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Yellow vs White Pineapples ??
« on: October 05, 2020, 10:31:39 PM »
Living in a jungle prone area, growing pineapples has it's problems.
I've planted a few of them around the yard every year until 2 years ago.
Then, I cleared and tilled a 6' x 35' Strip and planted a large number of them.
Then, I watched them as the ferns, weeds and everything else overgrew them.

We've just eaten a few homegrowed.
I want more.
So, I'm clearing the weeds away from the big patch now.
I'll put down some weed block cloth and replant the PAs through that, consolidating all of them into an enlarged patch.

I have many PA plants, probably 75 to 100.
They are mixed yellow and white types.
I really like the whites and want to increasing their numbers.
I know which some are, but haven't a clue on most of them.

Can yellow and white PAs be told apart from the plants before they fruit?
It'd be nice if I could separate them before replanting them, not having to replant them again later.

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Re: Yellow vs White Pineapples ??
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2020, 12:24:22 AM »
The white ones usually have a faint purplish streak in their leaves, whereas the yellow ones have all green leaves.  I've noticed that the yellow ones put out way more keikis/slips than the white ones.

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Re: Yellow vs White Pineapples ??
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2020, 08:23:38 PM »
Thanks PJ.



 

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