Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Today I started my Pandanas utilis ( Screw Pine ) germination project. As you already know from my earlier post "Screw Pine Seed And Sprout Score", I have a lot of Screw Pine seeds. If you haven't read this post "click here"I suggest you do as it has lots of information on the Pandanas utilis.
I placed 11 seeds in a polystart solution a few days ago. Today I decided to start germination of these seeds. What I have done here is taken the sandiest dirt I could find in my yard and filled the pot up about a quarter of the way. Then I placed my Pandanas utilis seeds on the top of the dirt. Once my seeds were all on the dirt I covered them with about 2-3 inches of mulch. That's it, that's all you have to do. I will water 1 time to soak the mulch and dirt and that's it. Do not water anymore, let the rain take care of it. I have done this with 11 polystarted seeds and 16 non polystarted seeds. Now I wait to see results, should take about a month or so.
I placed 11 seeds in a polystart solution a few days ago. Today I decided to start germination of these seeds. What I have done here is taken the sandiest dirt I could find in my yard and filled the pot up about a quarter of the way. Then I placed my Pandanas utilis seeds on the top of the dirt. Once my seeds were all on the dirt I covered them with about 2-3 inches of mulch. That's it, that's all you have to do. I will water 1 time to soak the mulch and dirt and that's it. Do not water anymore, let the rain take care of it. I have done this with 11 polystarted seeds and 16 non polystarted seeds. Now I wait to see results, should take about a month or so.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
I am attempting my first Pineapple project today. I went to our local Farmer's Market on Saturday and picked up a beautiful Pineapple. When I got home I immediately started eating it, it was extremely delicious! Then I thought to myself, I should try to grow this.
I pulled the top off the pineapple by grabbing it and twisting while I pulled. The top came right off. Then I pulled the bottom leaves off until I exposed about an inch to an inch and a half of stalk. If you do not do this you will run a very high chance of rotting your Pineapple.
After pulling the leaves off, I placed the Pineapple top upside down on my counter top for 4 days. I did this to better my chances against rot. It can take 2 days or even up to a week of drying. You are trying to achieve a callous, or dried look.
Once my pineapple was calloused over I applied a little root hormone and placed it in soil. You do not want to place all of the stalk in the soil. Pineapples rot easy, so you want to lay it on the soil at an angle with a small part in the soil.
Once you see roots starting to form then you want to re-pot completely in the soil and wait. It can take up to 2 years to produce a Pineapple. On that note if you want to eat Pineapple regularly you need to have several plants going that were started at different times. Here are some pictures of my Pineapple project!!
This Pineapple Project has been updated with success!! Click here for the rest of the information and pictures!!!
I pulled the top off the pineapple by grabbing it and twisting while I pulled. The top came right off. Then I pulled the bottom leaves off until I exposed about an inch to an inch and a half of stalk. If you do not do this you will run a very high chance of rotting your Pineapple.
After pulling the leaves off, I placed the Pineapple top upside down on my counter top for 4 days. I did this to better my chances against rot. It can take 2 days or even up to a week of drying. You are trying to achieve a callous, or dried look.
Once my pineapple was calloused over I applied a little root hormone and placed it in soil. You do not want to place all of the stalk in the soil. Pineapples rot easy, so you want to lay it on the soil at an angle with a small part in the soil.
Once you see roots starting to form then you want to re-pot completely in the soil and wait. It can take up to 2 years to produce a Pineapple. On that note if you want to eat Pineapple regularly you need to have several plants going that were started at different times. Here are some pictures of my Pineapple project!!
This Pineapple Project has been updated with success!! Click here for the rest of the information and pictures!!!
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