There is nothing sweeter than biting into a freshly cut piece of pineapple. And if you like really
There is nothing sweeter than biting into a freshly cut piece of pineapple. And if you like really fresh pineapple, and have a couple years, guess what? You can grow your own!Find yourself a pineapple that has a good looking set of foliage on top, especially the center leaves at the crown. Then, cut off the top, where the crown and fruit come together. Gently peel off the lower leaves and clean off any leftover fruit. Set this aside for a day and let it dry and callus a bit. In the meantime, fill a wide shallow pot (with good drainage), with your soil-less potting mix, and add a few tablespoons of coffee grounds to make the soil more acidic. Then, plant your pineapple top so the soil is even with the bottom of the crown. Water well, and mist the foliage with a little diluted water soluble fertilizer. Pineapples take many of their nutrients from the nutrients dissolved in rainwater, so this will simulate rain feeding. Keep your pineapple in a sunny area indoors, moving it outdoors during the summer, and watch it root and grow. Now, getting a pineapple to set fruit takes time and a little trickery. Give your pineapple a year or two to mature. When you are ready to try to get it to flower, place a couple ripe apples in a plastic bag, along with the pineapple, and tie it closed. Leave it like this for about a week or so. The ethylene gas produced from the ripening apples will help encourage the pineapple to flower and eventually set fruit. -- source link
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