They look happy ! And beautiful ! Same here in Florida. They don't like the full sun here either. They liked my planter boxes on the front of our house. Hmmm.
Mine has been growing indoors in the UK for 5 years+, it finally naturally produced a flower (no tricks used), and it's currently growing a lovely looking fruit. Exactly like the one you showed in the video. It isn't large but it's lovely to see nonetheless.
@@KarnivorousKeyz We harvested it around 1 month ago and you will be glad to know the taste was so worth the wait! It was beautiful and so nice 🍍, just like shop ones if not better. I have replanted the pups and they are growing well at the moment :) Good luck with your fruit and if you have waited such a long time it might be okay to expose it to banana / apple and then see as this sometimes gets them to flower.
I'm currently attempting to grow two pineapples. I cut the top off about 1" into the pineapple itself. I allowed them to dry for two days and then planned them. I cut back the dead splines, and now im waiting for them to grow. I hope I did it correctly...
Calcium carbide makes acetylene gas. Napthaleneacetic acid/water or B naphylacetic acid (BNA)/water makes ethylene. Either will work. You can mix the carbide in water first and pour it in after it reacts for a bit. The reaction is exothermic so some of the damage to the crown could occur from the heat of the reaction if you pour it into the crown directly with water. Carbide cannons are pretty cool. Calcium carbide is also used in old fashioned miner's headlamps, lanterns used on carriages, vintage gas generators used for welding, and early automobile headlamps. It comes in a variety of grain sizes. The cannon carbide is the finest grain. Probably the stuff for lamps is the most common. It looks like little gray pebbles of crushed rock and comes in a small paint can with a foil inner seal.
@@florencetomi2223 From eating the pineapple? There are several fruits including bananas that are ripened with ethylene. I expect the USDA and the FDA are aware. From the web: "CaC2 produced acetylene can contain toxic traces of arsine and phosphine. This C2H2 gas is considered to impact on the nervous system due to the reduction of oxygen supply to the brain which can initiate cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular dysfunction and others". That's direct toxicity from reduced oxygen while breathing acetylene. I doubt that this would effect fruit from initiating the fruiting response with dilute acetylene traces in carbide water. Without a study that is just an educated guess. Yes I am involved in cancer research.
How long does it take the fruit to ripen from flower? Mine was 2 1/2 years old growing indoors in Indiana. Set it outside when temps were warm enough and it bloomed about a month after being outside.
Hi, all the best to everyone, we had Carbide Lights and ripening bananas and pineapples with Carbide most of the family lived in to their 80yrs,,but that's before ALL the chemicals so please take care and stay safe, Chow *.Thanks Thanks for the information Jef *.
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Mine got hit from 30 degree F here in Fl, they got hit hard and I had them covered. Lost a couple and the other 3 that survived are trying to come back but they do have a flower. No miracle grow, just water.
Best to have some sort of canopy nearby if freezing temps expected. They may get super cooled. i have mine in the shadow of another tree,. if possible use an umbrella
I have had my pineapple plants for 3 years! They look beautiful, but have never produced any fruit! Thank you so much! I was wondering if there is any way to do this organically as I am in organic grower. If not, at least I would have pineapples for my troubles even if they aren't organic.
You can also try placing ripe apple wedges or banana peal in center and cover with plastic over night . but the mineral calcium carbide and water is what i use.
Hey Jeff. How young can a plant be for it to successfully produce fruit with the method you showed? I have one that is about a year old. It would be ~1.5 years old at the time I would be attempting to induce it. Could it be too young to induce? Thanks for sharing your knowledge 🙏
So I have about 5-7 pineapple plants close together like yours. Mine have been growing the last 4-5 yrs. The first time they produced they died, from what I thought, was fruit flies. Until recently they haven’t produced anything since (3-4 yrs). In April I realized they both had a fist sized pineapple growing. And everything was fine until this morning I found them completely yellow. I even bought netted bags to place over them to protect from bugs. It’s worked until now. Or so I thought. They get plenty of sun & rain (I live in Tampa). But I still feel I’m doing something wrong. I have an entire garden in a separate area that grows beautifully with no problems! I just can’t get these things to grow to their full potential. I’m tempted to cut them down and start over in a new area. Any thoughts?
Still waiting for my pineapple plant to flower it’s now one year old and I had plastic over it with apples inside for two months l believe it’s growing the shoot in the middle that will produce the pineapple
yes, the flower did become a fruit. It will be ready to pick in about a month, ill do a follow up video. It will be on the smaller side as when I forced it to flower, the plant wasn’t full grown.
What amount of months do you recommend I live in Fresno ca down the street from you in Modesto I just started one on the first basically I want to know how long should I wait to start messing with it
I do it once or twice, one week apart in the early morning before sun rise on a mild temp morning. Make sure the water is ice cold. Residue doesn’t mater as it is a by product.
Hello : Found you with a Search. I'd like to ask you a question. I have been growing a Pineapple and it will be 2 years old in June and is doing great but I wanted to ask you. Its in a regular size pot but do I need to transplant it this year because it pretty big now and also I was looking on Amazon for Pineapple Soil and there is so many different kinds I'm not sure what I need. If you can help me out here I'd really appreciate it. Thanks Terry
@@TropicalGardenGuy hellow sir hope u are good i have bought already calcium carbide how to apply the measurement of gallons of water to mix with calcium carbide ?
I have grown pineapples for years in FL. This year most of my plants developed spots on the leaves. They are yellowish cream colored spots. What are they and what can I do?
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hi ser goodpm.i wach ur vidio.pls help how to mix flower pineapple.i have farm but to much long to wait to harvest the pinespple.almost two yr bfore out the flower .pls help us.
That is true... Its always best to allow the plant to grow as large as you can b4 forcing it. This said, I forced 2 half sized plants and each produced 3 lb fruits.
Depends on how healthy it is, it may be ready to fruit. I have done several videos on my channel how to force it to fruit. Here is one video that might help! th-cam.com/video/QIkV7XRSv1U/w-d-xo.html
LOL, Calcium Carbide gives off a ethylene gas, just like rotting fruit does. Ideally, natural flowering would be best, but i force them to flower and fruit b4 winter sets in.
I have grow 4 pineapples in my life,The best was a double crown,Two pineapples in one plant.Now i,m going to try forcing my pineapple to flower with the bangsite paste.Jimmy Maylands.
I read in another YT forcing pineapple to flower video that the residue left on the burn section where calcium carbide reacted with water leaves arsenic residue. Using calcium carbide is forbidden in many countries. Just be aware. I would think that within the 6+ months for fruit to form and mature that the arsenic would have been washed away! I'm not an expert at all, just looking for assistance in encouraging my pineapples to engage in what God created them to produce!! Happy pineapple growing!!!
I've grown my pineapple 🍍 plant for 2 and a half year's and I have tried the calcium carbide method step by step just like you've described....but nothing has happened? And now it's currently 3 year's old and still no flower.... it's a very healthy plant...but let me know what you think?
They look happy ! And beautiful ! Same here in Florida. They don't like the full sun here either. They liked my planter boxes on the front of our house. Hmmm.
Same here
Mine has been growing indoors in the UK for 5 years+, it finally naturally produced a flower (no tricks used), and it's currently growing a lovely looking fruit. Exactly like the one you showed in the video. It isn't large but it's lovely to see nonetheless.
That's great!
I've been growing mine indoors here in New York for over 3 years. The thing is huge but still hasn't fruited.
Ive been growing mine in my apartment for 5 years in a house but still no flowering, im considering forcing it.
@@KarnivorousKeyz We harvested it around 1 month ago and you will be glad to know the taste was so worth the wait! It was beautiful and so nice 🍍, just like shop ones if not better.
I have replanted the pups and they are growing well at the moment :)
Good luck with your fruit and if you have waited such a long time it might be okay to expose it to banana / apple and then see as this sometimes gets them to flower.
@@KarnivorousKeyzDid you attempt to force it?
I'm currently attempting to grow two pineapples. I cut the top off about 1" into the pineapple itself.
I allowed them to dry for two days and then planned them. I cut back the dead splines, and now im waiting for them to grow. I hope I did it correctly...
I have a tropical warm house in Germany and I have around 100 pineapple plants. Outside in summer and inside during winter.
wow
Probably has an Avocado tree too.
Damn you must be the most patient person on the planet lol
In Deutschland?
Calcium carbide makes acetylene gas. Napthaleneacetic acid/water or B naphylacetic acid (BNA)/water makes ethylene. Either will work. You can mix the carbide in water first and pour it in after it reacts for a bit. The reaction is exothermic so some of the damage to the crown could occur from the heat of the reaction if you pour it into the crown directly with water.
Carbide cannons are pretty cool. Calcium carbide is also used in old fashioned miner's headlamps, lanterns used on carriages, vintage gas generators used for welding, and early automobile headlamps. It comes in a variety of grain sizes. The cannon carbide is the finest grain. Probably the stuff for lamps is the most common. It looks like little gray pebbles of crushed rock and comes in a small paint can with a foil inner seal.
Thanks for the info.
I’ve used a product called floral that works also but the pineapple seems to get distorted
Is there no side effects like cancer in the long run.
@@florencetomi2223 From eating the pineapple? There are several fruits including bananas that are ripened with ethylene. I expect the USDA and the FDA are aware. From the web: "CaC2 produced acetylene can contain toxic traces of arsine and phosphine. This C2H2 gas is considered to impact on the nervous system due to the reduction of oxygen supply to the brain which can initiate cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular dysfunction and others". That's direct toxicity from reduced oxygen while breathing acetylene. I doubt that this would effect fruit from initiating the fruiting response with dilute acetylene traces in carbide water. Without a study that is just an educated guess. Yes I am involved in cancer research.
How long does it take the fruit to ripen from flower? Mine was 2 1/2 years old growing indoors in Indiana. Set it outside when temps were warm enough and it bloomed about a month after being outside.
About 5 or 6 months
Is like forcing Nature breed
But gives something delicius
True
Great content!
Thanks!
Hi, all the best to everyone, we had Carbide Lights and ripening bananas and pineapples with Carbide most of the family lived in to their 80yrs,,but that's before ALL the chemicals so please take care and stay safe, Chow *.Thanks Thanks for the information Jef *.
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Jeff, do you take the same measures to prevent root rot in avocado and citrus?
spray avocado leaves in the morning
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I live in lower Michigan and one about your size. First time we tried this and it is flowering.
Make sure to protect it when temps drop below 32f, Happy growing- Jeff
Mine got hit from 30 degree F here in Fl, they got hit hard and I had them covered.
Lost a couple and the other 3 that survived are trying to come back but they do have a flower. No miracle grow, just water.
Best to have some sort of canopy nearby if freezing temps expected. They may get super cooled. i have mine in the shadow of another tree,. if possible use an umbrella
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I have had my pineapple plants for 3 years! They look beautiful, but have never produced any fruit! Thank you so much! I was wondering if there is any way to do this organically as I am in organic grower. If not, at least I would have pineapples for my troubles even if they aren't organic.
You can also try placing ripe apple wedges or banana peal in center and cover with plastic over night . but the mineral calcium carbide and water is what i use.
Try coffee compost. Helped my durian tree flowered for first time
not sure if this would work. You need the hormone gas that comes from rotting fruit.
Hey Jeff. How young can a plant be for it to successfully produce fruit with the method you showed? I have one that is about a year old. It would be ~1.5 years old at the time I would be attempting to induce it. Could it be too young to induce? Thanks for sharing your knowledge 🙏
Ive induced a small 1 year old plant, but the fruit was smaller than normal
I am a Principal here in Barbados. I have eight producing fruit naturally in 14-16 months. I have 50 and am now growing them for the first time.
Hi Jeff! Thanks
Welcome!
So I have about 5-7 pineapple plants close together like yours. Mine have been growing the last 4-5 yrs. The first time they produced they died, from what I thought, was fruit flies. Until recently they haven’t produced anything since (3-4 yrs). In April I realized they both had a fist sized pineapple growing. And everything was fine until this morning I found them completely yellow. I even bought netted bags to place over them to protect from bugs. It’s worked until now. Or so I thought. They get plenty of sun & rain (I live in Tampa). But I still feel I’m doing something wrong. I have an entire garden in a separate area that grows beautifully with no problems! I just can’t get these things to grow to their full potential. I’m tempted to cut them down and start over in a new area. Any thoughts?
Maybe moving them might help?
How long do I leave the bangsite in the pineapple? Or rather, when will I see the flower start to grow? Weeks?
The flower generally appears in about 4 weeks in a healthy plant
Thanks so much Jeffrey... I've bought the calcium carbide and will give it a go ahead...much appreciated
Still waiting for my pineapple plant to flower it’s now one year old and I had plastic over it with apples inside for two months l believe it’s growing the shoot in the middle that will produce the pineapple
1 year old is a bit young to force, not that it cant be done, its just that the fruit will be smallish!
Most homegrown pineapple can be small but pineapple plants at a nursery have very a small pineapple growing
My first two where same size as store bought and the flavor was much sweeter!
Hi, useful information.
Did the flower become a big fruit??
yes, the flower did become a fruit. It will be ready to pick in about a month, ill do a follow up video. It will be on the smaller side as when I forced it to flower, the plant wasn’t full grown.
How long after planting your plant from top can you start using this method to get a flower ?
I experimented with a real young one in a 1 gal pot. It flowered but the fruit was small
What amount of months do you recommend I live in Fresno ca down the street from you in Modesto I just started one on the first basically I want to know how long should I wait to start messing with it
How many times do I do this bangsite treatment? Once? The is a residue that is left on the crown should I always keep that wet?
I do it once or twice, one week apart in the early morning before sun rise on a mild temp morning.
Make sure the water is ice cold.
Residue doesn’t mater as it is a by product.
Thanks for the Advice!
Hello : Found you with a Search. I'd like to ask you a question. I have been growing a Pineapple and it will be 2 years old in June and is doing great but I wanted to ask you. Its in a regular size pot but do I need to transplant it this year because it pretty big now and also I was looking on Amazon for Pineapple Soil and there is so many different kinds I'm not sure what I need. If you can help me out here I'd really appreciate it. Thanks Terry
If you are looking for new soil, try something like a Cactus mix. In pots they need fast draining soil.
@@TropicalGardenGuy Thanks so much. I appreciate you getting back with me. :)
Wonder if trapping water in a bag with ripening Bananas would extract enough of the ethylene to work.
worth a try!
Rotten apples with a bag over works I hear. They put off ethylene
Hello sir. I added bangsite to my big pineapple well over a month ago. (South Louisiana). Still no flower. Can I try it again you think?
Yes, ideal to do it at sunrise.
My first attempt was unsuccessful on all four plants.
Sometimes you have to do it a couple of times.
Try early in the morning
I have a question i have a pineqpple im growing from its top if it has a sweet smell does it mean its going to set fruit
hmmm, I’ve never experienced that…let’s us know if it’s true
@@TropicalGardenGuy ok
I had a bee fly around my pineapple plant
I don’t like chemicals but that’s interesting
Yea, me too. I understand that rotting fruit will do the same thing, but its hit and miss.
Interested on what is the of the chemical that i will use to bear fruits my pineaple
The product is called Calcium Carbide,
@@TropicalGardenGuy what kind of store we can buy this chemical because dont think it here in our city of Davao but any way i will research
@@TropicalGardenGuy hellow sir hope u are good i have bought already calcium carbide how to apply the measurement of gallons of water to mix with calcium carbide ?
What part of the pineapple i will pour the already mix calcium and water it is the root or younger leaves
Hope for more Knowledge from you thank you
I have grown pineapples for years in FL. This year most of my plants developed spots on the leaves. They are yellowish cream colored spots. What are they and what can I do?
Hi Patti.
I’m not a pineapple expert but Sunken spots could be some sort of pathogen. ?
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What other chemical an b used to force it to fruit.
Ive heard of people put an over ripe apple in the crown and cover. Also building a small fire and allow the smoke to settle.
Calcium carbide
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That’s an OLD jabuticaba! Exactly how old is it?
Does the stuff you use add any chemicals to the pineapples?
Backyard Tropicals the chemical is phosphorus acid. I donno if there is any residual.
Jabo is 20 year old seedling sabra
Just Jeff any fruit on it?
hi ser goodpm.i wach ur vidio.pls help how to mix flower pineapple.i have farm but to much long to wait to harvest the pinespple.almost two yr bfore out the flower .pls help us.
Hi jeff, great video! the flowers on the pineapples at 2:13, that is what it looks like about 1 month after applying the bangsite treatment?
how many hours of sun does this pineapple get
Almost all day
I have a farm house in Japan and I have 25 variety of pineapple
Excellent , are you in Okinawa ?
I think if you force a pineapple plant to flower too early then the pineapple it will grow is growing to be really small
That is true... Its always best to allow the plant to grow as large as you can b4 forcing it. This said, I forced 2 half sized plants and each produced 3 lb fruits.
So the older the plant the larger the pineapple?
My pineapple plant is 17 months old when it grow flower and fruit sir please give me tips for my plant
Depends on how healthy it is, it may be ready to fruit. I have done several videos on my channel how to force it to fruit. Here is one video that might help!
th-cam.com/video/QIkV7XRSv1U/w-d-xo.html
Have you seen the pink pineapples?
Yes
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Hey Orlando! Mine too! Lol
Interesting, but you seem to have trouble staying focused. You ok?
Lol, sorry that video was when I was starting out.
A new video is in the making
Sounds explosive.
Lol, while there is a little off gassing. Its not explosive when using on the plant
Hi i am from davao city Philippines
Hello Manzano!
Couldnt you just throw your banana peels around the root to give the pineapple plant benzene gas instead of nuking it with some harsh chemical..?
LOL, Calcium Carbide gives off a ethylene gas, just like rotting fruit does.
Ideally, natural flowering would be best, but
i force them to flower and fruit b4 winter sets in.
How old is a pineapple plant have to be before you can force it to flower? My is almost 9 months old
I’ve forced a 6 mi old plant, just depends on its size
Should I force mine too flower now? Or do I have to wait a little longer it’s about 2 feet wide
Timing is up to u
What do you mean Do you mean I can’t force It to flower or something?
I mean you choose when to force them. Ive seen store bought pineapple plants force to flower when in 1 gal containers
Sir pls provide product link from amazon or flipcard etc 😃
Just Google Bangsite
Ohhk
Thanks
I have grow 4 pineapples in my life,The best was a double crown,Two pineapples in one plant.Now i,m going to try forcing my pineapple to flower with the bangsite paste.Jimmy Maylands.
I found it works best early in AM with Ice cold water
Why root in water when it already has roots Here we just expose the roots an put it in soil it grabs in 3 weeks ..
Both work but , for me, I like to see the roots grow about 2 inches long b4 potting up
I put mine straight into potting soil. They've grown fine and big but not flowered, thus why I'm watching this. They are at least 3 years or more.
I would but it forcing it isn’t good I’d rather wait
i have to or else it may die before it ripens as we have cold weather in winter
@@TropicalGardenGuy ok but here it is always sunny even in winter
ok
Can I repot a plant that has a small pineapple on it? Will this be the only pineapple my plant makes? Thank you.
The mother tree generally will produce many offshoots, i replant them
Isn’t that product Toxic ?
Not that I’m aware of.
there is another chemical that some countries use to force fruit to ripen that is not good.
I read in another YT forcing pineapple to flower video that the residue left on the burn section where calcium carbide reacted with water leaves arsenic residue. Using calcium carbide is forbidden in many countries. Just be aware. I would think that within the 6+ months for fruit to form and mature that the arsenic would have been washed away! I'm not an expert at all, just looking for assistance in encouraging my pineapples to engage in what God created them to produce!! Happy pineapple growing!!!
Jeffrey?
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I've grown my pineapple 🍍 plant for 2 and a half year's and I have tried the calcium carbide method step by step just like you've described....but nothing has happened? And now it's currently 3 year's old and still no flower.... it's a very healthy plant...but let me know what you think?
That’s odd, but sometimes you have to repeat twice