If you want to grow a new pineapple from an existing one, this is what you would need:
- a pineapple of any size
- a little bawl of water
- some potting soil
- and pots for planting
The next thing you should do is to follow these instructions for growing a pineapple from an existing one:
- find a fresh and healthy pineapple with no soft spots on it
- cut off the top part of the pineapple, also known as crown, and make sure that no fruity part is left on it, then put it aside for some time, a few days, to dry
- pull out the outer leaves of the crown and leave the rest untouched
- put the bottom part of the crown about half an inch deep in small bowl of water so that only that part is being dipped, without the leaves
- let it in a sunny place to dry, about two weeks, and change the water at every two or three days
- two weeks later, the crown should be ready for planting: take pot, fill it with some potting soil and plant the crown
- regularly water the plant, from the top, and keep the soil humid and place the pot near a window that gets sun and light for at least six hours a day
- one year later, you can replant the pineapple and move it to a bigger pot, so that it can mature and even give fruit in two or more years
- when the fruit comes, you should estimate when it has matured so that you can collect the fruits. You should estimate this by smelling the fruit – if it has a rich pineapple aroma, it is ready to be collected and enjoyed
Here are some less known facts about pineapples, as well as some helpful tips:
- the pineapple fruits are not single fruits; they are made of hundreds of miniature fruits
- when you grow a pineapple, you should know that you are allowed to pluck the old leaves and give way to the new and young ones by providing them more light and air
