Germinating a supermarket coconut !!

[Riz]

I couldnt find the "husked" cocunut around my area, so i bought 2 of them from the supermarket make sure they have plenty of liquid inside, you can tell by shaking it. "shake the coconuts you know you wanna"

select a spherical coconut with a large, soft germination pore (the biggest 'eye')and make sure the nut has plenty of liquid inside it . Quite often if you look at every coconut you may find one with a root but i couldnt find any with roots maybe if i went to the open market i would have had much success.

[Riz]

the coconut i have does not have a exocarp ( outer layer)just the mesocarp. ( fibrous husk). i have heard you get better germination with the exocarp already on it.


i left mine submerged in a bucket for 24 hours ( took me a while finding a bucket which didn't have holes drilled at the bottom by me)

[Riz]

I am using just regular 3rd grade soil ive had for a while, i couldn't figure out which way to place the coconut in the pot.. how do i know which pore is plugged ( eye) and which is the functional one !!!

so i placed it with one eye downwards and left it on the radiator and covered the pot with a white plastic shopping bag and this was one month ago, the ideal temps for germination is around 25 to 27c or around 80f

[Riz]

i made sure i didn't let the coconut dry out, the bag over it worked a treat and it was always wet inside, i was worried about it rotting away underneath but it all looks good for now

[Riz]

the coconut germination pic#1 is quite similiar to the "date germination" dont you think !?

[Riz]

last week i checked the coconut and it was oozing some yellow gunge out of one of the eyes ( I am hoping its the functional pore) at first i thought it was moulding but it only seemed to ooze out of one of the pores the other 2 pores seemed fine.

[Riz]

I thought it was best to take the bag off the pot and let it breathe for a few days, the yellow gunge dried out after a day, so now i have put the bag back over it and left it on the radiator, ill check every other day for more developments and let you know..

this is what it should look like after i have inshallah got it to germinate.. small pot huh ?!

not my pic

[edibles]

salaam riz
liking the new palm section, great idea

i wanted to try a coconut when i was young but when i was checking if possible and how to, i discovered it could take 6+ months to sprout. http://www.cookycoconuts.com/Plantgrowacoconut.html

they are zone 10b if that helps you at all
http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/fruits_ornamentals_by_hardiness.htm

have you considered wipe the gunge away to see if there is something underneath

[farah]

Asalamu Alaikam!

How adventurous but confusing the seeds in the coconut? Is that part usually eaten?

[Riz]

salaam riz
liking the new palm section, great idea

i wanted to try a coconut when i was young but when i was checking if possible and how to, i discovered it could take 6+ months to sprout. http://www.cookycoconuts.com/Plantgrowacoconut.html

they are zone 10b if that helps you at all
http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/fruits_ornamentals_by_hardiness.htm

have you considered wipe the gunge away to see if there is something underneath

thanks edibles..

some great links.. some good stuff i didn't know

i didn't bother with the broken crockery at the bottom of the pot :)

there is nothing below the gunge,the gunge is oozing out of the "pore"

keeping the coconut in stable temps is the key i feel..

[Riz]

Asalamu Alaikam!

How adventurous but confusing the seeds in the coconut? Is that part usually eaten?

w/salaam..

endosperm (nutritive tissue)

yeah the white stuff is what we eat :)

[Tania]

According to the site you can wait upto 9 months. But its rewarding - 3 generations tree. What you will do with the coconut in winter ? if you will plant out.

[Riz]

According to the site you can wait upto 9 months. But its rewarding - 3 generations tree. What you will do with the coconut in winter ? if you will plant out.

Hi tania..

I honestly don't think it will take that long to germinate, in fact i think i am already seeing developments, the pore is spongy and it looks like as if the root is trying to force itself out of the pore. Ill update later on

[~Obsidian~]

This is starting to sound disgusting :D

[Tania]

I want to make a small greenhouse (3 m tall) in the yard-if will not be too expensive. Also, will be warmed only by the sun, including in the winter. I begin to be interested by the coconut tree because it looks so nice with his leafs.

[~Obsidian~]

How goes the coconut growing Riz?

[Riz]

i was checking on it 10 minutes ago, and it pretty much looks similar to the pic above.

[~Obsidian~]

Lol okay, still spongey and gungey then I take it? :D

[Riz]

yeah pretty much the same, there is still plenty of water inside the shell, i heard it sloshing around..

[edibles]

how do i know which pore is plugged

gently poke the three pores with a toothpick the functional one should be soft but the others woody

[Tania]

gently poke the three pores with a toothpick the functional one should be soft but the others woodyThis will not hurt the coconut pores? damage?

[Riz]

I had a check today and there is something definitely happening behind the function pore, edibles you are right, i didn't use a toothpick but i could feel with my forefinger that the functional pore feels a lot softer than the non functional pores, it feels softer and i can push the pore in a little if i push it. so all seems to be well at THIS POINT

[edibles]

This will not hurt the coconut pores? damage?

no so long as you do it soft enough not to pierce the skin

[Riz]

Things are happening to the coconut..

Today i had a closer look at the functional pore and i could see the membrane all dried up and something forcing its way through the membrane, so i peeled of the membrane and i heard a Ssssssssssst sound like air was been taken out of a bike wheel.. Air was gushing out of the coconut through the pore and now there is a hole were the functional eye was and a yellowy *stem is emerging out

edit:- ( i think its the *cotyledon )
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0006930.html


pics later on when i get my camera back from a mate who wanted to take some EID pics of his kids :D

[edibles]

Things are happening to the coconut..

Today i had a closer look at the functional pore and i could see the membrane all dried up and something forcing its way through the membrane, so i peeled of the membrane and i heard a Ssssssssssst sound like air was been taken out of a bike wheel.. Air was gushing out of the coconut through the pore and now there is a hole were the functional eye was and a yellowy stem is emerging out ( i think its a stem)


pics later on when i get my camera back from a mate who wanted to take some EID pics of his kids :D

ooooooooohhhhhh exciting!
Riz when did you plant it, I want to know how long it took you to sprout

[Riz]

yeah so am i...
17th November, when i planted the coconut.

if you take a look at this first pic ( diagram) you will see "coconut apple " i think its that which is oozing out slowly from the pore, it looks the same colour....it must turn into a cotyledon when it meets air and light..

[Riz]

The cotyledon goes through the mesocarp and then through the exocarp, but the coconut i planted doesnt have the outer layer ( exocarp)..

[Riz]

As you can see the functional pore is oozing out this white fleshy substance which will inshallah turn into a stem...... it looks a mole from an angle :)

[edibles]

wow im pretty sure there is something pushing its way out in pic 1

would it be easier to germinate one of these it had straw like fibres covering the pores

[Riz]

would it be easier to germinate one of these it had straw like fibres covering the pores

You have to be really careful about the straw fibres as they are very dry and can quickly catch fire, even if you place it near the window a beam of direct light can set it a blaze lol... unless its permanently wet and under a plastic bag, but i did not want to take that chance espically when it was under a HPS light, so i cut of all the long fibres and trimmed it right back.

[Riz]

looks like its going to take a while for the cotelydon to make an apperance :)

[~Obsidian~]

RIIIIIIIIIIIZ!!! I bought a coconut today :D They were selling small ones for 49p (got to the till and it was 39p :D) and I saw some had the white eye...so I picked one that had a spongy bit on it, like it was already growing :D gonna go deal with it later on (pot it up etc.)

[edibles]

RIIIIIIIIIIIZ!!! I bought a coconut today :D They were selling small ones for 49p (got to the till and it was 39p :D) and I saw some had the white eye...so I picked one that had a spongy bit on it, like it was already growing :D gonna go deal with it later on (pot it up etc.)

OBSSIIDDDDIIIAAAN!!!!!!! were did you get them from

[~Obsidian~]

EDIBLESSS!!! I got it from my local supermarket, Alhamdulillah we don't have a problem getting exotic fruits here, and cheaply too! :tree-huggin:

Stuck it in a pot of soil, covered it with a bag and stuck it on top of the boiler....where I rediscovered my old bag of dat stones and one that I had neglected to notice had sprouted roots, and had grown a looong (curved) leaf in the confines of the bag!

[edibles]

EDIBLESSS!!! I got it from my local supermarket, Alhamdulillah we don't have a problem getting exotic fruits here, and cheaply too! :tree-huggin:

Stuck it in a pot of soil, covered it with a bag and stuck it on top of the boiler....where I rediscovered my old bag of dat stones and one that I had neglected to notice had sprouted roots, and had grown a looong (curved) leaf in the confines of the bag!

:sunny::freezing:
what? the ones in our supermarket are just as cheap but none of them any form of spongey material or gunge or oozingnes

[~Obsidian~]

Well the majority of them were fine, couple of them had a bit of white on them which got me digging through to see which one was most advanced in the grossness. Found that one! :D Its now oozing some nastiness and protruding even further out of the pore, whatever it is!

[Riz]

hello coconut lovers.... :GreenThumbs:

[edibles]

i love coconut trees their so majestic and like the tropical climate that they represent, if only their were cold hardy alternatives,
phoenix rupicola is kinda similar, other than that theirs the hurricane palm which is just as tropical as the coconut palm

[~Obsidian~]

Riz my coconut pore looks gross, it looks TRES mouldy!

[Riz]

take the bag of it and let it breathe... maybe 24 hours minimum..

mine has not fully made an appearance yet.. so you are ahead of me... :)

[~Obsidian~]

I don't actually know what it is that I'm looking at, and I can't upload a picture! Will do though, thanky

[Riz]

i think its the cotyledon that's pushing its way out of the functional pore..

a pic would be great

[Kirsten]

Well the majority of them were fine, couple of them had a bit of white on them which got me digging through to see which one was most advanced in the grossness. Found that one! :D Its now oozing some nastiness and protruding even further out of the pore, whatever it is!

LOL I bet all the other shoppers thought you were crazy!

[~Obsidian~]

I repeat Riz, I don't know what it is :o erm...and regards the mould...it's only, specifically on the pore, it's rather neat (not anywhere around the pore or the coconut or even the soil) so I think it just looks like mould but may be ok? It's very soft though, squidgy I'd say, I poked it with my finger :D I think the pore has stopped oozing juices atm but I'm not too sure, might resume it later!

I can't upload a picture at the moment, I did take one last night though just when I planted it, I'll take another one in a mo so that when I do upload them you can see the step by step development (of a cotyledon hopefully, and not just mould!)

Nah Kirsten, I were just poking through the coconuts (indoor supermarket so twas normal looking) and they didn't actually know what I had an eye out for either! Plus they weren't visibly white mouldy gross, I just saw one that looked slightly protrusive/gooey/spongy and thought why the heck not!

[~Obsidian~]

There are tiny bugs crawling around the pore of the coconut..gross :( time for it to go!

[Tania]

There are tiny bugs crawling around the pore of the coconut..gross :( time for it to go!Don't give up. Just wash the coconut.

[Tania]

I just bought one coconut. Its a beautiful hairy brown coconut with 3 dark brown pores and no sound of liquid inside. I am very content about how it looks and off course i can't move it in the pot because i forgot to buy the soil.

[Riz]

^does it have plenty of water inside it ?, shake it and see :)

[Riz]

you need the one with plenty of liquid inside, because they will need it for nourishment.

see post 1 on first page :)


ps.. remember coconuts germinate in poor sandy soil conditions.. so buy the cheapest soil you can get.. :)

[Tania]

No, i don't heard liquid noise. Could affect this the coconut germination chances?

[Riz]

No, i don't heard liquid noise. Could affect this the coconut germination chances?

I think so...

the reading i did recommended it had plenty of water inside it,

[Tania]

I will plant this one too. I forgot to shake the coconuts in the supermarket - i checked up only to be clean and intact.

[Tania]

I submerged the coconut this morning in a juice bottle. I cut the bottle in 2, i filled with warm water (no hot) and i place on the windows frame. I hope the radiator will keep the water warm because i want to let him there for 3 days. Against my expactations, the coconut its floating (1/4 its out from water)

[Riz]

I submerged the coconut this morning in a juice bottle. I cut the bottle in 2, i filled with warm water (no hot) and i place on the windows frame. I hope the radiator will keep the water warm because i want to let him there for 3 days. Against my expactations, the coconut its floating (1/4 its out from water)

put something heavy on it so its under the water.. like a brick :)

[Tania]

I put a 1/4 from a brick and now the coconut its completly under water.

[Tania]

I have now 2 coconuts resting on the windows frame, near to the radiator. Today i took them out from the pots and i mixed the soil with sand. I read the muld (the warm compost its a great place for muld, i have noticed small white dots there)can attack the coconuts, so i washed them. Now they are back in the pots :)

[Riz]

well done :)

YES you are right the germination is slow, but i am seeing what seems like a stem trying to force it self out of the white meat...

[Tania]

You can see how its growing your palm :) I can't see yet any movement- i have to wait to appear that oozing process

[tahir_phoenix]

well done :)

YES you are right the germination is slow, but i am seeing what seems like a stem trying to force it self out of the white meat...

Wow this is great - your well on your way to your first coconut palm! I can see a plastic sheet/bag over the pot, do you keep this over the coconut all the time and is the pot near a radiator for warmth??

[Riz]

Salaam T..

the plastic bag is a humidity dome it keeps the moisture in, sometimes i do take the plastic bag off for 24 hours just to let it breathe.. Its in a warm room but not next to the radiator, when i water it i usually boil the kettle and pour really hot water over it, i got that tip from edibles ( thanks bro)

its the first time for me germinating a coconut so i cant wait to see the cotyledon pushing through the pore. seeds are really amazing things !!!

[~Obsidian~]

My coconut has gone mouldy...:(

[Tania]

My coconut has gone mouldy...:(I think that happened because the coconut was not healthy when you bought.

[Tania]

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/7788/nucajc6.th.jpg (http://img5.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nucajc6.jpg)


Not too much action - i can't see any changes.

[Riz]

My coconut has gone mouldy...:(

over watering will do that.. dont water too often

[Riz]

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/7788/nucajc6.th.jpg (http://img5.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nucajc6.jpg)


Not too much action - i can't see any changes.

they look cute tania :)

Be patient. The first time we started a coconut from seed it took 9 nine months to sprout. It is common for many palms to take many months to sprout. Don't over water as you'll rot them out.

Your coconut will first split its husk at the bottom and send down some roots. It may take several months before your coconut also splits the top of the husk pushing up its first fronds. In other words, your coconut will be growing and you won't even know it until it splits the top please take a look at this link that edibles pasted in page1, its quite interesting

http://www.cookycoconuts.com/Plantgrowacoconut.html

[Tania]

I read and i have to wait. I hope to see certain results in 3-6 months not 9. I don't know why the older one, from the big pot, its not oozing like yours. Your begun to ooz after 1 month. Would be the time for mine to do the same. :o

[Riz]

^ its possible that your coconut was from a different variety of coconut palm tree, so it might take longer to germinate..

the pore has opened up on mine but there is no more activity from the pore, but i don't know what's happening underneath the cocunut it could be sending down roots..

[Riz]

latest update on the coconut. there is hole in the middle which seems to go right inside the coconut, dunno if that's a good sign or not !!!.. just have to wait and see.. :GreenThumbs:

[edibles]

intresting, maybe the sprout is on the inside and comes through the hole

[Tania]

The coconut has 3 months now so that must be the sprout. When you said hot water-its like the bath water temperature ? I used until now only warm-25 degree celsius- water.

[Riz]

i usually boil the kettle and pour some boiling hot water over the coconut...

the coconut is still full of fluid though, i gave the pot a gentle shake and plenty of fluid came pouring out of the hole..

[Tania]

I never did that. I took warm, little warm water from the tap. I ckecked up the coconuts and both has water inside - i think throught the pore they are taking water from outside.

[Riz]

^ interesting..


if you look at page 1 of this thread and take a look at the first pic, it could be that the "coconut apple" is going to push its way out of the functional pore, if you look closely you will see that the endosperm surrounds the "coconut apple"

In my pic there is a hole that goes through the endosperm ( outer white meat)

so maybe the cotyledon will grow through the hole eventually !!!

[edibles]

http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=3526&hl=supermarket

riz look at the link I think yours went wrong

[Tania]

I don't know what to say. They are talking about 1 week germination and i have big doubts the coconut can so quickly germinate.

[tahir_phoenix]

I don't know what to say. They are talking about 1 week germination and i have big doubts the coconut can so quickly germinate.

I think theses guys are based in Florida, US (based on the posts) where the climate is completely different (much warmer) to the UK and Eastern Europe so maybe it is possible to germinate in these quick timescales.

I wish I lived in a nice warm country so I could grow huge palm and coconut trees all year round :p

Check this link of someone who is doing just this! Some rare and amazing palms he's growing!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/sets/72157594455871510/

[Riz]

http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=3526&hl=supermarket

riz look at the link I think yours went wrong

so it took that guy 37 days to sprout it !?

Personally i think its the coconut and not something i did wrong.. i inserted a pencil in the functional pore and there was no obstruction, it went right to the back of the coconut LOL..

so looks like no embryo has grown inside, but still plenty of fluid jiggling around the coconut.. ill keep it for another week and then i might saw it open just to see what was inside..

yeah it was a "hit or miss" scenario too be honest with you.. maybe it wasn't a fresh coconut when i got it , maybe i was just unlucky this time......

nice link though, ill do some more reading on it later on........

[Tania]

Another thing is related to smell: the coconut which is oozing should have a certain smell if she begin to rot or something. Or she is just oozing from over 2 months now.
I begin to take my coconuts outside when is sun.

[Riz]

i forgot to add...

i removed the coconut from the pot just to see what was happening underneath it, and absolutely NOTHING.... No roots..

[Tania]

May be you destroyed the embrio with that pencil:(

[edibles]

Personally i think its the coconut and not something i did wrong
yes i meant the coconut.
I dont think it was supposed to become a hole instead it should have been a button

[Riz]

found this pic of the mango kernel and the flower....

[~Obsidian~]

I had the button...then I had....fungus :rolleyes:

[Tania]

Appeared a white spot on my eldest coconut husk. Riz do you think its possible the coconut to begin to rot?

[Tania]

Here are the 2 coconuts- i moved them in the same pot:o One its dark brown and the other one begin to become white brown and has some small white spots
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2376/im006706.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/my.php?image=im006706.jpg)

[Riz]

i think mine has got mouldy it was smelling really awful today, so i opened it up to see what would be inside i was curious... nothing much !!


ps.. i made the other 2 holes using a drill :)

[Riz]

i will try it again in mid -may inshallah

[Tania]

Mine has no smell so i think i will leave both to see what are doing on. In mid-may will be excelent weather conditions for germination.

[edibles]

Riz I know you are ever the purist and stuff, but hombase have a cocos nucifera over 4ft for £10!! no pinnate leaves but for the size superb value.

ps tania i am pretty sure that the the cococnut should be horizontal with only the functional pour out of the ground

[Tania]

hombase have a cocos nucifera over 4ft for £10!
ps tania i am pretty sure that the the cococnut should be horizontal with only the functional pour out of the ground
Buying would spoil the pleasure to see him growing.I am really curious to see whats inside of my coconuts, how they grow the root, stem...and so on.
I saw Riz picture with the coconut but i decided to place in this position, to be straight.

[Tania]

Saturday i planted both coconuts outside, near to the rose bush. I hope they will like the weather.

[~Obsidian~]

I hope they survive outside! How cool would that be, having coconuts root in your garden!

[Tania]

We will see. I decided don't disturb them for around 2 or 3 months. After that its possible to open one of them to see how looks inside.

[edibles]

Saturday i planted both coconuts outside

wow are you sure they'll survive, how are the temps in your area.

[Tania]

Between 3 and 16 celsius degrees.

[edibles]

Between 3 and 16 celsius degrees.

hmm seems cold I'd keep it sheltered

[Tania]

They are out from saturday so has no point to move them now. I sow 3 date seeds near to them, they should germinate much faster, so i will know ...if my coconuts are not feeling well.

[farah]

Asalama alaikam Riz & Tania its been quite a while since the last update on your coconuts any progression? :)

[Riz]

w/salaam farah..

mine moulded away. the functional pore opened up, but zero embryo inside, maybe i just got a bad coconut, not sure

[farah]

that's a shame, any plans to try again?

[edibles]

riz next time can i recommend you use one from a marketplace or local shop instead of supermarket, in supermarkets they have been kept cool for a long time(killing the embryo) to give them longer shelf life

[Tania]

I checked up mine yesterday and its nothing inside:
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/9322/032sxx.jpg

[Nife180]

I checked up mine yesterday and its nothing inside:
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/9322/032sxx.jpg
Looks like there was something going on inside, see how thick the walls are. Looks like the embryo was developing.

[Tania]

I lost my patience and i killed them.:(

[Nife180]

Just wondering was there water inside when you cracked it open? an easy way to check if something is happening, is to shake the coconut gently. If there is less of a sloshing sound than there was initially, it means the embryo is developing and feeding on the coconut water.

[Tania]

Both had water inside. I think i will try with another one.

[farah]

Its a shame but you got very far initially :) I hope your next one develops an embryo in these coming summer months.

[Riz]

it depends a lot on how fresh the coconut is and what method you received it, i heard that if they are refrigerated before they are sold that can decrease the embryo life considerably, but it would be more worthwhile if the coconut was bought from a market stall or a fruit market, and even more adventegous to buy a coconut with the outer husk still on.

[pwr_wrx]

After reading this thread i decided to try it. So hopefully it grows (fingers crossed)

They had plenty of water inside them, so i got them. I put them in a bucket of warm water and tomorrow I will plant them.

A website said to roll them and see which side they stop on and plant them halfway into the soil in that position. So i will try that and water with warm water and keep them moist.

[Riz]

salman..

are you going to plant them in a container or in the ground ?

[pwr_wrx]

container...its about to get 30F in two days

[pwr_wrx]

I just planted them today..half sand half soil..buried in half way...

[pwr_wrx]

Been about a month now...dont see anything happening....i see some white stuff around one of the coconuts..dont know what that is..hopefully not mold

[Riz]

white stuff around the functional pore?

[pwr_wrx]

Not the pore. Just around the cocount where it meets the soil. Thr pores r under the soil

[pwr_wrx]

Heres a pic of something growing out..dunno if its from the coconut though :scene1:

[Riz]

did u use fresh soil or soil from the garden coz it maybe just a seedling that germinated from the soil

[pwr_wrx]

I used potting soil n somr sand from the yard. I think your right. It's jus something growing. It's not from the coconut cuz it's growing in a different pot too

[pwr_wrx]

still nothing with the coconuts :mad: anyone else have better luck??

[Riz]

hmm try germinating a coconut with the outer husk already on it, i hear they work out a lot better.. you know what i mean !!!!?

like this#


http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/Young_Green_Coconut.jpg

[pwr_wrx]

Yeah i wanted to do that but no one around here sells them with the husk....when i was in hawaii there were fresh husked coconuts all over the ground :) but not here in dallas :(

[Riz]

^ hmmm

maybe try getting one from the fruit market ( if u can find one in your area) i read on line a while ago that fruit markets dont usually chill the fruit they buy ,they sell the produce the same day unlike supermarkets. so the chances of a husked coconut germinating will be better...

[pwr_wrx]

I guess I'll look for that in the future. Right now I got a lot of plants to take care of

[pwr_wrx]

My coconut is excreting oil from it. It smells coconutty but also kind of bad. Maybe it's starting to go bad?

[Riz]

thats probably the smell from the pore ?? how is it looking now?

[pwr_wrx]

i stopped caring for it...so its just decomposing now i guess...im trying to find coconuts with husk on them but no one sells them with husk here :mad:

[pwr_wrx]

I saw some awesome baby coconut palms at the mall the other day...took pics

been looking for husked coconuts for months now and cant find anything...

[Foreveryoung]

^ such a beauty... I love palms. :)
Thanks for sharing :)

[rubmanhayat]

...been looking for husked coconuts for months now and cant find anything...

I saw some around here in NY last month i believe. Will definitely watch out for more and send you one. Not sure if I can send one in mail though.

[pwr_wrx]

I saw some on eBay. They are $20 plus shipping. A young Coconut palm is about the same price

[Riz]

nothing like germinating a coconut though, something i have not managed to do myself up to yet :violin:

[pwr_wrx]

I saw some around here in NY last month i believe. Will definitely watch out for more and send you one. Not sure if I can send one in mail though.

If you can find one and send it to me itll be great. I can send you the money for it...its $20 for a coconut on ebay plus shipping

on the other hand..they have young coconuts here with the fibrous part of the husk on there...any idea if it will germinate???

heres a pic
http://www.tradenote.net/images/users/000/030/516/products_images/Young_Coconut.jpg

[rubmanhayat]

We get these here too but not sure if they'll germinate. According to what i read it must be ripe and/or fallen on the ground with alot of water in it.

www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/OF-25.pdf

I want to try germinate one too. I will send you one when i find it here. I'll experiment on the one you posted in the picture. We get it here for like $5.00

[pwr_wrx]

its $2.49 over here at the asian stores...i wanted to ask anyone on here to see if it has a better chance of growing than the ones without any husk...but i really want one with a full husk..just cant seem to find it anywhere..need to drive to florida and bring lots back :)

[rubmanhayat]

Just wanted to share this :)

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/palms/msg0812153222100.html

[pwr_wrx]

since its so much easier to grow seeds via paper baggie method..cant we just wrap the coconut with a moist towel and put it in a big ziplock bag or tupperwear???

[rubmanhayat]

I guess that'd help speed up the process. I went yesterday to a grocery store to find one with the husk but no luck. They had these small coconuts that would fit in my hand easily. I think I'll try the paper baggie method but I am worried about the mould.

[pwr_wrx]

My friend surprised me yesterday with 4 green husked coconuts...woohoo..finally got my hands on em..one of the coconuts is hugee..and the other 3 are normal size..only thing is they dont seem like they have any water in them....i dunno how thats possible because they are still husked..how can the water come out?? ill take some pics soon..i put the big one in water because its brown...the other 3 i'll wait a little bit..they still have some green on them..or should i plant them now??

im going to try the paper baggie method with one to see how it turns out
:D sooo excited

[~Obsidian~]

:cheerleader:

[greenandblue]

Hi! I soaked my coconut a week, then planted. I took this picture a week after I planted it. One of the holes already moved away that black circle thing front of it, as you may noticed.
Since here's not much sunshine, I lamp it 8 hours a day to keep the nut and soil warm. What do you think?
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/2239/201107261.jpg

[Riz]

hi,

yeah looks good, i hope thats the functional pore opening up, how many watts is the light??

[greenandblue]

hi,

yeah looks good, i hope thats the functional pore opening up, how many watts is the light??

hi, it's just a 20watts halogen, which is very close to the nut (about 8 cm).
It provides slightly warm (max 38degrees Celsius) temperature around it.

and yes, thats definately the functional pore I believe.

[greenandblue]

But how about you? Are you planning to plant another coconut? I've read through your experiences, hope you have some spirit left to try again.
Maybe one day one of us can successfully germinate a coconut. :) :cool:

[Riz]

very hard to find a husked coconut man, tried everywhere, ill have to go to the fruit and veg market to find it, i dont usally go to the market place but looks like ill have to go out of my way to find one,

[greenandblue]

Since I saw no process on my coconut in the soil, i removed it, and now trying to germinate it within a bag, after i covered the nut with wet towel paper. Now it's outside where is 32 degrees celsius. If im right, it will germinate in about 2 weeks from now.

By the way, I bought a coconut tree in a store for ~$12 (apprx. 1,5 meters tall), and I'm very glad with it so far.
Anyone could tell me how old it can be? Picture below:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0ri5La2Wx_w/Tk013IPhugI/AAAAAAAAD2I/DkYKkehFXkI/s800/2011-08-18%2B17.54.16.jpg

[Riz]

i am guessing, but maybe 3 months old !!!

[greenandblue]

i am guessing, but maybe 3 months old !!!

it grows 1,5 meters in 3 months? :rolleyes:

Mine is about 60 inches..

"The growth rate of coconut palm trees is between 12 to 20 inches a year.

Read more: Facts on Coconut Palm Trees | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_6316697_coconut-palm-trees.html#ixzz1VkZc3ueX"

[pwr_wrx]

Heres some updates...i soaked them in water for several days and planted them...just rolled them and whatever way they seemed to stop i planted them that way...weather has been around 110F all summer and is just now starting to cool down...today is 106F....been about two months and no sign of anything yet...i read it can take up to 9 months before i see anything..hopefully not...well lets just wait and see..inshallah i will get something..at least 1 :D