How many years will it take to grow pineapples?
Some people say that pineapples will not bear fruit when planted on male plants. In fact, this statement lacks basis, because pineapple is a female flower with the same flower. If your planting is fruitless, you must find other reasons. If pineapple is planted with seeds, it often takes more than 8 years. If it is grafted, it will bear fruit after 4 years. Sooner or later, this result will be influenced by factors such as fertile soil, temperature and planting management, and it is not static.
Matters needing attention in planting pineapple.
1, pineapple is best planted by grafting, which can not only bear fruit early, but also ensure the fruit of pineapple. This is because the fruit variability of pineapple seedlings is large and the number of fruits is also large. If it is not grafting, there are dozens of pineapples on this seedling tree, which may be only about 10.
2. Pineapple can grow very tall, reaching 10 ~ 20m. If the tree is so tall, it is not conducive to management and will also affect picking. More importantly, if the tree is too high, the branches and leaves will consume a lot of nutrients. Therefore, when the pineapple grows to the height of 1.5~2 meters, it is necessary to prune and control the trunk to prevent the pineapple from growing up, so as to facilitate the management of pruning, pests and diseases.
3, pineapple is not the more fruits, the better, because the nutrients of the whole tree should be considered, it can provide so many fruits to mature. If the nutrients are insufficient, it will easily lead to some small fruits with bad taste. Therefore, it is necessary to reasonably sparse flowers and fruits, and reasonably leave fruits in each branch.
4. It is also important to pay attention to fertilization at least three times a year. After flowering, fruiting, picking and cleaning the garden. Pruning must also be carried out at least once a year to cut off those branches that are too dense, forked, diseased and insect branches, vertically growing branches and branches that affect the lighting and ventilation of the crown.
To sum up, according to different planting methods, the fruiting period of pineapple is also different. If you want to eat pineapple early, the best choice is to use grafted seedlings. After that, just do the daily management.