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On 7/2/2026 at 8:48 AM, Jayce said:

I planted one in the middle of our hot Perth summer this year so 6 months in the ground has been a rocket, constantly sending out new spears. Even now we are getting smashed with 2°c mornings it doesn't seem to be slowing down.
Sand over clay soils, north west facing garden.

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Hi Jayce. They will laugh off 2C. What they want is water water water especially on sand. They are nutrient hogs too. Young plants on sand seem to have a real need for luxury amounts of magnesium. My one in Perth was addicted to epsom salts and I just loaded it up on NPK and epsom salts plus water. I had it hooked up to the bore so that whenever the pump was on it got a drink. What you do have is clay down deeper which is great. My old place was 17m of sand then limestone so it was hungry and needed constant feeding or it yellowed especially on the older fronds (classic magnesium deficiency). Once it hits your clay its needs will diminish and it will be truly happy.

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

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