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Is chelated iron a miracle nutrient for Cycads?

Urban Rainforest
Urban Rainforest
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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YES!!!! First if all I have to thank Gene at Az.! I had a handfull of Cycads that had yellowed out and I threw everything and the kitchen sink at them to no avail. I posted a pick of one of my favorite plants an Encephalartos “trappes valley” Latifrons that was stubbornly yellow and looking worse by the day! As I said I had tried every fertilizer chemical and organic you could think of except chelated iron. When Gene recommended I try it I was thinking what do I have to lose so I picked some up and gave it a try. WOW😳This stuff is unreal! Here is a pic of said E. Latifrons before chelated iron. It had looked like this for a couple years.

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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And here is a pic of it today! While not as green as my others yet it is getting greener by the day!

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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So I had a handfull of other yellow Cycads to experiment with and even faster results! As an added bonus most if these Cycads flushed again even if they had already flushed this year. I wish I had taken before and after picks of these Cycads but you will just have to take my word for it. This Lehmannii was very yellow and looked like it might not make it. The yellow leaves turned blue and I noticed today when I was watering its starting to flush!

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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This Horwood x Arewood “bride of frankenstein” was starting to yellow out so I dosed it with the chelated iron and not only did it green up but it is flushing for the 3rd time this year!

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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Encephalartos Trispinosus was looking bad! It has since greened up and getting hints of its former blue self again. It also has sterted to flush. The exciting thing us for several years the flushes have came out yellow or orange. This flush is coming out normal so should turn blue again.

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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This Dwarf Horridus was a wreck! While the leaves are still trying to turn blue it flushed almost immediantly main caudex and pup. While only one leaf flushes you can see from the pic how blue they are! I forgot to mention that the chelated iron will stain the surface of the soil nothing to worry about. I just sprinkle a little around and I believe it leaches down to the root zone each time I water.

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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This Encephalartos Arenarius x Horridus had… you guessed it yellow leaves. Hit it with the chelated iron and almost overnight they greened up and a couple weeks later it started to flush! If you guys have any problem yellow plants give it a try and it should work for you. And thanks again Gene at Az!!!!🤙

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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