PALMS IN POTS
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wood chips
by Palmlover_78- 4 replies
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Hey Gang:), I am wondering, are shredded wood chips a good soil addition to palm soil for extra drainage? Thanks
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soak fresh seeds?
by Palmlover_78- 3 replies
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Hey I was wondering should I soak fresh Christmas Palm seeds or just put them directly in the soil? Thanks
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Sabal palmetto palm Seedlings
by James Robert- 4 replies
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Well, My very first time grow palms from seed. 40 days ago planted 35 sabal palmetto seeds in 3 different pots. Covered tops with plastic wrap, made sure they were watered. They were in my garage here in Greenville SC. Now I'm not sure what to do. I took the plastic wrap off, and found 15 have came up,some 1.5 to 2". Some still breaking dirt.Do I leave plastic off. Do I need to give light now, they been in the dark. Do I put outside. Need all the info. I'm excited
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Palm ID request
by Eastendr- 6 replies
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I purchased this palm on the spur of the moment as I was buying something else off of offerup (San Diego, CA). It looks like a Chamaedorea... something? Any ideas?
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Anyone had any lock growing Johannesteijsmannia altifrons and Magnifica as potted inside? @Pal Meir have you tried them before?
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Advice Needed for C. Macrocarpa & V. Splendida seedlings
by HtownPalms- 1 reply
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I have a few Chambeyronia macrocarpa and Verschaffeltia splendida seedlings thanks to my great palm friend JimmyT! Everything is growing well but lately the palms have started to look a bit tattered. I really want to get these seedlings back to full health before they get too sickly to save. First let me start with the indoor environment that these guys have been growing in. I got everything as seeds from Jimmy. I sprouted them using the baggie method in my garage. Once the sprouts start outgrowing the bag I planted them in recycled plastic cups. The cups have 4- 1/4" holes drilled in the bottoms. The soil is mostly volcanic sand with 15% coco coir & 15% topsoil…
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Exposed roots
by Frond-friend42- 5 replies
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I've been wondering...say you germinate a seed in a pot, and its root growth lifts the seed up out of the media. Should you replant the thing deeper? I worry about disturbing the roots, but also worry about leaving them exposed. This is currently the case with a couple of my licualas and also coccothrinax fragrans. Thanks for any input you can provide.
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My salacca zalacca
by Ilovepalm- 2 followers
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My salacca salacca from seeds from Thailand
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Where to find affordable pots?
by chad2468emr- 1 follower
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I've never really had an issue finding cheap little plastic pots, but recently it's been a nightmare. Big Box stores have nothing larger than 1.5 gal or so unless it's one of those over-price "ornate" pastic pots that they want $25+ for. Usually there are larger black plastic pots of all sizes, but everything seems to be picked clean or having covid-related supply issues. I have six palms sitting in 3 gal containers that I purchased this summer, and they need to be potted up to 5 or so gals; I see some roots peaking through the bottom. I've also got an L. P. Sumawongii in a 7 gal nursery pot right now that needs to be potted up to a 10 or so gal. The nursery's soil also s…
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I'm curious if keeping soil warmer using a heat mat under the pot can help/trick your palm when they're indoors? Or would the fronds need an equal ambient temperature to make a difference?
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Grow lights?
by chad2468emr- 5 replies
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I just moved into a new townhome, and while it has PLENTY of room outside for my potted pots and they are thriving, the downstairs indoors has minimal lighting and it's killing me not having any palms (or other plants for that matter) in the home. It's seriously lacking in greenery. We are in need for some floor lamps anyway, so does anyone have any recommendations on a 4-5 foot tall grow light that isn't hideous and similar looking to a typical floor lamp? How bright is it and how much of a sun-loving palm (or other plant for that matter) can I get away with? Is there the risk of burning anything that doesn't want a lot of light? I also have a bookshelf that…
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Christmas Palm Seeds
by Palmlover_78- 6 replies
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Hello, I was wondering if anyone had fresh Christmas Palm seeds that i can buy and have them shipped to Canada?, I know of one guy John but i can't get through. Thanks
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Mushrooms starting to grow...
by Toneloc- 1 follower
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I just received some dwarf palmettos (Sabal minor) in the mail, which arrived in cones. I planted them immediately in pots and am storing them in my sun room to avoid some heavy rains at the moment. Just this morning, I noticed some small mushrooms growing in the pots -- is this a problem for the palms? Should I just pluck them out of the ground or do nothing at all? Or, do I need to re-pot immediately? I did not have time to take pictures as I had to leave for work, but I can certainly add those later. Thanks, Tony
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My First Coconut Palm!
by HtownPalms- 13 replies
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My wife and I checked out a new to us nursery today and I was pleasantly surprised to see that they were selling small Coconut Palms! Even though these are very common in a lot of areas this is the first time that I have found them for sale here in the Houston area. I know in areas where Coconut Palms grow these are practically free, but I think I got a good deal paying $25. I don't know much about Coconut Palms so I was hoping someone on the forum could help me identify what type of Palm tree that I bought. When I asked the guy working the register what type of Coconut Palm it was he said he had no idea. One thing that I thought was peculiar was that all of the palms had…
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Bonsai Ravenala
by ahosey01- 3 replies
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Does anyone have any information about bonsai-ing a Ravenala madagascariensis? I don't know enough about bonsai to know if it can be done or if anyone has done it. However, I'd like to go way down the bonsai rabbit hole and make this happen if it's possible and there's any information to work from. Let me know, thanks!
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I've got some big ones and a random gusty wind can take them right down.. Due to where I have to keep them for optimal sunlight, they are not placed around anything that I can anchor them to. I've tried tree stakes but they look kind of ridiculous and I'm concerned it will girdle their trunks. Any Ideas? Thanks.
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Fertilizer for Pots
by Ben in Norcal- 28 replies
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I know there have been a lot of threads on fert, but wondering what people use for slow release when they have a lot of pots? Looking for more cost-effective solutions than Osmocote and the like, as long as they work well! Something I can buy in bulk, 50 lb bags ideally, that works well and is cost effective. Appreciate any thoughts - my container ranch is large, so looking to minimize expense if possible!
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Just wanted to water my my variegated Rhapis Excelsa and noticed it is flowering, it is very beautiful can this produce seeds or we need male/ female ?
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Cat Palm Stressing me Out...
by mr_p2r- 2 followers
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Hi yall This is my first post and I was really excited to see there's a whole forum for this- I'm mostly on Swedespeed- a Volvo forum. Im based here in NE Ohio where for about 5 months it's lovely and green outside, yellow/red for a month in the fall, then 6 months of grey dark winter where it looks like a nuke went off. I honestly get really depressed in the winters here not being able to see any green so I wanted to make a change and get in a big ol palm. I got this big Cat Palm from Lowes (not the best place I know) and I mounted a LED grow flood light to the wall. The bulb also lights up the livingroom once it's dark (it's on a timer for 13 hours a day)…
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Licuala spinosa seeds
by Barry- 1 follower
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I just cleaned about 80 seeds of Licuala spinosa. What is the best method for sprouting? Baggie or pots? If baggie, how many seeds per quart bag with moist moss? And any other suggestions appreciated.
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Boarding School for potted palms
by piping plovers- 2 followers
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Yes, I am being facetious and I know this may sound like a first-world kind of problem but finding a solution would make my life much easier now. Does Anyone know of any Boarding services for potted palms / houseplants? A place to keep them in greenhouse for winter or beyond until I can fetch them. I just learned of an orchid boarding facility in VA, was featured in the Washington Post. I spoke with the owner and will likely send my orchids to boarding school come October; they accept orchids only. I am living / working in 2 locations now 400 miles apart and would be easier on me to just pay someone to care/house my palms. Location from NH down to VA is feasible. …
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Some kind of fungus in my pots, please advise.
by Reynevan- 8 replies
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Hi there, I have couple pots filled with Lytocaryum seedlings. Today I wanted to check how are they doing and uncovered some top soil to check on moisture level. I've noticed tiny dots of fungus? I think. Do you think it's a threat? Have a look. The soil is wet cause I just watered it. I am underwatering them for majority of time so this is not causes by being waterlogged all the time. Soil mix is Pine Bark - Seramis-Lava rock-Coco coir in mixed ratio. It's almost only Pine bark that has these white things growing on it. I had to dig in with a knife to solid 4-5 cm to get to this affected parts of soil.
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Canadian deal of the century (bismarkia)
by Rickybobby- 19 replies
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I asked one of my nursery’s if they had any bismarkias. They told me they had a lone 7g from last season no one wanted. Roots growing out the bottom. Nice healthy roots and some brown tipping. 30 bux Canadian is so cheap for a bismarkia of this size here! i has to buy it
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More "Prep" suggestions before Pelagodoxa "Surgery"
by BamaPalmer- 1 follower
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Hi, Palm Lovers, palms fanatics, and palm friends: I have really been getting some wonderful advice prior to my uprooting of a Pelagodoxa palm, temporarily containerising it, then having it over its transplant shock (hopefully!) by the time it is ready to have a way more pleasing home in my yet-to-be-constructed Central Alabama greenhouse in April, 2021. (Alas, this is my last storm season and winter in South Florida after 40 years here, so the change will be very significant!) At any rate, several members have given me: "gold standard" advice about HOW to extricate this 7 ft. tall Pelagodoxa, now growing quite well in our rocky SE Florida soil. It seems doubtfu…
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transplanting Pelagodoxa going from ground (in Zone 10B) to container to Greenhouse in 2021. I need advice!!
by BamaPalmer- 9 replies
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I have a question for those of you who have taken an in-ground palm out of the ground and successfully containerized it. A Pelagodoxa henryii that was purchased in a 1-gal size 5 years a go from Jeff at Floribunda palms is really beginning to look beautiful at about 7-ft tall and each frond getting larger and more impressive. We will be moving out of the Greater Fort Lauderdale area next Spring, (after 41 years,) to Central Alabama (possibly Zone 8B,) and I am constructing a greenhouse (up there) to accommodate several of my favourite palms (like this specimen,) and a few tropical fruiting trees. Since I have the "luxury" of time till the move, I wanted to extricat…
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