PALMS IN POTS
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Palms in Thin/Tall Pots
by nitsua0895- 14 replies
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I have a bunch of W. Robusta seedlings planted close together so I got some 3 inch wide, 9 inch tall band size pots. Is this suitable for most palm species? I imagine it's perfect for W. Robusta because of how deep the taproot goes but I wasn't sure if other species had roots that needed more of a wide pot.
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A few Sabal minors…
by teddytn- 1 follower
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Was 50/50 if I was going to bring these in for the cold that’s about to happen. Decided to haul them in the garage, was a decent time to count them. If anyone wanted to know what 1400 Sabal seedlings looks like here it is.
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Pot insulation
by Phoenikakias- 14 replies
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Has anyone else (beside me) ever tried to insulate pot walls for an optimal root growth or even to make possible such growth at all? Some palms seem very fussy about temperature range, max/min in the root zone. So, have you thought that insulation of pot walls might help keeping temperature in the root zone some how steadier? In this respect how about using pots made of polystyrene? I think they could stand the weight of a juvenile palm growing in a light medium, like the one suggested by @Pal Meir
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Big Oops...
by PalmTreeDude- 1 follower
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So I forgot to bring my Coconut palm in a pot in last night... The tempature got down to 34 degrees F and there was frost in the yard. Do you think it will be ok?
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T. Fortunei
by Philly J- 14 replies
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Another Canadian palm steal!
by Rickybobby- 1 follower
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Went to Lowe’s today to get some fish emulsion and low and behold in the middle of the nursery was this clump of adonidias for 35 bux!!! All the ladies there said it was doing well! Not doing welll a tad of sun burn l the new spears look great. What a deal. This is going to my parents trailer by the lake
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Top-Heavy C.costaricana
by Funkthulhu- 14 replies
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So, not very long or exciting story made a whole lot shorter. I was turning pots and rearranging in my office. When I picked up the C.costaricana it wasn't supported by the palms around it anymore and it toppled. Didn't snap, and I don't think I caused much if any damage, but it did lay over from the base. Insufficient roots? Health issues? Is this species known for not standing up on its own? It's currently held up by its neighbors again, but I'll be getting some dowels and pipe-cleaners this weekend. Suggestions? (this should in in Palms in Pots?!? how did it get here?)
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Out of curiosity, because I store my banana plants under the house in winter. I cut the foliage off my potted majesty palms and put them under the house as well. Been since October and they are still alive and look like they did when I put them under there so they seem to be able to go dormant. Now my question is, how fast do Majesty palms replace leaves, I am trying to figure out if its worth it to do this each year if they are only going to have a few leaves by fall.
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palm slowly recovering...thanks to palmtalk! and plant sitting foxtail for the winter
by subsonicdrone- 1 follower
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so my butia was in decline along with my other plants this past winter indoors a combination of insects, overwatering and underwatering the yellowing started during this time when it came outside it put out a nice sized leaf but it was yellow as well after doing some reading here on the forum i found a thread which recommended adding sulphur to the soil Butia capitata yellowing... posted by County Ag Agent i have been adding small spoonfuls of sulphur and it has worked to green up the butiathank you!! a friend bought two foxtail palms this spring but now the spears are too tall to fit at his place looks like i will be plant sitting …
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First Licuala?
by Brad Mondel- 2 followers
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I've finally ordered an indoor palm I've always wanted called Licuala grandis, does anyone have any tips on growing this one correctly? Potting media? Lighting? Humidity? I can put it in my sunny bathroom with high humidity if it will be happy in there. Not a ton of growing info I could find. Thank you
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Hello. I‘m busy repotting my very first Canary island date palms. I’ve potted the two smaller palms already (approx 1m tall) but have only just read about untangling the root ball. I have two more slightly larger palms to pot so advice appreciated on whether to untangle and also how much of the existing compost to remove from the rootball. Thank you!
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What Variety of Sabal uresana?
by PlantDad- 14 replies
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It's really blue. I heard there are at least 2 varieties. Not sure which one I have. It barely grew this summer though. Not sure if they are supposed to grow very fast
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Palm Pot Depth Growth Rate Experiment
by floridaPalmMan- 14 replies
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So I've read in multiple places (and heard from a few youtube videos for what that's worth) that pot depth is the secret to accelerated growth of palm seedlings rather than pot width. Not sure if this is well known or has already been proven/disproven. Any input would be appreciated. Anyway... This is an experiment to see the difference in growth rate and health of 3 palms purchased as seedlings at the same time and exposed to the same conditions. The three plant selected are a few silver queens I purchased off of etsy. All three are around the same height and were all germinated/planted/harvested/shipped and repotted at the same time. All came from th…
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I have this area in front of our house...the ground is a big almost flat rock so no way I can plant something in the ground... I am thinking of planting one or two good size palms in big pots and place them there... I am thinking of one of or both Howea as attached , one Howea forsteriana and one Howea Belmoreana... but if there is other suggestion I might consider... I need to keep them there almost forever so I need to chose the types wisely...it will get some full sun during some hours of days... then I need to think of choosing right pot or barrel ... Thanks for any inputs Mohsen
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Hi everyone
by Lady Gaga- 14 replies
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Hi everyone, I'm new here. Just wanted to share with you the effects of my seeding. So two years ago in October, I germinated phoenix canariensis seeds. I also have two washingtonia robusta that germinated after two days (!) in warm water last fall. Currently, for over a week I have been waiting for kentia (howea forsteriana) to sprout, I have two seeds. I soaked them for a week in water at about 25-30 degrees, then I put them in a bag with wet soil and keep them next to a radiator where the temperature of the ground is about 30 degrees. Also I have a question, how long it usually takes howea forsteriana to germinate? I heard that it …
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strange seedling without roots
by Alcibiades- 14 replies
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Today i found some germinated seeds in my bags. One of the jubaea chilensis x butia odorata F2 seedlings looks really strange. The seedling had almost no visible root system and did only grew upwards. I do not have experience with jubaea or butia odorata seeds. I never saw similar growth with any other seedling i ever had.
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My Nano-Greenhouse
by Pal Meir- 1 follower
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Only when a seedling has problems with its roots (as in this case with a L itapebiense seedling without a real radicle) I am using a (kind of) greenhouse. In all other cases my window sills (for seedlings) or my living room (around my home office for bigger ones) is enough (without any humidifier), no matter if the palms are »tropical« (as e.g. Licuala) or not.
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The squirrels have been wreaking havoc on my potted palms this spring. I'm not sure why they're so attracted to them, but they love digging holes in the pots and tearing up my palms' roots. Has anyone else experienced this, and if so, did you come up with a good way to deter them? So far I've tried trapping them or popping them with airsoft guns when I catch them in the act. All to no avail, though.
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Best Palms to grow indoors?
by EJ;)- 13 replies
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Remodeling many areas of my house. Want to add some beautiful indoor tropical plants to mess my out door jungle. Im in zone 9b in northern California. If that makes any difference. I keep my windows and doors open daily. Dont mind wheeling patio containers inside in the winter either.
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Frond opening question
by sashaeffer- 1 follower
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Doesn’t happen all the time but what causes new fronds to open before spear has finished growing in height? my triple Christmas palm I’ve grown. Only indoors year around and steady grower. Typically new spears grow like normal then open but this newest one isn’t. Have seen similar on other species I’ve had.
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Fungus Gnat Invasion
by rabblemire- 1 follower
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Coming to you live from the frontlines.... I must have had a particularly nasty batch of soil, because I'm dealing with more gnats than I thought possible. It's currently week 4 of watering with neem oil drenches and the occasional spritz of Eight spray. Does anybody have any suggestions on how to combat these buggers? I'm going about 8 days between watering to let the medium dry but the population continues to grow.
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My CIDP progress pics
by Howeadypsis- 13 replies
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Back in November I sowed 9 date stones from store bought dates. 3 germinated and the first one took off. It's now June and it's pushing a second leaf. The other two are much smaller, number 3,the last one out, seems stunted. I may have to unpot it and check the roots on that one. I'm currently keeping them in my new small greenhouse (early fathers day present)
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I feel like if I don't pot mine up generously they really suffer quite quickly. My pots are always much bigger than I wish they were for the size of said palm. How do nursery achieve such massive palms in small pots?
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Reed palm with one rotted stalk
by globvs- 1 follower
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I have had a lovely reed palm for eight months now and she has been doing quite well... until recently. My kitten had started using her as her litter box, so I took out the root ball, shook off the extra soil, dumped the urine-soaked soil, and the repotted into a new pot of the same size with new soil. She was okay for about a week and then I noticed the leaves of two of the stems coming from the same stalk were dying quickly. I cut them away a few days ago, leaving one stem on the stalk. Last night I examined the stalk again and saw at its base it was black. I barely touched it there and the whole stalk broke off with white and black mush inside the base of the stalk. …
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Pygmy Date Palm in Pot
by Alix- 13 replies
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I have a Pygmy Date palm in a pot and it looks to me like it isn't doing well. Fronds bend and droop down- with brown tips It gets watered once every 8 days for 6 minutes. I live in northern california- the pots do have drainage holes. I have fertilized them twice in the 3 months I have owned them. More water? Less water? more fertilizer? any advice is appreciated.
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