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Toasted Coconut


jimmyt

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This is not the method I suggest for toasted coconut!  Potted Hawaiian coconut palm exposed to sudden temperature of 26 F for several hours at the end of October 2019.  It is now in the ICU recovering and
according to the doctors will need extensive rehabilitation.   Please don't torture your coconuts like this.

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Looks awful, but I've seen them get decked worse than that and bounce back.  Keep us up to date!

Lakeland, FL

USDA Zone 1990: 9a  2012: 9b  2023: 10a | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a

30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F

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Wow. Definitely going to need some time in the greenhouse! Where do you get you cocos for planting? I've been thinking of growing one, but the coconuts at my grocery stores look nothing like the ones people get on the forum! 

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45 minutes ago, HtownPalms said:

I've been thinking of growing one, but the coconuts at my grocery stores look nothing like the ones people get on the forum! 

Are you referring to the husked coconuts they sell in the stores as opposed to one with the husk still on it?

Don't want to hijack the thread so PM if interested. I can sell you nuts that just dropped or I have some that just started sprouting today.

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1 hour ago, HtownPalms said:

Wow. Definitely going to need some time in the greenhouse! Where do you get you cocos for planting? I've been thinking of growing one, but the coconuts at my grocery stores look nothing like the ones people get on the forum! 

This one came back from Maui in 2017 as a sprouted and packaged coconut.  Picked up in the Honolulu airport shop.  I have got some from my local grocer that with time and warmth will germinate.  Basically use RickyBobby's technique.  I would buy the unhusked ones if I could find them in Timbuktu, Texas!  The toasted one is ok and will recover as long as I dont let it freeze again.  The crown is ok as mentioned earlier.  My mistake.  Mother Nature caught me off guard. :blink:

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Thanks for the info guys. I dont want to hijack either. Not A TA, I might PM you. Let me think about if I'm ready for the challenge of a coconut tree without a greenhouse! 

Good luck Jimmy!! Keep us posted. 

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Getting the store bought dehusked coconuts to sprout is a challenge on its own.  Then getting them to the leafing stage is even more difficulty in a temperate climate.   I have tried it before. I will update on the Toasted Coconut.  Growth is slowed now do to cooler winter temps but also less stressful on the damaged palm too.  I found this coconut to be quite tolerant of being potted, and 100+ F temps, full sun and sparce watering.  I would think I could grow it indoors if given enough light! :greenthumb:

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