Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Indoor Pineapple, 1 by mikekilhoffer

mikekilhoffer wrote:
I saved a pineapple top four years ago, sprouted it and potted it up as a patio/houseplant. just recently I noticed it was blooming. Oddly enough it chose to set fruit out in mid-January here in Illinois. Should I feed the plant at all? I don't want to ruin the pineapple fruit, but I would like to see it get big enough to eat/use as a new start. I have never heard of anyone keeping a pineapple as a houseplant, and certainly not a mid-west indoor pineapple going to fruit. Anyone have any advice?