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Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 3 Sep

The coconuts and areca nuts were picked up and the amount I received is just enough to make one weekly payment of the maids. We make no money with whatever we grow here as we spend far more than what we earn But the joy we get...

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Versatile coconut tree

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 6 Aug

We cannot survive without coconuts in this part of the world Every bit of the coconut tree is used not to talk of the coconut. The tender coconut provides us with tender flesh and tasty water. The coconut is scraped and...

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Coconuts

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 22 Jun

We have a few coconut trees but I wish we had more. The price of coconuts is soaring. We have a guy who picks them up and pays us a good price. We pluck the coconuts once in two to three months and the pluckers have also...

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Coconuts

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 18 Mar 25

We had a good yield of coconuts this time The price of coconuts is incresing and we got a good price this time. We have a regular buyer who comes the moment we call him. We have a regular ccconut plucker too but we have to...

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Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23233) 15 Dec 24

In bengal boiled matar is cooked into a popular dish called ghoogni. Along with the boiled matar there is addition to coconuts, use of boiled gram and onion and chillies. It can be eaten with bread as a breakfast.

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We are having a good yield of coconuts

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 30 Jan 23

We just have 8 coconut trees and they are all yielding We manure them once a year and use our own compost plus salt. I planted them as a hobby and now we get to sell coconuts. The only problem is getting someone to pluck them...

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Coconuts

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 10 Dec 22

We have a few coconut trees and we do sell them after keeping some for our consumption. The problem is getting coconut tree climbers We had one and my neighbour also used his services but she lent him some money and she has been...

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The coconut sellers sell the fruits in the highways in West Bengal.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23233) 9 Nov 21

In West Bengal in India people go to the countryside on weekends. They use the highways to go to Bardhaman Birbhum Bankura. From Kolkata it takes around 3 hours to reach the places. On the way many people drink coconut water and...

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Coconuts

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 14 Oct 21

We have coconuts in our garden just enough to adorn our garden. They are tall and stately. Their yield is good enough for our consumption and we sell them too. The problem comes when the coconut climber takes his own time to...

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Coconuts from our garden

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 19 Jul 21

We have a few coconut trees that were planted years ago. They are all yielding. We harvest them once every three months and we have someone that buys them from us. We keep some for our consumption. Coconuts have health...

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In monsoon season lovely coconuts are found in Bardhaman

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23233) 24 Jun 21

The coconuts grow well in the villages and countryside of West Bengal in India. In Bardhaman, about 100 kilometer away from Kolkata, lovely coconuts are sold. Travellers have the coconut water and also the fresh coconut on their...

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We have had a good yield of coconuts

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 30 Jan 21

We have a few coconut palms and they are all yielding well. There is good demand for coconuts. We sell them after keeping some for our consumption. While clicking this photo this morning I was pleasantly surprised that the...

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Coconuts in Thailand are harvested by captive monkeys

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381760) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Jul 20

My husband, Vince, uses coconut milk and cream in his dishes. He does most of the cooking, having taken in up in self-defence. (That's a joke) The coconut products we buy are produced in Thailand but it’s now been...

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Fruits of my labour

zandi458 @zandi458 (28102) • Malaysia 3 Jul 20

When i moved in to my new house six ears ago i planted a couple of tropical fruit trees. One of it is coconut trees. Out of 5 only 2 coconut trees survived. And today the coconut trees are bearing so many fruits. It is the short...

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How do you check a coconut when you buy it?

Cristian Ichim @Cristi_Ichim (3750) • Bucharest, Romania 12 Aug 18

Hello my friends. Last night I bought two coconuts and today I decided to crack them open. The first coconut I cracked open had water inside it which is good, and it also looked good on the inside (it was a nice white). But the...

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There are coconuts and coconuts

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 20 Jan 17

The coconuts that you see in the image are from trees that are in our garden. The immediate reaction perhaps would be to wonder why one would waste time growing those miniature coconuts when one can get large varieties. The truth...

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Payesh and patishapta during Makar Sankranti.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23233) 14 Jan 17

In India on 14th January, Makar Sankranti is celebrated all over the country. It is festival of rice harvest and harvest of other crops during winter. Payesh is made of rice and milk and gur, and patishapta is made with coconuts,...

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Perks of Picking Coconuts With My Machinery!

Baconstripsxxx @BACONSTRIPSXXX (18025) • Torrington, Connecticut 22 Jun 16

I was in the mood for coconut water today and decided to turn on one of our manlifts and had an employee of mine knock down over 15 coconuts. I drank two so far and already feel hydrated and energized so thats a great thing. I put...

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The beautiful coconut trees in Alleppey.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23233) 31 May 16

The coconut trees in the backwaters in Alleppey, Kerala, is added attraction. those who stay in houseboats they can enjoy the site. It is great to see coconut trees full of coconuts popping up from branches. The backwaters are...

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Beautiful coconut trees in Alleppey.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23233) 31 May 16

One added attraction of staying in houseboats in Alleppey, is that the waters are fringed with coconut trees. It is a great site to see the coconuts hanging out of the coconut trees. Kerala is called God's own country. So the...

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