Horticulture :: Plantation Crops :: Coconut - Spacing and Planting

Spacing
Adopt a spacing of 25' x 25' (7.5 x 7.5 m) with 175 plants/ha. For planting in field border as a single row, adopt 20' spacing between plants.

Planting
Dug pit size of 3’ x 3' x 3'. In the pits, Fill the pit to a height of two feet (60 cm) with FYM, red earth and sand mixed in equal proportions. At the center of the pit, remove the soil mixture and plant the seedling after removing all the roots.  Press the soil well around the seedling and provide the seedling with shade by using plaited coconut leaves or palmyrah leaves. Keep the pits free from weeds. Remove soil covering the collar region. As the seedlings grow and form stem, fill up the pits gradually by cutting the sides.


Seedling Ready for Planting


Planted Seedling

Basin Formation for Seedling
     


Shade to Transplanted Seedling


Gap Filling

Last Update : April 2015
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