I have been sprouting store bought coconuts for about 7 months now. out of 10, I got 4 strong survivors. The best were nuts I bought from a local market. I live in a sub-tropical climate, so coconut trees are fairly common here and I know that most of the coconuts in stores here come from Mexico. that being said, the coconuts I sprouted came from de-husked commercial nuts. I soaked them for 2-4 days in a tub of warm water placed near my water heater (when I started it was our "winter" and nights got to about 40 degrees F or maybe a tad lower). I used a rock to keep them submerged. I then placed them into a ziplock back with a couple tablespoons of purified water. it took 4 months (give or take) for them to sprout roots. they are now nearly 7 months old and are growing verrrrry slowly. I still have them near my water heater but the weather will warm up signifigantly soon and when that happens I will move them to a safe, warm place outside out of direct sunlight. a few weeks ago, I mixed some seaweed/kelp fertilizer very diluted into a mister and sprayed them. They seem to have liked it. As for keeping fungus at bay, I mix a tiny bit of hydrogen peroxide with water into a mister bottle and give them a quick mist with that. I'm not sure how well/not well this will work but have read that it is how some people prevent fungus on seedlings. I got most of my advise regarding germinating store bought coconuts from a detailed video on youtube by TheKiwiGrower. I hope your coconuts do well, and good luck!

This post was edited by beachveggie on Sat, Apr 5, 14 at 21:01