Ripe pineapples are available in the store all year round. For ambitious hobby gardeners with their own pineapple culture, however, the season runs according to a fixed time frame dictated by Mother Nature. We have compiled all significant data for you.
Tropical calendar determines the season
As a real child of the tropics, the pineapple plant only knows the rainy growth period and the cool dry season. If you are aiming for your own harvest of these exotic tropical fruits, the time for planting and caring for them depends on these guidelines:
- The vegetation period extends from March/April to August/September
- the mercury column constantly fluctuates around 25 to 30 degrees Celsius
- the best time for planting and propagation is simultaneous
- If the temperatures drop to 16-20 degrees Celsius from September, the period of hibernation begins
- care is reduced to watering and spraying with lime-free water
As a rule, the growth and dry seasons pass at least twice before the first flower appears after cultivation. Then again 4 to 8 months go by, which a pineapple plant needs for the development of the magnificent fruit. It is therefore entirely within the realms of possibility that a flower will unfold or a fruit will ripen during the hibernation.
tips and tricks
After harvest, don't be alarmed if the mother plant dies. This process is normal and completely natural. Give the plant some time. The pineapple takes care of its own offspring. Several shoots sprout in the leaf axils or at the base. These are excellent for propagating further specimens.
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