I use a grow light on my Washy in winter but know I'll need a better one for Bismarckia this winter.
Maybe that would let Cocos grow, but given that I killed Cocos in Summer, I still think i'll build my palm skill a little longer. --Erik

I looked up a while ago how hard they wre to grow indoors....... most have had bad luck.... while some had good luck, with no special care. Trial and error i guess..

Actually they are really easy to grow,just need southern window exposure,mist daily,and keep a fan on them.just a gentle breeze during the day,water every couple weeks,only if the top inch is dry.
I keep night time temps above 65*,during the winter.
Its best to keep them in dappled shade while outside during the summer,they just can't seem to handle full sun,while growing
in containers.
Feed every 4 months with a fertilizer with manganese.
I also use Epsom salt,every once in a while in between the 4 months feeding.
Nice coco you have Steve,I bet it took 5 years or more for it to start to trunk!
So maybe in another 5 yrs you can get fruit!!!!!

Don

Actually they are really easy to grow,just need southern window exposure,mist daily,and keep a fan on them.just a gentle breeze during the day,water every couple weeks,only if the top inch is dry.
I keep night time temps above 65*,during the winter.
Its best to keep them in dappled shade while outside during the summer,they just can't seem to handle full sun,while growing
in containers.
Feed every 4 months with a fertilizer with manganese.
I also use Epsom salt,every once in a while in between the 4 months feeding.
Nice coco you have Steve,I bet it took 5 years or more for it to start to trunk!
So maybe in another 5 yrs you can get fruit!!!!!

Don

Easy? That is why I am a novice. I would not have though of half that.
My Cocos from last Summer came home from being indoors at the local nursery and then went to the patio, where it got too much sun. Then the weather turned hot and dry when I was in Belize and it was not watered enough by the house-sitter.
I learn so much here, I might try again next year. --Erik

Yes Erik,please try again.
I have quite a few large palms,but the Coco is the ultimate palm to grow,I really enjoy just looking at its leaves blowing in the wind,then I daydream for a second or two,that I'm on a Island somewhere!!!!!
Then reality comes back,and I'm in Kansas again!!!LOL

Every island I know of with coconuts is cooler than it is here (or in Kansas) right now so I imagine sitting under a coconut palm with a warm (not hot) breeze off the sea. Instead I'm heading out to water my palms and bananas. Again. --Erik

Here's the large one, just opening a new frond.

And the one that germinated last fall,

Steve

Beautiful!
They seem to be outdoors, and getting some sun. Do they mind the heat we've been having? --Erik

Steve, with all them palms, I think you should build a bio-dome.

Very cool stuff. 8)

Erik, The large one is outside, and the seedling has remained in the greenhouse (I lost a small one to wind a couple years ago, so I'm taking no chances)
They love the heat, we've been above 100F for the past week or so, you could just about sit down in a chair and watch them grow 😀

Thanks Aaron, Bio-dome is a nice idea, I have may another year or two before I'll need to expand again 😀

Steve

Steve,
most of my palms love the heat more than I do. So, when I have a cold drink, I go outside with a watering hose and literally watch them grow! 😀
The wife is installing a misting system, so maybe a Cocos would be happy next year with the added humidity. --Erik

Beautiful cocos Steve, can almost hear it rustling in the breeze 😀

The one in the GH has huge leaves already for one so young.

Barb

Thanks Barb, If anything, the one in the GH is just stretched out a bit from lower light.
I was going to put it outside this year, but it looked too nice to leave out with the grasshoppers, hail & storms 😀
Did you notice the Spindle behind it? decided to try it in ground.

Steve

Sorry I forgot to refer to that gorgeous Spindle!
What a specimen.
Nice long fronds (longer than mine).
I rather like the look of the "stretched out" palms that lower light levels cause.

And you're right...GH specimens don't have to fight windstorms and bugs.
No wonder you want to protect them, they're beautiful.

Barb