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Pineapple Is Also Called Ananas Comosus. Ananas Comosus Is Its Scientific Name.

It Is Produced In A Very Large Amount In Many Countries Of South America, Australia, And China.

Pineapple Plant Belong To The Bromeliad’s Family.

Today We Will Learn How To Grow A Pineapple Plant From A Pineapple Fruit.

Pineapples Are So Easy To Grow.

Once You Will Understand That How Easy It Is To Grow Pineapple At Home.

You, Will Enjoy A Lot And Try To Grow A Pineapple.

How To Grow Pineapple From the top?

 * 1) Choose Best Fresh Pineapple
 * 2) Cut Or remove Its Head or crown Part Carefully and remove the lower layers of leaves.
 * 3) Keep the head or crown part inside a glass of water like this
 * 4) When root will grow 2-3 Inches, then add soil in a container and put the pineapple crown inside the soil.
 * 5) Give It Water twice a week and give 4-6 hours of sunlight to it.
 * 6) it will take two years to grow completely

You May Heard People Talk About Pineapple Trees, You Can’t Grow A Pineapple Tree Because There Is Nothing Like That! Pineapples Are Plants.

Pineapple Fruit Consist Of Many Fruitlets In It,

Every Fruitlet Has A Flower In The Middle Time Of Its Growing Period (5–7 Months).

The Pineapple Flowers Do Not Give Seeds.

It Is Easy To Grow. It Doesn’t Matter If You Have A Lot Of Space Or Not. You Can Easily Grow One Plant In A Container In Your Garden Or In Your Balcony.

April And May Are The Main Fruiting Season Of Pineapple.

If You Are Living In An Area Where You Get Very Cold Winters. You Can Get Your Pineapple Plant Trees Indoors During The Winter Months.

Pineapple Plant Cannot Survive Frost.

Best Time For Planting Pineapple Is Different. It Varies From Place To Place.

1. How To Choose Fresh Pineapple?

 * First Find A Firm Green Leaves That Are Yellow Or Brown.
 * The Skin Of The Fruit Must Be Golden Yellow.
 * Now, You Can Also Smell The Pineapple To Check It’s Ripe Or Not.

Take A Fresh Pineapple, Preferably An Organic Plant. Buy A Good One From The Organic Fruit Store.

Make Sure To Choose One That Evenly Ripe With A Nice Healthy Set Of Green Leaves.

If You Choose To Grow A Pineapple From Seeds Add Few More Months To The Process. Germination Can Take A Lot Of Time. You Can Find Pineapple Seeds At The Outer Part Of Pineapple Fruit.

2. How To Cut Pineapple Leaf?

 * 1) Gently Twist The Leaf Off Or Cut The Top Of The Pineapple.
 * 2) Hold The Body Of The Pineapple With One Hand And Use The Other Hand To Grasp The Leaves At The Top And Twist Them Off.
 * 3) Or You Can Cut Or Remove The Head Properly.
 * 4) After Removing The Top Head Of Pineapple Make Sure There Is Not Any Remaining Pineapple Pulp On It. Otherwise Clean That Extra Pulp.
 * 5) Remove Some Of The Lower Leaves Of Pineapple Crown To Expose The Stem.

This Helps The Stem To Grow Roots Once It Is, Planted. Strip The Leaves Until A Few Inches Of The Stem Are Exposed.

Now Let It Dry For One Week.

You Should Turn It Down And Let It Dry For Atleast One Week-

Scars In Which We Made A Cut And Removed The Pineapple Leaves Will Become Hard.

Which Is Very Important And Necessary Before To Take Next Step.

You Have To Take Off Three –Four Layers From Bottom. After You Peel Off About Four To Five Layers Of Leaf From Bottom,

Now The Bottom Will Be More Exposed For Roots To Grow More Easily. This Will Facilitate The Development Of The Roots.

Sometimes You Will Already See Roots Growing.

Keep The Pineapple Crown Aside For Some Days To Allow The Wound To Dry.

Pineapple Are Very Susceptible To Rot, So It’s Important To Dry Out The Cut End Before Planting.

After Two To Three Days, The Stem Should Be Submerged In The Water And The Leaves Should Stick Out The Top.

3. Soaking Process Of The Pineapple Crown.

 * First Of All-Fill A Very Large Glass With Water.
 * Then Now, Crown Is Ready To Put In The Water For Soaking.
 * Put The Crown In The Water Glass.
 * At Last Place The Glass Of Water In A Window Or Anywhere, Where Sunlight Came And Wait   For The Roots To Be Ready In Sprout.

4. Where To Place Your Glass?
Place The Glass In A Bright Location But Not In Direct Sunlight.

It Will Need To Remain In The Jar For At Least 3 Weeks, While The Roots Emerge Little By Little.

It Is Important That You Change The Water After Every Second Day.

5. What Kind Of Soil You Should Use For Pineapple?

 * Use Draining Soil.
 * Make Your Own Potting Mix.
 * Make Sure You Have A lot Of Compost.

The Kind Of Soil That You Have To Use For Your Pineapple Should Be Well Draining Soil.

You Can Make Your Own Potting Mix By Mixing 40% Normal Garden Soil + 20% Vermi Compost Or Decomposed Cow Dung + 20% Fine Sand +20%Coco Peat.

Make Sure That You Have A Lot Of Compost Though Because A Pineapple Plant Needs Lot Of Nutrition When It Is Growing In The First Year At.

There Is No Need Of Much Soil Or High-Quality Soil In Pineapple Plant.

6. When To Transplant Your Plant Into A Container?

 * Wait For Three Weeks.
 * Wait For Roots To Grow Long.

After Three Week Later Roots Will Grow Two To Three Inches In Length Or

If It Is Not When You See That The Roots Are Significant Long Enough You Can Transplant Them Into A Container.

And The Crown Is Ready To Be Transplanted.

7. How To Plant A Pineapple At Container Or Pot?

 * Use A Big Container.
 * Add Potting Mix In Container Or Pot.
 * Use Good Drainage Container And Good Drainage soil
 * Plant pineapple crown in the center of the soil.
 * Plant it correctly.

Now You Can Transplant The Pineapple Crown Into A Container Or Pot With Good Drainage System.

Fill It With Potting Mix,

Make A Hole In The Centre Of The Potting Mix And Put The Crown Inside The Hole.

Make Sure That The Base Of Any Remaining Leaves Are Just Above Soil Level.

Press The Soil Tightly Around The Base Of The Pineapple Crown And Make Sure That There Is Not Any Soil On The Leaves.

Now I Would Recommend At Least 16 Inches Wide And 16 Inches High Container.

Note:- Pineapple Need A Lot Of Space So, Make Sure To Take A Large Container Because After One And Half Hear It Become Very Large.

So If You Take A Small Pot In The Beginning Of Transplanting Pineapple Then, Maybe After One And A Half Year You Have To Plant It In A Large Container.

8. Pineapple Plant Fertilizer.
What Should I Feed My Pineapple Plant?

You Need To Add Fertilizers For Pineapple Plants At Least Twice Per Growing Season.

I Would Recommend You Add One Fertilizer In February And Then Once In June.

Artificial And Concentrated Fertilisers Are Very Harmful To Your Pineapple Plant. It Will Damage Your Pineapple Plant, So Stay Away From Them.

Artificial Fertiliser Generally Do More Damage Than Good.

I Would Recommend To Use Liquid Fertilisers Like Fish Emulsion Or Seaweed Extract. These Fertiliser Will Are More Useful Than Artificial Fertilisers

Prepare A Very Diluted Solution And Then Pour It Or Give That Diluted Solution To Your Pineapple Plant And The Surrounding Soil.

That Will Give You The Best Result For Your Pineapple.

9. When And How Much Water It Needed?
Give Some Water In The Pot.

Depending On Your Climate, Adjust The Watering Routine To Make Sure The Plant Will Not Dry.

You Have To Water The Plant By Pouring Water Down The Centre Of The Leaves.

Every Times When The Water In Between The Leaves Start To Dry You Have To Refill It.

It Does Not Matter If The Soil Around The Gets Dry As Long As There Is Water In The Leaves. It Will Do Well.

Keep The Plant Moist And Warm. It Needs A Sunny, Warm And Humid Environment.

Generally, It Is Okay If You Give It Water 2 Times A Week.

10. How Much Sunlight Pineapple Plant Need?
Generally, It Is Said That-

“The More Sunlight Pineapple Plant Will Get It Will Become More Sweeter,

And If You Grow Pineapple In Cold Weather After Growing It May Taste Sour.”

11. Do Pineapple Plants Need A Lot Of Sun?
After One Year You Have To Grow Your Pineapple Plants In Full Sun.

They Need At Least Eight Hours Of Sunlight A Day But Too Much Direct Sunlight Is Not Necessarily Good For The Plant.

If You Leave It In A Very Sunny Place, Relocate The Plant To A Partially Shaded Location Or

Use A Garden Plant Netting To Reduce The Amount Of Sun The Plant Is Exposed To

12. Pineapple Growing Time?
After Planting Pineapple Plant The First Few Months They Depend Only On Their Leaves.

Pineapples Trees Get A Lot Of Their Water And Nutrition Through Their Leaves.

After Four Months Since Planting You Can See That The Plant Has Now Developed It’s Wider And Longer Leaves.

And After Six Months You Are Going To See That The Leaves Are More Developed.

The Colour Of The Leaves Of Your Pineapple Plant Can Tell You That Is It Growing Correctly Or Not.

If Leaves Of Your Pineapple Plant Are Turning Dark Green Then Don’t Worry It Is A Good Sign For Your Pineapple Plant, It Means It Is Growing Well.

If The Leaves Of Pineapple Trees Have A Redish, Purple Tinge Then It Is A Sign That Your Pineapple Tree Is Starving And It Needs More Care.

Well, There Is No Nedd To Panic.

In About Ten Months You Will See The Shoot Growing This Is The Main Trunk Of The Pineapple Plant That Will Eventually Produce The Pineapple.

The Plant Will Grow Really Fast During The First One And A Half Years.

After Two Years The Plant Will Flower And Produce A Pineapple And Become A Pineapple Tree.

When It Is Start Turning Yellow And Once The Fruit Turns About Fifty Percent Yellow.

You Can Be Sure That You Can Harvest Your Pineapple From The Pineapple Tree.

And If You See That Your Pineapple Tree Is Not Flowering. Cover The Entire Plant Within The Clear Plastic Bag But,

Make Sure There Are Plenty Of Wholes For The Heat To Escape. Keep It As It Is Until You See The Plant Flower.

13. How Many Pineapples Do You Get From One Plant?
You Can Only Grow One Pineapple From A One Pineapple Seed Or Crown. Pineapple Plant Die After You Harvest It, It Does Not Produce Fruit Again.

But

But Two Year After Planting Pineapple Crown It Will Start Producing Pups At The Side Of The Plant And Then You Have To Take The Pups Trim Off.

Then Those Pups Will Produce Here’s How To Root And Grow Pineapples Indoors In Your Home.

The Same Way You Did The Leaves And Replant It The Way We Just Did