It’s really interesting to see how different plants grow. I was lucky to catch the ratoon pineapple just as it began to crown, and this is how it grew from March to July this year…
![First sign that it's time for the pineapple to start developing the fruit - you see the shade of pink starting to show in the centre.](http://www.curiousgardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/pineapple_20170302.jpg)
First sign that it’s time for the pineapple to start developing the fruit – you see the shade of pink starting to show in the centre.
This pineapple was harvested 18 weeks after we first noticed it crowning. If I recall correctly, the first pineapple also took about 18 weeks to grow, even though it was heavier. So that makes it about four calendar months for a pineapple to reach harvest!
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