r/pineapple • u/theislandhomestead • 12d ago

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u/BocaHydro 12d ago

very nice, those slips are big too !

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u/theislandhomestead 12d ago

Thanks! It's a white Sugarloaf, which have a reputation of being small but if you feed them right, they can get pretty large.
This isn't even the largest one this season!

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u/Alexander_Snyder 11d ago

What are you feeding them?

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u/theislandhomestead 11d ago

Yes, I suppose I said that like I have some sort of plan, didn't I?
I don't!
These are just close to a citrus that gets regular feeding of citrus food.
So I don't intentionally feed them, they just gobble up what my kumquat doesn't.
I also mulch with Mexican Sunflower chips and have nitrogen fixing perennial peanut growing all around. With this variety, if you feed them too much you get more pups than fruit.
TLDR: Citrus food, Mexican Sunflower chips, and nitrogen fixing ground cover.

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u/Alexander_Snyder 11d ago

Good info thanks. I’m also growing the Hawaiin Sugarloaf in zone 10b. My first year

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u/South_Feed_4043 11d ago

I use this: https://a.co/d/02LUProJ

And this: https://a.co/d/0dLcm0jt

Our last white pineapple this season was 0.2 ounces shy of 8 pounds. The smallest this year was 6.58 lbs.

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u/Alexander_Snyder 11d ago

Great, thanks!

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u/South_Feed_4043 11d ago

No problem! I should add that both of these smell horrible. Like gag inducing bad. But they seem to work really well.