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Windmill Palm Planting

garbr95

By garbr95
in COLD HARDY PALMS

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garbr95 Newbie

garbr95

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Hey all!  I am looking at planting a new 7 gallon windmill this spring here in southern IL zone 7a.  Soil has some clay in it and was wondering if adding sand to the hole would be a good idea to help with drainage?  Thanks for any advice!

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17 minutes ago, garbr95 said:

Hey all!  I am looking at planting a new 7 gallon windmill this spring here in southern IL zone 7a.  Soil has some clay in it and was wondering if adding sand to the hole would be a good idea to help with drainage?  Thanks for any advice!

Is the drainage bad to begin with? Otherwise mine are all planted in unamended clay. In fact, clay has a lot of nutrients in it. Clay in and of itself is not bad. It can be/become bad. 

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Allen Grand Master

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Plant without amending sand. You can mix a bit of compost or soil conditioner to original soil going back around palm but otherwise no potting soil or amendments

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Las Palmas Norte

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The only thing I'll add is, don't plant your palm in an area that's prone to slow draining or standing water. 

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SeanK Grand Master

SeanK

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No amendments needed, but as @Las Palmas Norte implied, it doesn't want to be constantly wet. I would wait until about March 15th to plant. I'm in Atlanta; 25°F this morning, 21°F predicted for tomorrow morning. 😞

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