MegadethRulz@lemmy.world to Houseplants@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 months agoAfter 5 long years my pineapple plant is finally starting to flower!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageAfter 5 long years my pineapple plant is finally starting to flower!lemmy.worldMegadethRulz@lemmy.world to Houseplants@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareMegadethRulz@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months 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_🦀 @monyet.cclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoNaw it’s okay, i just plant it last month so it would be at least 2 years before it’s necessary
minus-squareMegadethRulz@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months 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.