Saturday 15 February 2014

Growing a Coconut Palm from Seed

In this BLOG entry we will look at the whole process I used to grow my coconut palm from seed.

What you'll need:


1 Coconut - make sure it is free of damage and when you shake it, it's still got lots of liquid inside.
1 Bucket with warm water
1 Brick or large stone (to hold the coconut under the water)
1 large Ziploc bag

In this Video you'll see the initial process of getting the coconut ready for sprouting


Roughly 1 month after we put it into the Ziploc bag we got a sprout (Please note that it might take longer - Many factors are in play).



This sprout will grow very slowly!  Like watching paint dry :)  almost 2 months after the above sprout video we are looking at this :)


The sprout will reach a point when it starts growing quickly again...  It really seems like a hurry up then wait thing :)  here is an update where we transplant the coconut seedling into a pot with soil.  If I was to do this again, I would use a better draining mix..  Perhaps more sand.



Remember that Coconuts like a well draining mix but like frequent watering.  High light,  Warm Temps and high humidity. 

  Good Luck and Happy Growing :)

  Please show me your projects on the go and your progress :)  We can all learn together :)

Bill

5 comments:

  1. How fun to see your seed at all stages! Very fun! I just watched all your videos! I live in zone 10, and now I see how all these buggers get going down here (it is hot and humid)!!! Great job, and can't wait to see how it goes in your home as a houseplant. :)

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    1. It was fun Julie :) I didn't think it was possible to sprout one of these. The plant actually died over winter.. I couldn't provide the humidity it needed to thrive. Better luck next time :)

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  2. It was fun seeing the coconut sprout! What are your thoughts on mimosa though?

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  3. It was fun seeing the coconut sprout! What are your thoughts on mimosa though?

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    1. do you mean the Sensitive plant? I love them.

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