Recommendations

Planting Densities
Planting Materials
Replanting
Underplanting
Planting Seedlings
Fertilizer for young palms

Underplanting

Gradual removal of the old plantation with a 5-6 year period is preferred by most growers due to the advantage of obtaining the yield from the remaining old palms.

• Line the area and mark the planting holes. The new line should be based along the middle of the existing coconut square in order to minimize interactions of the new planting with the old stand. Mark point for planting in the center of the old square
• Remove very weak palms and palms within a minimum distance of 8 feet from the newly marked planting points (20% generally)
• Remove the remaining old stand gradually in stages, as indicated below
  • 1st year after planting - 15%
  • 2nd year after planting - 15%
  • 3rd year after planting - 20%
  • 4th year after planting - 20%
  • 5th year after planting - remaining palms
• If annual removal is difficult, thinning can be carried out as follows
  • 2nd year after planting - 30%
  • 4th year after planting - 40%
  • 6th year after planting - remaining palms

Note: Systematic removal of the old stand is of utmost importance for subsequent growth and flowering of the new planting.