How to plant a pineapple to grow a beautiful plant

The overseas fruit pineapple is a herbaceous plant from the bromeliad family. This species is characterized by the fact that the plants are adapted to live in drought conditions, have fleshy leaves that form a funnel in the center. Morning dew flows into an improvised container and feeds the plant from above. This property of assimilating moisture through the leaves at the top of the fruit, their connection with the heart of the plant suggested a way to plant pineapple. Rooting the top and getting a new plant at home is possible if the breeding conditions are observed.

How to grow pineapple

In an average climate, pineapples can only be grown in greenhouse conditions, greenhouses or on a windowsill. One of the reasons is the long-term cultivation of pineapple until it is ripe. Several years, up to 4 years, pass in anticipation of the formation of an inflorescence. And six months are required for the filling and ripening of the fruit. Later, the plant dies off, leaving behind numerous shoots, with which the plant is bred on an industrial scale.

At home, fruiting occurs after 26 months of plant development. After removing the fruit, the plant dies off, leaving many offspring with which it is propagated. In indoor conditions, a plant blooms 25 cm high and at the age of 16 months. Flowering will begin in two months, lasts two weeks. One flower blooms for 1 day. The fruit is formed and ripens up to six months.

So, you can grow pineapple:

• seeds obtained from a mature fruit;
• undergrowth from an adult or dead bush;
• the tip of a ripe pineapple.

The seed method of breeding is rarely used, since this is due to the lengthening of the growing season. For those who like to start from scratch, you need to know that you can collect seeds from a ripe exotic fruit. At home, for cross-pollination, it is necessary that two adjacent plants bloom at the same time. In the future, the seeds are sown in light soil and, after the emergence of shoots, they are grown to 6 cm and planted in a permanent pot.

How to plant pineapple from the top

The most common way is to get a pineapple sapling from the crest on top of the fruit. Pineapple is selected from a freshly harvested batch. A strong bunch of leaves on top of a pineapple cone will be a sign. The leaves should be alive, not dry and as little wrinkled as possible. The fruit should be ripe in all respects.

1. Grasping the fruit firmly with one hand, unscrew the rosette of leaves from the base with the other with a smooth screw movement. Better to do it together. If this is not possible, then the crown is cut off with a sharp disinfected knife. Then the soft part is carefully removed from the resulting cone so that it does not rot in the ground during rooting.
2. We clean the base by 2-3 cm, carefully pinching off the leaves. In this place, roots will appear and grow, as in the bottom of an onion or garlic clove. Sprinkle the cut with crushed coal or ground cinnamon.
3. Within a week we dry the plant in room conditions by hanging the scalp with the cut part up. This is to speed up root formation.
4. We lower the bottom of the pineapple seedling into the water and wait for the roots to appear. The place for the jar needs to be chosen light and warm. Drafts and temperature changes are unacceptable. Choose dark glass or wrap the container in black paper. Change the water every two days, avoiding acidification.
5. We choose a pot for a young seedling no more than 0.5 l in volume, with a good drainage hole. The soil is composed of equal parts of sand, peat and leaf humus. You can buy soil for bromylium, but any composition must first be cleaned of pathogens and possible insect pests. Before planting, watering with hot potassium permanganate and subsequent drying is required.
6. We plant pineapple with roots in a pot with a pre-laid drainage layer. The soil should be moist, but not damp. If the plant is already with roots, then leave the plant open and monitor the humidity. If, after drying, the pineapple seedling was not placed in water, then rooting is carried out under a hood to create a microclimate.

How to plant a pineapple from the top is clear. It remains to wait for the rooting results. If the plant is accepted, young leaves will appear. And only then and subsequently, water the young plant from above, so that there is always water in the funnel of leaves.

How long to wait for the results of rooting depends on external conditions and on compliance with all conditions. The plant can take root for 6-8 weeks. When rooting, the leaves will gradually dry out and the tips should be cut off. At the same time, replacement greens grow. Over time, the bush will completely lose its old hair. Water the plant once a week for up to a year. Transplant the flood into a larger pot in the cactus soil.

In winter, pineapple leaves will not grow, this is a dormant period. This means that both watering and feeding should be reduced.

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