[header] How to harvest pineapple [title] Wait 6 months after the plant blooms. [step] Usually, it takes about half a year for pineapples to fully develop after the plant blooms. Start looking for ripeness at about 5 1/2 months. 
[substeps] Keep in mind that the " bloom " becomes the pineapple. The pineapple will be covered in small blue flowers.