Technique and how to Plant Coconut Tree Properly and Correctly

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Cocos nucifera, is the scientific name for coconuts, is the only member of the cocos family, in addition to this plant we can find it on coast, making it easier for us to get coconuts and make these plants the most widely used by the community, both from in terms of the economy, as well as the social life of the coastal communities.

for example, growing coconuts is a very profitable business, because in one coconut stem, all parts of the plant can be utilized and have economic value.

 
in the cultivation of coconut plants, there are several techniques needed so that the results to be obtained can be maximized

 

1. Choose seeds

Seeds to be planted must come from mother trees that are around 20 - 40 years old, have a fruit production rate of between 80 - 120 fruits / tree / year. has a straight and strong stem with clean leaves and plants free from pests and diseases.

To choose good seeds, there are several criteria that can be applied, including choosing old coconut fruit, looking for the coconut with type 4/5 sides of coconut skin that is brown, round, and has a slightly oval shape, slippery skin and smooth, and has an long of fruit around 9-10 inch and the width of the fruit is about 7 inch.
 

2. Preparing the Seeds

 
After selecting seeds, the seedlings should be treated for approximately 1 month in a place where the air is fresh, not leaking, dry, and not exposed to direct sunlight with the right temperature for the place is around 25-27 degrees.
 

3. Seeding Techniques With Polybags

• Give a wound to the coconut seed with a length of approximately 2inch in the place where the coir appears on the side of the stalk facing the widest side using a knife. Giving a wound should not be done twice.
• Planting seeds with a depth of about 2/3 part of the wound that has been given with facing up and the bud facing east.
• The position of the planting makes the triangle position tangent. In per square meter distance is filled with about 30 - 35 seeds.
• Seeding in polybags will take approximately 6-12 months, and begin to leaf around 6 strands with a stem height of about 90-100 cm.

4. Maintenance during seeding

 
Here's how to plant coconut trees at a good maintenance stage:

• Do watering using water until the soil is saturated, then can be watered using a hose or sprinklers which is done in the morning and evening. This plant's need for water depends on the age of the seeds that have been planted.
• If necessary, provide security with insecticides or fungicides at a dose of around 2 cc / liter and given evenly to all parts of the plant.
• Give organic fertilizer and do the fertilizer for one month by mixing with soil in a polybag with a thickness of 3 cm.
• Choose seeds that grow perfectly within one month.

5. Transfer of  Seeds

Note how to plant the following coconut trees in the transfer of seeds :

• Transfer of seedlings should be done when entering the rainy season.
• The polybag seeds must be transferred when the age of the plants reaches the age of 9-12 months. Roots that arise outside the poly bag should be cut at the time of two to three days before.

6. Planting Media

 
Because coconut plants can grow in various planting media such as laterite, sand, rocky soil, and alluvial. But to make the planted coconut has the best productivity, it should be planted using alluvial soil.
 
To grow well, land that has the availability of ground water is needed by coconut plants. In addition, the ground water obtained must have the same availability as water in rainfall during the first month
 
The land used to grow this coconut plant is flat land, if it has a slope (around 3-50%) then it is better to make a terrace so that soil erosion does not occur and also to maintain fertility on the soil.

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7. Processing of Planting Media

• Do calcification if the soil pH has a high acidity level. Do this until the soil pH reaches 6-8.
• Give fertilizer by using 300 grams of  fertilizer for each hole to be planted.

8. Planting techniques

 
The following is how to plant coconut trees properly and correctly:

• Do the planting method using the triangle planting method from the land used and make the plants exposed to the sun to the maximum. Plant plants with a distance of 4 x 4 x 4 inch.
• Make a planting hole when before entering the 1 - 2 month before planting to eliminate soil acidity. The size to be used is 24 x 24 x 24 inch to 40 x 40 x 40 inch.
• Plant coconut trees at the beginning of the rainy season. If the rain has fallen in the near future and enough to wet the head plants.
• Then the planting time in the following month is when the rainfall at the previous time reaches the level of 200 mm.
   

9. Planting Method

• The top of the soil is mixed with phosphate fertilizer at a dose of 300 grams per hole, then the seeds are inserted into the planting hole.
• In the bottom poly bag inserted into the planting hole, then in the iris until the end.

10. Weeding

Do weeding on the coconut plant with a width of 1 meter in the first year, 1.5 meters in the second year, and 2 meters in the third year. The thing that needs to be done is to use machetes that are directed inward to cut parasites and plant pests to the limit of the soil surface. Do weeding for 4 weeks in the rainy season and 6 weeks - 2 months in the dry season.

11. Thinning and Embroidery

Thinning and Embroidery are exchanges for plants that grow with defects. If plants have abnormal growth, the plants should be replaced with other seeds.

12. Throw away leaves

Throw away leaves is to remove leaves that have been colored brown because they are dry. Climb the coconut plant and then remove the dead leaves.

13. Fertilization

Fertilization is done when the planted land has lacked nutrients for plants. Usually in the first month it is used 100 grams of urea fertilizer which is given at 6 inch from the base of the coconut plant stem. Subsequent fertilization is twice a year, namely when the rainy season ends around April or May and when the beginning of the rainy season has arrived, namely October or November.

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14. Treatment techniques

Do watering when entering the dry season and rarely rains. To prevent this, it is best to do controlled watering, which is done every three days. Preferably, this watering is done in the afternoon.
Coconut Tree Cultivation Tips
 

The following is how to plant coconut trees and tips starting from climate, altitude, and tree care:

Coconut Tree Cultivation Tips

The following is how to plant coconut trees and tips starting from climate, altitude, and tree care:

Growing Terms of Coconut Plants by Climate

• Coconut plants are plants that grow perfectly when grown in areas with rainfall of around 1300 - 2300 mm / year and can even last up to 3800 mm or more if the drainage is very good.
• Because photosynthesis is needed, it takes around 120 hours / month to minimum the time from sunlight.
• This plant is a plant that grows at temperatures around 20-27 degrees Celsius. Because these plants are very sensitive to cold temperatures (around 15 degrees Celsius), these plants will experience changes in the psychological properties of coconut plants.
• The level of inertia required from coconut plants on average per month is around 70 - 80%. The minimum humidity required is around 65%, and if it is higher than 80%, it will make plants more susceptible to diseases and pests more often than usual.

Coconut Plant Growth Terms Based on the Height of the Planting Place

The maximum growth that will be obtained from this coconut plant is around 0 - 450 m above sea level. When planted in the middle and highlands (around 450-1000 m above sea level), the coconut plants will have a slower fertilization time in plants in general and have lower oil.

This is the technique and how to plant coconut trees properly and correctly. Hopefully this article about how to plant coconut trees can be useful for those of you who want to cultivate coconut for themselves or business.

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