Indoor Coconuts

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 1:45 pm

Anyone else growing these?

After reading all the horror stories about trying to keep one alive during the winter months, I stuck this seedling in the front window (with a nice view of the snow on the ground) and pretty much ignored it after that.

As it turns out ,it has performed the best out of all I have had in the house this winter!

-Steve

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 1:54 pm

Sweet

yuccaman · Post by **yuccaman** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 2:36 pm

I grew Coconut palms indoors And they did great until they got old at some point.I grew Coconut palms In florida when I lived there before and got great Coconuts.My indoor Coconut Palm did not make the best Coconuts But they were fine.

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 3:20 pm

It's encouraging you were able to get an indoor one to fruit!

I'll be happy If I can just keep this one looking decent.

-Steve

yuccaman · Post by **yuccaman** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 3:52 pm

I had to wait 16 years for it to get fruit. Its been in a house for so long and It got very bad fruit. My dogs got into my coconuts
and started eating it. I had bad tasting coconuts

knnn I hope your coconut palm stays healthy and lives long. I hope yours has good tasting fruit.

Okanagan desert-palms · Post by **Okanagan desert-palms** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 3:57 pm

That is a nice sized Coconut palm knnn. Did you get it as a seedling or did you germinate it yourself? I have always wanted to try growing one. We don`t get any seedling Cocos nucifera here. So I`m wondering after I was at the supermarket yesterday and seen some whole coconuts .Bright idea I`m thinking I could just germinate my own? Have you or anyone else out there tried this?
John

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 4:23 pm

That one came from e@bay with the husk still on for $1.00 + shipping, It rolled around all summer in the back of my pick-up till I noticed it had sprouted.

I never Have had any supermarket ones sprout ,( they are usually de-husked & dried), I've read it may be possible if you bag them up with some damp sawdust and leave them somewhere warm.

-Steve

Post by **Jay-Admin** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:36 pm

Welcome to palmsnorth Knnn.

That's a nice coconut palm.

Regards,
Jay

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 3:04 am

Jay-Thanks for the Welcome! & yuccaman-Thanks for the Well Wishes!

This cocos posting may have been off topic a little but I couldn't resist,

-Steve

desertdave · Post by **desertdave** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:14 pm

I think that indoor palms may be actually a good idea for a new sub-forum on here. Many of us enjoy growing palms/tropicals/subtropicals indoors as houseplants.

BTW, I am curious, how would one grow a coconut from seed?

Post by **Jay-Admin** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:21 am

Good idea desertdave.

I created a sub forum for discussing growing palms indoors.

Regards,
Jay

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:40 am

desertdave- As far as germinating a coconut, just need heat & moisture, about 80-90f constant and positioning it on it's side is recommended, ( actually, any position would probably work)
If it has a viable embryo it should show life in 1-4 months.

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:10 am

Now it's official,
I can say this one has made it through the winter,
Debating the idea to put it outside this year, It has done so well inside it may stay put...until it touches the ceiling.

(Edit: 4/22 Have moved it to the greenhouse & re-linked photo)

desertdave · Post by **desertdave** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:07 am

I would say it's up to you. That said, coconut palms are not cold hardy at all; I have heard of them dying at 35 F. (Anyone that knows biology, how can a plant freeze to death at above freezing temperatures?) On the good side, they love heat and humidity. From what I understand Kansas can be quite hot and humid in the summer. Here in Idaho I would not put them outside in the summer but I might consider it in Kansas or other more humid climate. Then again if you leave it inside it will get used to that light and you won't have to keep re-acclimatizing it to the outside in the summer and to the inside in the fall. Then again, I do put my desert palms outside during the summer...

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:47 am

Youre right that it would probably benefit from being outside,

This has done so well as long as I have ignored it.
Afraid if I pay it some attention it'll keel over.

Best of Luck with youre palms & plants up there this year!!

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