How do I germinate coconuts?

[Little Tex]

I bought some today, and oddly enough I cant find a previous thread 

[kinzyjr]

@Little Tex

With or without a husk?

[Little Tex]

4 minutes ago, kinzyjr said:

@Little Tex

With or without a husk?

With a husk, I got them from Walmart, I picked the biggest ones with the most water and best shape. 

[kinzyjr]

With a husk, find somewhere hot and sit them about half buried in the planting medium.  It helps to mark the top with a magic marker so if you check for germination, you can set them back in the same orientation.  At a garden I visited yesterday, a shared tip was to sprout them in compost or manure that heats up as it decomposes.  It seemed to work pretty well as there were tons of coconuts in pots.

I'm surprised Walmart would sell any with a husk.  If they looked like this, then they were dehusked:

If that is the case, you'll want to watch this video by @Rickybobby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM-HGNis4-Q

[Little Tex]

@kinzyjr Thanks! I'm going to plant them in the RGV, west of McAllen, I'll see how they do. 

[sur4z]

Here is south Florida, I just toss them in the bushes and wait...some sprout, some don't.

[Fusca]

18 hours ago, Little Tex said:

I bought some today, and oddly enough I cant find a previous thread 

There are many old threads like this one:

Instead of doing a search here on PT, try googling

"supermarket coconut" palmtalk

You'll see several results.