Suckers form the planting material for pineapple. Around 16000 plants can be accommodated in an acre. The main planting season of pineapple May-June.

Keep suckers in open space under shade in a single layer for about 7 days for drying. Strip off a few lower old dried leaves. Allow the suckers to dry and cure for another 7 days.

Prepare the land for planting by ploughing or digging followed by levelling. Prepare trenches of convenient length and about 90 cm width and 15-30 cm depth. Keep 75 cm between trenches.

Organic manure @ 100 kg/cent should be incorporated to the soil before planting.

Select healthy suckers of uniform size weighing 500-1000 gram. Dip the cured suckers in Bordeaux mixture (1 %) at the time of planting.

Plant the suckers in double rows at spacing of 70 cm between rows and 30 cm between plants. Limit the depth of planting to 7.5 to 10 cm.

Adopt triangular method of planting in each trench so that the plants in two adjacent rows are not opposite to each other.

Ensure that there is no water logging in the trenches.