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Great effort, and 5 years worth of growth that we can only dream of in more heat deprived climates! Is the garden full now, or do you still have some room out the back to play with?

Yes, it's also planted next to a light post to prevent it from falling during north winds that usually are the strong ones.

Lepidia is already quite prominent though. I’d say there no reason to think it’s not P martii. Impossible to be sure at that size though.

Yup. They’ll bulldoze it back to a barren wasteland. But for now, it’s alive. They even showed up and painted my car!

A lot has changed, even the colour of your car has changed! I can see the love you have for gardening!

Nice, can definitely see some movement.. Know they're supposed to be quick growers but, that was pretty fast. You going to stake it once the leaves start filling out so it doesn't try to blow over while building it's root system?

You have a great palm sniffer Kyle! Your posts never disappoint.

That’s what I thought, but there all dead, perhaps a grower mistake but on all three?

That’s the one Harry, giving it a go you just never know. Verschaffeltia where a gift, I even told the gifter no they won’t grow, I only attempted them as he said they are a different looking form of seed, black form. Richard

My winter low is 2 degrees celcius. Never any frost.

@Silas_Sancona The stipules now turned light green, they were dark green and smaller yesterday (can't be captured well with my camera). Success! Now I just need to wait for the leaves/branches to form.

Beautiful work. What’s sad is that if you sold the house, the new owners would likely tear it all out.

My pindo palm has been developing black spots on its older fronds that eventually spread and the frond dies. My research led me to believe the cause is a potassium deficiency which pindos are prone to and I have been providing it with supplemental potassium and palm specific fertilizer monthly but that has not slowed down the black spots. I had the same problem last year and the black spots mostly stopped developing after the palm received additional potassium but that the case this year. I have been removing the affected fronds out of concern this may be a fungus. The pindo is producing new growth like crazy so I’m not sure how concerned I should be.

Is P.pacifica the most common? They're beautiful at the 12-ft to 20-ft height where the white tormentum is clearly visible.

No clue what I’ve got here but it’s happy none the less. As similar to every Pritchardia sold it seams….supposed to be Martii. Definite “color” but not nearly the white or copper I’ve seen on others. Guess it could be, i don’t know -dale

Oops…. Wrong area. Please move to general discussion mods. Apparently I’m still learning how to work the forum.

My house has changed after 5 years on this forum…. It’s a jungle out there. (After many holes dug, a truckload of fertilizer and mulch, and a zillion gallons of water) Thanks for all the assistance.

These guys continue upward. Waist to chest high trunks after 5 years in the ground. The tips get a little beat up in all day sun and fairly open conditions, but they are winners in S Florida with a lot of water and fertilizer and extra potassium.

Mine is in a lot of shade but still pushes regularly. I also got this from Kevin a few years back as a 2G plant. It’s grown significantly. Hard to photo cuz it’s so airy looking. -dale

Lightning strike seems to be the consensus. Thank you to all for the input.

I think you have a good handle on it. Using cardboard is a great idea, just remove tape and labels. Mulch is a good idea as well. It will be a constant effort though. Grass and weeds love to spread. As for the fertilizer, it looks like you have adequate spacing and little risk for burn. I would still use less than stated on the package due to your region having a short growing season.

IN high humidity environments mulch breaks down fast. In a drought environment it dries out and blows away. Add torrential rain, and it gets washed away too. So yes I have mulched about 50-60 cubic yards on 2000+ square feet(200 square meters) of garden space every two years. I started with grey white sand in half of my yard to 2-3' deep. No rain changes everything. When I first moved here from growing palms in arizona I killed a number of palms by not understanding how dry the soil becomes in just 3-4 days. I couldnt put palms under 5 gallons in the ground unless its a heavily amended raised bed or a clayish soil mix spot.

Santa anas are devastating in causing water loss. Its one thing to be hot and dry but add strong wind and plants are desiccated even more rapidly. Wind is often underestimated as a drying force. I remember some santa ana winds from my time in orange county CA, my patio plants looked nice then the winds came and they just crisped up. Coastal humidity kept them happy till the desert winds came, then dead in a few days. That was my first exposure to santa anas. You really cant address santa anas with windbreak, they bring the desert with them.

Zamia splendens $40 for both. Pick up in Satellite Beach, I could probably ship, but am worried about those new soft leaves getting broken. Beachpalms@cfl.rr.com

@happypalms Chuniopphoenix humilis is a synonym of C nana which is tough as you know. I really doubt the cold did it in given they fly through my winters.