What fruit requires little more than daily hydroponic feeding, eight hours of light and comfortable room temperatures in order to start fruiting in two years? The answer is the pineapple. Hydroponic gardeners are finding that the pineapple takes well to being grown in a greenhouse. In order to start, you will need some growing medium that will allow you to support the pineapple as it grows. You will need a hydroponic system that allows for feeding the hydroponic nutrient from above your plants once a day. You may also want to consider adding ladybird beetles and honeybees to your greenhouse. Gro-lights are a nice accessory that could prove useful.

Pineapples grow on trees, so while your plant may be small at the moment, it will need some type of medium to help support it as it grows. Peat, gravel, perlite or some mixture of these will work well. Make sure the roots are in a position to be well drained, as you do not want to end up with root tot from your plant sitting in the hydroponic solution for too long. Temperatures in the greenhouse can range anywhere from sixty to eighty degrees Fahrenheit. Pineapples are a hardy plant that can tolerate either end of this temperature scale. Your hydroponic pineapple will need a minimum of six and maximum of eight hours of sunlight a day to grow healthy. Purchasing gro lights will enable you to provide the necessary light.

Unlike most plants, which get their nutrients through the roots, pineapples “feed” better through their leaves. For this reason, you will want to set up a hydroponic system that allows you to mist your plants two to three times a day. You do not want to over water pineapple plants or they will fail to thrive. A ready-made hydroponic nutrient formula, such as those sold here Advanced Nutrients will allow you to know your pineapple is getting the optimum amount of needed nutrients.

Pineapples grown in a greenhouse through hydroponics are not apt to be bothered by many pests. You may want to add some natural predator insects such as the ladybird beetle just to make sure. Commercial pesticides are not recommended for your hydroponic garden and you should try as many natural means as possible before using any artificial insecticide. Adding honeybees, or bumblebees, to the greenhouse environment will allow for natural pollination of your plants.

Pineapples make a nice addition to any hydroponic garden, whether in a greenhouse or inside your living room. You may, however, want to manually pollinate if your indoor garden is in your living quarters. The bees could get rather bothersome. Wherever you set up your hydroponic garden, provide your pineapple with warmth, light and proper hydroponic nutrients and you will soon see it blossom.

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