Could you just buy coconuts from the store and stick the in the ground? That works with the seeds of some store bought foods, I know that. But is that how you'd plant a coconut tree anyway? Just wondering.
2007-01-14 08:30:08 · 4 answers · asked by Flying fox 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
It depends a lot on how the coconuts were handled before reaching the store and how long its been since they were harvested. Cold storage temperatures for example will destroy the embryo. The viability of most tropical seeds diminishes quickly with time. As a quick test before you buy it, shake the nut. If you can't hear the coconut water sloshing around inside, it's already a goner. Try another one.
Germinate them by placing them on their side in a sandy bed with about one third of the nut exposed. Keep the sand below the surface moist but not wet. Keep warm if you're not in a tropical location. They'll germinate best with a daytime temperature of about 90 degrees F. They will first produce a single fleshy root out the bottom of the nut. Then a small split will appear in the top of the nut from which the shoot will emerge. This will take about a month if your conditions are right.
2007-01-15 04:25:40 · answer #1 · answered by briggs451 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes grow them by the beach but, if they're not growing chop down a tree close to the beach and plant the coconut where that tree was. The problem was you were growing it in a bad spot (bad soil or bad lighting). I should grow without being watered.
2016-05-24 01:13:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently, taking the husk off makes it unlikely, but have a look at this
2007-01-14 08:35:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To start they like to grow on the beach so u need some salt water for them.
2007-01-14 09:20:46 · answer #4 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋