I’m having a really hard time keeping these transplanted canaries alive. I’m not seeing nearly as much issues with my date palms but these canaries have been difficult.

i planted 32 palm trees on May 13-15th.

I have 6, 4gph emitters on each palm tree & started running it at 30/30/30 so about 36 gallons of water per day. And I had 4, 4gph emitters on my med fans running the same time.

Everything looked good up until week 8 and then I was told to bring water down to 20/20/20 but then we got hit with the heat wave of over 110 for days.

Now they are on the decline.

I have recently this week bumped water to 45/45/45 to fight the heat wave and now I’m just waiting.

Here are some pics of my transplanted palms from May

Some other images of the recently transplanted dates, meds and some established canaries I’ve had. The big canaries age

36 gallons per tree, or yard?

36 gallons per palm. I have a lot of palms. So I didn’t want to over water the established ones but right now I ended up bumping the water up to 50 gallons per tree because I am testing the soil and with this record high heat wave the soil is getting dry.

I know they say if the soil is squishy at the bottom it’s too much water but when the soil is relatively squishy that’s when my transplanted palms look the best.

I keep losing canaries but the the canaries that are closest to my grass all survived and I’m convinced it’s because they are getting even more water from my sprinkler system a foot away watering my grass

It will take a while this time of year. This year , in particular , has been a very hot July. Keep the watering and by Fall you should see some improvement. As soon as night time temps drop a bit. Harry

Some are totally gone. I know that but I am hoping the ones I attached make it. It’s such a pain transplanting them this big. Everything around it gets destroyed.

The few I attached look totally pale. I don’t even see green in the middle. I am going to untie them next week. Can they recover still if the spear is solid but it’s totally pale or do I need green fronds to expect a recovery?

Try a bit of a soil wetting agent, detergent mixed in with some water even. Seaweed extract as soil conditioner and plant tonic (vitamin b) I reckon the soil might be a bit hydrophobic perhaps. But do try a soil wetting agent. Other than that leave the hose on for two hours a day if the drainage is sufficient.

watering every day for 30 mins could well be a problem. When I was in Gilbert arizona we always planted in the fall so root development could proceed without the great 110-115F heat. I also used 4, 2gph emitters and watered 9-10 pm at night(minimizes evaporation) for 4 or 5 hrs every 2-3 days. Maybe your drainage is faster so 3 hrs could work. I have friends in PHX that watered hours longer than I with 1gph drippers, but those clog easily so you have to make sure they are delivering 1gph. So lower flowrates for longer periods of time and not every day. Remember the depth of watering in clay soil depends on time not flowrate even with berms. Supplemental water at the end of the day on the super hot/dry days once or 2x a week for 10-15 mins manually by rainbird broadcast sprinkler cools whole the yard off at but doesn't make the soil soggy. Deep watering of phoenix species in the desert is recommended, and its also true for the true dates(dactylifera) though they are more tolerant. I would definitely not water every day, roots need oxygen too(soil microbes need oxygen). Am assuming your soil is clay and doesn't drain very fast. 30 mins or even 45 mins doesnt go deep. ANd an shallow depth dries out faster int he heat. what is going on at 2-3' depth is critical. You should get good moisture and a dryout. In the super not summers in phoenix, 115F or more, I watered 3x a week for established palms.

Google AI on the canaries

AI Overview

No, established Canary Island date palms cannot take everyday watering. Daily shallow watering suffocates the roots, leading to root rot and fungal disease. Instead, they need deep, infrequent soaking once the soil dries out a bit. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Watering Needs in Nevada

• Established trees: Water deeply 1 to 2 times a week during peak summer heat, and every 2 to 3 weeks in winter. [1, 2]

• New transplants: Brand-new palms need frequent moisture to establish roots, but even then, a daily soaking is only common for the first very few days before transitioning to a few times a week. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

• Soil type: Nevada’s desert soil must drain well; daily irrigation combined with heavy or compacted clay will trap water and destroy the root system. [1, 2]

My phoenix yard which saw 122F once, 117F a couple times, 115F at least half a dozen times in 6 years, and 30 days a year of 110F or over was typical. Even the queen palms do well with deep watering.