Thread: Coconuts

Notice India or someplace is farming more coconuts due to world shortage of derivatives,oil etc.

Methinks perhaps a good time to plant...?

Bit of investigation as to proper management could reap rewards in someone else's life time maybe.
We have maybe 25 odd 6yo trees which seem to grow so frickin slowly doubt I will see any fruit before they can use me as fertilizer?

Lot of plantations around phetchaburi etc, many look derelict.
Might be a return per meter issue?

How large the plantations...??
20 rai.....30 rai?

I've seen this seeming situation before in many locales.
Probably not derelict or abandoned, but neglected.

Mind you, even what appears to be mismanaged - still very marketable.

Planted a few in a previous life up in the land that time forgot, maprao noi or something, small ones, can pick from the ground by hand, fast growing.

Originally Posted by sunsetter

Planted a few in a previous life up in the land that time forgot, maprao noi or something, small ones, can pick from the ground by hand, fast growing.

hree metr

got maybe 4 of those.planted between rubber trees....6 years still about three meters and barren of nuts..too much shade maybe?

Can anyone advise the length of years for a coconut to mature and bear fruit?