How to grow pineapple potted plants

Pineapple potted plant maintenance

The environment for maintaining pineapple potted plants should be ventilated and light-permeable, maintain a high air humidity, avoid dry air, and keep the soil slightly moist. It has high requirements for temperature, and generally 24-27 degrees is more suitable for its growth. In addition, sufficient diffuse light is best.

How to grow pineapple in potted plants

1. When growing pineapple potted plants, the temperature of the growing environment should be kept between 24 and 27 degrees. The minimum temperature in winter should not be lower than 5 degrees. Sufficient scattered light should be given during the maintenance process. It should not be too dark during its growth stage.

2. During the growth period of pineapple potted plants, they require a large amount of water, so it needs to be replenished in time. The soil in the pot should not be too dry, but it also needs to be drained after a heavy rain. Nitrogen fertilizer and potassium fertilizer need to be applied as base fertilizer during planting, and then topdressing is also required in time, mainly from April to September. The amount of fertilizer required during this period is relatively the highest.

Pineapple potted plants

It is very simple to keep a pineapple potted plant alive. After planting the potted pineapple, make sure it has sufficient sunlight. In winter, bring it indoors in time when the outdoor temperature is around 5℃. Keep the plant in sufficient light, spray water on the leaves frequently, and move it outdoors in spring.

How often to water pineapple potted plants

There is no specific rule on how often to water the pineapple potted plant at home. It is difficult to say how often to water it. As long as the surface of the soil in the pot is dry, it will be fine, usually about three or four days.

Pineapple potted plant pruning

When pruning a pineapple potted plant, you need to cut off excess branches from the base over a large area to ensure air circulation and sufficient sunlight. You can also cut off overgrown branches to increase the ornamental value of the pineapple potted plant.

Precautions for pineapple potted plant maintenance

During the maintenance of pineapple potted plants, wilt disease may occur, which will cause the leaves to droop and the leaf color to become abnormal. In general, it can be controlled with dimethoate solution. Black rot may also occur, which mainly harms the fruit. Therefore, timely prevention and control is required after the fruit matures.