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Growing coconut in Melbourne Australia, is it possible?

Fi Melbourne

By Fi Melbourne
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4 hours ago, ahosey01 said:

Honestly if you can grow one in Corona California then I say stick it in a hole between concrete slabs on the south side of your house and just give it a shot...

I won't know until I try, right? :D Like Tim said.. It has to be on north side as I live in Australia and my north side gets full sun all day .. And the spot I was planning to plant my coconut in is actually against a brick wall and next to concrete slab. May be I should give it a go. Just need to put a greenhouse over it and a have a heater running in winter. It is a lot of effort though.

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2 hours ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

On this side of the world, it would need to be the north side. But even then Melbourne is a hell of a lot cooler than Corona. It has hardly been above 13C (55F) for the past 72 hours. It would be a very fast death sentence for a coconut or anything else which has a similar need for at least daytime warmth. 

Tim, you think  is it doable though if I have protection over it? I mean greenhouse, heater, grow light etc? I think it may be slightly easier if I grow it in a pot instead in the ground as I am not sure how to keep the roots warm in winter. I know in some parts of Europe and Northern America, they have some kind of heating element  buried in the ground to keep the soil warm. But I won't go to that extend.  So it has to be big pot like a wine barrel or something.

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11 minutes ago, Fi Melbourne said:

Tim, you think  is it doable though if I have protection over it? I mean greenhouse, heater, grow light etc? I think it may be slightly easier if I grow it in a pot instead in the ground as I am not sure how to keep the roots warm in winter. I know in some parts of Europe and Northern America, they have some kind of heating element  buried in the ground to keep the soil warm. But I won't go to that extend.  So it has to be big pot like a wine barrel or something.

If it’s in the ground, I think even with a makeshift heated greenhouse around it it would still be a long shot. Keep in mind the heater would need to be running day and night for about 5 months of the year as we are the cloudiest capital in Aus and daytime maximums aren’t suitable for coconuts from May to October. 
 

I’m a bit of a zone pusher (got quite a few New Caledonians, Licualas and Dypsis in the ground), but a coconut would be more than a step too far for me. 

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1 hour ago, Fi Melbourne said:

Wow, those fruits you mentioned are  truly tropical. They sell those here down in Melbourne but I am not sure if they are imported or grown in NT or QLD. Judging from the prices, I think they are imported. I know most durians are  imported because they sell them frozen. Most of them are from Thailand and Malaysia. Here is the picture I took yesterday at a local store. Frozen durians imported from Malaysia.

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You would love the produce markets in Darwin....just about every tropical fruit and vegetable grown in S E Asia is cultivated successfully by local market gardeners....

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On 7/23/2020 at 5:27 PM, tim_brissy_13 said:

If it’s in the ground, I think even with a makeshift heated greenhouse around it it would still be a long shot. Keep in mind the heater would need to be running day and night for about 5 months of the year as we are the cloudiest capital in Aus and daytime maximums aren’t suitable for coconuts from May to October. 
 

I’m a bit of a zone pusher (got quite a few New Caledonians, Licualas and Dypsis in the ground), but a coconut would be more than a step too far for me. 

Yes, you are right Tim. It is just too hard to grow them here.  It takes a lot of work and will be expensive eventually to have the heater and grow light running all the time. I would stick with Beccariophoenix Alfredii then. One nursery in Melton does sell them. I will keep the three coconuts (I purchased recently) indoor and will turn them into bonsai (if they survive this winter) :)

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On 7/23/2020 at 4:29 PM, Fi Melbourne said:

Wow, those fruits you mentioned are  truly tropical. They sell those here down in Melbourne but I am not sure if they are imported or grown in NT or QLD. Judging from the prices, I think they are imported. I know most durians are  imported because they sell them frozen. Most of them are from Thailand and Malaysia. Here is the picture I took yesterday at a local store. Frozen durians imported from Malaysia.

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Here's a news article about durian growing in the NT you might find interesting.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2018-12-20/darwin-durian-farm-famous-in-asia/10631128

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10 hours ago, tropicbreeze said:

Here's a news article about durian growing in the NT you might find interesting.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2018-12-20/darwin-durian-farm-famous-in-asia/10631128

Thanks so much for the article. :) Wow, Darwin durians look as good as the one grown in S. E. Asia. I hope they do sell them in Melbourne because fresh durians taste much better than the frozen ones. :D

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Hi guys,

Just want to share some photos on how my cocos nucifera are doing for the past few months. 

I purchased them in July, which is in the middle of winter here in Australia. I have been growing them indoors  with the help of a grow light and heat mat and I also have been using a humidifier for the humidity.  

Took them out today since the weather was nice and sunny (29c) in Melbourne. :)


 

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Those are looking good.

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They’re a pretty palm when seedlings. They look healthy.

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They've come along really well, it'll be great watching them grow. Well done mate.

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21 hours ago, tropicbreeze said:

Those are looking good.

Thank you. I have been trying to do everything right to make sure they live :D

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17 hours ago, Tyrone said:

They’re a pretty palm when seedlings. They look healthy.

Thanks Tyrone. I can't believe they have grown so much in 4 months.

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3 hours ago, sandgroper said:

They've come along really well, it'll be great watching them grow. Well done mate.

Thanks Dave. A bit challenging growing them in Melbourne winter but worth all the hard work seeing them growing beautifully. :)

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Wow.... you would think they're in my back yard....4000klm ( 2500 miles ) north !
Well done !

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13 hours ago, greysrigging said:

Wow.... you would think they're in my back yard....4000klm ( 2500 miles ) north !
Well done !

 Thank you. I know they are a common sight in Darwin, right? :D You're so lucky! :)

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Hi Fi, Seeing your post now. I'm also wanting to grow a coconut tree. 

I'm also in Melbourne and wanting to know how you are going with your trees?

Thanks,

Sam

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