Pinanga coronata...in pots

[pg6922]

I went to HD to get some Sphagnum Moss for seeds and took a stroll down the palm isle. 2 palms caught my attention right away, fresh off the truck were 2 perfect pinanga coronatas just begging to come home with me. The story goes...I have a screened lanai/porch that my 2 cats have access to. I also have 2 planters that sit empty because the cats like to chew the leaves of whatever plants they get to. They also like to "throw up" all over the house what leaves they ingest. For this reason the pots remained empty for a while.

Also, regular mulch is out, cause they also like to use the planters as a litter box.

So, with all of this in mind, I still had to try these pinangas. Step one, larger stones for mulch, so, no poopie in the pot. Step 2: 1 bottle of habenero sauce to wipe the bottom leaves and edge of container and some "Bitter Yuck" spray, which is just rosemary to prevent chewing. So far so good, they sniff it, but dont care for the smell too much, much less the taste. We will see how they do. They seem to be in a perfect spot, high light/shade all day and just a bit of direct sun coming through the screen as the sun goes down...rear of house faces north.

BTW, I think the red roots are the coolest thing.

any feedback on keeping these pinangas looking as heatlhy as they do now. I used the Moisture Max potting soil.

Thanks,

Patrick.

[Walter John]

Great looking palms, look in perfect nick, you did the right thing in giving them a home, and why not just remove the cat, ah, what's your name again ?

[PalmatierMeg]

Beautiful palms. Did you find them at the HD on Veterans Pkway? Are there any more? I'd love to have one.

Meg

[Wai`anae Steve]

Why don't you j ust feed the cats to your neighbor' pit bull Everyone on this board "knows" that palms are much more important than cats.

Unless of course the belong to your wife.....or you have a mouse problem worse than you cat problem.

[pg6922]

Why don't you j ust feed the cats to your neighbor' pit bull Everyone on this board "knows" that palms are much more important than cats.

Unless of course the belong to your wife.....or you have a mouse problem worse than you cat problem.

We already tried that and the cats ate the neighbors pitbull. We are down to 2 cats from 4, so it is better.

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Hi Patrick,

Love that last photo, Dancing cats, Take them to Broadway

so they can join there friends. Like your Pinangas now thats

a good score.

Cheers Mikey

[Gbarce]

Hey!! Are those cats spotted??

cool!!

[Rusty on Pine Is.]

Patrick, nice coronatas, they really stand out in those pots.....cool Ocicats too.

Rusty

[aussiearoids]

Mate those things look like little wildcats , wicked I believe that they would eat a pitbull , after clawing its eyes out and torturing it for a few hours .