May be too big for my decipiens?

[Monòver]

A big palm needs a big hole.

Well, the hole is big, the palm i hope will be big in a future!!! Lol

[Tracy]

1 hour ago, Monòver said:

A big palm needs a big hole.

Looks like you have given yourself an opportunity to amend a large area beneath and around your Dypsis decipiens future home.  You may have mentioned in other strings what type of soil you have, but I don't recall.  I don't have to dig holes like that here in Leucadia, but I definitely did in my clay bound soil 3 1/2 miles away in Carlsbad.  Now you will have to share photos when the planting is complete, and I'm sure it won't look too big anymore!

[Steve Mac]

Looks fine, just backfill to the top of the hole.  

[Monòver]

And here it is! After hours and hours working and drinking cold beer, the decipiens is in the ground.

The hole has 100 x 80 cm or 40" x 31'5" and was filled with top soil, compost and coarse sand for a good drainage.

My native soil is sandy limestone, amazing for Coccothrinax but horrible for Dypsis.

Now, i must wait to see if it is happy in the new place.

Thanks for your time.

[Phoenikakias]

A dug up hole is never to big for big ambitions

Edited October 3, 2017 by Phoenikakias