6 common mistakes to avoid when growing pineapples from the top/crown

hello everyone if you really want to grow pineapples from the crown or top successfully avoid these six common mistakes one delayed planting when you cut off the pineapple top you should plant it in the soil within a few days although the crown can survive of the fruit for months its energy reserves become depleted with time when you plant the pineapple top that has been off the fruit for a long time its Vigor is drastically reduced and thus it grows slowly and takes a long time to mature this is why you have to plant the top as soon as you take it off if you're not ready to plant you can place the bottom of the crown in water keeping your pineapple top this way will cause it to grow roots and ensure that it remains vigorous when you plant it in the soil this will also make it grow and mature faster two not watering properly watering pineapples can be tricky inadequate watering can cause slow growth and smaller fruits excessive watering fer development of diseases in addition when watering young pineapple plant how you water and when you water are equally important how you water a young or new planted pineapple is simple water directly through the center if you want to water through the soil surface you have to bring the watering can or H so low that the water does not Splash death into the center or growing tip of the pineapple if dirt accumulates in the center of or the growing tip the plant may die even if the plant survives growth may be slowed and new plants will start to emerge from the sides further delaying the maturity the number of time to water pineapple plants per week depends on the soil type the growth stage of the plant as well as the weather better conditions the rule of thumb is that water only when the soil surface becomes dry accessory watering can cause the plant to rot and die three inadequate fertilization pineapple plants naturally take a long time to mature that is anywhere between 1 and 1/2 years to about 3 years therefore if you don't Pro provide addition nutrients they will soon run out of essential nutrients needed for proper growth and development inadequate fertilizer application will cause slow growth pale looking plants a small fruit you can mix in compost or ptry manure into the soil or potting mix before filling the container and planting the pineapple top if compost is not used it can mix in a few handfuls of complete fertilizer after planting when using granular fertilizer or compost apply it every 2 months until flowering and fruit development folar fertilizer can also be used this is normally sprayed at two to three times intervals when applying folar fertilizers on pineapple plants you need to apply it early in the morning or late afternoon to early evening since that is when the stom are mostly open applying a nitrogen R fertilizer during early growth in potassium R fertilizer right before flowering and fruit development will ensure that you get bigger and juive pineapple fruits all right friends this will be a good time to smash that like button if you are enjoying this video if you've not already subscribed kindly subscribe for free to support our work don't forget to turn on the notification so you don't miss our next video your support is great appreciated four not inducing flowering a pineapple fruit will form only when they start producing flowers production of flowers can take forever depending on the number of factors such as variety climate and nutritional status of the plant luckily there are ways to make the pineapple plant flour when needed and the whole process is so easy to do if you are serious about growing pineapples you need to learn the techniques to ruce pineapple plant to flour I already have two videos to help you force your pineapple plants to flour check them out with links in the description box five using soil with poor drainage this is related to the second Point indicated earlier soils with poor drainage fer development of diseases and subsequent death of the plant since water will stay around the pineapple root for a long time always make sure that the soil use for growing pineapple has good [Music] drainage six not controlling weeds early enough weeds compete with pineapple plant for nutrients Water and Light therefore weeds need to be controlled early to ensure vigorous growth pull out weeds by hand when the weeds are young another we another reason to control weeds when they are young is that due to the shallow nature of pineapple Roots When the weeds grow big they can pull out the pineapple plant with them when they try to pull them out [Music] another way to control Wheats is by spreading a layer of MCH around the plant seven not wearing gloves this point is related to your safety most pineapple varieties have hook spines on the leaves that are very sharp and will tear Through Your Skin at the least mistake wear gloves long sleeve shirts and trousers when work the pineapples especially the spiny ones to avoid hurting yourself 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Length: 6min 20sec (380 seconds)

Published: Sun Sep 17 2023