Coconut Cultivation
Notes about growing coconut palms in the home garden — how to plant a seedling, what it costs, and how each plant is doing.
Where things are now
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Seedlings bought | 3 (P01, P02, P03), type PP PB, ordinary class |
| Bought on | 2026-08-31, Coconut Cultivation Board, Eraminigolla |
| Status | P01 and P02 planted on 2026-09-08, P03 planted on 2026-09-10 |
| Spent so far | LKR 23,600 |
| Materials in hand | 2.5 kg YPM-W, 2 kg dolomite and a second 40 kg compost bag, bought 2026-09-16 for two more plants; the first 40 kg compost bag went into the P01 and P02 holes; what is left of the ~300 coconut husks is not counted yet; 200 feet of alkathene pipe and fittings (waste water line), not laid yet; pipe equipment (sockets, tap) for watering seedlings, bought 2026-09-16 |
| Next step | water all 3 seedlings until they settle, lay the waste water pipe line, and buy the 2 more seedlings |
Pages
- Contacts — phone numbers of the officers and the certificate course.
- Planting of coconut seedlings — the full instruction set: place, hole size, materials, how to fill the hole, how to plant.
- Costs — every purchase, the totals by category, and the receipts.
- Progress tracker — one row per plant, event log, growth measurements, the waste water watering plan, next actions and the fertilizer plan.
Open questions
- What does
PPmean on the seedling papers? Ask the Eraminigolla office. - What is the fertilizer schedule for a young palm? Ask the Coconut Development Officer.
- Is a barrel guard dug only 2-3 inches into the soil enough against wild pigs and porcupine? See Barrel guard.
- How much bathroom and kitchen waste water is safe for a young palm? See Watering with waste water.