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The month finishes with measures between 7.3in. and 8.5in after a small trace of rain yesterday. Now we'll see what August brings.

I would want a place for the water to drain , not stay in the pot . Harry

Water! And lots of it if your soil drains pretty well...if not, let it dry out a bit before soaking again. I've dug and transplanted quite a few of these and they're generally pretty tough, so hopefully it pulls through.

That would make my three all males unfortunately. I thought for a brief moment this year that one of them was possibly female, but no such luck. Put me on the seed list please Richard if you have good luck, would like to getsome partners for my lads.

This is the product I am using.

Interesting concept. Not to dump cold water on it, but a few of us coconut freaks did not have the support needed for a separate coconut subforum some time back: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/61019-cocos-nucifera-subforum/ It seemed that most of the users at the time favored less subforums.

This species should be available at the next 2027 Pacsoa show and some online sellers for Australian collectors over the next few years. Much seed has been sent out to Aussie palmtalkers plus a few others. It is a great palm to have in your collection Regards Colin

Those of us here in Central Florida empathize - especially after this February cold blast. 🤦‍♂️ Better luck on the next go-round, Richard.

That’s good to know. Thank you HP! I’ve seen them side by side in 5 gallon pots at a nursery in Homestead, FL; years ago. They did look quite similar at that stage, growing in heavy shade though, they seemed quite uniform. I could see the blue-ish color on the underside of the magnificas with closer inspection. The perakensis looks interesting. I hear they take a long time to develop their trunks.

Oh yeah, for sure those needed some iron! I've had palm seedlings do that on me, usually with overwatering or soil that got too dense or mucky in the pot. I have some Ptychosperma Salomonense seedlings planted out front that desperately need iron. They were in a pot too long and do great in the soil. It's good that you reminded me, I completely forgot about spraying them with iron. I have used Palm Nutritional Spray before. What are you using?

The bit that disappointing is your killing rare palms, having seeds that are so hard to find in cultivation, you finally find them and then you kill them in the cold. That’s palm growing they are one of the most climate sensitive plants around, so tempermental!!! Richard

The pots I have on hand have a separate drainage grill that snaps into the bottom with a little space from it to the very bottom of the pot. Do I still need to drill holes in the pot and what about when I have to take them inside for the winter

Mulch, Mulch and add more mulch. Those roots will be happy.

Welcome to Palm Talk! You definitely need drainage holes in a pot that is to be used for your palm. Good drainage is crucial for plant health/ survival. I’ve seen pots with a grill at the bottom and the ones I’ve seen have a tray that is attached with scuppers for the water to drain. I use pots with clear holes in the bottom , sometimes I even drill more . I usually put medium sized pebbles in the bottom and add perlite to the potting soil. Some palms are root sensitive while others are tough as nails . It would help to know what type of palm it is ….even better , pictures. Harry

Planted this parajubaea torallyi last week from a 25g container. It was leaning in the container and looks almost worst in the ground. Any suggestions so that I do not have a long term issue ?

So sorry , always difficult to lose them . Learning curve. Harry

What's struggling and what is doing well? Are your Texas natives also on irrigation? I have everything on drip irrigation and turks caps (local native), Hamelia patens (Florida native), and porterweeds (Stachytarpheta, Mexico) all look great in the sun and heat.

Nothing better than going for it and getting great results. Good one, and advice is always free and mistakes are costly. One great advantage of talking with other growers, and another is I learnt something new today, thanks for sharing your experience!

A couple of nice varieties of palms for the garden in the future, the merriillii are a surprise growing pretty good for seedlings in winter, I thought for sure cold damage. And the lytocarum are as tough as nails so always happy with them. Some good ones for the tropical look in the garden in a few years time.

Transplant as into the ground or repot them into larger containers? Into the ground easy just plant them. Repotting even easier, palms like the next size container up ie 200mm container into a 240mm container. A small 70mm tube into a 100mm or 140mm and so on. They also require a good root system before transplanting, if you can lift the palm up by the stem and they don’t pull out of the container then generally they are good to repot. As for drainage holes or lack of just use a pair of secautears or whatever you have to cut some drainage holes or drill some new holes. If you can’t repot them drill some holes in the bottom of the container. It’s all about roots for transplant or repotting, and soil medium, get it right and palm growing is easy, get it wrong and you start to have trouble growing them. Repotting germinated seedlings is a little different you generally go by the type of palm you have to the container that suits it. May I suggest my posts, On the potting bench, it’s got a lot of repotting pictures and information. Good luck

Borassodendron borneense not to happy in the cold weather, another strike for old man winter, he won this push. Cold and wet I suspect! And my Calyptrocalyx micholitzii is not happy either in the cold weather.

They are rocket ships once established. I have two of them to a friend 5 years ago they are now 8 to 10 feet tall crown included. And in some very high sun positions. They take it well iam now planting a few in my garden in more exposed sites and they love it. You won’t regret planting them in your garden, the only drawback is that they get so tall so fast you lose them in the mid canopy. I suggest planting them at the bottom of steep slopes this way in the years to come you have a nice crown of leaves at least in sight. Richard

The server was being silly and I couldn’t post the male and female, which one is male and female. Male inflorescence female inflorescence

The seed market is very volatile in the fact that you are dealing with a living cell, this makes it difficult for the sellers to guarantee viability and germination rates. As we know some seeds germinate a long time after we have said they are no good. The big difference is when we get fresh seeds the difference is amazing in germinating rates.