PALMS IN POTS
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Brown Spotting on Bangalow Palm
by HyperFluxM- 7 replies
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Hi everyone, I bought a bangalow palm about 3 months ago. I keep it in my room which stays fairly humid and I keep it by the window which is facing north-west (I live in South Australia). I have recently potted it into a decently sized pot to make room for growth through 2022. Since I got the palm I have had a few smaller leaves dry up and die, I have been told this is natural for the smaller leaves to die off after time, is this true? I have not cut them off yet as I have also read that the palm should be allowed to do that natrually. The main issue that I am having now is brown spotting on some of the top leaves, it started off with a little bit but now there is a …
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Massive Queen Palm for Chicago?
by ActualTrachycarpus- 33 replies
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I was recently at a greenhouse oh an hour or so from where I live in Chicago, and found that they had a 10 foot Syagrus Romanzoffiana in a large pot. The price tag on it was only $90 or so, which is extremely cheap (for where I live at least) I have always wanted to own a large palm considering since there are no palms around where I live. I was thinking about making the purchase in mid to late April, and checked the predicted forecast online: (It would stay in the same pot until the first frost, and then I would take it to be stored in a greenhouse) https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/chicago-il/60659/april-weather/60659us?monyr=4/1/2019&view=table It says t…
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Repotted Phoenix dactylifera Seedling
by PalmTreeDude- 8 replies
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This Phoenix dactylifera seedling needed to be repotted about a year ago from the little cup I first put it in. Finally got around to it and just wanted to show you it. Grown from seed out of a store bought date and it stretched, I need to give it more sun. My potting mix didn't drain at all so I had to mix topsoil with sand.
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Best potting soil mixes
by beliz1985- 1 follower
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Hi, There are not that many potting soils to choose from in this city, even store bought very well draining soil for succulents and cactus seems to cause some problems. The soil I buy contains pine bark chips, some coco fiber and peat moss. I add perlite to that mix. It seems the water drains quite fast but the main concern is that the mix absorbs a lot of water which is squeezable. I've just recently repotted Arch. Alexandrea I had bought 2weeks ago and 2 of its leaves lost the green, withered with pale green. Could it be due to the soil or something else? What would be your best well draining potting soil mix? Stuff I could get here: vermiculite, per…
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Tropical Pams in a small greenhouse indoors
by coraltotal- 2 followers
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I fitted a portable greenhouse in a room , just to find out the hardness and strength to the palms to changing conditions . In this case , the ultrasonic humidifier working at full power to get 80% humidity .
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washingtonia robusta Creating Washy Care Instructions
by RobustaEnvirons- 5 replies
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Back around August I gave 3 family members potted Washingtonia Robusta. These family members are complete novices to growing palm trees, so I wrote up an MS Word document of Care Instructions. I tried to write everything in a clear and easy to understand way. I just thought I'd share my Instructions page with the PT community. These people have absolutely no previous experience with growing palm trees. So, I had to explain things and have them grasp what the palm would or could require of them. I realize that Washingtonia Robusta are probably not the best palm to give to somebody as a gift/experiment, but I had the spare seeds so I went for it. I had been successful in gr…
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Spiny palms in pots, show us your monster!
by GrumpyGrower- 22 replies
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Hello palm lovers, I have to say, these palms are not too much favorite but I think they deserve it! Show us your spiny palms, here is my Verschaffeltia splendida: Seed came from my friend in Singapore, I have to say, it is one of the fastest palms in pots and spines are very dangerous! Happy growing palm lovers
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Where do you buy pots?
by Bruh- 1 follower
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So where do you guys buy your pots from? I'm looking for some of those small, yet deep/tall pots that I can grow seedlings in. Preferably from a site that doesn't require you to buy a whole pallet full of pots.
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Pinanga Coronata wilting and drying up
by Stethoscope- 16 replies
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Hi everyone, I bought a 7' tall Pinanga Coronata and since it has arrived (approximately 7 weeks ago) it has been slowly wilting away with picture evidence below. I have tried to increase its watering but am hesitant to do so now as the soil is certainly NOT dry and the leaves are slowly turning dark and wilting and drying up completely before falling off. It's in a 5 gallon pot with drainage holes and apart from the original dirt it came in, I mixed it with very well draining loose soil with plenty of perlite. There are a few red spider mites on some leaves but nothing overwhelming. A picture below shows a healthy stem and another that is slowly dying. Suggestions?
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Coconut Palm Question
by winston.demartini- 2 followers
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Hi guys, I was wondering what might be wrong with my coconut palm. His newest leaves are much more yellow looking than his oldest. I've had this palm for a little over a gear now and he is just starting to yellow. I have been feeding him miricle grow with a 2-1-1 ratio (water dissolve) for about 3-4 months and early this month added notice grow granular for palms and cactus. He still continues to yellow though. I've read that nitrogen deficiencies are big for potted palms and this is one way they show it. But I am not sure if is the issue because of the fertilizer I am giving it. I also water the palm every day because it's summer so it's outside now and it's hot an…
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Washingtonia robusta dying
by Flajko- 10 replies
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Hi everybody! I got this palm a year ago and it was doing great in the beginning, but after some time leaves started drying out faster than new ones grew. Here is a picture from a year ago: And now... I had a problem with bugs at one point, so I treated it with neem guard oil which got rid of the bugs. Aside from loosing leaves even the new ones look pale compared to normal. I tried adding "phostrogen" to the water a few times but it doesn't appear to help. Obviously I'm doing something wrong but I can't figure out what. I live in Dubai, day temperatures vary from around 20C(68F) during winter to more than 45C(113F) during summe…
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Young Coconut palm fertilizer
by jayb- 4 replies
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Any educated opinions on weather this fertilizer is sufficient for my potted green Malayan dwarf? The soil around root ball is peat base I think ( bought from nursery) repotted with organic palm and cactus mix. Only fertilizer I could find locally that had boron listed. I'm also curious to know if it too early to fertilize while the nut is still attached. I don't know the age of the sprout but it's just under 4' tall with a 1" trunk and no split fronds yet. It's very healthy and growing like a weed. Unfortunately it's currently in low light ( bright shade with an hour or two partial direct sun) until spring.
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I got this Areca vestiaria years ago as a germinated seed from RPS. It's the only one of a group that's thrived. It's always been indoors in a room that only gets morning light/heat (i.e., my sunroom faces east). Some of the offshoots from the main stem declined and I've had to spray for scale now and then, but otherwise it's done OK under a relatively low-humidity, shady, highly variable temperature regime. It's my suspicion, beyond mere acclimation, that success with certain palm genera under less than ideal [challenging?] growing conditions may be dependent on the specific genetics of an individual palm.
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Squared or round pots?
by Sanips- 1 follower
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I'm germinating some stuff and I would like to choose the best pot option for the seedings. What kind of pot do you prefer? Do you pot differently for a pinnate and fan palm?
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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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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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Palms in Miracle Gro potting mix issue
by newtopalmsMD- 2 followers
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I have planted several cold hard palms (Trachy's and Sabals in 3 and 5 gallon pots) in all purpose Miraclegro all purpose potting mix with the idea of letting them overwinter one more winter before polanting in teh spring. But I have discovered that this mix is low in potassium and some trace nutrients. Has anyone else done this and then emended the mix by adding nutrients? If so how much should be added? Or should I just find a better potting mix and repot? Thanks
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Mushrooms starting to grow...
by Toneloc- 1 follower
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I just received some dwarf palmettos (Sabal minor) in the mail, which arrived in cones. I planted them immediately in pots and am storing them in my sun room to avoid some heavy rains at the moment. Just this morning, I noticed some small mushrooms growing in the pots -- is this a problem for the palms? Should I just pluck them out of the ground or do nothing at all? Or, do I need to re-pot immediately? I did not have time to take pictures as I had to leave for work, but I can certainly add those later. Thanks, Tony
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I'm doing cocos again!
by Kai- 30 replies
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Found this nice little cocos in my local gardencentre for €10. I put it in the old pot of Pal's Lytocaryum insigne #1404 with some of the famous seramis pinebark mix. Some time ago I already decided that when I'd come across one of these, I'd give it another try. I still feel the pain of having to let my previous cocos go when I moved to Amsterdam. In 8 years time it had grown into a palm of stature and I still miss it. Hope this little guy will in time grow into a worthy substitute! Wish me luck everybody!
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Potted Cabbage Palm
by Ann Louise- 5 replies
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I'm a newbie here so please be forgiving. I recently purchased a Cabbage Palm as an anniversary gift for my husband. We live in the northern part of Middle Tennessee (zone 7A) so for now, we are keeping the 4-foot tall palm in a very large exterior-glazed terracotta pot. I have a greenhouse where we will overwinter the tree. We would like to eventually put it in the ground but I don't know if that's going to be possible here. I haven't been able to find any information about potted cabbage palms. If anyone has any advice whatsoever, please feel free to pass it along.
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What's wrong with my Kentia palm?
by kentia- 1 follower
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Hello everyone! I bought it about one month ago, had a few totally brown leaves which I've removed from the bottom. I'm watering it once per week after I make sure the first 2 inches of soil are dry. The humidity is low, only 40% (already ordered a humidifier for it), I'm spraying some water on it each morning that I hope it helps. What are these brown/black spots on the stems? Should I worry?
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Germinating Phoenix Dactylifera 2.0... tips?
by RaychHasDatePalms- 27 replies
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I'm giving this the second go-round.... yes, I am crazy enough to try growing a date palm from seed in a pot in MI.... again. I actually had fairly good results the first time; I went through the germination process with about 20 seeds and had 3 grow into good-sized seedlings. They looooved hanging out on my balcony in the summer and hot fall, and were fine through their first winter and second hot summer/fall... but went through quite the crisis when I brought them in and put them under the grow light this fall/winter. Poor things. I have one that MAY pull through, but I doubt it...... Anyway. We moved from our hot 3rd floor apartment to a drafty townhome in the me…
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Hyophorbe verschaffeltii In relation to the tropical aspect. Supports dry indoor air, requires little water, slow and compact growth (suitable for close to the wall). What is your opinion?
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Mazari Palm (Nannorrhops) Mystery
by PAPalmGrower- 5 replies
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I need some help with this palm - I'm not sure exactly what it is and it hasn't grown at all so far. It was purchased via mail order in early April this year as a 7 gallon "Nannorrhops ritchieana". However, this specimen has silvery-gray leaves and a very stunted appearance. Some have suggested it may be the variety commonly called Nannorrhops 'arabica', but yet others say it appears to have grown much more slowly than 'arabica' and may be what is referred to as Nannorrhops ritchieana sp. 'Silver' or possibly the Kashmir form of Mazari palm (Nannorrhops ritchieana var. 'Kashmiri'). Any thoughts? Also, I potted it into a slightly larger pot back in mid April in a very…
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How many hours a day do you run your lights?
by Chester B- 32 replies
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Pretty simple question, but I didn't see any topics on it. So how long are you running your lights indoors? Most of my palms are smaller ones that I am growing out that will eventually be planted outside. Primarily Sabals and a few hybrids.
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