Still can't figure out how to add a pic so I made it my profile pic. Lol

Thanks! I attached the pic. Hopefully someone can help me.

Here's a photo of mine taken in December. I plant mine in the ground in my back yard, and they get full sun. I think they do not like being moved, and yours looks like it needs more water. I've never given mine any fertilizer, and so it is possible that they reactive negatively to being fertilized.

Decadude, I am in the central part of SC, enduring what has turned out to be a very hot and dry summer, so far. I planted a pineapple top last spring, and over wintered it in a make-shift greenhouse. Over this winter the plant presented me with a pineapple, one "Pup" from its base, and six sprouts off the main stalk around the base of the fruit. This spring my son and I dragged this huge thing out of the greenhouse and placed it in full sun in front of the house. My plant sunburned--not quite as badly as yours, but its not far behind. I too thought, "they grow in open fields in Hawaii, don't they?". Apparently we both should have taken a bit more time to acclimatize our plants.

Encouraging news. The basal pup on my plant is not burned. All the little plants growing around the base of my pineapple are not burned. The top of my pineapple did burn, but all the new growth that has come out since it was put out in the sun has not burned. I have trimmed the worst of the burned parts off the plant, and it really looks pretty presentable at this time. I'm hoping for edible pineapple before cold weather.

Bill

Here's a photo taken this AM of my plant. I would not give up on yours. Down in the Cup, yours looks like the green is coming back. My bet is it will grow out of this, It just may not look as pretty as you would like. A sterile sharp knife will help some.

Bill

Thanks for the comments and encouragement, guys! Your pineapples are beautiful! Someone in another forum posted a very interesting explanation to describe my issue, and it matches your observation about the burn. I treated the plant with 1/2tsp Fe-EDDTA and 1/4tsp citric acid in 1 gal of my filtered tap water. I also confirmed my tap is pH 7, and the soil is slightly acidic (around 6). Based on data from a google search that citric acid solution should lower the pH around one point. I don't know how long it will last so I added some sulfur as well. I moved the pot into our little doorway which will be shade all day. Temps will be near 100F the next couple days. I can't do much about humidity... :( I'll keep you updated with my progress!

FYI, this was thier feedback:

Looks kinda like Phosphate deficiency, but is not. I believe that this is too much Zinc & Sodium, in combination with the cold. Zinc finger protein enzymes stimulate red & purple pigments & are used by a plant to detect temperature.
Give Iron-EDDHA & Citric Acid.
Keep in a hot, humid, dark location for 1 week after giving Iron & Citric Acid.
Then move into the sun & water from the bottom.