Even when pineapples are perfectly yellow, they still have spikes. Yeah, this is probably the one you already know. If the color and feel are to your liking, give the base of the pineapple a sniff. If the bottom of it smells ripe, fruity, sweet, and bright, that thing is probably good to go. The hard, spiky-from-top-to-bottom outside of your pineapple is protecting something pretty glorious inside: Bright yellow, sweet, juicy fruit that tastes like sunshine.
That is, if you pick a ripe one. Underripe pineapple can be woody and tart. Overripe pineapple can lose its texture and taste a bit off. So how can you tell if a pineapple is ready to eat? Try any or all of these five tests to tell if your pineapple is ripe. Look for the outside of the pineapple, called the shell, to be a light or medium yellow color. Some green is fine, but avoid pineapples that are entirely dark green underripe or are dark yellow or orange overripe.
If you're not sure, check the bottom of the pineapple: Its color will give you the best sense of whether or not it's ready. Regular suckers form around the base of the pineapple fruit in the leaf axils.
Ratoon suckers form around the base of the mother plant. Both types of suckers take approximately 16 months from planting to flowering and then another six months to produce a ripe pineapple.
Crowns : Pineapple crowns are the leafy tops of the fruit and are the slowest method of propagation. The time from planting to flowering takes around 28 months and then another six months for the pineapple to ripen. Slips : Slips form along the stalk holding the pineapple generally at the bottom of the fruit, and their leaves have a distinctive curve at their bases. Another type of slip, the hapa, forms further down the stalk but the bases of its leaves don't curve. Bacterial heart rot is common with pineapples and caused by a bacterium.
It spreads from juices of infected fruits, and ants are often vectors. Mealybugs are the most common pest for pineapple plants. They are flat and oval, disk-like insects, and their presence causes mealybug wilt.
The leaves turn red, and the tips wither and brown. A natural insecticide takes care of the problem. After all of your patience and hard work, you finally arrive at pineapple harvest time. Here is how to tell when the pineapples are the perfect ripeness for picking and how to harvest them. As your plants mature, a red cone appears in the center of the leaves. This then turns into a blue flower, followed by pineapple fruit, which consists of individual fruitlets.
Six months after you first notice the flower, the fruit is mature. At this point, the outside of the pineapple is turning yellow, which is a good indicator that it is ripe. To pick the pineapple, use a sharp kitchen knife to cut it away from the plant where the fruit joins the stalk. If your pineapple is still mostly green, let it sit at room temperature to ripen to a nice yellow. A ripe pineapple lasts up to three days at room temperature or up to five days in the fridge.
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