MegadethRulz@lemmy.world to Houseplants@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoAfter 5 long years my pineapple plant is finally starting to flower!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down11
arrow-up146arrow-down1imageAfter 5 long years my pineapple plant is finally starting to flower!lemmy.worldMegadethRulz@lemmy.world to Houseplants@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareMegadethRulz@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 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-squareMegadethRulz@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 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.
Probably ethene
Relevant article about pineapple growing.
The paragraph about flowering indeed mentions the ethylene gas.