Grandma Grew 3 Big Pineapples from Leftover Pineapple Tops, and All the Neighbors Are Jealous

Steps for Growing Pineapple

1. Choose a suitable pineapple

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

2. Cut off the leaf cluster and trim it

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

3. Water-propagate the pineapple top

Prepare a clean container; a plastic bottle or a teacup will do. Suspend the pineapple top over the mouth of the bottle; if the opening is too wide, poke a few toothpicks into the top and rest it on the rim. Add water to the bottle, up to about half the height of the pineapple top.

4. Rooting in water

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

5. Transplanting into a pot

Once the roots of the water-propagated pineapple reach 10cm or more, it is time to pot it up! Prepare loose, breathable soil and transplant the rooted pineapple top into a flower pot.

6. Daily care

After transplanting into a pot, first place the pineapple in a cool, ventilated spot to recover for about 1 week, then move it to a spot with plenty of light to continue growing. Water whenever the potting soil looks dry, and bury a few granules of compound fertilizer in the pot once a month.

7. Fruiting after 3 years

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

Composting pineapple peel

Once you have grown a big pineapple with your own hands, hurry and pick it to have a taste. Doesn't it taste even sweeter?

So what should you do with the leftover pineapple peel? Don't throw it away, keep it and compost it!

Steps:

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

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

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

4. Mix the pineapple peel liquid with clean water at a ratio of 1:50 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 gardening friends tempted?

Why not go buy a pineapple right away,

and follow along with Huahua!