Regrowing Pineapples

What do you do with the pineapple crown after consuming the fruit? Throw it away, isn't it? I used to do the same until I realized how important it is to grow your own healthy food. Though it requires a lot of dedication and patience but trust me you'll enjoy the fruit with more pleasure than the ones purchased from the vendors.

Below I've enlisted few steps to grow pineapple from its crown.

• Detach the crown from the fruit and remove the lower leaves so that the white stem is exposed. 

• Keep it to dry for about 4-5 days so that the fresh wounds caused due to removing the leaves heal.
• Immerse it in a glass of water and keep it in a sunny spot.
  
• See that you change water everyday to prevent algae formation and rotting.
• You'll see roots in about 10-12 days or more if the environment is cool. 
• Transplant it in a well drained soil and or in a deeper pot after 3-4 weeks so that the bigger roots anchors the soil quickly and successfully.
  
• I've transplanted in a paint bucket of 10 inches diameter and 14 inches depth. (Reducing and reusing waste is a step towards sustainable environment)
  

Planting it in a sunny spot will result in a better fruit formation. Crowns usually take 2 years to form a fruit. Whereas the suckers take 18-20 months; mostly preferred by the farmers and the slips (Tiny pup that grows from the pineapple base like aloe veras) takes just a year to form a fruit. I'm going to try growing pineapple from a slip as well. 

Until then waiting for a couple of years for the crown to form a beautiful and delicious pineapple. I hope this was helpful and you get more green fingers to grow your own food.