PLANTATION

 SAVE TREE SAVE EARTH!!

               

Plants and trees are our natural capital. They are fundamental to life on earth, offering food, medicine and shelter. They also sequester carbon, fight pollution and bind the soil.

Why adopt and plant trees?

By planting trees, you’d help reverse the loss of green cover and attract birds and buzzing pollinators. Trees also vastly improve air quality.

A coconut tree provides years of enjoyment, shade, and beauty in the landscape. But it’s not indestructible and needs maintenance to stay healthy and look its best. Here are our top tips for coconut tree care.The best way to start growing a coconut tree is by using the fruit. However, not all fruits are good to plant.To pick the right coconut to grow, make sure it has enough water that sloshes around when you shake it.Even coconuts purchased from the store are good to plant, as long as the water inside hasn’t dried out.

• Here’s how to grow a coconut palm from a drupe:

After settling on the right coconut to plant, place it in a bucket full of lukewarm water for 2 to 3 days to soften the outer shell. Place a stone on top of the coconut to keep it submerged in the bucket.Take the drupe out of the bucket and place it in a plastic bag with one cup of water. Seal the bag and keep it in a warm and dry place for 3 months.Roots will develop out of the drupe, and a …The roots grow deep and tap into the moisture trapped in the deep recesses of the soil.

At that depth, the soil is rich, giving the tree a good source of nutrients and reducing the need to fertilize it regularly.However, as with tropical plants, you need to provide adequate light and temperatures throughout the year.Here are the correct conditions for growing your coconut tree:

• Soil

        If you’re growing the coconut tree in the garden, you must amend the clay soil to        ensure drainage. Also, the soil must be loose enough so that the roots grow unhindered.Coarse sand and lime provide the right texture and acidity levels – aim for neutral to acidic, on average.The coconut palm can theoretically tolerate alkaline soil, but it’s not always easy to get the correct alkaline levels.

And if the soil is naturally alkaline, it’s possible for the alkaline level to increase, which would disturb the tree’s growth in time.So it’s safer to aim for acidic soil pH.If you’re attempting to grow a coconut tree in a container, use a potting mix with equal parts perlite, peat, and regular soil. In addition to watering the coconut tree constantly to keep the soil moist, you must use warm water.Otherwise, cold water will cause the roots to go into shock as the soil temperature drops, affecting the tree’s growth and yield.

Use water between 75 and 85 degrees F (24 and 30 degrees C) to water the coconut tree and allow 1 inch of the topsoil to dry out between irrigations.But don’t soak the tree since waterlogged soil causes root rot. Also, take rainfall into account when calculating irrigations.