Cocos nucifera

[SkullPalms]

Hello Together

I am new here in the forum. I am from Switzerland and have many hardy palms.now I want to try my luck with the coconut palm. I would like to buy a nut in the supermarket, and bring this to germinate. In Switzerland, keeping the coconut palm is quite difficult. Do you have any tips? Show me your. coconut palms?

Thanks a lot

 

[idontknowhatnametuse]

Here's mine, it's an orange panama tall. This palm has no winter damage even though we've been between 5C and 10C all week. No protection of any kind too.

Edited November 18, 2022 by idontknowhatnametuse

[idontknowhatnametuse]

To sprout a coconut I just recommend putting it in a closed place and making sure it has high humidity and temps between 14⁰C and 25⁰C

[kinzyjr]

@Rickybobby grows a lot of stuff in Canada.  He has a pretty nice setup and can give you insight about growing tropical palms in a 4 seasons temperate climate.

[SkullPalms]

5 hours ago, idontknowhatnametuse said:

To sprout a coconut I just recommend putting it in a closed place and making sure it has high humidity and temps between 14⁰C and 25⁰C

This is not a problem. I have a boiler room, which has about 25 - 30 degrees... I can control the temperature there well

5 hours ago, kinzyjr said:

@Rickybobby grows a lot of stuff in Canada.  He has a pretty nice setup and can give you insight about growing tropical palms in a 4 seasons temperate climate.

Thanks for the tip. let's see if he gets back to me, otherwise I'll look for his posts.

[SkullPalms]

6 hours ago, idontknowhatnametuse said:

Here's mine, it's an orange panama tall. This palm has no winter damage even though we've been between 5C and 10C all week. No protection of any kind too.

 

very nice specimen. I am curious how it will develop further

[Than]

On 11/18/2022 at 5:20 AM, idontknowhatnametuse said:

Here's mine, it's an orange panama tall. This palm has no winter damage even though we've been between 5C and 10C all week. No protection of any kind too.

You mean the minimums were between 5-10? We have 26C here today and we are in Europe. 

[idontknowhatnametuse]

2 hours ago, ego said:

You mean the minimums were between 5-10? We have 26C here today and we are in Europe. 

Yes

[Than]

@Victor G. let us never show this to Manos 😁

[Victor G.]

On 11/20/2022 at 7:19 AM, ego said:

@Victor G. let us never show this to Manos 😁

I call @Manos33to the stand!

[southathens]

8 hours ago, Victor G. said:

I call @Manos33to the stand!

Hahaha

Well, one more proof that some cocos can withstand lower Ts.

But in any case Monterrey is not South Europe. I mean ok they will get occasional cold snaps but they are nowhere near to the duration of the winter Ts in the Med.  Sea

Edited November 21, 2022 by Manos33

[Nomad NYC]

I tried germinating from four local store bought coconuts last January , but I only recently managed to get one to successfully sprout:

[PortCharlotteCocos]

On 11/17/2022 at 10:20 PM, idontknowhatnametuse said:

Here's mine, it's an orange panama tall. This palm has no winter damage even though we've been between 5C and 10C all week. No protection of any kind too.

Wow, where did you source that one?

[idontknowhatnametuse]

5 hours ago, PortCharlotteCocos said:

Wow, where did you source that one?

It was in a pile of sprouted coconuts in Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo. I took it because it was the one with the brightest color.