Sabal minor watering during heat

[ColumbusPalm]

Hi All! 
 

I hope I don’t get annoying with all of my newbie questions. 
 

We have unseasonably hot weather the next 7 days. Upper 80s and lower 90s and no rain. 
 

When people say give the minors a lot of water, does that mean every morning? Every other morning? Or what? 
 

I really appreciate it! 
 

Nate 

[buffy]

If they're established for a few months, you can ignore them completely.  Being you're in Columbus, and that you never really get that dry, you can probably just ignore them even if you just planted them and watered them once.  You'll only need to consider winter protection.  These are native to my area. They'll survive months of +100F everyday without a drop of water. You're not gonna do anything to them in Columbus besides freeze them.  My in-laws live in Worthington. Go Bucks. 

[Swolte]

Can't hurt and probably is good for them but I would not worry. These are tough palms and you don't need to do anything for them to be fine. I have S minor growing here from up north and I don't water them even when we hit days of triple digits for a few weeks with no rain.

[ColumbusPalm]

25 minutes ago, buffy said:

If they're established for a few months, you can ignore them completely.  Being you're in Columbus, and that you never really get that dry, you can probably just ignore them even if you just planted them and watered them once.  You'll only need to consider winter protection.  These are native to my area. They'll survive months of +100F everyday without a drop of water. You're not gonna do anything to them in Columbus besides freeze them.  My in-laws live in Worthington. Go Bucks. 

Oh wow ok thanks. Hoping for a mild winter but I do plan to protect at least their first winter. No kidding, small world. Go bucks! 
 

23 minutes ago, Swolte said:

Can't hurt and probably is good for them but I would not worry. These are tough palms and you don't need to do anything for them to be fine. I have S minor growing here from up north and I don't water them even when we hit days of triple digits for a few weeks with no rain.

Thank you! I’m trying to get them as happy and established as I can this season. 

[PalmatierMeg]

They are indeed tough. Here we've had extreme drought the past 2-3 months (1/10" measurable rain) and temps have been in the 80s-90s. Your Sabals laugh at 7 days with no rain.

[RyManUtah]

It’s always sunny and dry. Mine are happy with water thrice weekly. I feel like they’d easily survive on less. I forgot to water them sometimes. They look the same. 

[Jtee]

I don’t have any established sabals but I did have some seedlings that I pulled from the ground in a pot and the soil mixture never dried up, it was a constant damp or wet soil mix and the seedlings loved it and began to look more healthy. 
 

I had a small Sabal palmetto a few years back that when it rained would sit in standing water and all it did was help it grow quicker. They love water but also can take the dryness and heat. 

[Collectorpalms]

Sabal minor grow along creek beds and in marshland. You cannot overwater them especially when the soil temperatures are above 70F and they will grow more rapidly with fertilizer.

[Sabal King]

8 hours ago, Collectorpalms said:

Sabal minor grow along creek beds and in marshland. You cannot overwater them especially when the soil temperatures are above 70F and they will grow more rapidly with fertilizer.

Absolutely yes to this.. I have a few S. Minors toward the back of our property which during this weeks 5" of rain gets a torrent of water and the spear movement and growth is incredible compared to ones in the front of our property which get rain and no torrential flow.. These literally can't be overwatered and they do grow a lot quicker with water... the more the better.

[SeanK]

You'd have to be an absolute Cretan to kill a S.minor.  Have more faith in yourself. Flood it twice a week and go drink a beer mate.