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Copernicia Fallaensis problem, deficiency, water or normal?


Merlyn

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6 hours ago, Looking Glass said:

Do you use any dolomite in you potted Copernicia?  

No, I havent used dolomite in potted ones.  In the ground yes, but dolomite will dissolve very slowly and the water rinses any dissolved material pretty rapidly, so I haven't put any in the pots.  Maybe it could help a little, but the potting soil is fast draining, notably faster than the ground, so I figured it was not going to help much.  Epsom salt is acidic so I have not put that on my cuban copernicias which want neutral to slightly alkaline pH.  If your soil is already alkaline, epsom salt will probably not turn your soil acidic, but in sandy or neutral soil its a bad idea in my estimation.  Its a cheap way to get instant Mg, but the balance with calcium and potassium might be disrupted by epsom salts.  In florida I expect K deficiency to occur a bit before before Mg deficiency so if Mg deficiency is there, K is already deficient.  

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Formerly in Gilbert AZ, zone 9a/9b. Now in Palmetto, Florida Zone 9b/10a??

 

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On 9/9/2022 at 10:59 AM, Frond-friend42 said:

According to the above thin seems to fit manganese and magnesium, with both yellow stripes most prominent mid-leaf and necrotic spots. I had tried to boost potassium by adding miracle gro palm fertilizer and some charcoal but the problem has persisted.

I have my fingers crossed that this is fallaensis since my fallaensis seeds sat for so long and may have gotten mixed up with some others so I'm not 100%. 

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I've decided this is most likely livistona chinesis.  Very embarrassed😳. I think i wanted it to be fallaensis so bad just kept hoping it would right itself with the next leaf and had myself convinced.

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