How to prepare the top for planting?
- Choose a ripe, but not overripe fruit with a green, juicy crown.
- Carefully unscrew the top from the fruit or cut it with a knife, remove the remaining pulp.
- Remove a few lower leaves to expose the stem.
- Leave the planting material to dry for 2–3 days.
- Place in water until roots appear (3–5 mm).
- Plant in a pot so that the lower leaves are above the soil. You can support it with sticks for stability.
Which place to choose?
- pineapple loves warmth and light (from +25 °C);
- ideal location – east or west windowsill;
- in the summer you can take it out to the balcony or terrace;
- In winter, keep in a bright but cooler place (not lower than +18 °C).
Pot and substrate
- light soil for cacti with a pH of up to 7;
- mandatory drainage layer;
- It is better to disinfect the substrate by heating it in the oven.
Watering and fertilizing
- water with soft or rainwater, preventing the soil from drying out;
- in summer, spray the leaves and ensure high humidity;
- Feed with liquid fertilizer for flowering plants: in summer – once every 2 weeks, in winter – once a month.
Care
- remove dried leaves;
- pineapple blooms after 3–4 years, the fruit ripens after another six months;
- After fruiting, the mother plant dies, but leaves young shoots.
Wintering
- temperature not lower than +18 °C;
- maintain air humidity (spraying or humidifier).
Thus, from an ordinary fruit you will get a real decorative tree, which over time can please you with its own pineapple. 🌱🍍