PALMS IN POTS
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Joey Palm (Johannesteijsmannia altifrons) as a houseplant
by piping plovers- 2 followers
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I am pleasantly surprised with the progress of my potted Joey palm (Johannesteijsmannia altifrons). The first picture is when I first purchased in April 2017. The second picture is 18 months later - October 2018. It really enjoys the summers outdoors in New England; it is a surprisingly low maintenance houseplant during the cold months. My infatuation with internet photos of the Joey palm lead me to discover the Palm Talk forum in 2017. Forum threads on the cultural needs and member photos of successful container culture etc encouraged me to attempt growing a Joey in my cold winter climate. I have been growing Kentias indoors for over 20 years and I treat the Joe…
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Trachycarpus in Michigan
by Leelanau Palms- 2 replies
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My two trachycarpus fortunei (3 gallon, from Perfect Plants, arrived May 2022) have been great houseplants over one winter and thrived outdoors (in pots) over two summers up here. They have not been fussy about soil (Miracle Gro moisture control), fertilizer (osmocote plus and occasional Miracle Gro for acid loving plants), or water (wetter during summer, drier during winter). They've been outdoors from late May to October. No insect or disease issues to date. Their fronds do not like my windy location, but that "damage" has not slowed them down. May 2022: Early December 2023:
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Chamaedorea sp?
by Calyptrocalyx- 2 replies
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Morning from Spain! These 2 palms came sometime ago from a pot of too many Elegans. I realised that they could be another specie, and I separated them from the rest of Elegans seedlings. They grow incredibly fast. Any idea of what are their surnames? Thanks
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Growing tropical palms in NC
by Palmy Pal- 2 followers
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Here’s a few of the tropical palms I grow here in southern NC. I figured I’d do an update/track the progress of these since it’s been a while. The double Pygmy date palm is one I’ve had for a good while and is starting to really show off a decent trunk. Should be a pretty cool specimen once it matures. The Christmas palm is one I picked up at a nursery in FL not long ago. The double foxtails are seed from Venice FL and the foxtails stay cozy in the greenhouse for winter. The pygmy date and Christmas palm stay in the garage when it gets cold and they go back outside during the day most of the time since it’s usually pretty warm during daylight. 👍🌴
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So as the days get shorter and cooler, I eventually will not be able to keep my potted palms outside. I am wanting to get a smaller growing light for my potted palms and other plants as well, I was thinking of getting this one since it is a reasonable size. Do you think it will allow the palms to still grow throughout the winter well and get the light they need? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CJ98X5C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_0aPVBb8YMYN3G
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Help with licuala grandis
by elena asimakopoulou- 2 followers
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Hello. I live in Greece and i am an owner of 3 licuala grandis. Suddenly one of them folded 4 leaves overnight. I don't know what's wrong. Its near an east window with no strong light, humidity is at about 60 and i water once a week or ten days after i check the first centimetres of soil to be dry. Kept always humid. The only thing that changed is the weather. Its colder. But inside my home the temperature doesn't fall under19 degrees. 2 weeks ago i saw some pests on 2 leaves and i used a cloth with water and alcohol to make them go away. Since then i saw no pests again. I didn't repot and i have this plant at a perfect condition for almost 2 months untill last night. Eve…
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Calamus in pots
by GrumpyGrower- 2 replies
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I really miss any reliable experiences about Calamus genera. At first I want to describe my experiences. Please feel free to share yours, I think it's one of the most challenging genera to grow in pots. I was starting with Calamus viminalis seeds, germination was easy, in 30°C and it took 2 months approximately. But from some reason, I wasn't able to keep them alive for more then 2-3 leafs. Mortality was brutal, only 2/20 plants survived. Here is the "biggest" one (Calamus viminalis): In my opinion, the biggest problem came from roots. All my next attempts with this genera are only with new potting mix consist mainly of pinium bark chips with Seramis. …
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What would you buy?
by JohnAndSancho- 2 followers
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My family wants to buy me a gift to help cheer me up and they know I love palms. I'm of course constantly looking on Etsy and various other sites at palms because watching palms grow is therapeutic. I've got plenty in my shopping cart on various sites, but out of a handful, what would you pick? I also, as always, bounce between scientific and common names. And want to see growth that won't take years. Plants can go outside and soak up sun intermittently even during winter here. It's not Canada,.but they'll bounce between outdoors and indoors for about 4 months. Tons of indoor and outdoor humidity and full sun vs plenty of grow bulbs. Red Latania (I have a cou…
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Snipping Roots Out of Drainage Holes
by WisTex- 1 follower
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Is there any issues snipping off palm roots growing out of pot drainage holes? If roots are growing out of drainage holes, is that a sign it is time to re-pot?
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Syagrus ruschiana in Pots
by Pal Meir- 1 follower
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This species is not the fastest grower. The blade of the eophyll is very long and thin: 31 cm x 8 mm. After 16 months since germination the tip of the 3rd leaf is becoming visible. Below the documentation of the growth since June 2017 when I got it from @Kai.
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Med fan Vulcano
by teddytn- 2 followers
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Started both of these from seed. The one on the left was from a standard Humilis and has longer leaflets. The one on the right was from a Vulcano and really seems to be exhibiting the traits of being one. We’ll see what it looks like in a few more years. What do you guys think?
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Palm “soil” for containers
by Maximum- 1 follower
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I know there’s a lot of “soil” mixtures that can work well for palms but I’m afraid of the super chunky and airy mixes and/or mixes that need pH or nutritional additives to get them in an acceptable range. I want to use either: Miracle Gro potting “soil” as a base. OR Jungle Growth potting “soil” as a base. What other items do I need to encourage draining and prevent “soil” compaction? I’d prefer to use perlite as a replacement for sand cause if it gets too heavy it’ll become difficult to manage the plants. All opinions are welcome! Give me the “gritty” details! (No pun intended). By the way it’d be great if there are general “soil” recipes…
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5 canadian indoor beauties
by Philly J- 7 replies
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Ugly current configuration but we moved inside recently here in zone 2 and me and the missus are working on it 🥰 Howea Forsteriana Nannorrhops Ritchiana Archontophoenix Cunninghamiana Sabal Minor Licuala Grandis
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Decomposed wood only
by Palmfarmer- 3 replies
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Anyone here grown in pure wood compost before?
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Is my kentia stunted?
by PatPalm- 4 replies
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It’s been a month since the new frong only my kentia has expanded. My concern is that the front doesn’t appear to be growing its stem anything I’m doing wrong?
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Potted washy noob in michigan
by WinterPalm- 1 follower
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Hi all, I’m new here ☺️ I’ve always thought about having a potted palm. I saw a thread on here recommending washies as a palm that can live in a pot and handle dry winter air indoors, so I decided to give them a try since the seedlings are so cheap on eBay. I ordered three bare-root washy seedlings from an ebay seller in Nevada and received six. They arrived on a cold day in March (about 25F) with roots wrapped in damp paper towels. They were beautiful on arrival. This is how they looked right after potting. Before planting, I soaked the roots in distilled water with kelp extract. then I planted them in a mix of Miracle Gro Palm/Cactus, perlite and sand, ba…
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Trachecarpus fortunei die off
by jplankfsu2015- 4 replies
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I manage a wholesale nursery in northeast Texas. We grow several cold hardy palms, one of which is Trachecarpus fortunei. They seem to have a problem that I can't figure out. The frond individual leaves will start to curl up. It will then progress to browining of lower fronds and progress to the entire set of fronds. In the final stages, you can pull out the primary new frond and it smells like rotten flesh inside the trunk. I have grown this species in Floriday for many years and have only started experiencing this problem in Texas over the past several years. These plants have been grown from seed and currently are about 4 years old. Any help would be appreciated!
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Come on.......
by Palmlover_78- 6 replies
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Now What!!! Every time I turn around there’s something wrong with my Christmas Palm, It is getting a palm fertilizer but what is this?? Thanx 😁
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Sabal turning brown
by Enar- 1 follower
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I have this sabal species that started turning brown after I brought it inside my grow tent last week. What could be the issue?
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Washie first leaf leifespan
by andrebazhen- 1 follower
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Alright I've got 20 Washies - they are 5 month old now and have about 4-5 leaves, live indoors with 5 hour of straight sun and 14 hours of LED. Zone 5. Some of them got yellow lower leaves. Ain't it too soon? And what if some of them got not 1 but 2 yellowing leaves? I make sure that their leaves don't touch the window glass but left them to my mom now and will get home in a month. I will be glad of any advice Also: A friend of mine wants to buy them for his bar in a couple of months when they grow up. His bar is quite dark - is it possible to predict how this palms trees will feel? Slowing down growth is ok, but maybe I can somehow prepare the seedlings for moving?…
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Coconuts thriving in Málaga
by Calyptrocalyx- 1 follower
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Hi there! I'm new in the forum. I live in Málaga (Spain) and I'm the proud father of 2 coconut palms. They are placed in south-west facing balcony, and the orange one is 2 years old. The second one, much smaller, is only one, bought this past spring. Has well grow rate as well. They are the typical ones imported from Holland to grocery shops to Europe. The orange one started to pinnate this year, since the last year which I brought him home. They have been feeding palm fertilizer since the very early growing season, and I stop fertilizing them last week. As the temps start to decrease as well, they will be going indoors more or…
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New palm ethusiast from north italy
by Nikoskater- 1 follower
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Hi everyone, I’m new here and it’s my first post, located in north east of Italy, my usda zone should be 9a/8b. This summer I’ve bought few palms, here’s the list: -Washingtonia hybrid (in ground) -Washingtonia hybrid (in pot) -Washingtonia hybrid seedling (in pot) -sabal seedling (not identified) -phoenix canariensis (in pot) -cycas revoluta (in pot) -Areca lutescens (in pot inside home) -Chamaedorea elegans (in pot inside home) now let’s get started with questions, since I’m seeking for advices to keep them alive! Washingtonia hybrid in the ground, I’ll put some dead leaves around the trunk, cove…
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I have a 3 yrs old Ravanea Lakatra , the new leaves grow without the stem, the stem isn’t growing at all. Is this related to nutrient deficiency or other? I have seen the same in my Huge Licualas while the stems are normally much longer ??? I really appreciate some knowledge to help me out. Thank you . Attaching pics.
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Can I get more winter growth from bringing my Palms inside at night and using grow lights?
by Dwarf Fan- 12 replies
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Now that the warm weather is fading in Texas and colder weather and less sunlight is approaching can I bring my potted Palms inside my garage and put them under a grow light at night to achieve faster growth and bigger Palms to put in ground come spring time? Will palms grow more vigorously under a 24 light period consisting of natural sun supplemented with a grow light? Or do Palms need a “dark” or “night” period of at least 6 hours or ? Last question for you guys that use grow lights on Palms indoors what type of lights are you using? Any that are better than others for Palms? Thanks, Dan
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