What does pineapples grow on

Pretty easily, actually. A pineapple starts and ends as the same product — that is to say, you need a pineapple to grow a pineapple. In a tropical climate, a pineapple head can be placed directly into the ground.

In less tropical climates, pineapples can be planted into pots inside your home. Yes, you can actually grow your own pineapple! Just be patient, though. Once it has matured, a large flower will grow in the middle of the plant and eventually be replaced by a pineapple itself.

Once the pineapple is harvested, a new fruit will grow in its place the following year. A lot of work for one pineapple. So, if you decide that route isn't for you, you can buy one instead. Actively scan device characteristics for identification.

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If they are very small or have dead leaves at the bottom, pull the bottom leaves off. You may find little roots growing in between them already.

Now just make a small hole in the ground or in a pot and stick your little pineapple in that. Push the soil back in and firm it around the base so the pineapple sits straight and doesn't fall over. If the soil is dry give it some water. The roots don't need much space but the plant itself can grow to an impressive size.

Pineapple leaves are very spiky, so make sure you put them in a place where they can spread without becoming a nuisance. They are nice to grow in clumps if you have room, or as a wide border along paths or driveways. Plant them at a distance of about a foot that's pretty close but it's what I do anyway , and expect individual healthy plants to measure up to a metre across and a metre high.

If you live in an area where water is scarce just give them what you can spare. Pineapples grow with very little water. Make sure your soil is thickly mulched to reduce evaporation and consider growing pineapples under a bit of shade.

This of course depends on the climate you live in. The closer to tropical or sub-tropical your area is, the more shade your pineapples can handle.

If you live in a climate where you have to grow pineapples indoors during winter then they will need all the sun they can get in summer. If you have lots of water, great.

It's okay to always have water sitting in the rosette in the middle of the plant. Everything extra will just run off and drain away.

But it is a waste and you should avoid overwatering. However, it is important that excess water can drain away quickly. Don't try growing them in a bog hole. Pineapples take up a lot of their nutrition through their leaves, and the first few months after planting they rely only on their leaves.

You should make sure the plant food actually lands on the leaves. If you use artificial and concentrated fertilisers you will burn your pineapple , so stay away from them. You should stay away from them anyway. They generally do more harm than good.

You can use liquid fertilisers like fish emulsion or seaweed extract. Make a very diluted solution and just use a watering can to put it on the pineapple plant and the surrounding soil.

If you use something like pelleted chicken manure sprinkle it on the soil very close to the base of the pineapple plant remember, very small root system and make sure a bit falls into the bottom leaves. The best way by far is of course a natural and organic solution that does not require you to buy anything. Mix compost in with your soil before you plant the pineapple, and then mulch thickly around it. You end up with mulch and compost sitting in the bottom leaves, and as it breaks down it feeds the plant.

The colour of the leaves of your pineapple plant will tell you how well you are doing. Another notable person who made a huge contribution in popularizing the pineapple fruit was Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer.

In he discovered the delectable pineapple fruit in Brazil and started exporting it to England by Due to its popularity, the pineapple spread to Asia and West Indies.

Captain James Cook brought pineapples to Hawaii circa and its commercial propagation began in s. James Drummond Dole started his own pineapple plantation in the beautiful island of Oahu and began canning the fruit making it easily available worldwide.

His canning business thrived when an automated machine that skins and cores pineapples was created. Other states producing pineapples are Florida, California and Georgia.