My sister Iana and Bieni had a great idea! one day. They saved the crowns (heads) of the pineapples we bought from Sabin's for Maica's birthday and planted it in mother's fruit/animal farm in the vacant lot across our home. They got this know-how from our cook, Nang Boning (shout out to Nang Boning!). I don't know where she got this info from but the internet would confirm that indeed, the crown of the pineapple can be planted. The other parts that can be planted to yield fruit are the slips (offsets that grow from the stem) and the suckers (offsets that grow from the base of the plant). The same website would advice:
"Pineapple plants do not enjoy wet feet. They require sandy soils with good drainage. For this reason, the pineapples are planted in purpose-built raised beds that follow the slope of the land. Subsurface drains are laid on soils that are not friable to a depth of 600mm. Pineapples are drought tolerant and will produce fruit where yearly rainfall is 370mm to 600mm. This means that elaborate irrigation systems are not needed. The sun-loving spiky plants..."
Ok, that's so technical, which I think is unnecessary unless you want to beat Sabin in his pineapple game. If you're just happy-go-lucky farming (like my sisters and mother), and you jump at the sight of the smallest sprout (welcome to the club), take a crown and plant away.
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