Sprouting coconuts

[Fuerte Rav]

Originally Posted by WaterWitchin

Not me, but I'll sure listen if you have one to share stories and pictures!

apparently they can be trained to harvest the coconuts

[WaterWitchin]

Well heck! Give me about fifteen years and I’ll start my macaqué tribe!

[WaterWitchin]

Originally Posted by WaterWitchin

Okay, here's my update...



Nada. Just sitting there. Since middle of November. {{sigh}} Saw a tiny bit of white mold. Gonna wash it off a bit, rotate it a little. Leaving the cover off for a bit. But I do think maybe I have a bit of sphagnum that's beginning to grow.

This is patience at a whole new level.

Update to April 2021. I'd take a new picture of The Coconut Project, but the only thing happening is greener sphag. Grandson keeps pointing it out to the parents when they visit "Look, Abuela and I are growing a coconut tree." Parents "Oh, that's exciting!" {{parents look at each other and roll eyes}}.

Patience at a whole new level indeed. If we don't get anywhere soon, Imma go buy a very small coconut tree, crack this sucker open, and plant the tree in it. Voila! I'll show those skeptical parents a thing or two!

[DirtyCoconuts]

am i allowed to add my project to this thread or is that rude ???

i did start one the same time as you

[Fuerte Rav]

You're welcome by me!
But please don't say yours has started to grow!!!
Mine is the same as WW's, nada after the false start!

[WaterWitchin]

Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts

am i allowed to add my project to this thread or is that rude ???

i did start one the same time as you

You're talking about adding to MY THREAD! You know better than to even ask... Carry on buddy, carry on!

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PS Go on with your bad self... little FLORIDA guy!

[DirtyCoconuts]

My screen name is dirty coconuts....it’s not just a consequence for cutting in line

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It’s a totally unfair thing too as you are going from a husked fruit and I am choosing the nicest from pile on the curb lol

[DirtyCoconuts]

the bucket in the background is a 8.5 gallon chlorine tablet bucket, maybe 2.5' tall.

the sprout is maybe 3.5' these are the immature sprout leave (probably have a real name) and the first leaves that will spread and palm out like the mature ones just emerging


Untitled by J Solo, on Flickr

[Fuerte Rav]

Noooooooooooooo



I was very very tempted at my garden centre today!

[DirtyCoconuts]

Do it!!
They are such good trees and you can use them for many many orchid purposes.

Shade
Coir
Shells for hanging baskets
Weave the leaves into shade mat