Licuala Grandis baby topped with live moss

[AndraGreenThumb]

I just bought my first Licuala Grandis baby and I am nervous not to kill it, would appreciate any help.

I have a bad track record with palms so far, this one is my dream plant for years but its very rare here, i've been hunting for one for 2 years now. 

It came in a very dense heavy clay substrate and it has 2 plants, also another 2 that were rotted, just roots remaining but the roots were still alive, I put them away in a moss container maybe they'll regrow.

I just transferred the 2 healrhy plants in a mix of leca (6-12mm), vermiculite (2-6mm), zeolite (4-6mm), charcoal (4-6mm) and bark, hydrated it well in filtered water with silica force stress reducer and superthrive, also added some rooting powder. The pot is clay, also hydrated it before planting and I added a layer of fluffy moss I've been growing on top, I wonder if its a good ideea or not, was thinking it'll help a tiny bit with humidity and evaporation plus its super cute.

Any tips would help me, I'm super nervous about this one

 

[AndraGreenThumb]

Unfortunately it all withered up and died . It looked ok one evening and then by 2 pm most of the leaves curled up but still green, gave it water and humidity tent but it totally died within a week 😭

[Harry’s Palms]

They really are tough to grow without a tropical or sub tropical environment. I had one for years in my greenhouse and when I moved to our new house ( no greenhouse)it just died. I tried everything but it did not respond. So sad because it was quite large. Harry

[AndraGreenThumb]

Oh noo, I was now very set on buying a large one thinking an established one would not be so fussy... But I guess I need a greenhouse first... Some day now... 

Thank you for the reply 💜

[Harry’s Palms]

I would consider a greenhouse , it is a game changer for growing the tropical plants. I don’t have the room at my house now but at my old house I built a large one with 12’ ceiling in the middle and pea gravel floor . I bought a book with plans and spent less than $1000 in 1997 . I live in an area that is very palm friendly but I cannot grow some genus outdoors without a greenhouse so I look for temperate loving palms. Harry

[happypalms]

Place your little palm in a shallow tray of water. And it looks like it’s in terracotta pot so it will dry out quite fast. The shallow tray of water will help with humidity and moisture for the palm to drink. Remove it from the tray when temperatures drop down below 10 degrees Celsius in winter. Dont ferlise in winter only when it’s warm. You could place a gravel bed in the tray and place your palm on top of that in winter to help with humidity levels again it depends on your temperatures. Liquid feed with sea weed extract and water that in the bottom of the tray only in summer. The moss is a wonderful idea it will help with humidity and moisture retention. Just be careful to check on the plants moisture level by the weight of the plant and container. If you pick it up and it feels light generally it will want a drink. Water it well and pick it up and sort of guess how heavy it is so you have a gauge to go against. But if it’s sitting in a shallow tray of water you won’t need to do that.