It is, but it's one of those things that you just plant and kind of forget about it :) I thought they were both dead to be honest but then once rainy season picked up this year I saw the bud of what would become the pineapples. Kind of weird, but they were in sync with one another although one was a gift from a friend and the other we began growing. Ours was planted sooner. Must be like women syncing up with their periods or something lol.