How to Grow Pineapple

To grow a pineapple tree, all you need is a fresh pineapple. Next time you go to the store buy one, then separate the stem from the fruit and soak the stem in water. In a few weeks, the roots will grow and you can plant the pineapple in a pot and watch it grow day by day. Read on to learn more about growing your own pineapple.

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Preparing Pineapple for Planting

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Buy a fresh pineapple. Choose fruit with hard, green leaves that haven’t turned yellow or brown. The skin of the pineapple should be golden brown and hard to the touch. Smell the pineapple to see if it’s ripe: it should give off a sweet, pungent aroma that shows you’ve picked the right pineapple at the right time to start growing a new pineapple plant.

Make sure the pineapple is ripe. It needs to ripen before it can grow a new plant.
Check to make sure the pineapple isn’t overripe by tugging at the leaves a little. If the leaves fall off, this pineapple is too ripe to plant.
Make sure there are no aphids around the petioles. They look like small gray spots.

Twist the stem off the top of the pineapple. Grasp the pineapple stem with one hand and use the other hand to grab the stem and twist it out. This method ensures that the leaf stem will remain intact. It will stick a bit of unnecessary pineapple flesh when growing the plant.

If it can’t be twisted, you can cut it out with a knife. Cut off any excess pineapple flesh around the roots.
Make sure the base of the stem, the outermost part where the leaves stick together, is still intact. New roots will grow from this place, and without it the tree will not grow.

Strip away some of the leaves below the stem to expose the stem. This helps the stem grow roots when planted. Strip until a few centimeters of the stem are left. Trim the remaining pineapple flesh without damaging the pineapple body.

Turn the pineapple stem upside down and let it dry for a week. The places where you cut and peel off the leaves will harden, which is necessary before you take the next step.

Soak Pineapple Stems

Pour water into a large glass of water. The mouth of the cup should be wide enough to fit the pineapple stem, but small enough that you can keep it from sinking.

Insert a few toothpicks into the pineapple stem. Stick them diagonally close to the top of the pineapple stem. Press them in just enough for them to stay in there. These toothpicks are used to prevent the pineapple stem from sinking into the cup of water.

Place the pineapple stalk in the water. The toothpicks will stick on the rim of the cup. The pineapple stalk should be submerged in the water, and the leaves should stick out.

Place the cup in a sunny window and wait for the roots to grow. It takes days or weeks for the white roots to stick out and start growing.

Keep plants at the right temperature. Don’t leave it in a place that is too hot or too cold.
Change the water every few days to prevent mold growth.

Planting Pineapple Stems

Prepare a pot of soil for planting. Put porous garden soil mixed with 30% organic matter into the pot. This nutrient composition is suitable for plant growth.

Plant the pineapple stalk in a pot of soil. Plant the stalk when the roots are several centimeters long. Wait until the roots are long enough to penetrate the soil. If you plant too early, it will not grow well. Press the soil firmly around the stem without letting the soil cover the leaves.

Keep the plant moist and warm. The plant needs a warm, humid and sunny environment where nighttime temperatures do not drop below 18ºC. If air conditions are dry, moisten the plant regularly.

You can put the potted plant outside if you live in a warm climate. When winter comes, bring the plant indoors and place it next to a sunny window. It is important that the plant has sun all year round.

Water and provide nutrients to the plant. Water the soil once a week. Fertilize twice a month during the summer.

Wait for the flowers to bloom. It may take several years, but eventually a red cone will emerge from the center of the leaf stem, followed by blue flowers and finally a pineapple. It takes about six months for the fruit to fully develop. The pineapple will grow from the flower, rising above the ground, in the middle of the tree.

Advice

You should plant two pineapples in case one of them doesn’t grow well. That way, you’ll have more chances to plant the tree to fruition.
To encourage flowering, place the plant in a bag with two ripe apple halves cut in half. The ethylene gas released from the apple can stimulate the bloom process.
In order for the pineapple to reach its maximum size, the tree will need to be about 1 meter wide and 1 meter high. Unless you take special care to get to this size, don’t be surprised if the pineapple you grow isn’t as big as the supermarket one.
Be very careful if using wild pineapple. The sap from the green pineapple plant contains extremely powerful enzymes and can irritate your skin.

Things you need

Pineapple
Planting pots
Land
Water
Glass
Toothpick
Fertilizer

Steps

Preparing Pineapple for Planting

Soak Pineapple Stems

Planting Pineapple Stems

Advice

Things you need

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