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Looks good Steve. I was told Kisambo were super fast. Mine did not get the memo. Whatever I’m doing, Kisambo does not approve cuz it’s slow as molasses. Love Arenarius. Underused in gardens for sure. -dale

Yes Harry, this summer I germinated 20 species of palm trees, I also bought seeds of 4 species of chamaedorea in Europe, not even 1 germinated! I have decided that I will not buy seeds, but I will exchange them with people on this forum.

I germinated a few from one of my adult palms . Same thing , pretty fast at getting their second leaf. Those look great @gyuseppe ! Harry

When did your Jubaea start self cleaning?

Arenarius flush hardening off

Thought I'd bump this for an update, for better or worse..

SLC Mem. Alvin Beggman Poem, (Sc. Beaufort x Laelia esalqueana). My tiniest little Catt type. I just love this little cutie 😊

Yeah, they sure move along! Probably right up there with Washingtonia speed-wise; maybe faster..

A nice one I grew from seed seems to like winter.

Here’s the same palm 5 weeks later going into winter growing even stronger. Not a problem for marojejya in cool climates, we have a zone push winner and a great one at that.

Brahea

Thanks brother and never attacked by kitty cats

And they are not even in my greeenhouse or hothouse, just outside under the verandah on the NE side of the house dry and not wet in the rain. Cold wet conditions is what gets your seedlings, not this batch! So far so good!

This lot are doing well for winter, with 2 degrees celcius in the air this morning! Iam quite surprised for the middle of winter that they are doing fairly well, there have been a couple of winter casualties so the cool conditions are there to kill palms. With six weeks of winter so far it started off as warm start but that soon ended when the whales started to migrate north from Antarctica (I think @Jonathan organised them to bring his cold weather with them!) Do far so good with this lot it just goes to show a little zone pushing and willing to take the risk on seeds the rewards are there, Ive had more winter winners than losers, so that’s saying something about the odds in my favour in my climate!

Alright then, I'll try to do with that perhaps after they all have grown, thank you!

They're fast! I'd already grown them from seed, but I didn't remember they were fast,second leaf and germinated at the beginning of May.

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I think a short-term drop in humidity isn't too bad. However, it shouldn't last too long or happen every day over a longer period. Perhaps you could find a solution by using sphagnum moss near the roots; that would help keep the humidity higher right around the stem. But please don't cover the roots; they need to breathe. Good luck.

Livistona rotundifolia super fast growing palm, and a nice licuala sallehana

Johannesteijsmannia perakensis, i somehow dont think I will see it get a trunk in any time soon! I grow so many joeys they are just so predictable in there growth patterns, winter is there only downfall, being even slower for an already slow growing palm. Keep the water up to them they drink like a drowning fish!

Snow occasionally but rarer now a days, frozen rain though for sure more often than snow! 🥶

Do strap leaf seedlings of this sp have more succulent leaves than say seedlings of Brahea?

you’re telling me that grows in europe where 79 degrees is hot but that don’t grow here in Jersey 🫩

When patience pays off: 75F + a 75 Deg Dew Point and 90% Humidity at 9:27PM under lingering showers and light breezes ..after about 2 hours of steady rain ..After more dust.. ....We'll se what it all added up to, ....and whether or not we might add to today's totals, tomorrow..

thank ye