Growing pineapple at home: do these things and the fruit will be big and sweet

Summer is almost here, and Huahua is super happy, because I can eat all kinds of fruit again, especially pineapple. Huahua would love to eat one every day! But for some plant lovers, the leftover pineapple crown is even more precious than the pineapple itself! Why not take a look together?

Pineapple growing steps

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1. Choose a suitable pineapple

If you want to grow a pineapple from a pineapple crown, you must choose a robust pineapple. When choosing, gently tug on the leaves; if they are fairly firm and not easy to pull out, and there are no insect holes on the leaf cluster, and the pineapple is not green, then it is good to use.

2. Cut off the leaf cluster and trim it

For the pineapple you brought home, cut off the leaf cluster, and clean off any flesh attached to the leaf cluster. Then pull off the lower leaves of the leaf cluster to reveal the white stem. Then place it in a cool, ventilated place to dry for 1-2 days so the wound dries out.

3. Water-culture the pineapple crown

Prepare a clean container; a plastic bottle or teacup will do. Suspend the pineapple crown at the mouth of the bottle. If the bottle mouth is too wide, poke a few toothpicks in and rest the pineapple crown on the bottle mouth. Add water toward the bottle, with the water level at about half the height of the pineapple crown.

4. Rooting in water

Change the water once a day to increase the oxygen content of the water and encourage rooting. When there is sun, put it on a windowsill to sun for 3-4 hours, and the rest of the time keep it in a place with good indirect light. After about 15020 days, the water-cultured pineapple crown will have rooted!

5. Transplant into a pot

When the roots of the water-cultured pineapple have grown to more than 10 cm, you can prepare to pot it up! Prepare loose, breathable soil and transplant the rooted pineapple crown into a flowerpot.

6. Daily care

After transplanting into a pot, first place the pineapple in a cool, ventilated place to acclimate for about 1 week, then move it to a place with plenty of light to continue caring for it. When you notice the potting soil is dry, water it, and once a month bury a few granules of compound fertilizer in the pot.

7. Fruits after 3 years

Generally, a pineapple grown at home takes about 3 years to bear fruit. If you plant lovers want to eat delicious pineapple, remember you must be patient!

Composting pineapple peel

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Pick the big pineapple you grew yourself and taste it right away. Does it taste even sweeter?

So what to do with the leftover pineapple peel? Do not throw it away. Keep it and compost it!

Steps:

1. Prepare the pineapple peel you kept, rice-washing water and brown sugar, and also prepare a clean large plastic bucket.

2. Put all the pineapple peel, brown sugar and rice-washing water into the plastic bucket, seal it, and place it in the sun to ferment. About every 3-5 days, open the lid to let it breathe.

3. In spring and summer, when temperatures are high, placing it in the sun means it takes only about 1 month for the pineapple peel to be fully composted.

4. Mix the pineapple peel and clean water in a 1:50 ratio to make a solution, and use it directly on flowers at home such as Chinese roses and bougainvillea. Because the composted pineapple peel is rich in phosphorus and potassium, it can make your flowers bloom more and more!

After reading Huahua's introduction,

are you plant lovers tempted?

Why not hurry and buy a pineapple,

and follow along with Huahua to do it!

?