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desertdave- As far as germinating a coconut, just need heat & moisture, about 80-90f constant and positioning it on it's side is recommended, ( actually, any position would probably work)
If it has a viable embryo it should show life in 1-4 months.

Jay-Thanks for the Welcome! & yuccaman-Thanks for the Well Wishes!

This cocos posting may have been off topic a little but I couldn't resist,

-Steve

That one came from e@bay with the husk still on for $1.00 + shipping, It rolled around all summer in the back of my pick-up till I noticed it had sprouted. I never Have had any supermarket ones sprout ,( they are usually de-husked & dried), I've read it may be possible if you bag them up with so...

It's encouraging you were able to get an indoor one to fruit!

I'll be happy If I can just keep this one looking decent.

-Steve

Salina it was, Generally we don't see too large a selection here. There are a couple Triangle seedlings left at Lowes. (across from WalMart)

-Steve

Anyone else growing these? After reading all the horror stories about trying to keep one alive during the winter months, I stuck this seedling in the front window (with a nice view of the snow on the ground) and pretty much ignored it after that. As it turns out ,it has performed the best out of all...

Best of luck with them! This one below I picked up at W@lMart the begining of the month for $21.99, (Sort of a birthday present for myself.) These palms may be common but have a real nice look when properly grown.

-Steve

By all means let me know the next time you will be out this way,

-Steve

I'd keep it moist but not wet and hold off on any fertilizers until some new growth is evident. Losing the old fronds is part of the normal growth cycle anyways, as long as it is pushing some new theres nothing to worry about. I'm in Tescott here, Have a pile of stuff to plant out this this year. ( ...

I've had some luck with that approach in the past with the addition of trimming some lower fronds, ( root disturbance will hinder the plants ability for water uptake and you need to compensate by removing some of the *older* foliage to prevent dehydration) It's really amazing and a shame the way som...