IMPROVING HARVESTS FROM COCONUT TREES

My coconut tree is 10 years old and has been yeilding very small sized coconuts periodically. So,Anoop sir,an expert in organic terrace gardening suggested these remedies.

Traditionally for a good 10 year old coconut tree, 5 to 10 kg of peanut cake, equal quantity of wood ash, half the quantity of neem cake and twice the quantity of farm yard manure is added in circular trenches dug around each tree. Over these, green manure (leaves of leguminous trees and other trees) to be added and filled in the pits.This is to be left open for 15 days and then mud will have to be pushed back to cover the decaying leaves. This is enough for a  normal tree and is to be done yearly by people who afford to do or alternate years. Foliar spray of nutrients can be done.One can also ask their coconut climber to add common salt and sand or neem cake powder.Sand acts like an insect repellent and wards off the Rhinoceros beetle.

This did work and my tree which was yeilding a small tennis ball size coconut now yields a bigger and better size of coconuts.