How to grow pineapple from the top. How to grow pineapple from the top

To grow an unusual plant with your own hands is always interesting. Now flower growers can replenish their collection with a real pineapple. To grow it from the top of the house, special skills are not needed, because this fascinating process is quite simple. But, last but not least, a native of the tropics will bring to the premises a certain note of the exotic, and with proper care will delight the owner with tasty fruit.

General description of the plant

Pineapple is a perennial grass, and therefore its inclusion in fruits and vegetables is wrong. Culture is a small sprouting from bovine root stalktrimmed with sharp long leaves. It can reach a height of one meter in height, and can reach two meters in diameter. The fruit of the plant is formed at the top of the main shoot, which lengthens after flowering. The weight of some pineapple fruit is 3.5 kg.

History reference

The homeland of exotic grass is Brazil. In Europe, an unusual fruit appeared thanks to the sailors of Christopher Columbus. They in 1490 brought pineapple from South America. Wealthy Europeans immediately liked the taste of the fruit, but it was very expensive to send expeditions for those days at a time very expensive, besides, it would take too long to wait for their return. It only remained to grow pineapples in Europe.

For a long time no one managed to grow South American grass in the harsh European climate. Attempts were crowned with success only when the plant from the expanses of Brazil began to be planted in greenhouses and greenhouses. There, a thermophilous pineapple began to grow and bear fruit successfully.

Russia, following the example of European countries, also took up the cultivation of an exotic fruit. Pineapple plantations existed in St. Petersburg and even in Solovki for more than a century.

The situation changed in the 19th century, when steamboats made trips to South America quite accessible. It was then that the juicy fruits began to be brought directly from their homeland in huge quantities. Now the plant is one of the most valuable crops  South America, Africa and Southeast Asia. At home, you can grow a pineapple from the top, as well as from seeds and root cuttings.

Growing from a top outlet

For successful cultivation of an exotic plant at home, first of all, good planting material is needed. Choosing in the store pineapple for growing at home, you need to pay attention to the fact that it was fresh and ripe. The peel of such a fruit is golden-yellow, and the foliage of the apical rosette is alive, green and elastic, without any signs of damage or cold damage. In addition, the inner leaves should not be dry. And also it must be borne in mind that if the growth point of the socket rotten or dried, then it will be very difficult to get a new plant.

If the purchased fruit meets all the specified requirements, then you can proceed to the preparation of planting material. To do this, a pineapple with a sharp clean knife must cut off the upper part so as to capture not only the rosette of the foliage, but also part of the fruit itself three centimeters lower.

In a fully ripe pineapple outlet, you can simply unscrew the socket. To do this, hold the top firmly with one hand and rotate the fruit with the other.

Having received future planting material, it must be thoroughly cleaned of all residues of juicy pulp, as they can become a source of rot. In addition, the short lower leaves of the rosette also need to be removed in order to produce a cylindrical stalk about three centimeters long.

Sections should be processed with a saturated solution of potassium permanganate or crushed charcoal. In addition, for antibacterial treatment of the cutting, a solution of epine is suitable, which, in addition, will speed up the appearance of the roots.

To prevent rotting of planting material before rooting it must be dried. To do this, it is best to hang the outlet for a day or two in such a way that it does not touch any surfaces.

To stimulate the appearance of the root system, the foliage-free part of the cutting should be immersed in water. To keep the outlet at the right level, you can use plastic or cardboard circleas well as toothpicks.

When the first roots appear on the pineapple, the apical outlet may be planted in the ground, but it is better to deepen the young plant not above the lower tier of the leaves. The soil around the seedling must be carefully compacted, trying not to damage the fragile root system.

Temperature conditions

In the future, the cultivation of pineapple passes under a plastic film or a glass jar so that the temperature around the plant does not fall below 22 ° C. If the air and the soil in the greenhouse warm up to 25 ° C, then in about a month young bright leaves will appear in the center of the apical outlet.

During the period of acclimatization and rooting of a plant, it is important to observe the following rules:

• protect the leaves from dripping condensation, as it can cause mold and rots;
• regularly water the plant;
• gently ventilate the greenhouse, preventing the seedling from cooling.

Reproduction of pineapple seeds is considered the most difficult and time consuming, since seedlings can be obtained only from purchased seeds. In the fruits that are sold in stores, either there are absolutely no seeds, or only their whitish, immature rudiments.

Pineapple seed suitable for planting is brown or reddish brown. It has a slightly flattened semicircular shape. The length of the seed is from 0.3 to 0.4 cm.

In order to successfully germinate seeds, they are placed between layers of wet gauze or napkins for a period of 18 to 24 hours before planting. Capacity with seeds cover and put in a warm place. After the seeds swell a little, they can be planted in a moist soil consisting of peat and sand. To ensure the best germination of seeds, they are deepened by no more than 1-2 cm.

The container with planting is covered with polyethylene or glass, providing greenhouse conditions, since the germination of seeds and the period of appearance of the first shoots depend on the ambient temperature:

• At room temperature, seeds may germinate for germination from three weeks to one and a half months.
• At a temperature of 30 to 32 ° C, pineapple seeds will germinate in 2–3 weeks.

It should be noted that it is important not only to maintain a certain air temperature and moisturize the soil in time, but also to produce a regular fertilizing of seedlings. To do this, suitable complex fertilizers, including all the main batteries. Fertilize plants once every 15-20 days.

When the seedlings form rosettes of several leaves, you can begin to dive. For this, young pineapples, along with a small lump of earth, are transferred to the ground for adult plants. It will not be difficult to make such a soil on your own, for this you only need to mix in equal proportions peat, garden soil, humus and sand. To protect sprouts from possible infections, you can add a little crushed charcoal to the soil. In addition, part of the sand can be replaced by perlite.

If the home already has an adult pineapple, then it can be propagated with the help of daughter processes formed in the lower part of the stem of the plant or under its fruit. For planting suitable cuttings from 15 to 20 cm long, having several rows of leaves.

Like a rosette from the top of a pineapple, you can either gently unscrew the stem of a plant or carefully cut it off with a sharp blade. Then place the cut to sprinkle with coal powder, after which the cutting should be dipped in water for root formation. When the plant has a root system, it can be planted in light soil, consisting of the following mixture:

• peat,
• perlite or sand
• ready substrate for indoor plants.

Some cuttings may already have root buds. Such specimens are planted immediately in a suitable earth mixture.

Home care

Pineapple care is easy. It consists in providing the plant with conditions for normal growth and development, these include:

• Selection of the right ground.
• Timely loosening of the earth.
• Creating acceptable lighting, as well as temperature and humidity.
• Competent watering.
• Regular feeding with suitable plant fertilizers.

In order to successfully grow pineapple at home, you need to keep in mind that it has a weak surface type root system. Therefore, the soil and the pot must meet the following conditions:

• The earth must be permeable to moisture and oxygen.
• At the bottom of the pot must be placed a layer of drainage.
• Capacity for plants should be shallow, but wide enough.

Pineapple, like many southern plants, is light-requiring enough, and therefore at home it is best to place it on the southern, eastern or western windows. At the same time the pineapple growing on the south side in the summer, when the sun is the hottest, is better to shade. But for the winter period the plant needs to be provided with a backlight, which will allow to extend the daylight for 8 hours. If the light level obtained by pineapple is sufficient, then its apical outlet will be formed symmetrically.

The lower limit of the ambient air temperature for the plant is 18 ° C, with which the development of a native Brazilian stops. In order for the exotic grass to develop actively, the air in the room must be much warmer, so in the spring and summer periods the optimum temperature is between 22 and 30 ° C.

An important part of home pineapple care is regular and infrequent, but at the same time abundant watering. For him use distilled water at room temperature. On hot days, the plant requires irrigation, but on cold days, wet leaves will inevitably cause disease and wilt. This should be expected if the pineapple falls under the stream of cold air from an open window or under dry air coming from a hot battery.

In the middle of spring pineapple season begins during the active growing season. It lasts until October. All this time, the plant requires feeding. Usually, the schedule is built depending on the state of the pineapple, but most often organic and mineral fertilizers are applied to the soil once every 1-2 weeks.

For the winter, feeding is stopped, and watering is reduced. In addition, reduce the temperature of the plant.

Stimulation of flowering for fruiting

The first flowers on the plant should appear approximately 2 years and 5 months after planting. If the appearance of ovaries is delayed, then the pineapple should be fed daily 50 mg of an aqueous solution of ethylene during the week. To obtain this solution, one teaspoon of carbide is dissolved in half a liter of water, after which the liquid obtained is drawn for 24 hours and, without sediment, is poured into clean dishes.

In addition, for stimulate flowering  the plant is fumigated with smoke of burning coal 2 times with a break of 10 days. But this procedure can be replaced by placing a pot of pineapple in one plastic bag with tomatoes or ripe apples.

During flowering, there is a growth in the apical outlet of the plant and the emergence of basal buds. If the socket has grown well, it will later give a big fruit. After the pineapple ottsvetet its old leaves must be carefully removed, and then continue watering the plant once a week.

Even in the conditions of indoor floriculture, it is easy to grow a pineapple from the apical leaves, if you give this plant enough attention. With proper care, exotic grass will decorate the owner's house with its unusual appearance, and the florist will replenish his collection with a rare instance, which is quite capable of thanking for the care with tasty fruits.

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Everyone's favorite exotic fruit pineapple is known among adults and children. In countries with a tropical and subtropical climate, it has long and very successfully grown on an industrial scale, but if you carefully read the claims of this crop, even in the harsh conditions of the Russian winter, you can plant and grow this amazing plant from the top in an ordinary flower pot at home on a window sill.

Where does pineapple come from?

Pineapple - a perennial herb-epiphyte, with compacted fleshy leaves, gathered in one strong, thick-knot, called the rosette. This rosette forms a massive stem with a peduncle on top. Peduncle is usually formed high, up to 50 cm, with a spike inflorescence and a rosette with a bract.

Pineapple has a very exotic appearance and looks great in a pot

Pineapple is from Brazil, although this plant is cultivated in many countries with a similar climate.

In tropical countries, pineapple is grown commercially.

Appeared in Russia under Catherine the Second and was grown in public greenhouses.

Pineapple Variety MD-2 Decorative Pineapple Variety, Large-Crest Chole Pineapple Variety Champaka   Pineapple variety Mauritius Cayenne pineapple variety

Video: growing pineapples in "captivity"

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How to plant pineapple

Surely every second, who ever bought a pineapple on the market, wondered whether it was possible to grow this culture at home. This is possible despite the fact that pineapple is used to grow in a tropical climate. But, before proceeding with the cultivation of this crop, it is necessary to select the desired fruit and root it according to the rules in an acceptable capacity and soil.

Fruit selection

The fruit, which is purchased for rooting the top, should be moderately ripe with a beautiful and intact tufted. Buying pineapple for planting should be in season - in the summer or early fall, since in winter the fruit is stored in cold rooms and the outlet can be frozen and lifeless by the time of purchase.

Pineapple seedlings or tuft, must have a dense green foliage, be firm to the touch, and look healthy.

Choosing pineapple fruit for planting, focus on the state of the tops

  If the leaves began to turn yellow and dry, then it is better not to take this fruit for planting.

The center of the pineapple pulp should be yellow, not strongly hardened. The fruit of the correct pineapple usually exudes a pleasant aroma, has no dents or signs of illness.

Top separation

In order to separate the top of the pineapple from the fruit, it is necessary to clasp the fruit with one hand and the pineapple tops with the other and turn the tuft to yourself, as if unscrewing it from the pineapple. Stem gently out of the pulp.

If difficulties arise with twisting, the separation procedure can be performed with a knife, cutting the leaves out of the fruit with the root.

Pineapple tuft can be separated from the fruit by twisting it.

Cut will have at an angle of about 45 degrees, and then, in order to avoid rot, remove the flesh from the tuft of the stem and lower leaves, exposing the trunk.

The tuft is dried in a vertical position in a ventilated room for several weeks.

pineapple cuttings must be carefully wiped before planting

This procedure is necessary for the healing of all damage caused by the cutting during separation from the fetus. During the time until the cutting is dried, the nutrients will be concentrated in the area of ​​rooting.

How to root and plant the top

In order for the pineapple top to take root, it is placed in an opaque container with room temperature water about 4 cm and left in a moderately lit place without drafts and temperature drops for a week.

Pineapple stalk will stand in the water for several days before putting on tiny roots

Video: rooting pineapple tops

While the stalk is taking root, there is time to find suitable soil and pot for the future pineapple.

Capacity will serve any flower pot with drainage holes, the size of which should be quite a bit larger than the size of the cutting.

An impressive drainage layer of expanded clay or pebbles is laid out on the bottom of the pot, about 4 cm, and then the soil mix consisting of sand and peat in equal parts is poured. Two to three days before planting, it is recommended to carry out disinfecting procedures for the soil.  To do this, you can simply spill boiling water.

This method of tillage at the same time moistens the substrate and makes it at the desired temperature, since pineapple cannot be planted in cold soil. In such conditions, you can safely plant a tuft without rooting in water.

Video: landing tops in the ground without rooting

The crest is placed in the prepared soil to the lowest leaves. Around the cutting soil should be carefully rammed and again well shed future pineapple with warm water. Next, the cutting is sprayed and covered with a package to create a greenhouse atmosphere.

After placing the pineapple tuft in the pot, cover it with a package to create artificial tropics

Such a greenhouse is left in a warm and lighted place, but without a direct hit of the rays, since we do not need the greenhouse effect.

Pineapple can root deeply in the soil only in a month and during all this time it is completely undesirable to water it, but the pineapple tuft will respond to spraying with gratitude.

An excellent substrate for rooting bromeliads is sphagnum moss.

Sphagnum moss - a great substrate for epiphytes

It is hygroscopic and breathes well, and when it turns pale at the edges, it becomes clear that it is time to water the plant.

Successful rooting of the tuft entails transplanting the plant to a permanent place where exactly the same soil is waiting for it as that used for rooting. After the transplantation, the pineapple is covered again with a cap for a couple of weeks, it is kept in a more lighted place and is still sprayed.

Since the birthplace of pineapple - the tropics, then, accordingly, he got used to the light, warm and humid air. The pineapple tolerates the drought with endurance, and growing it in room conditions is not difficult and can be done by everyone.

How to care for decorative pineapple at home

Pineapple is a photophilous epiphyte, so it is best to place a plant pot in the south or southeast window, but even if your window sill is illuminated for about 12 hours a day, being cold it can destroy the root system of the plant from overcooling, because even you can water the pineapple only very warm water. To prevent the roots from cooling, a pot with pineapple can only be placed on an insulating underlay or insulated sill, and the safest thing is not to place it on the window at all, but to install a flower stand or table next to the window.

Too far from the window to place a homemade pineapple is not worth it, it will miss the light

Do not think that if you get used to the tropics, the pineapple will feel great in an apartment with central heating, it is not. This culture does not tolerate heat and dry air, therefore it is necessary to maintain the air temperature during the day within 22 ° -28 ° C, and at night it should not fall below 18 ° C.

What to feed and water

Watering pineapple should be only warm or even hot water. It is necessary to water rarely, but it is plentiful and only after completely dried earthen coma.

During the period of active growth of pineapple from April to September, proper watering is a very important condition for the content. Pineapples should be watered with exceptionally warm or hot water, settled, and best of all, rainwater, which does not contain lime impurities. Watering should be rare, but abundant, and only when the soil is dry.

If you do not allow the soil to dry, then the roots of the plant will rot, and if the pineapple does not have enough moisture, its tips will dry out and the pineapple will begin to lose its decorative effect.

Watering pineapple, you can pour water from above, so that it falls into the leaf axils and remains there. This moisture will serve as additional nutrition for the roots and provide a good state of health of the plant due to evaporation.

Lovers of cheating will love watering the pineapple, since you can start doing it right from its top.

In addition to watering and leaf irrigation, pineapple will be grateful to regularly wipe the leaves from dust with a wet swab.

Fertilizing pineapple is recommended no more than twice a month and a mullein solution that is infused in warm water for a day and then diluted 10 times is considered an ideal feeding. A liter of the resulting solution will last for a month and a half.

Good for pineapple and mineral fertilizers for indoor plants or complex for bromeliads, but the concentration of feedings should be two times less than the standard instructions.

After the pineapple is flowering, it should be fed mainly with nitrogen-containing means for the rapid formation of the fruit.

How to bloom indoor pineapple in a pot

The timing of flowering pineapple grown at home is usually unpredictable. Approximately 3 years after planting the pineapple, a flowering period begins, which lasts about two weeks and is accompanied by a light aroma.

Bud formed at the very top of the central stem. Flowers can be bright blue and pink or purple, they are able to change the shade; arranged in a spiral, unfold one after the other and only for one day.

Pineapple blooms are inconspicuous and are unlikely to surprise anyone, but this process cannot fail to impress fans of exotic.

Pineapple blooms brightly, but very briefly

After flowering, the period of fruiting begins, and small fruits are formed, which are easy to root. It is worth noting that these rooted fruits will bloom even more likely their parent.

Small pineapple fruit is able to quickly take root and bloom earlier than its parent.

One fruit left on the maternal outlet can grow large enough. The term of its ripening can be from three months to six months and depends on the grade of pineapple and the conditions of its content. The most favorable period for pineapple fruiting is summer.

After the fruiting stage, the pineapple is killed. This is a normal natural process for the bromeliad family.

It happens that even with good care pineapple does not bloom. In such cases, it can be made to blossom artificially stimulated with ethylene gas. To this end, five grams of calcium carbide is dissolved in a half-liter container and infused day closed. After the liquid is drained and left only the sediment. This precipitate is a solution of ethylene, which must be placed in the core of a pineapple outlet for a week. A month and a half after such stimulation, the plant should enter the flowering phase.

Video: Pineapple Blossoms and Growth at Home

Pineapple hibernation

In winter, pineapple hibernates, but this does not mean that it does not need to be watered. Watering pineapple must be moderate. It will be enough one abundant watering a week or two watering a week, but a smaller volume. The soil should not be wet all the time, since the rest period at the pineapple takes place at a temperature of about 15 ° C, and at low temperatures the gulf can turn into rotting of the roots or the socket.

Top dressing is not carried out until March-April and the lighting will also have to be slightly reduced, as well as the temperature, otherwise the pineapple will not fall asleep and will suffer from a lack of food and heat.

In the spring, the pineapple will gradually wake up by itself: new leaves will begin to appear in it.   If the awakening does not occur, it is necessary to increase the amount of light and transplant the plant into a new soil.

If you want the pineapple to stay awake during the winter, it is important to ensure the plant to be more bright (at least 10 hours a day) and to maintain an average temperature of 22 ° C-23 ° C. In addition, you must continue to feed the pineapple at least once a month.

Diseases and pests

Precisely because pineapple has long and very firmly established itself among other indoor plants, it, just like everyone else, has become susceptible to the attack of insect pests. These and other troubles that await the pineapple in the conditions of the apartment, are considered in the table along with measures of prevention and prophylaxis.

Table: possible troubles and solutions

Photo Gallery: What Pineapple Suffers

Dry spots on pineapple foliage appear due to heat or insect attacks. Rosette dying out after fruiting is a natural process in pineapple. The feeder provokes yellowing of leaves. Aphid is an insect that drinks plant sap.
  Pineapple leaves yellowing can be triggered by pests such as a tick or shieldfish. Pineapple tips dry if not sprayed. Yellowing of the lower tier of pineapple foliage occurs as a result of drafts. the plant

Pineapple Breeding

Pineapple, as a true grassy, ​​dies after fruiting, but it does not happen immediately and may even last for several years. In this case, the mother bush during this time creates around itself a lot of small shoots that can be successfully seated in independent pots. These shoots will bloom much earlier than priroshchennye tops.

Breeding shoots

Even before flowering, pineapple forms a certain number of side shoots - basal shoots.

Tiny process on maternal pineapple outlet

They can be cut off or broken off from the maternal outlet, as soon as they grow about a centimeter by 20 in height. The cuts are sprinkled with ash or crushed coal and left to dry for a week in a cool and ventilated room.

Rooting shoots in a vessel with water or in prepared soil should be only when the sections or breaks on the processes finally healed.

The optimal soil for rooting is considered layered. To do this, at the bottom of the tank, sod ground is poured on 3-4 cm, then there is a layer of sheet humus and then about 10 cm of river sand. This is one of the rooting options; many growers plant shoots in mixed compound soil.

The soil should not be cold, its temperature can vary between 24 ° -28 ° C.

After planting the shoot, the pot is covered with a film or a sprout, but so that the polyethylene does not touch the leaves.

When pineapple shoots take root, they will soon grow

To do this, you can put supports from three or four sides, sticking sticks into the pot around the appendix.

Put the young pineapple in a sunny and warm place with a diffused, but bright light and high humidity.

Video: transplanting lateral processes

Seed propagation

Seed breeding method is not the easiest, but quite affordable.

Seeds can rise both in the second month and in the sixth one: therefore, the seed method is therefore considered difficult, since it takes time and patience.

It looks like a pineapple shoot at the second leaf stage

Seedlings can be fed bird droppings, spreading a teaspoon of dry matter per liter of water, at the age of the third leaf.

A pick of young shoots usually occurs when they are six or seven centimeters high.

Growing a pineapple from its top may seem like a fascinating adventure, and the very presence of such exotic in the conditions of an apartment can infect with this venture those struck by pineapple splendor of friends and acquaintances.

Pineapple is a tropical fruit that practically does not grow in our temperate climate. However, it can be grown at home and even fruiting. You just need to know how to do it. Growing pineapple takes a lot of time and effort, but the result is worth it.

How to plant a pineapple

In order to properly grow a tropical fruit at home, you can use one or several methods at once:

• growing from the top of the fruit;
• reproduction with the help of young shoots;
• growing fruit from seeds.

How to choose a pineapple

First and foremost, it is important to get a healthy and ripe fruit. The leaves of this fruit should be solid and dark green. If they already show signs of wilting and yellowing, then this fruit is not suitable for cultivation. In winter, all the fruits in the markets are usually slightly frozen, and it is almost impossible to grow another pineapple from such a tree.

Signs of pineapple, from which you can grow a new fruit:

1. Healthy tops. This indicates the ripeness of the fruit. You can check this and another way, simply by pulling out one piece of pineapple. From ripe fruit it will be easy to do. And if the tops are not torn off, it means that the fruit is not ripe.
2. The pineapple peel should be a uniform brown color. In no case can not buy a fruit with a green crust, since from such a fruit it will be impossible to grow anything. Also on the peel should not be stained. Before buying a pineapple, you can knock on it. If the sound is clear, then the fruit is fresh and ripe.
3. If the smell of pineapple is very sharp, then this fruit cannot be called fresh. On the contrary, a good ripe fruit smell should be barely noticeable.

Growing from the top

The easiest way to grow a pineapple is to grow it from the top of another fruit. And if the pineapple is already bought, then it’s time to move on to fruit production:

1. You need to remove the top of the pineapple. To do this, grab all the leaves and gently turn to the side. Thus, as if it is a jar with a lid. This should be done carefully and then the stem will easily come out.
2. If the pineapple is not ripe, then difficulties may arise. You have to cut the stem from the fruit with a kitchen knife.
3. Then from the base of the stem all the leaves are peeled off. Often at the base of the stem can be found roots. They will no longer grow, but in no case can they be cut off.
4. If the top of the pineapple was cut with pulp, then it must be well dried. The top is left in a dark place for two weeks, previously sprinkled pulp with activated charcoal. Without this, the flesh will quickly rot.
5. Then the stem gently sinks 3-4 cm into the water. A cup or glass is best for this. The top of the pineapple can not be put in the sun, but also hide in a dark place is also not necessary. It must be a moderately clarified place. Every two days you need to change the water in the cup. After 5–7 days, small roots will appear.
6. Many do not wait and immediately put the top in the ground. But in this case, it rarely gives roots, so it is better to first wait for their germination.
7. After the formation of roots, the stem must be planted in the soil. The tank should be large enough so that the plant does not have to be repotted frequently. A garden pot with a diameter of 30 cm and the same height is suitable.
8. In the pot you need to make holes for the flow of fluid. A drainage layer is placed on the bottom, not exceeding 3 cm. From the top everything is covered with earth. Pineapple sits not deep, 3-4 cm.
9. The soil around the pineapple must be tamped. Then sprinkle with water and cover the plant with a plastic bottle cap. You should get a mini-greenhouse, which is then placed in a warm and well-lit place. Pineapple is not allowed in the sun.

After approximately 7 weeks, the plant will take root and release new leaves. If all this time pineapple does not show signs of life, it means that the planting was unsuccessful. With the growth of new leaves will die old. Therefore, from time to time they need to be cut off. After a year, if necessary, the pineapple will need to be transplanted into a more spacious pot for the plant. In the ground you will need to add a special mixture, which is similar in composition to the soil for growing cacti.

Stagnant water must not be allowed, so the drainage system must be very good. In winter, pineapples do not usually grow, but in spring it continues to grow. If the plant does not develop further, it is possible that the soil is heavily depleted and the plant needs additional feeding. For this, mineral fertilizers or bird droppings are used.

Breeding shoots

Pineapple can easily be grown from young shoots that the plant produces before it begins to bloom. They can be used only when they reach a size of at least 20 cm. Usually, the shoots are cut, but they can also be broken off. Place the slices with coal and leave them for 6-7 days in a cool room.

As soon as the cuts on the shoots will heal, the plant can be rooted. For this, the soil is prepared as follows: turf soil is poured at the bottom of the pot, then a layer of leafy soil, a layer of humus and two layers of sand. Soil temperature should be around 25–26 ° C. Once the soil is ready, it can be planted shoots. Then the pot is covered with a film so that the cuttings are not touched.

For cuttings, good lighting, high humidity and heat are important. Every day it is necessary to monitor the condition of the plant and the soil, as well as to open the film for a few minutes. If the landing was successful, soon the first young leaves will appear. The first roots are formed in 1-2 months.

After that, the pineapple needs to be transplanted again. This will require a small pot. The soil should be exactly the same as when planting cuttings for the first time. Two thirds of the pot is filled with drainage, and the rest is filled with soil.

How to sow pineapple

This tropical fruit can be grown from seed. To do this, you need to purchase fresh fruit and carefully remove the seeds from its pulp. Their color should be either yellow or brown. Then they are thoroughly washed in a weak solution of potassium permanganate and dried slightly. Pineapple seeds need to be planted shallowly, 1–2 cm is enough. Pot on top must be covered with glass.

A pot of pineapple seeds should be immediately put in a warm place. It is necessary to make sure that the plant has enough light. Water it regularly. Also, several times a month, the plant requires good feeding. To do this, you can use the purchased mineral fertilizers or independently make a solution from bird droppings. Once the young leaves reach 5-6 cm, they can be transplanted into the ground.

Conditions of detention

Pineapple in no case can not be kept in the cold. At home in the winter it is better not to leave it on the windowsill. It is better to pick it up in the room and not to place it near the heater. The more often the grown pineapple is in the open air, the faster it will grow. In addition, he always needs a lot of light, so every day for 5-6 hours the plant should be in a well-lit place. The normal temperature for the plant is 25 ° C.

Watering and feeding

When the pineapple is already grown, it does not need to be watered often, as the plant is quite tolerant of drought. During growth, it must be watered 1-2 times a week. Water must be at room temperature, but not colder or hotter. If the pineapple is in the open air for a long time, from time to time all leaves should be sprayed with water. Then the plant will take moisture from them. It is important to ensure that the soil in the pot does not dry out much or rot. If mold has appeared on the ground and it smells unpleasant, it must be completely replaced with a new one.

Feeding is also pretty simple. The plant does not need much fertilizer. Top dressing is required only during the growing season, and then only once a month. The easiest way to feed the plant through the leaves, simply sprinkling it with special compounds. But it should be ensured that the liquid does not fall on the young leaves. Otherwise it will hurt them.

Diseases and pests

If the pineapple care is correct, then there will be practically no pest problems. Despite this, even in an apartment, the plant can be attacked by a mealybug or tick. Therefore, pineapple leaves from time to time need to be washed with water and treated with chemical means. This should be done according to the instructions.

Pineapple has another unpleasant disease that can completely destroy the plant. This is a fungus that provokes rotting of the core. The leaves of the infected pineapple fungus quickly turn black and fall away from the stem. It can be cured with a fungicide solution. The tool is poured directly into the plant. When the infection is destroyed, the pineapple will release a young sprout, and the old one will eventually be removed.

How to bloom and fruiting pineapple

To produce a new fruit, the plant takes about 25-26 months. If the pineapple grows at home, then these terms may vary. Usually after 15-16 months, an inflorescence appears. It forms at the top and grows on the stalk, gradually moving away from the top.

After two months, the plant begins to bloom. It lasts about 10–14 days. Pineapple flowers are usually blue and bloom one after another in just one day. As soon as the last flower fades away, the development of the fruit begins. Full maturity occurs in 4-6 months.

Often, home-grown pineapple does not bloom. But it can be carefully stimulated to this, of course, if it has grown enough already. Ethylene is used for this. You can get it as follows - 1 tsp. Calcium carbide is filled with 500 ml of water and left for a day in a closed container.

Then the liquid is drained separately so that the precipitate does not fall into it. It is with this solution that you need to water the pineapple to make it bloom. Once a day for 7 days it is necessary to pour about 50 grams into the base of the leaves. ethylene. Then you need to wait until the flowers appear. If you do not want to use this method, you can do it differently. On top of the pineapple you need to put on a regular cellophane bag, putting in some slightly rotten apples. This can also stimulate pineapple for flowering and fruiting.

This usually happens after 5-6 weeks. If flowering has not begun, it means that either the pineapple is sick, or it is not yet ready to bear fruit. After the pineapple brings its fruit, it dies. But this does not happen immediately, usually pineapple "dies" within 2-3 years. Therefore, the plant has time to release a sufficient number of young shoots. With their help, you can continue to grow pineapples, especially since it can be done faster.

In order for the grown pineapple to give fruit, it is necessary to take care of it for a long time, not forgetting about watering and feeding. In general, this is an unpretentious plant, and if it is protected from sudden changes in temperature, it will please both beautiful flowers and tasty fruit.

Video: rooting and cultivation of pineapple at home

Today we will grow pineapple. This tropical pineapple at home. For this we need directly the pineapple itself and the pot with the ground. That’s all. If you have these components, and in addition to them patience, everything should work out. From us - tips and step-by-step instructions, from you - actions and belief in success.

A little bit about pineapple

Pineapple - a tropical herbaceous plant, the fruits of which are famous for juiciness, unique sweet-sour taste and aroma. Pineapple grows mainly in the tropics, the leaders in its production are the United States, Latin America, Thailand and the Philippines.

Contrary to popular belief, pineapples do not grow on palm trees. This fruit develops directly on the ground from inflorescences on densely growing grassy shoots. Today it is popular all over the world, but before Columbus’s cruises in the Old World they had never heard of it. Having tasted a strange fruit, the Europeans soon began to make attempts to grow it at home in greenhouse conditions. This tradition has reached us, so we are not the first to try to grow pineapple in a pot: gardeners have been doing this for over half a century. Passion for growing pineapples to Russia came a little later. But already in the 19th century, the presence of a pineapple greenhouse in a noble estate was considered a sign of special prestige.

Interestingly, the word "pineapple" in Indian dialect means "the smell of smells."

Preparing for landing

Necessary materials

We will need:

• a pineapple;
• small flower pot (0.5 l);
• soil mixture;
• covering material.

When choosing a pot, keep in mind that its diameter is not less than the pineapple cut at the tuft (from 15 cm). Drainage flow for water is required.

The quality of the soil mix largely depends on whether the plant will take root.  For plants suitable mixture of river sand and peat in a 1: 1 ratio. The ideal option is a mixture for growing tropical (bromeliads) crops, which can be purchased at specialized country / flower shops.

To create a warm, gentle microclimate for the first couple of months, provide the plant with an improvised greenhouse-cap made of polyethylene, glass, or a cut plastic bottle.

Fetal selection

One of the most important conditions for the success of an enterprise is to choose the right pineapple. Proper, then, quite ripe, but not overripe and fresh. About maturity and freshness of the fruit can be judged by the golden-yellow color of the peel. Make sure that the fruit is elastic, but not hard, soft, but not loose. Ripened fruit slightly minimizes when pressed. Equally important is the condition and appearance of the foliage. It should not be dry or frost-bitten, the presence of gray spots is also unacceptable. The best season to buy pineapple for growing is the end of summer or the beginning of autumn. It is from the green tuft crowning the pineapple, we will grow a new fruit, so the leaves must be perfect: solid and rich green.

Step-by-step instructions for growing pineapple at home

The preliminary stage of planting is the preparation of the pineapple tops. This is done in one of the suggested ways.

This is interesting: pineapple leaves are so strong fibers that they are used as a spinning culture. From the leaves of the plant they get a light, translucent, but at the same time strong fabric, which is called “Pina”.

In a number of sources it is recommended to dry the plant upright for 2-3 weeks. To do this, it is suspended on a string crown down. It is understood that after a long drying the plant takes root better.

Drying pineapple tops takes from a few days to a couple of weeks

However, other craftsmen are advised to immediately put a pineapple stalk in the water for pre-germination. Do not use plastic utensils for this purpose. Place the prepared tuft in a glass of water at room temperature so that the water covers the bare stem. Keep seedlings in a well-lit, warm, protected from drafts and temperature extremes. Change the water every 2-3 days.

The stages of sprouting and planting pineapple

After about three weeks, the tuft will grow into confident roots and will be ready for transplanting into the ground. During this time, the crown of the plant will be enriched with new leaves.

Video: preparation and germination tops

Pour drainage layer and soil into the pot

The fact that the plant stuck, you will tell the emergence of new leaves.

Video: planting and growing

Cultivation and care

Pineapple is not capricious and unpretentious. It does not require special care, frequent watering and constant fertilizer. However, there are a number of conditions that should not be neglected.

Air temperature

The optimum temperature for growing pineapple is 22–25 ° C. Pineapple loves heat and light. In winter, maintain the required temperature with heaters or lamps. If the plant lives on the windowsill, carefully protect it from drafts and frostbite.

Soil moisture

Remember that pineapple in nature is accustomed to a tropical climate, which means that it can tolerate heat. He has to do without water for several months. Therefore, the main mistake you can make is to overdo it with abundant watering. Best advice: watch your plant, feel it. It is enough to water the pineapple a couple of times a week, and even less often in the winter. If your plant needs more moisture, drying leaves will tell. Then water will need more often or abundantly. But an excess of moisture can lead to decay and death.

Important! Remember a simple rule: water the pot only when the ground is completely dry.

Fertilizers

Pineapple does not need additional fertilizers. However, if you really want to feed your pet, you can do it with organic or complex flower fertilizers. At the same time avoid the use of alkaline substances that are detrimental to pineapple.

Transfer

Replant the pineapple in a timely manner to a new, larger pot. This should be done at least once a year. Try to gradually increase the volume of the pot, do not replant the plant in too large containers.

Home grown pineapple

Bloom

Pineapple blooms in the third year of life.  At the same time the apical rosette grows, and root buds appear. Densely expanded crown will give good podklodie. At the end of flowering to get rid of old and dry leaves. Now you have every chance to grow a real pineapple and enjoy the fruits of their labor. After removal of the fetus, the plant gradually dies. But even during the flowering period, you can separate the root buds from it and transplant it into the ground. Of these, the plant will develop much faster than from the cut tops.

Pineapple can be propagated in two ways - with the help of a tuft and children, formed after the flowering of an adult plant. The easiest option is to plant a tuft neatly cut from the purchased seed.

When buying such a “seed” seed crop, you need to pay special attention to the quality and healthy state of the tuft. It should not be frostbitten, even the slightest rotten or blackened leaves should not be allowed, and most importantly, there should be a perfectly clean and healthy growth point - the upper young leaves. It is undesirable to buy plodoplodiya for this purpose in the fall or winter. Pineapples bought in summer give the best results.

Cut the tuft should be well-sharpened with a knife at the junction with the pulp (the pulp should not remain on the handle). 3-4 rows of lower leaves are removed to leave a bare stem about a centimeter in length.

After that, it is necessary to dry the cutting in the air for 2-3 weeks until the wound dries. All this time, the crest should be placed vertically, but the lower cut should not touch anything. If you plant the cutting directly into the substrate, it will rot in most cases, not having time to take root.

In a small pot, a layer of pebbles 2-3 cm thick for drainage is poured to the bottom, and then a substrate consisting of peat and river sand in the same proportions. A week before the landing of the tuft, the substrate must be shed with boiling water for disinfection. When the aging period is over, the stalk is planted in the substrate to a depth of 1 centimeter and covered with a plastic bag, bottle, and, best of all, with a glass jar, as it obscures the plant the least. All this construction should be put on a bright place, but not in direct sunlight, bright sun should not fall on the cutting even a few hours a day.

Rooted crest month and a half. During this time, four leaves should be sprayed with warm water, but the soil should be watered only if it is completely dry. After the tuft goes into growth, you need to transplant it into a somewhat large bowl, and two weeks after the transfer you can begin to gradually remove the cap. This operation is quite responsible, since with a too sharp change of the microclimate, the plant can dry out quickly.

How to plant pineapple at home

First, the jar is put on matches, two days later - on pencils, another couple of days - on stands, raising it by 4 centimeters, etc. When the bank is raised to half its height, you can remove it altogether.

Pineapple is a very light-loving and drought-resistant plant. For the speedy flowering, it is better to keep it outside, on a balcony or an open south window. Watering needs rare, but plentiful, leaving water in the axils of the lower leaves. Top dressing - once a month infusion of mullein. You can add superphosphate in half the dose intended for other plants. In no case should the temperature drop below +10 ° C be allowed. Watering and spraying bromeliad plants must be warm water.

With good care pineapple bloom comes in 3 years. During the ripening of the fetus, the plant requires enhanced feeding. After fructification, the plant slowly dies, leaving behind itself several young processes, with which it multiplies. Scions should be seated separately. The plants grown from them turn out to be stronger and often bloom earlier.

Many lovers of the fragrant taste of an exotic fruit are wondering how to plant pineapple at home to grow it on their own. After analyzing the algorithm of planting one of its parts, namely the tops, you no longer want to throw it out when you manage to buy juicy ripe pineapple again.

Plant description

In the natural range, which is the territory of Latin America, the Philippines, USA, Thailand, pineapple (Latin name - Anánas) grows like a grassy plant. This is a representative of the Bromeliad family - Bromeliaceae. Known for its unique taste, the fruit matures from an inflorescence growing in the center of a sheet fleshy rosette.

Pineapple is fully adapted to dry conditions. In the central funnel formed by the leaves, morning dew rolls, serving as moisture to nourish the plant.

Cultivation of heat-loving pineapple in other countries is practiced in winter gardens, greenhouses, greenhouses. Adventurous people with creative thinking have even developed an action algorithm to grow pineapple at home using its top.

Selection of planting material

In order to grow a pineapple from the top in the home flower garden, it is necessary to pick a suitable ripe fruit specially in the store. There are several criteria to prevent mistakes.

• The upper crown should consist of elastic green fleshy leaves without gray rot and signs of mold. It is on the top that attention is paid first of all, since it will serve in the future as planting material. Even in the store, the leaves must be pressed between the fingers to make sure that they are not softened, and the decomposition process has not begun under the peel. Elasticity can also be checked by pulling one sheet to one side and releasing it. If it immediately returns to its previous position, then the fruit is quite fresh and has not been frozen.
• The peel is carefully checked for damage and deformation.

  How to grow pineapple at home - planting, care

  The copy is taken, which has a solid surface with a golden color.

• It is advisable to purchase more than one fruit to provide a reserve in case of failure.

Preparatory operations

In a properly picked ripe fruit, the top can be separated from the pulp with a slight twisting motion. In order not to hurt the leaves, they are all in the process of this operation should be wrapped with the palm. As a result, in the hand remains the crest with a small stem.

It is even easier to cut off the top with a knife, capturing a part of the pulp located below (about 3 cm), which must be carefully removed to free the base of the crown. To ensure more effective further germination, it is advisable to remove several lower leaves. The prepared part can be hung in the room or put the loose stem up on the plate to allow the slices to stretch a bit. This will avoid the appearance of rot. An additional measure is to immerse the cutting for a few minutes in a weakly concentrated solution of potassium permanganate. Helps protect its processing with powdered activated carbon or ash.

After a few days, the dried tuft goes down with the peeled stem into the water, making sure that the leaves do not sink into the liquid. To do this, you can cut out a cardboard circle with a hole in the center that coincides in diameter with the submerged part, and put it on top of the vessel. Place the germinated tip should be in a lighted place, for example, on a window sill. You need to constantly monitor the level of water, pouring it. About once every four days, all the water is poured out and a fresh portion is poured.

Landing

Pineapple roots appear after three weeks. By landing, they will be ready when they reach the length of two centimeters. By this time, it is necessary to prepare a soil substrate and a suitable container.

You can go to a specialty store and purchase ready-made primer oriented for growing members of the Bromeliyev family. If the decision is made to independently prepare the soil, then loose soil will be required, in which sifted river sand and peat are added in equal volume fractions.

The rooted top should be planted in a small pot, focusing on the diameter, slightly greater than the diameter of the crest. At the bottom is a drainage cushion made of any available materials - small stones, fragments of bricks, plastic small bottles. This technique will avoid excessive stagnation of moisture, detrimental to delicate roots. From above the soil mix is ​​filled up.

Before planting pineapples, a hole is made in the soil into which the powder of two to three crushed tablets of activated carbon is poured. The soil is moistened from the spray gun and the spine is placed in the recess, preventing excessive burial. After the top roots are covered with a layer of soil, which is gently pressed around the trunk, only the lower leaf layer should be submerged, and the whole crest remains free above the surface.

In order for the seedlings to remain vertical at the beginning of the adaptation period, it is necessary to insert several wooden sticks along the edges of the pot, tilting them on all sides to the planted top, fixing it.

A plastic bag is put on top, allowing you to create a greenhouse effect for an exotic seedling, and the pot is protected from drafts. To moisten the soil package is removed, and then returns to its place.

Planted pineapple takes root long enough. Sometimes this stage takes two months. The dominant indicator that the plant is viable is the growth of fresh leaves. Just making sure that the cutting began its development, the package is removed. If by this time there are no visual signs of the beginning of the growth of pineapple, then this indicates that it makes sense to try to start the experience again. In order not to be disappointed, it is advisable at the very beginning to plant not one, but two or three tops.

Further care

For the pineapple that has taken root, you need light-duty but constant care. When fresh greens begin to germinate, it is necessary to cut off the dead old leafy plates in time to prevent their rotting. Water the plant about once a week. The temperature they need is not lower than 22 ° C. Therefore, in winter time, it may be necessary to turn on the heaters.

A year later, a new pot is prepared, having a volume of more than the previous one by three to four liters. Drainage also fits into it, and the soil mix suitable for its structure and composition is poured into one third. A pre-watered plant is carefully removed from an old pot with a clod of earth and transferred to a new container. Top is added on top and gently pressed around the stem. Such an operation should be carried out annually, until the spike appears.

Pineapple feels good in the process of growth, if the pot is placed in a well-lit place in the apartment. It is important that the burning rays of the midday sun do not fall on the plant. Watering the plant remains one of the important events. In the winter season, all growth processes slow down, so moisture is needed a little - just to completely not overdry the earth bed.

Since the pineapple transplant is carried out every year, it requires almost no additional feeding. But if the leaves start to lighten and growth slows down significantly, you can water the plant with mineral complex composition without alkaline elements.

After the pineapple has flowered and the fruit is ripe, it will not bear fruit anymore. Although it is possible to separate the root buds, using them as planting material, from which a new plant will develop faster than from the top.

Pineapple at home: myth or reality?

How to grow pineapple

If you decide to self-nurture any exotic fruit, we recommend growing a pineapple at home. It is very easy to care for young shoots, and the adult plant does not require a special approach.

You will need:

• A pineapple;
• Glass;
• Water;
• The soil;
• Drainage;
• Pot with hole;
• Glass jar.

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You do not have to run around the agro shops in search of seeds. Go to the nearest supermarket, buy a ripe fruit and eat it.

Fetal selection

Pay attention to the leaves - they should be firm and rich green in color, without gray spots. The peel should cast a golden yellow shade. It is better to choose 2 fruits at once.

On our site you will learn about the intricacies of caring for the South American flora, and also see how the pineapple grows in pictures.

Preparatory stage

1. Place the whole bunch of leaves in the palm.

   How to grow pineapple at home?

   Turn it hard, and you will see how it separated from the fetus along with a small stem.

2. If you are worried that you are not strong enough to perform the above action, cut off the top of the main part. Then cut off all the pulp from the appendix. It is important not to damage the rudiments of the roots.
3. To grow a pineapple from the top, it is necessary to remove several lower leaves from the bundle, so that 2-3 cm of the stem of the resulting stem is exposed.
4. Leave the blank for a couple of days in a dry, well-ventilated area, letting it dry.

Let's get started

With the right care, after a few years, delicious fruits will appear on your windowsill.

We bring to your attention a photo where it is shown how pineapples grow at home.

• Water for irrigation is better to use separated. You can add a few drops of lemon juice. It is recommended to warm it up to 30 degrees every time.
• Replace the pet should be annually, slightly increasing the volume of the pot. It is better to do this by way of transshipment, so as not to damage the delicate roots.

We hope that our advice will help you to grow pineapple as well as introduce children to an exciting lesson - caring for plants.

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How to plant pineapple from the top

Pineapple is a plant of the bromeliad family, its tropical countries are considered to be its homeland: South America, Paraguay, Brazil. Dutch scientists have figured out how to grow pineapple in a greenhouse, and gardeners have developed a way - at home. This method of growing pineapple is quite simple and does not require large financial costs. For this you need high-quality pineapple fruit.

Recommendations for choosing a pineapple for planting in a pot:

- leaves are hard and green in color;
  - peel gay color;
  - it is better to buy the fruit at the beginning of autumn - this is the time of their ripening.

Which pineapple is not worth buying:

- with dried leaves and the presence of gray spots;
  - with dark brown skin;
  - pre-frozen.

The main requirements for growing pineapple:

- air temperature in the room - 25 degrees;
  - good indoor lighting;
  - capacity for landing on 0,5 liters;
  - special soil mix.

Instructions for planting pineapple from its top

The first step is to carefully remove the tuft from the fruit. To do this, turn its leaves or cut the top of the pineapple, but before planting, get rid of the pulp, because it will cause the death of the plant. Clean the pineapple flesh gently so as not to harm the root buds.

The second step starts from stripping the crest. It is necessary to remove the leaves from the bottom of the tuft of 2 - 3 centimeters. This is necessary so that the crest has sprung roots. After completing these steps, dry the pineapple crown for two days. This will allow the tuft to dry damaged roots and prevent them from rotting after planting. To tuft sprung roots, put it in a container with water and lower it by 3-4 centimeters.

Homemade pineapple - growing, care, photo

The water in the vessel should be changed every 2-3 days. It is important that the seedlings are in a place where there are no drafts and air temperature drops.

The third step is the planting of a tuft that has taken root. Before planting, dip the roots in a solution of potassium permanganate and dry for 15 days, and then plant it in the pot.

For this you need:

- a pot with a diameter appropriate for a crown;
  - drainage, which is poured on the bottom of the pot;
  - soil mixture covering the drainage layer;
  - drainage hole in the tank for planting;
  - The depth of the pits for seedlings - 3-4 centimeters;
  - the soil is always wet, but not wet;
  - two sticks at the edges to support the tuft;
  - film for greenhouses.

When the pineapple tuft is planted in a pot, cover it with a wrap. It will serve as a greenhouse for the plant for 2 months. In winter, put a pot of pineapple on the battery, but be sure to substitute the plate. Pour the pineapple with distilled water and add citric acid to it, and its temperature should be 30 degrees. Pineapple is transplanted once a year, and after 3 years it will bear fruit.