canopy Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 I wish to plant a 200 meter line of coconut trees spaced 20 meters apart in Phetchabun. The primary function is to serve as a land boundary perimeter, but also I would like to select a variety of coconut good for drinking. Is there a type best used for this or will just any old type do? Is there a good time to plant or other tips for helping them get going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soidog2 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 I wish to plant a 200 meter line of coconut trees spaced 20 meters apart in Phetchabun. The primary function is to serve as a land boundary perimeter, but also I would like to select a variety of coconut good for drinking. Is there a type best used for this or will just any old type do? Is there a good time to plant or other tips for helping them get going? You want “ma prah hom” , it’s the type you see sold in markets already shelled. Rainy season would be the time to plant ( right now ) Best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pond Life Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Canopy, My wife (from the south) is the Coconut expert in the family, but I'll pass on what she's told me. As Soi Dog says, the ones best for drinking are Ma Prao Hom (Nam Hom). These also have the advantage of being shorter & producing nuts earlier. Normal Ma Prao are also ok for drinking to my taste. You can put them as close together as 5m but more would be preferable. They like water, best to plant at the start of rainy season so they have established themselves before dry season. Water them well during the dry season for the first couple of years. If you have a cold season in your area this will slow down their growth greatly. When planting, do not bury the nut, leave the top half (horizontal) above ground. Ants like to eat the nut, so a sprinkling of some poisonous shit under it when planting is advised (by my wife). Chok Dee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pond Life Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 The Wife tells me the ant poison is <deleted> Ra Dan (Thai pronounciation). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lickey Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Furidan, quite effective on ants ect, pelletised small blue/purple colour, Another way is you could try is grow the seeds at home, once they are establised, with foilage ect, plant out where you want, I only plant garlic/oinion bulbs on the farm salad beds, if i put melon/cucumber ect seeds in, the ants have run off with these within 2 days, Sometimes after nearly 3 years of battling with all different kinds of ants, im coming round to thinking that these little buggers keep off other natural worse predators, so i suppose im getting used to farming alongside the first ever farmers,They can be a real pest when fruit picking, but not life threatning, Cheers Lickey.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaanAussie Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Hi Guys, I heard recently that a 1:1,000 EM solution sprayed around the beds will deter insects, wouldnt harm any of the plants either I suppose. Isaanaussie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pond Life Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Lickey, Yes, we plant pre-sprouted nuts only. we buy the Nam Hom for about 20 B & sprout our own standard nuts in a damp shady corner. But the ants still eat the nuts of the pre sprouted tree's. They are small black ants. I'd guess we still loose about 25% of seedlings for various reasons. Our mango trees are alive with large red ants, I think they control other pests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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