TheFacelessMan:


8 year old thread.. but I must confess that ayam 40 and just got to know the English word for this fruit..
By the way,can someone tell me the English name for kulikuli?

UyaiIncomparabl:
Anytime I eat this fruit, my sexual appetite increases. I go just dey on my own dey wet. Also makes me add weight.

Devilish fruit. Avoid it for your good.

Ololademrmoney2:
You have no reason to feel sober, hope dey no matter what you're going through. 2014 post just dey reach front page now

Days to germination: Seedlings are usually purchased
Days to harvest: 4 to 7 years
Light requirements: Full sun
Water requirements: Will tolerate dry conditions
Soil: Fertile and loose
Container: Not really ideal

Introduction
Dates are a very common fruit in the Middle East, and most crops are grown there or in northern Africa. The fruit is grown on a date palm tree, and it should be no surprise that they thrive only in hot dry climates. For North American growers, only zones 9 to 11 would be suitable for date palms. The most common variety is the Medjool date.

They are not the easiest trees to grow and harvest from, but growing your own dates can be a fun challenge if you enjoy trying new fruits in your garden. Just be prepared for a little more work than usual.

Dates are extremely nutritious, and have been an important food source for centuries. They are high in fiber and several B vitamins but low in calories.

Starting your Tree
Date palms are either male or female, and you will need one of each in order to have any fruit. If you want to grow several trees, you can get by with one male and any number of female trees. So when you plan out your locations for date palms, make sure you have room for at least 2 trees.

Because you need a male and female tree, people generally don’t start their trees from seed because you would never know what the gender will be for many years. Purchased seedlings are usually cuttings from an existing palm, so they should be properly labeled by their gender.

Choose a sunny location and plant as you would any other kind of tree, digging a hole large enough to hold the roots. Each tree will grow to more than 50 feet tall, and up to 30 feet across. If that is excessive, try a 10-foot dwarf variety.

As mentioned, you need 2 trees but because you will be pollinating by hand (see more on that in the next section), you don’t necessarily have to plant the trees next to each other if your space doesn’t allow it.

Tree Care
Dates are very slow growing trees, so don’t be discouraged if your trees aren’t doing very much each season. It’s easy to over-water a date palm, which will kill it. Regular rainfall is usually sufficient, unless it’s been dry for a prolonged period of time or your tree is still getting established.

Date palms are not pollinated by insects or birds, but by the wind. With only a few trees, you are taking a risk that nothing will pollinate and therefore will produce no fruit. That means part of your annual gardening routine will have to be hand-pollinating your date trees.

Early each year, the male trees will produce sheaths of pollen. You will have to collect it (it’s just a fine powder) and then dust it over the female flowers once your female trees are in bloom. Ask at the nursery where you get your trees for more details on this. It’s really not a difficult task.

Date palms will grow very long and sharp thorns or spines along its base, so either plant your trees somewhere away from regular walkways or cut the spines off as they grow. It won’t hurt the plant to snip them off.
Once your fruit starts to set, you will want to thin it out by picking some of the smaller fruits before they ripen. Otherwise, you will have a big harvest of tiny dates. It’s not uncommon to take out half or more of the growing dates to get a better final crop.

Pests and Diseases

Most of the insect pests that attack the date palm are not found in North America, so anyone growing dates in America will probably find their trees to be fairly insect-free.
Birds, mice and squirrels can be a problem once the fruit starts to ripen though. Date farmers usually put mesh bags around the strands of dates so they can ripen without being stolen.

meobizy:
Me wey dey south no fit plant am then. Our constant rains will kill it.

Timekeeper452:
price?

castins:
How do I get the seedling? Or will the dry ones being sold by "aboki" germinate?

arcahmad:
Lolz.. That one if you plant it na your grand children go eat am.

CAPITALBEE:


That's a barrier I want to break even though it was planted accidentally... Let's see tho

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Age: Less than six months

Days to germination: Seedlings are usually purchased
Days to harvest: 4 to 7 years
Light requirements: Full sun
Water requirements: Will tolerate dry conditions
Soil: Fertile and loose
Container: Not really ideal

Introduction
Dates are a very common fruit in the Middle East, and most crops are grown there or in northern Africa. The fruit is grown on a date palm tree, and it should be no surprise that they thrive only in hot dry climates. For North American growers, only zones 9 to 11 would be suitable for date palms. The most common variety is the Medjool date.

They are not the easiest trees to grow and harvest from, but growing your own dates can be a fun challenge if you enjoy trying new fruits in your garden. Just be prepared for a little more work than usual.

Dates are extremely nutritious, and have been an important food source for centuries. They are high in fiber and several B vitamins but low in calories.

Starting your Tree
Date palms are either male or female, and you will need one of each in order to have any fruit. If you want to grow several trees, you can get by with one male and any number of female trees. So when you plan out your locations for date palms, make sure you have room for at least 2 trees.

Because you need a male and female tree, people generally don’t start their trees from seed because you would never know what the gender will be for many years. Purchased seedlings are usually cuttings from an existing palm, so they should be properly labeled by their gender.

Choose a sunny location and plant as you would any other kind of tree, digging a hole large enough to hold the roots. Each tree will grow to more than 50 feet tall, and up to 30 feet across. If that is excessive, try a 10-foot dwarf variety.

As mentioned, you need 2 trees but because you will be pollinating by hand (see more on that in the next section), you don’t necessarily have to plant the trees next to each other if your space doesn’t allow it.

Tree Care
Dates are very slow growing trees, so don’t be discouraged if your trees aren’t doing very much each season. It’s easy to over-water a date palm, which will kill it. Regular rainfall is usually sufficient, unless it’s been dry for a prolonged period of time or your tree is still getting established.

Date palms are not pollinated by insects or birds, but by the wind. With only a few trees, you are taking a risk that nothing will pollinate and therefore will produce no fruit. That means part of your annual gardening routine will have to be hand-pollinating your date trees.

Early each year, the male trees will produce sheaths of pollen. You will have to collect it (it’s just a fine powder) and then dust it over the female flowers once your female trees are in bloom. Ask at the nursery where you get your trees for more details on this. It’s really not a difficult task.

Date palms will grow very long and sharp thorns or spines along its base, so either plant your trees somewhere away from regular walkways or cut the spines off as they grow. It won’t hurt the plant to snip them off.
Once your fruit starts to set, you will want to thin it out by picking some of the smaller fruits before they ripen. Otherwise, you will have a big harvest of tiny dates. It’s not uncommon to take out half or more of the growing dates to get a better final crop.

Pests and Diseases

Most of the insect pests that attack the date palm are not found in North America, so anyone growing dates in America will probably find their trees to be fairly insect-free.
Birds, mice and squirrels can be a problem once the fruit starts to ripen though. Date farmers usually put mesh bags around the strands of dates so they can ripen without being stolen.

UyaiIncomparabl:


Na there them go see you.

castins:
But will it germinate? Were can I see the seedling to buy?

Lawag3:


9 longs years later

CAPITALBEE:


That's a barrier I want to break even though it was planted accidentally... Let's see tho

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Age: Less than six months

Bukola94:
U BEEN WET IS A SIGN OF FERTILITY.LOL, I BEEN HAVING ERECTION IS A SIGN OF JOY

AlphaTaikun:

That's mad cool. Just 5 dates. One can even make smoothies out of it.
I've learned something new from you and some other folks here.

As per your body weight, you look sexy okay in your profile pic assuming it is recent.


Thanks for sharing (without being too prudish). You're self-aware and smart.

I've been following you on my older moniker for a couple of years now.

Talk to you later Uyai.

pocohantas:


Hahahaha. She say na devilish fruit. I take a lot of it. It gives me energy boost, thanks to its sugar content. Maybe I can use the energy boost in bed, but it hasn’t come as plain increase in libido.

UyaiIncomparabl:


I know you. The eccentric way you write and your lettering gives you away. Thanks for the compliments. Have a great day.

JBoss25:
how do you know who the person is u be weirdo

UyaiIncomparabl:


Does it not make you add weight too, poco? You know its high sugar contents make a pass for enough calorific contents in it? Go and take it with tigernut. You'll enjoy yourself.

UyaiIncomparabl:
Anytime I eat this fruit, my sexual appetite increases. I go just dey on my own dey wet. Also makes me add weight.

Devilish fruit. Avoid it for your good.

UyaiIncomparabl:


I know you. The eccentric way you write and your lettering gives you away. Thanks for the compliments. Have a great day.