PINEAPPLE GROWING MADE EASY

A few things you should know about pineapple plant
• Pineapples don't need much water. They have very tough leaves so they don't lose much water through evaporation. They can get by on very little.
• Pineapples don't need much soil or high quality soil,they do not have a big root system.
• Pineapples get a lot of their water and nutrition through their leaves.
• Pineapples like slightly acidic soils, which is what most gardens have anyway.
• Pineapples grow in full sun, even in the hottest climates, but they also do well in dappled shade.
• Pineapples grow very happily in pots or tubs.
A few things you should know about pineapple plants:
• Pineapples don't need much water. They have very tough leaves so they don't lose much water through evaporation. They can get by on very little.
• Pineapples don't need much soil or high quality soil,they do not have a big root system.
• Pineapples get a lot of their water and nutrition through their leaves.
• Pineapples like slightly acidic soils, which is what most gardens have anyway.
• Pineapples grow in full sun, even in the hottest climates, but they also do well in dappled shade.
• Pineapples grow very happily in pots or tubs.
What pineapples do not like is
• soggy, waterlogged soils,
• having their leaves burned with concentrated fertilisers,
• frost.

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