How Do You Grow Pineapple Plants Indoors?
After enjoying the sweet fruit, save your pineapple top and grow your own tropical houseplant. Pineapples easily root from their leafy tops if they are planted and grown correctly. Pineapples are especially suitable as houseplants, because they thrive in indoor temperatures. A pineapple houseplant that is properly cared for will eventually flower and produce small, edible pineapple fruits. Cut the top off the pineapple with a sharp knife. Trim away the fruit attached to the lower part of the stem, leaving about ½ inch of stem protruding from the leaves. Trim off two or three sets of the lower leaves if necessary to reveal the stem. Set the pineapple top on top of a paper towel in a well-ventilated area. Leave it to dry for one or two days, as this discourages rot during the rooting process. Fill a 6-inch diameter pot with vermiculite. Water the vermiculite in the pot until it is evenly moist throughout. Push the stem of the pineapple top into the vermiculite just deeply enough to hold
