Ripe pineapples are available in the store all year round. For ambitious hobby gardeners with their own pineapple culture, the season runs according to a fixed time frame dictated by Mother Nature. We have compiled all the significant data for you.
When is pineapple season in your own garden?
The pineapple season in your own garden extends from March/April to August/September, with the best time for planting and propagating running parallel. After the first flowering, it takes another 4 to 8 months until the fruit is fully developed.
Tropical calendar determines the season
As a true child of the tropics, the pineapple plant only knows the rainy growth period and the cool, dry season. If you want to have your own harvest of these exotic tropical fruits, the time for planting and care depends on these guidelines:
- The growing season extends from March/April to August/September
- the mercury column constantly fluctuates around 25 to 30 degrees Celsius
- the best time for planting and propagating occurs simultaneously
- If the temperatures drop to 16-20 degrees Celsius from September, the period of hibernation begins
- Care is reduced to watering and spraying with lime-free water
As a rule, the growing and drying seasons pass at least twice before the first flower appears after cultivation. A pineapple plant then takes another 4 to 8 months to develop the magnificent fruit. It is therefore entirely possible for a flower to develop or a fruit to ripen during overwintering.
Tips & Tricks
Don't be alarmed after harvest if the mother plant dies. This process is normal and completely natural. Give the plant some time. The pineapple independently provides appropriate offspring. Numerous shoots sprout from the leaf axils or at the base. These are ideal for propagating additional specimens.
