How does pineapple grow in nature and at home

Pineapple is not only beautiful, but also a delicious exotic fruit. Florists (experiment lovers) often grow pineapple on the windowsill. This is a laborious but exciting process. Having fulfilled all the requirements, you can surprise your friends and acquaintances with an exotic pineapple tree on your windowsill.

Pineapple - what kind of plant, a brief description

Pineapple (ananas) is a plant belonging to the Bromeliad family. Of all the representatives, it is the only edible. Exotic fruit attracts gardeners with a spectacular appearance, so it is often grown at home.

Exotic fruit that can be grown at home

Beneficial features

The benefits of pineapple are to improve digestion. Fruit juice contains a huge amount of vitamins, strengthening immunity, energizing. The pulp of the fruit helps to cleanse the body of toxins.

Pineapple brings great benefits to the body, enriching it with vitamins

How to grow pineapple at home from the top step by step

The only decorative species of pineapple that can be grown at home is large-tufted pineapple. It is characterized by compact size and active growth. Indoor plant species has a shortened stem with thick leaves. They form a socket. Fruits begin to form with the appearance of inflorescences.

The choice of pineapple for planting material

There are many ways to grow pineapple. As a planting material, the crest itself is used, as well as seeds or root cuttings. If you use the top, you should choose the right pineapple. First of all, pay attention to aroma. If the fruit does not smell in any way, then it has not ripened and is not suitable for planting. Ripe pineapple has a very bright and pleasant aroma.

When choosing a fruit for planting, you should correctly determine whether it is suitable or not. To do this, lightly click on it. In a good pineapple, the scales "spring back." The top is chosen green with slightly dried edges. A suitable fruit makes a dull sound when patted.

Fruit selection

Crown preparation process

The success of the cultivation will depend on the quality of the planting material. It must be properly prepared. After a suitable fruit is selected, a crest is separated from it. There are several ways to do this:

1. Pineapple leaves are tightly compressed in the hand, then gently cranked. If the fruit has been selected correctly, the tip will separate easily from the main body. Part of the stem should remain below.
2. If it was not possible to separate the top in the first way, cut off the upper part with a knife. After that, all edible pulp is separated from the top. It is important to remove it completely so that decay does not begin.
3. Once the top is ready, remove several lower leaves.

Apex Rooting Procedure

Prepared planting material is left for a day in a dry place. Then a container of water is taken in which the top is placed. The process of root sprouting takes about a month. Water is periodically changed, and its level is monitored. It is possible to transplant only when the roots reach 3 centimeters in length.

Rooting process

Landing sprouted tops

Before planting the crown in the ground, the soil is properly prepared. It is possible to cook it yourself by mixing in equal proportions land, sand and peat. It is recommended to separately add special soil for cacti and expanded clay.

First, pineapple is planted in a small pot, a volume of about 1 liter is suitable. Expanded clay is poured at the bottom of the tank, it performs the function of drainage. The second layer is filled with soil. Before planting the top, the soil is moistened. The step-by-step procedure for planting a pineapple is as follows:

1. A hole is made in the ground.
2. A crest is placed in it, then covered with earth from above. The soil is slightly tamped. You can sprinkle the lower leaves, but the rest can not be lowered into the ground.
3. After the crown is well established in the ground, it is watered.
4. Considering where pineapples grow, create favorable conditions for the plant. The top pot is placed in a bag. Remove it regularly to ventilate. The package is completely removed as soon as the pineapple is well rooted.
5. The place for the plant is chosen warm, without drafts. It is important that sunlight does not fall on it.

After that, they watch how the pineapple grows. After a few months, the top leaves will disappear. In their place, new ones will begin to appear. This is a normal physiological phenomenon, which suggests that pineapple has begun to grow actively. Dry leaves are removed so that they do not interfere with new ones. After 1.5 years, the plant is transplanted into a larger pot. Do this at any time, except for the flowering period.

Landing Process

Conditions for growing indoor pineapple, how to care

Growing pineapple is easy at home. That he began to ripen, observe the rules of care. Wild pineapple in nature grows in hot conditions, which need to be approached in the apartment.

Temperature

The plant loves warmth. In the room where he is standing, the temperature should not be lower than +22 ℃. Exotic bush loves good lighting. Often for him organize additional lighting.

Watering rules and humidity

In summer, pineapple needs abundant watering. Water should be warm, temperature not lower than +30 ℃. Preliminarily defend it for one day. In warm time, an exotic plant needs additional spraying. In the fall and until spring, watering is reduced.

Exotic plant loves moisture

Top dressing and soil quality

The land for growing pineapple should be acidic and loose. The flower pot is selected low and wide so that the roots are located closer to the surface of the earth.

Flower Tank Size

For pineapple, choose a pot of no more than 15 centimeters in diameter. With this size, young roots feel comfortable. To prevent water from souring, equip drainage holes in the pot.

Pineapple blossom, how often does this happen, what is needed for this

The flowering process takes two weeks. An inflorescence of many flowers appears on the peduncle. Then, from the inflorescence, fertility with a socket begins to develop. They pinch her, as she interferes with the development of the fetus. The plant will bloom from the end of spring (from May to the end of June). When growing pineapple at home, an atypical bloom may appear, which will begin in December.

A small pineapple ripens five months after the appearance of fertility. By weight, it can reach a kilogram. The flowering rate can be accelerated by putting a small bag of ripe apples in a pot. It will secrete ethylene, which stimulates the growth process.

Propagation of pineapple seeds at home

The plant propagates not only by the tops, but also by seeds.

Fruit picking

This method is considered the most difficult. The landing procedure is as follows:

1. Seeds are purchased only in specialized stores.
2. Soil, made up in equal proportions of sand and peat, is poured into the pot.
3. Seeds are sown to a depth of not more than 1.5 cm.
4. The earth is poured with warm water, the container is wrapped with a film.
5. Six weeks after the pot is in a warm place, the first sprouts will appear.
6. As soon as the leaves have grown to 5 cm, they are dived.

Growing problems, diseases and pests

When growing an exotic fruit at home, it is important to know how the pineapple blooms and what color the leaves should be. This will help to detect symptoms of diseases in a timely manner. Florists may encounter problems:

1. If the tips of the leaves dry on the plant, the pineapple does not have enough moisture.
2. If irrigation rules are not followed, mold may form on the walls of the pot.
3. The plant is actively attacked by scale insects. Symptom - small light spots appear on the leaves.
4. If the pineapple is in a cold room, it has slow growth.

Compliance with the basic rules of planting and care will help to grow a magnificent exotic fruit on its windowsill, which in its taste will be much better than purchased.