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BS Man about Palms

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BS Man about Palms

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So. On one side of my K. magnifica, it looks perfect. (Thankfully the side I normally look at) But a little while ago I was on the "back side" and saw this. A week ago I poured some H.peroxide on it, this mornig some malathion just in case, and probably tomorrow some clearys.

Its growing fine, I just am not sure what caused it. It is very firm/hard. More like it dried out rather than rot.

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As an aside, this palm is now officially taller than me. B)

Oops. wrong pic at first. Try this.

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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If its dried out, I would not put any liquid on it- you want it dried out. If you want to use Clearys-it will be much more effective if you drench the ground where the roots are and let the palm take up the Clearys through the roots. Reapply again in 2 wks. I hope its nothing.

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If its dried out, I would not put any liquid on it- you want it dried out. If you want to use Clearys-it will be much more effective if you drench the ground where the roots are and let the palm take up the Clearys through the roots. Reapply again in 2 wks. I hope its nothing.

If I'm doing that I have subdue also. Which would be better?

TIA

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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I may have just figured out what caused it. I was running the drip irrigation just now and I don't always take my "walk-around" to check them as I should. I saw a line to my Dypsis oni. had been chewed and was shooting 6-7 feet away right at the affected area on the magnifica. Fixed that at least.

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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Not knowing what fungus might be in play here (or in the future with those open spots) I would guess Clearys-any fungus that Subdue will treat would be in the soil, and this is way above the soil. But you could combine them and drench-I do that when I do preventative drenches. I think that I would take a five gallon bucket and fill to top and add 1T (or even 1.25T) Clearys and a 1/4 teaspoon of Subdue to the water and slowly pour it into the soil around the palm. You may not even need the whole 5 gallons. Then water it in even more to get the solution down deeper to more of the roots. You could repeat just the Clearys in another two wks just to be safe.

The numbers I gave are for full strength, so be careful not to exceed them.

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That, William, does not bode well. Looks like moisture trapped inside the spike has led to your present predicament.

 

 

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William Thinks First.

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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That, William, does not bode well. Looks like moisture trapped inside the spike has led to your present predicament.

I agree completely with this. As long as it's growing it'll push past and when the leaf opens you'll have some deformed leaflets.

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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You may have to box your drip lines to prevent that from happening again. You know, after a good gnawing on some fresh palmito, gophers get thirsty too! So the answer has to be rodent.

Frank

 

Zone 9b pine flatlands

humid/hot summers; dry/cool winters

with yearly freezes

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Didn't take update pix, but the spear and last petiole have pushed a couple inches since I fixed the water spray issue.

YAY!

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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