Height
- 0.8–1 m
- Watering
- Moderate: 2–3 times a week in summer
- Soil
- acid, pH 4.5–5.5; loose and well-drained
- Edible?
- Yes: the fruit
- How to plant
- Plant the young plant with its crown at soil level, 50 cm apart.
- Care
- Plant the crown of a ripe pineapple. It takes 18–24 months to fruit; outdoors only where it never frosts, otherwise under glass.
Calendar by climate
Warm coast
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mild Mediterranean
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Southern interior
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Continental interior
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Cold interior and uplands
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Atlantic
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Canary Islands (subtropical)
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
SowPlantHarvestPruneFeedTreat
Dates are for growing outdoors. You can start seedlings earlier indoors or in a greenhouse, but plant them out only once the frosts are over.
Feeding and doses
Mild Mediterranean
- Organic granular fertiliserMay, Aug50–80 g / m²
Pest prevention and doses
Mild Mediterranean
- Scale insectsPotassium soap · Jul10–20 ml / L
Approximate doses: always follow the product label. Spray in the evening, never in full sun or on flowers visited by bees. No sulphur above 30 °C.
How easy to grow by climate
- Warm coastDifficultToo warm a climate
- Mild MediterraneanNot recommended outdoorsHot, dry summers
- Southern interiorNot recommended outdoorsExtreme summer heat
- Continental interiorNot recommended outdoorsFrost and a short season
- Cold interior and uplandsNot recommended outdoorsHard, long frosts
- AtlanticNot recommended outdoorsRain and humidity: fungal disease
- Canary Islands (subtropical)Needs regular careNo winter chill
Plants in the same category
- Strawberry
- Lemon tree
- Olive tree
- Fig tree
- Raspberry
- Blueberry
- Grapevine
- Orange tree
- Almond tree
- Pomegranate
- Loquat
- Avocado
- Peach tree
- Persimmon
- Date palm
- Apple tree
- Pear tree
- Cherry tree
- Plum tree
- Apricot tree
- Quince tree
- Walnut tree
- Hazel
- Sweet chestnut
- Kiwi vine
- Mandarin tree
- Lime tree
- Grapefruit tree
- Kumquat
- Dragon fruit
- Prickly pear
- Pistachio
- Bitter orange
- Mulberry
- Carob tree
- Citron
- Jujube
- Cornelian cherry
- Nectarine
- Banana
- Blackberry
- Strawberry tree
- Sour cherry
- Stone pine
- Passion fruit
- Cherimoya
- Tree tomato (tamarillo)
- Feijoa (pineapple guava)
- Guava
- Redcurrant
- Bergamot orange
- Chinotto (myrtle-leaved orange)
- Common medlar
- Service tree
- Gooseberry
- Mango
- Blackcurrant
- Mirabelle plum
