The best temperature for growing pineapple is 73-85ºF. They need lots of water, but very good drainage. This finca is 1100 haectares (26-27 acres). Pineapples are grown from shoots or from the crown of the pineapple. Ethaline gas is used to make all the pineapple plants flower at once. Otherwise growing and harvesting would be too labor intensive to have any commercial value. 45 days after the gassing, a compound flower shows. 110 days after the gassing, you can see the compound fruit appear. Harveting is 12-14 months after planting the shoot. The sugar content in pineapple starts falling from the moment it is cut, so eat it and refrigerate it immediately. Color is not a good indicator of ripeness or sugar. Green is fine.