Convert - Bizzie

[KDubU]

Picked one up today after seeing it out back at Liberty Landscape. No plans to buy a palm today but you know how that goes sometimes.

 

 

[Plantasexoticas]

They are beautiful palms. I grow them in pots as sadly can’t overwinter outdoors here but still make stunning houseplants until too big 

Dont blame you for picking one up 

[KDubU]

Planted yesterday. The 30 gallon was a bit of a beast what with her leaning sideways. I planted her a bit high as that area beyond is low down and plan on raising it 4-6”. She is currently tied down as she was bit tippy.

Planted on the South side of the house where an first hits in the day as being in 9a Bizzies are a bit of gamble.

 

 

 

[Merlyn]

5 hours ago, KDubU said:

She is currently tied down as she was bit tippy.

I've had to do that a couple of times.  It's remarkably difficult to dig an angled hole at the right depth.  A tape measure helps, but sometimes you just have to wing it and hope it sit's square once you drop it down in there.  And you can't just casually reach down and lift out a 30g palm if you screwed up!   

[KDubU]

2 hours ago, Merlyn said:

I've had to do that a couple of times.  It's remarkably difficult to dig an angled hole at the right depth.  A tape measure helps, but sometimes you just have to wing it and hope it sit's square once you drop it down in there.  And you can't just casually reach down and lift out a 30g palm if you screwed up!   

Yeah I’ll just one arm that puppy out of there and dig the whole deeper with my other free hand. No worries.

[Merlyn]

7 minutes ago, KDubU said:

Yeah I’ll just one arm that puppy out of there and dig the whole deeper with my other free hand. No worries.

I've found that digging the hole a bit larger diameter helps if I really screwed up the planting depth.  Then I can rock it to one side or the other, and either add or remove dirt underneath.  That's helped me a lot with big plants, so I can adjust a bit without killing my back!

[KDubU]

16 hours ago, Merlyn said:

I've found that digging the hole a bit larger diameter helps if I really screwed up the planting depth.  Then I can rock it to one side or the other, and either add or remove dirt underneath.  That's helped me a lot with big plants, so I can adjust a bit without killing my back!

Yup, same here. I am not 25 anymore so need to use my brain more.