There are coconuts and coconuts
@allknowing (134944)
India
January 20, 2017 8:43am CST
The coconuts that you see in the image are from trees that are in our garden.
The immediate reaction perhaps would be to wonder why one would waste time growing those miniature coconuts when one can get large varieties. The truth of the matter is, from the commercial point of view the tree with the smaller size yields manifold compared to the tree that produces the large size. There is more money growing trees that yield the smaller sized coconuts.
We keep some of the large sized coconuts for our consumption and sell the rest.
How does your garden grow?
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@much2say (55230)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Jan 17
How great to have fresh coconuts! I have a friend from Sri Lanka here, oh she would love to have any coconut tree to pick from her own yard . . . instead she has to settle with whatever the pickings are from the store. We don't have a garden . . . but we do have those citrus trees that we don't really do much with - and they somehow bare very nice fruit!
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@allknowing (134944)
• India
20 Jan 17
Once the trees eeach maturity in your case atleast they just bear without any fuss. What do you do with all those fruits?
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@much2say (55230)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Jan 17
@allknowing We can always use the lemons and tangelos. But Hubby will pick a bunch in a bucket and take them to work so the co-workers can take as they please . . . it's normally all gone by the end of the day. I have some parent friends I see at school . . . I will put some in a lunch bag for them. We only have 1 lemon, 1 tangelo, and 1 orange tree (the orange tree bears fruit but not very sweet).
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@allknowing (134944)
• India
21 Jan 17
@much2say Atleast yours are put to good use. I do distribute here and there but not all.
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@diosabella (4789)
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20 Jan 17
We have golden coconuts too around the house. My dad's very proud of them. I planted the very first tree in our yard. Then after sometimes and when my dad how nice the golden coconuts looks he planted more of it. We have the larger varieties in our mini plantation.
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@allknowing (134944)
• India
21 Jan 17
@diosabella The coconut water from these tender coconuts is better for health than the ordinary ones You are fortunate to have them in your garden. Do you regularly drink coconut water?
@diosabella (4789)
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21 Jan 17
@allknowing Yes thats the one. My dad's adding more. They look good outside. And they don't grow that tall too.
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@diosabella (4789)
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21 Jan 17
@allknowing Nope. My dad gives coconut to every one. I like water more. But when I do drink coconut water, I binge for 3 days.
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@allknowing (134944)
• India
20 Jan 17
I should have known by now that spring is yet to come
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
20 Jan 17
@allknowing yes,try in a few months.LOL
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@allknowing (134944)
• India
20 Jan 17
You must be getting coconuts there. Do you like them?
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@mom210 (9117)
• United States
23 Jan 17
@allknowing yes, but we cannot grow them I have to buy them at the store. I would love to have a green house someday so I can grow more things.
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@rajeshrockstar (545)
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20 Jan 17
I dont have any garden.we have paddy fields.Every day i go and check my field.
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@allknowing (134944)
• India
20 Jan 17
Paddy fields are being replaced with concrete jungles here. How wonderful that you still have them.
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@snowy22315 (179440)
• United States
20 Jan 17
No gardening this time of year, it is the middle of the winter here, although it sure doesn't feel like it!
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@allknowing (134944)
• India
20 Jan 17
I thought the winter was heavy this year. Is there no snow where you live?
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@allknowing (134944)
• India
21 Jan 17
(lol) I am not a farmer but I have a passion for gardening and so my garden has everything.
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@Linda1234 (4712)
• Houston, Texas
20 Jan 17
We have some fruits trees plant in the garden ,no coconut tree .I like it.
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@allknowing (134944)
• India
20 Jan 17
What fruits grow in your garden. I have several fruit trees too. They yield good but here there are no takers. I have to actually dump them. Ofcourse birds love them.
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@allknowing (134944)
• India
20 Jan 17
We used to have vegetables too but they do not grow well these days. What kind of vegetables do you have?
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@EMuhungi (1712)
• Nairobi, Kenya
20 Jan 17
@allknowing spinach, kale and a lot of indigenous vegetables which i don't know how they are called in English. I know them only in my mother tongue
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@allknowing (134944)
• India
21 Jan 17
@EMuhungi Do you use them for yourself or sell them in the market?
