very easy
buy a pineapple, twist off the top
let the top dry over night
remove about 1 inch of the leaves at the bottom of the plant (so that you will have a stump about 1 inch long
) have a pot of well draining soil that has been moistened and twist the stump into the soil
keep moist but not soggy intil the top has well rooted into the mix
then move to full sun and water liberally
they will start to set spike and fruit in 12 - 18 months depending on the growing conditions and temperatures

Hi
I don't think you could stop one from growing lol I had one in a closet for almost a year put it outside and it started growing!! Now getting good large fruit that's something else. gary

If you know anyone with a pineapple thats already growing and bearing a fruit you could break off one of the slips from the bottom of the fruit. They break off very easily and if you plant it, it should bear fruit quicker than from a crown.

-Sheehan

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Here is a link that might be useful: How to Grow a Pineapple Indoors

If you follow the twist, strip, dry and plant method, you should get excellent results. Mine start to grow within a week of planting out. When stripping the outer leaves, look for the immature "rootlets" where the leaves are snapped off. If they look dark, infested or dry, toss the pineapple and try another.

I planted mine last summer and kept it growing through the winter and it is now growing a pineapple. I dont know if this helped but I sprayed the plant with spray n grow with the fert added to it about 2 weeks before the pineapple started to grow on it. Could be a coincidence but I am happy regardless. This was from a top I bought at the grocery that was labeled from Mexico and it was sweet but maybe not as sweet as some others. Can't wait to taste the baby one. Planning on grilling it.
~SJN