Pineapple has high requirements for the fertilizer elements nitrogen (N), potassium (K), and iron (Fe), and relatively low requirements for the fertilizer elements phosphorus (P) and calcium (Ca). Although Hawaiian pineapples grow in red soils whose iron composition may exceed 20%, they can starve for iron. Explain this based on solubility of the iron found in red soil.
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Take a one gram sample of the mycelia mat of a healthy familiar pineapple grown nearby and characterize it Chemically, the best you can, using the technology you have available, including a pool kit. Then research the pineapple as an agricultural product, find the seed growing depths and other growing requirements like sunshine. Try using different water levels using several pineapples. The optimal pineapple probably has the water level you may want to use on a new batch of pineapple trees.