Depending on the size of the pups, a 6- or 12-inch-diameter pot is usually sufficient, since you can transfer each plant to its own larger pot as it grows. Using a sharp knife, slice off the top of the pineapple fairly close to the … Plant the Pineapple Crown After the pineapple core has formed a callus, place a 1-inch layer of gravel in the bottom of an 8-inch clay pot. Once you take the slips off you are done and the plant will put all its energy into the fruit. Use a pot that has drainage holes and place a piece of screen mesh or coffee filter paper over the holes to help keep the gravel in the pot. Slice Off Pineapple Crown. This means if you leave them on, your fruit will be smaller. Your pineapple plant will not continue to produce more slips if you remove them as it does with suckers. If you live in a tropical climate, you can grow pineapples outside and can plant the pups directly … Prepare a container for transplanting the pups. Layer soil in the new pot. Plant them the same way you plant tops and suckers. Cut the crown from the pineapple, leaving 1/2 to 3/4 inch of the fruit attached and set it aside for several days until the cut edge is dry. Before you place the new plant inside, add a base layer of soil so the roots … Wait to divide a pineapple bromeliad plant until the pups are about one-third the height of the mother plant.