without seeing the plant you have 2 choices cut the fruit or prop it if its not ripe..as for where have you ever looked at grocery store pineapples and where they are cut?

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So Hotdiggety, what you're saying is, leave that big long stem on the plant, right? It's so crooked now it will never sustain the wieght of anothre pineapple if it grows. That's why I thought maybe I was supposed to cut it short and let it regrow.

Leave the plant on the stem until it's fully ripe. You can prop it up until then. When ripe, you can usually separate the fruit from the stem at the base of the fruit by giving it a twist. Use a knife or pruners if that fails.

Hope that helps!

Unless the fruit is a golden color, it is not ripe. Like other fruit, pineapples do not ripen after picked...they may get juicier, but not sweeter. Prop-up the fruit if the stem is still green and not broken.

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Good luck.

My pineapple plant is leaning over too.... I think my roommate killed it.... What do I do to help it....

Like they said above, prop it up. A small stick or some string should do it. The fruit will continue to ripen, and when it turns yellow cut it off.

Mine plant was leaning over, too. I had it staked up. Today I noticed that the fruit was leaning way over. When I touched it, it broke off! It doesn't look ripe yet. I thought I had read that they will continue to ripen on the counter. Thoughts, please! If the picture looks squushed, just click on it for full size.

Pineapples do not ripen or get sweeter after being picked, which is why it is important to keep them on the plant as long as possible. I have to protect mine from squirrels when they get close to ripe. Most of mine are in the ground, and so I cannot bring them inside.

Thanks, Lars. All of mine are on the ground, too. Fortunately, the squirrels haven't been a problem. It actually looked like it got too heavy for the stem to hold it. Like I said, I had it staked up and was also propping the stem up. Sure is disappointing to have it get that big and not grow to fruition!

BTW, the picture looks squished here! Bur, if it's clicked on, it's full size.

Please someone I need advice asap I woke up this morning at 4:30 and the kitten broke my pineapple from the stem! Does anyone know what I could do to save it please?? I put it on water for now. It’s really tiny see picture below

So tiny! 😭

Could try cutting small slice on both stems if it looks dry and tape it together. i had same with mine that was a lot bigger, i did think if putting a coctail stick through both stems to hold together then tape, but dont know wether it woyld work or not, it can be done according to sonething i read if caught quick enougth,