My second harvest of my only coconut tree

Over the weekend harvested my coconut tree for the second time. This time around got 4 coconuts of very sizable girth.

Harvested it at night. Below is a picture taken without flash.

This one is with flash.

Harvested my first coconut

Since my previous posting about my first and currently only coconut tree in my garden (see: http://meoramri.blogspot.com/2014/02/first-coconut-from-my-garden.html), the first coconut has grown to a size that I felt was sufficiently big to harvest. As advertised, the particular coconut tree is supposed to start bearing fruit in 7 years time. I planted it in 2007 and the first fruit came in 2014, on schedule.

Here my son is holding to the coconut after plucking it.

Sweet tasting coconut water! However, there was hardly any flesh in the fruit. I guess, it can grow bigger. At least now I have a reference before I go plucking again. At the moment, there are 5 smaller coconuts on the tree.

First coconut from my garden

After 7 years of since planting the coconut tree from a mere seedling in my garden in Putrajaya, the first fruit is now blossoming. Can't wait for it to mature.

Langkawi Holiday, November 2013 - 08 - Agro Technology Park or Taman Agroteknologi, Stesen Mardi Langkawi

Please refer to previous postings.

Our final destination on this lighting tour is the Agro Technology Park or Taman Agroteknologi, Stesen Mardi Langkawi. This is a testbed of fruit trees that could be commercially viable in Malaysia.

At this outdoor laboratory, there are many things to do.

We took a tram ride with a tour guide to explain the interesting parts of the park. I took a selfie on the tram.

The park is quite large and beautifully landscaped.

I couldn't believe it but in Malaysia, in the tropics, you can grow grapes without a greenhouse! Through experiments, Mardi is able to grow grapes for consumption. It seems that the produce from this set of vines have gone to market.

From my observation, the grapes are smaller than their temperate counterparts but equally as sweet. The skin in rougher. First winery in Malaysia anyone?

My son trying to get his hands on a bunch.

As you can see here, the size of the bunch is subtantial.

Doesn't look out of place if put side by side with temperate green grapes.

Had some fun using the camera for some camera tricks.

My son also wanted to get into the act.

We then visited the pineapple section. My son standing next to a young pineapple.

My son climbing a coconut tree.

To be continued.