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    The document provides guidance on establishing and managing a coconut farm. It discusses preparing the land, planting cover crops, choosing a planting system (square, rectangular, or triangular), laying out the planting design, digging holes, planting seedlings, and caring for newly planted palms. It also provides fertilizer rate recommendations for palms of different ages under coastal and inland areas. Fertilizers should be applied either every 6 months or once a year depending on the rainfall pattern.

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    The document provides guidance on establishing and managing a coconut farm. It discusses preparing the land, planting cover crops, choosing a planting system (square, rectangular, or triangular), laying out the planting design, digging holes, planting seedlings, and caring for newly planted palms. It also provides fertilizer rate recommendations for palms of different ages under coastal and inland areas. Fertilizers should be applied either every 6 months or once a year depending on the rainfall pattern.

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    The document provides guidance on establishing and managing a coconut farm. It discusses preparing the land, planting cover crops, choosing a planting system (square, rectangular, or triangular), laying out the planting design, digging holes, planting seedlings, and caring for newly planted palms. It also provides fertilizer rate recommendations for palms of different ages under coastal and inland areas. Fertilizers should be applied either every 6 months or once a year depending on the rainfall pattern.

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    The document provides guidance on establishing and managing a coconut farm. It discusses preparing the land, planting cover crops, choosing a planting system (square, rectangular, or triangular), laying out the planting design, digging holes, planting seedlings, and caring for newly planted palms. It also provides fertilizer rate recommendations for palms of different ages under coastal and inland areas. Fertilizers should be applied either every 6 months or once a year depending on the rainfall pattern.

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    Farm Establishment & Management

    PCA-CETC Specialized Course on Coconut Agro-technology & Extension 2012


    1 Prepare the land

     Clear the area of all debris and thick


    vegetation, i.e., felled trees, stumps,
    piled weeds & shrubs at more than
    6” high, and other obstruction

     Cultivate the soil thoroughly if


    intercropping is planned very soon
    2 Plant covercrops
    Where intercropping is not intended > to
    minimize erosion and prevent weed growth
    Broadcast seeds (at the rate of 15-20
    kg/ha) uniformly over the entire
    field before the last harrowing
    Two
    Methods
    Sow seeds in furrows spaced 0.5 -
    0.75 m apart; cover lightly with top
    soil

    Ensure adequate moisture before &


    several weeks after sowing
    What’s your
    3 planting system?

    Square Rectangular

    Triangular
    monoculture
    15% more palms than
    Square system
    Square Triangular
    Planting System System
    Distance No. of Palms

    8 x 8 m 156 180
    8.5 x 8.5 m 138 160
    9 X 9 m 123 143
    10 X 10 m 100 115
    Square System – 10 x 10 m.
    100 m. long for
    large areas

    Compass Ropes – 2 sets

    Measuring tape
     1 – 1.5 m. long
     1.5 inch diameter
     160 pcs/sq. m.
    Stakes
    Mark two set of ropes > marking pen or a
    small cord of different color fixed by
    inserting into the twine.

    Make marks according to the planting


    distance (PD) ; if PD is 10 m., mark the rope
    every 10 m. Do the same for the other set of
    rope marking every 10 m for row distance (RD)

    PD RD
    1 Choose starting point

     either center of planting area or at


    one side or corner

     Establish North-South line, using compass,


    marked rope, and an L-square or any 1
    -square meter material to determine right
    angles
    2 Form a square

     Using the marked PD rope, each corner


    corresponds to the marked point on the
    rope. The N-S or E-W line corresponds
    to the diagonals of the square which
    passes thru the center of two corners
    thus bisecting the angles.

    The distance from one corner to the


    center of the diagonals is the row
    distance (RD).
    3 Set the reference line
    or the first row
     Set RD rope and place marker-stakes in
    every two points marked on the rope and
    only on one side for proper alignment.
    4 Continue lay-outing

     Either row by row using the RD rope and


    squares or to any directions N-E, S-E, S-W
    or N-W using the PD rope provided at
    least two points are established to make
    a straight line

     Always recheck alignment of stakes


    HOLING

    50 centimeters

    Hole diameter
    50 x 50 x 50 cm
    Return top soil first followed by fertilizer
    Mix soil and fertilizer. Add sub-soil
    Plant the seedling
    At start of rainy
    season

    Firmly press soil around


    the base but never
    cover the seedling collar
    with soil or get into the
    leaf axils
    Take care of the newly planted palms
     first 3-4 yrs > most critical period
    for growing palms
     Protect from stray animals - fence
     Check drainage – water should not
    stagnate in seedling holes
    continuously for long periods

     Remove weeds within about 1 m


    radius of palms or apply mulch
    using dry weeds, coco husks, farm
    wastes & other organic mulches
    Take care of the newly planted palms

     Replace dead plants, unhealthy & stunted


    seedlings. Reserve 15 healthy
    seedlings/ha for replacement
     Apply fertilizers regularly
    Fertilizer rates (per tree) for palms
    under coastal areas (w/in 2 km from coastline)

    Palm Age 21-0-0 + 0-0-60 or NaCl

    FP 150 g 100 g 80 g
    6 mos. 200 g 150 g 120 g
    1 year 500 g 500 g 400 g
    2 year 750 g 750 g 600 g
    3 years 1.0 kg 1.0 kg 800 g
    4 years 1.25 kg 1.25 kg 1.00kg
    5 years or more 1.50 kg 1.50 kg 1.20kg
    Fertilizer rates (per palm) under inland
    areas (more than 2 km from coastline)

    Palm Age 21-0-0 + 0-0-60 or NaCl

    FP 150 g 200 g 160 g


    6 mos 200 g 250 g 200 g
    1 year 500 g 600 g 480 g
    2 year 750 g 900 g 720 g
    3 years 1.0 kg 1.50 kg 1.25 kg
    4 years 1.25 kg 1.70 kg 1.35 kg
    5 years 1.50 kg 2.00 kg 1.70 kg
    or more
    When to apply Fertilizers

    in areas with distinct wet & dry seasons - every


    6 mos. Thru split application (1st half -start of
    rainy season & 2nd half before end of rainy
    season)

    In areas with uniform rainfall distribution - apply


    once a year

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