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Red Pinapple

Planted๐Ÿ‹ Fruit๐ŸŒฑ Babies later
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Quick grow facts

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Sun

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Soil

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Pot size

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Water

Good Drainage, Moist

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Fertilizer

Nitrogen is essential to increase fruit size and total yield, which should be added every four months. Spraying with a urea solution is another way to supply nitrogen. Fruit weight has also been increased by the addition of magnesium.

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Pollination

The flowers are pollinated by humming-birds, and these flowers usually develop small, hard seeds.

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Propagation

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Pests & diseases

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Look out for (Houston)

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What it is

A compound fruit formed from many small fruits fused together, with a fibrous core.

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Why grow/eat it

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How to use it

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Harvest in Houston

Hard to judge. A ripe fruit gives a dull, solid sound when flicked.

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Container tips

Plant in the warmest spot, like the south side of the house, in loose soil.

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Cautions

Mealybugs spread by ants; control the ants to control the mealybugs.

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Sources

  1. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/ananas-comosus/
  2. https://crfg.org/fruit/pineapple/