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I would freeze to death down there, so I can’t see why a grub wouldn’t. Organic xtra the pelletised chicken poo is a no no in my garden it has all that extra potash and stuff. I have burned palms before with it. So now it’s just dynamic lifter for me it is only sawdust and chicken poo. The organic xtra not for me and my garden. This is where a garden diary is handy to have, what did I do and when certainly helps.

Probably not fertilizer...I only use organics but just thinking about this, I did put a decent heap of dynamic lifter or some similar chook poop fertilizer on them a while back. Maybe phosphorus burn? Can't imagine it was enough to cause that amount of damage though?? Cane grubs would freeze to death down here, wouldn't they Richard!?!

Agreed, I reckon it's a goner, just wondering why, and like you mentioned, it would be good to prevent any further infections. I'll look into Rhizoctonia and Thielaviopsis, thanks for the heads up.

I can’t see any harm in feeding your cycas a slow release fertiliser. Like us humans we need a supplemental diet now and then!

The climate you have is wonderful for flowers.

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Absolutely beautiful!

Nice flowers gyuseppe!

Up the back yard near the propagating hothouse is the sancona, it endures many a tough time and is in need of a good feed. But finally after 26 years we have a trunk forming. Some palms in my climate just want water, this one is in a dry spot without irrigation donuts done quite well considering the circumstances it grows under, basically in the bush!

Hmm no fertiliser I take it. Phytophera I suspect! Patch of dead grass African black beetle grub may have had a go at the roots or even eaten up the middle to the heart, that cane grub is a pain.

Check for Rhizoctonia or Thielaviopsis. Imo this plant is already a goner, at least take advantage of its demise and bring the whole plant to an expert for autopsy and biopsy. Sorry to say it, but it is is possible that fungus will spread out in the future to the rest of your palms through mycelia unless you resort to biological or chemical prevention. But first you have to make sure of the culprit. Btw my first fulva in the ground had the same death symptoms. I did not verify the actual death cause, of which omission am still very sorry, but this particular part of the garden was heavily infested by Rhizoctonia.

Pinanga sarawakensis.

One tough plant, as me very easy to grow just add drainage and sunshine. These ones are 25 years old that just sat around in containers for years, then finally planted in the ground.

The last pic of the Caryota maxima, it’s just getting bigger each new leaf it’s a monster.

A change in the season has seen the garden go into a relax mode, with the dry weather a lot of leaves have fallen. Fortunately we have had some good rainfall to push the garden back. And the summer root activity has gone into new leaves and spears.

Typical flood or drought situation, this is the case with these seeds, not wanted hundreds sitting on the ground. Any other time I would have put the eyehole lot in to germinate, such a shame. It takes time, space and money to grow hundreds of something you’re not interested in.

Beautiful specimen

Very nice example pogobob My two specimens are trunking now and growing at kentia speed

Tim, Thanks for posting. I have got half a dozen good looking hopefuls still potted, any advice about planting them out? Lars

Hi there. Please be careful when repotting it. My one looked the same as yours and I transplanted it into another pot being as careful as possible. I don't know what happened but the color faded soon and then it was over within two weeks... That was a real loss, I can tell. However, thank you for posting! Lars

This L fulva went from healthy to this in under two weeks...no idea what happened but there are six others within a 5m radius that all look like the healthy one below. This is in a fairly wild part of the garden, hence the weeds, but I don't think that's a factor. Rainfall has been reasonable lately, temperature mild to warm. The patch of dead grass immediately below the victim is very suspicious, I suspect something fungal maybe. Any thoughts?

Once they get a couple of feet of trunk they start producing munted growth and micro-spears. Seems to be a thing with both Howeas in my garden. I have had some Hedyscepe do this too.

Livistona Australis in the garden.