coconut palm

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  1. Tom24

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    I was wondering if anybody has tried to grow a coconut palm before I bought a coconut from the store and planted it and I have it in a plant room at about 90 and The coconut passed the paperclip test. Has anybody had success with doing this?
     
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    "I have it in a plant room at about 90 and The coconut passed the paperclip test."
    What are you refering to here?
     
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    Where you can stick a paperclip in one of the eyes of the coconut I have a plant room with other palms. With plant lights and heat. I keep it around 80 to lower 90's. But a sprout has started coming out of the eye. So I am going to keep my fingers crossed and hope I see a leaf in a week or two.
     
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    What would be the purpose to "stick a paperclip in one of the eyes of the coconut" ?
     
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    Not sure I read it on a message board and the person said that it was a way to find out if the coconut would sprout.
     
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    So what do you look for? Are there any indicators that clue you in? How do you know when "it passed the paperclip test."?
     
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    If the paperclip goes easily through one of the three eyes
     

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