Don't throw away pineapple peels - compost them without any bad smell, and your flowers will grow like crazy with lush green leaves

Peeling a pineapple

We usually just buy pre-peeled pineapple - after all, we don't have the knife skills of a fruit shop owner

No worries, just ask the shop owner to pack up the pineapple peel for you to take home

Some gardeners need to peel the fruit themselves, so you can refer to the method below

1. Cut off the top and bottom

If you're worried about prickles, wear gloves~ Cut off the top and bottom of the pineapple

The cut-off pineapple top can also be grown in water

2. Cut off the pineapple peel

Cutting off about 3-5 mm of thickness is about right, then use a horizontal cut to dig out the eyes

If you have a special small knife for digging out the eyes, it's even more convenient

Use it directly for cleaning

Fresh pineapple peel can be used directly to clean kitchen grime

Add a bit of dish soap and scrub the bottom of pots together - pineapple is acidic and can remove rust, and after scrubbing it's smooth and shiny!

Putting pineapple peel in a new home can also remove formaldehyde - gardeners who are renovating should start saving it up~

Besides this, the bigger use of pineapple peel is: making enzyme

Making pineapple peel enzyme

Gardeners must be bothered by the strong smell of home-made compost. Huahua recommends using pineapple peel for composting - not only is there no bad smell, it's even fragrant and sweet~ Let's start now

1. Wash and dry the pineapple peel

To prevent it from changing flavour or spoiling during fermentation, first wash the pineapple peel

Put it on a sieve to dry

2. Prepare a container and brown sugar

Mineral water bottles or glass bottles are both fine. You can choose the size according to your needs, and wash the bottle in advance

Let the bottle dry - there should be no raw water inside

Prepare brown sugar; the ratio of brown sugar to pineapple peel is 1:3

3. Add brown sugar water to the container (the ratio of brown sugar to water is 1:10)

Be careful not to fill it too full - about one sixth of the container is enough

4. Add the pineapple peel

5. Put on the lid

6. Open the lid once a month to release gas

It generally takes 3 months to fully decompose. During this time, fermentation produces some gas, so be sure to release it

If you find this troublesome, you can stretch a rubber glove over the bottle mouth. When there's a lot of gas, the glove will "inflate" - at that point, quickly open it to let the gas out~

Generally, opening it 1-2 times a month is enough. Below is the first month's opening - a sweet and sour fruity aroma, and a bit of foam is normal O(∩_∩)O

Some gardeners will notice a layer of white film on the surface of the enzyme. This is also normal - it hasn't gone bad

7. Filter and set aside

After 3 months, the enzyme is ready. Use gauze as a filter to strain it

After filtering, pour it into a small bottle

8. Dilute with water and water your flowers

Pineapple peel enzyme cannot be poured directly on flowers - it must be diluted with clean water (enzyme:water = 1:1000). No need to water often; twice a month is enough to ensure your flowers bloom bigger and bigger with lush green leaves!

9. Use as a cleaning agent

Pineapple peel plus dish soap plus water (1:1:10) can make a powerful cleaner - strong cleaning power with a natural fruity scent

It can clean greasy grime in kitchen sinks, countertops, etc.

Use it to mop floors, wipe leather sofas and glass tabletops - all fresh and clean

Bathroom tiles, sinks, etc. can also be cleaned with it

Do other fruit peels work the same way?

Besides pineapple peel, apple peel, pomelo peel, tangerine peel and orange peel can all be used

In the picture below, the left is apple enzyme, and the right is tangerine peel enzyme

The enzyme has a fruity aroma that really makes your mouth water~ You can also make enzyme with fruit flesh, and even eat it!

The picture below shows fruit enzyme made with pineapple flesh, lemon and rock sugar

The picture below shows fruit enzyme made with pineapple, papaya, kiwi, lemon and brown sugar

After it's done, filter it and pour it into a bottle - beautiful, natural fruit juice enzyme~

You can brew it as tea to drink

You can add it to plain water, yogurt or smoothies - the fruity flavour makes it even more delicious!

Having said all this

Have you all learned it?

Next time you eat pineapple

Give it a try right away~