How to grow pineapple

Usually pineapple is grown from the top - "tuft". To grow pineapple from the top, you need to choose the right fruit. Do not recommend buying pineapples for cultivationin winter: the top of this pineapple can be frozen, which means that it is not suitable for rooting. It is best to buy pineapple in the summer or early autumn. Choose a fruit with an intact top, its internal leaves must be juicy and green.

After bringing pineapple home, take a sharp knife andgently cut the tip in the place where it joins with the ovaries. At the same time, try not to touch the flesh. Then you need to remove three or four rows of lower leaves to release the "stump" about a centimeter in height. Then you need to process the slice. There are two main ways. If you are not in a hurry, just hang the top vertically for 2-3 weeks. If you want to grow pineapple quickly, treat the cut with a solution of potassium permanganate pink, sprinkle with ashes and dry for 5-6 hours.

So that you can grow pineapple from the top, you need to choose the right substrate. The easiest way to buy a flower shop is a substrate for bromeliads. It is a soil with a pH of 4-5, well permeable to air and water. However, prepare a substrate for your pineapple yourself, here are a few options:

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  carefully mix turf ground (3 hours), leaf ground (2 hours), peat (2 hours), birch sawdust (2 hours), coarse sand (1 hour), steaming or calcining in the oven;
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  (2 hours), turf ground (1 hour), sand (1 hour) and peat (1 hour), and sand and sheet humus in equal proportions for the top layer 3 cm thick;
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  mix peat with large river sand in a ratio of 1: 1, a few days before planting abundantly shed the substrate with steep boiling water.

To grow pineapple at home, you do not need a large pot: its diameter should be slightly larger than the sizetops of pineapple, volume - no more than 600 ml. Lay a layer of drainage 2-3 cm thick on the bottom of the pot (for example, expanded clay or pebbles). Then lay a substrate in the pot, the substrate level should be 1.5-2 cm below the pot edges.

In order to plant a pineapple, dig a hole in the center of the pot 2-2.5 cm deep and a little more than the top. Pour a little charcoal into the hole forprevention of decay of the edges of the outlet. Insert the tip into the hole. To fasten it, dig 2-4 sticks along the edges of the pot and tie a crest to them with threads. Spray the substrate and plant with water and cover with a hood. It can be made from a plastic bag, a plastic bottle or a glass jar. You will have a mini greenhouse.

Put the pot in a bright and warm place for rooting. The optimum temperature for rooting pineapple is 25-27 degrees, make sure that the plant does not fall straightSun rays. After 1.5-2 months pineapple will take root (you can determine this by the appearance of new leaves). After this time you can clean the mini-greenhouse.

That pineapple grows well and develops, it is necessary to provide him with certain conditions:

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  the minimum temperature is 25 ° C in summer and 18 ° C in winter, the optimum temperature is 28-30 ° C in summer and 22-24 ° C in winter;
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  a light day lasting not less than 12 hours (if necessary, illuminate the pineapple with a fluorescent lamp);
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  moderate watering with melt, rain, boiled or standing water, water temperature 30 ° C, acid reaction (acidify the water with citric acid or juice);
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  top-dressing during the vegetation period (from February to September) every 10-15 days with infusion of horse or cow manure, alkaline fertilizers are not recommended;
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  spraying and watering with iron sulfate solution (1 g per 1 liter of water) 1-2 times a month.

Each year, the pineapple is gently transplanted into a slightly larger pot by way of transshipment. With proper care, pineapple will bloom already3-4 years, in the flowering period, instead of organic fertilizers, it is fed with mineral fertilizers. After 5-7 months after flowering the fruit ripens. For the period of maturation, you must again switch to organic fertilizing. In order to develop more quickly, from time to time pinch the growth point at the apical rosette.

As you can see, grow Pineapple at home is quite real. Dare - and you will succeed!