Cultivation Techniques of Pineapple in Pot

Pineapple is a tropical fruit, sour, sweet, delicious and nutritious. So can I grow pineapple in my own home? In fact, pineapples can be planted at home, not only beautiful, but also possible to grow small pineapples! Let's go with the editor to learn the planting skills of pineapple potted plants.

Pot planting technique of pineapple

1. Potted pineapple is the first step to choose a healthy pineapple, because the pineapple has been stored for some time, and some of the leaves are withered, so if you plan to plant a pineapple, you must buy a pineapple with fresh leaves, such as the white powder of the leaves are still there. the leaves are green, etc., in order to improve the success rate, you can buy one more, two or three potted plants together.

2. For the treatment of pineapple leaves, as shown in the picture below, the tissue at the bottom should be left as much as possible, cut off the top bud with a knife, tear off the lower layer of bracts, and leave it cool for 1-3 days to allow the wound to heal.

3, the following can be hydroponically rooted, take a transparent bottle to fill about half of the water, insert the top bud to induce roots, about 7 days, you can see that there is a root tip, the water level should not cover all the roots, but to set aside a certain distance for root breathing. however, you can also refer to the root induction method of succulent plants, where the water is completely out of touch with the roots and is induced to take root by the high humidity in the bottle.

4. Next, we are about to start potting. Potted pineapples have no special requirements for soil, and they don't have to be watered too hard until they are dry. If you want plenty of sunshine, if you manage well for more than half a year, you can start a bud, and it takes about 200 days from flower to fruit. flower friends in the north should pay attention to the temperature, because pineapple is a tropical fruit, and it is OK to have heating in the north. Florists without heating should pay special attention to heat preservation.

Growth habits of pineapple

1. Soil: pineapple has wide adaptability to soil. Because the root system is shallow and good, sandy loam or mountain red soil with loose, good drainage, rich organic matter and pH value of 5-5.5 is better. Thin, viscous, poorly drained soil and high groundwater level are disadvantageous to the growth of pineapple.

2. Temperature: pineapple is native to tropical high temperature and arid regions of South America, and likes warmth. It is the most suitable for growth at an annual average of 24-27 ℃, can grow in the range of 15-40 ℃, grows slowly below 15 ℃, and basically stops growing below 10 ℃. 5 ℃ is the critical temperature for cold damage.

3. Moisture: pineapple has strong drought tolerance, pineapple plants have the function of self-regulation when soil is short of water, reduce transpiration intensity, slow down respiration, save water in leaves, and maintain life activities. When there is a serious lack of water, the leaves are red and yellow and must be irrigated in time to prevent drying up. Too much Rain Water, high soil moisture, will cause root rot, plant heart rot or withering.

4. Light: pineapple originally grew in semi-shady tropical rain forest and was more shade-tolerant. Due to long-term artificial cultivation and domestication, pineapple grew well under sufficient light, high sugar content and good quality. Lack of light leads to slow growth, high acid content and poor quality of the fruit. The light is reduced by 20% and the output is reduced by 10%. But when the light is too strong and the temperature is high, the leaves turn red and yellow, and the fruit is easy to burn.

The species of pineapple

Usually, the cultivated varieties of pineapple can be divided into four categories, namely, Cain, Queen, Spanish and Hybrid.

Cain class: also known as Sarawak, named after the French expedition found in the Guiana Caine region of South America. It is widely cultivated, accounting for about 80% of the cultivated area of pineapple in the world. The plant is tall and sturdy, the leaf margin is unarmed or the leaf tip has a few spines. The fruit is large, with an average single fruit weight of more than 1100 grams, cylindrical, flat fruit, shallow eyes, short and wide bracts, light yellow pulp, juicy, moderate sweetness and sour, soluble solids 14% 16%, high up to 20%, and acid content 0.5%-0.6%. It is the main variety of canning.

Queens: the oldest cultivated variety, with a history of more than 400 years, is one of the main varieties in South Africa, Vietnam and China. The plant is medium-large, the leaf is shorter than caine, the leaf margin is spiny; the fruit is cylindrical or conical, the single fruit weighs 400-1500 grams, the fruit cone is raised, the fruit eye is deep, and the bract tip exceeds the small fruit; the flesh is yellow to dark yellow, the flesh is crisp and tender, the sugar content is high, the juice is sweet, the aroma is rich, and it is mainly fresh.

Spanish type: large plants, soft leaves, yellowish green, red thorns on the edge of leaves, but also varieties without thorns; fruit of medium size, weighing 500 to 1000 grams per fruit, small fruit large and flat, raised or sunken in the center; deep eyes, orange flesh, strong aroma and much fiber for canned and fruit juice.

Hybrid species: it is a good kind of hybrid breeding by means of sexual hybridization. The plant is tall and erect, the leaf margin is spiny, the flower is lavender, the fruit shape is not correct, and the single fruit weighs 1200-1500 grams. The flesh is yellow, crisp, less fiber, sweet and delicious, soluble solids 11% 15%, acid content 0.3% 0.6%, both fresh and canned.

Nutritional value of pineapple

Pineapple tastes sweet, slightly sour and flat, entering the stomach and kidney meridian; it has the functions of invigorating the stomach, relieving heat and heat, relieving alcohol, lowering blood pressure, anti-cancer, tonifying spleen and relieving diarrhea, clearing stomach and relieving thirst. It can be used for dyspepsia, enteritis, diarrhea, heatstroke, body heat, thirst and other diseases. it can also be used for auxiliary treatment of hypertension, vertigo and weakness of hands and feet.

The sugars, salts and enzymes contained in pineapple are diuretic, and proper consumption is good for patients with hypertension and nephritis. In addition, pineapple enzyme also dissolves fibrin and blood clots in the tissue, which can improve local blood circulation and eliminate inflammation and edema.

Pineapple contains a substance called "pineapple prion enzyme", which can decompose protein, dissolve fibrin and blood clots blocked in tissue, improve local blood circulation and eliminate inflammation and edema; sugars, salts and enzymes contained in pineapple are diuretic, and proper consumption is beneficial to patients with glomerulonephritis and hypertension.

As mentioned above, pineapples could have been potted. However, pineapples require a high temperature, and they cannot be raised if the temperature is too low. Even the north can plant pineapple potted plants if there is heating in the room. The pineapple pot is beautiful and generous, and it will be even better if it produces a small pineapple.