should I pull these pineapples apart?

[irun5k]

I ordered several small white sugarloaf pineapple slips last fall.  I've been growing them in pots with the plan to put them in the ground this spring.  I've noticed that several of them actually appear to be multiple plants now.

Should I separate these out before putting them in the ground, or plant them as is?

BTW I am new to growing pineapples but fell in love with Kauai white sugarloafs so I wanted to grow some.  Therefore I'm not sure if the brown leaves are leaf obsolesence, or disagreement with the winter but they seem to be back off the races now.

[Finca La Isla]

Seperate them so they aren’t competing with each other.
Peter

[561MangoFanatic]

Definitely separate before you plant! And if you do, plant one in ground and the other in pots.. see what grows best for you. Don’t know what your soil is like in St Pete’s but here on the other side of Fl the soil can be/gets too compacted and most of them end up with a miniature pineapple.

[irun5k]

Definitely separate before you plant! And if you do, plant one in ground and the other in pots.. see what grows best for you. Don’t know what your soil is like in St Pete’s but here on the other side of Fl the soil can be/gets too compacted and most of them end up with a miniature pineapple.

Thanks, I will separate them and not a bad idea to keep a couple back in pots. How large of a container is necessary for a pineapple to fruit?

[Galatians522]

Pineapples fruit well in 7 gal pots.

[561MangoFanatic]

Definitely separate before you plant! And if you do, plant one in ground and the other in pots.. see what grows best for you. Don’t know what your soil is like in St Pete’s but here on the other side of Fl the soil can be/gets too compacted and most of them end up with a miniature pineapple.

Thanks, I will separate them and not a bad idea to keep a couple back in pots. How large of a container is necessary for a pineapple to fruit?

Galatians522 was spot on!

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