Not sure about that fertilizer but I use Lilly Miller palm fertilizer and I am happy with it.
It is available at any nursery in Vancouver.

What are the details on that one Wes ... NPK etc?

I'm a Carl Pool guy my self, stick with what you know right. I could read the ingredients of and we could compare if you want?

Bill

it is 10-5-8 with Magnesium, Iron and Sulfur. It is all natural ingredients. I also use the palm tree spikes from Charlie.
The palms I haven't used it on are yellowish, the palms I have used it on are a deep green colour and produce more fronds.

Carl Pool is 12-4-12 with extra magnesium and manganese plus 3-4 month nitrogen release from Ureaform. This seems to be the choice fertilizer of the South, it's the one for me. I've had great results with this one and will continue to use it

12% nitrogen breakdown
5.54 Ammoniacal nitrogen
0.93 Urea nitrogen
5.53 water insoluble nitrogen

Calcium 2.25%
magnesium 5%

sulfur 8%
5.80 free sulfur
2.20 combined sulfur
copper .06%
soluble copper .018%
iron 2.5%
.25% Soluble iron
manganese 2%
.28 soluble manganese
zinc .25%
.09 soluble zinc

Bill

Thanks for all the reponses. I will probably go with the Carl Pools in the spring but looking to give my palms some nutrients right now. I am going to use some epsom salt should I be using something else right now as well?

Scott,
You can put some holly tone on some of your palms. It's mild enough to not make stuff grow like mad and has some good micro-nutrients too. Might not be the best for the washie since they like alkaline soil. What does everyone else think?

Bill

If your soil temps are below 50F-
You can just throw money on the soil,it will have the same effect.

Total Nitrogen 10%
7.3% Ammoniacal nitrogen
1.2% Urea Nitrogen
.2% Other Water Soluble Nitrogen
.7% Water insoluble Nitrogen

Available Phosphate 5%

Soluble Potash 8%

Calcium 1%
Magnesium 2%
Sulfur 12%
Boron .02%
Iron .5%
Manganese .05%
Zinc .05%
Molybdenium .0005%

The product is from California.

Thanks for that info Wes.

Jim, I bet his soil is easily still in the 50's in his palm hut.

Bill

Scotty,

This eBay seller will ship Carl Pool to Canada-I've bought it from them. The shipping is not cheap, but I personally think it's the best palm fertilizer out there.

http://cgi.ebay.com/PALM-FOOD-Carl-Pool-12-4-12-Micronutrients-4lb-Can_W0QQitemZ270330374080QQcmdZViewItemQQptZFertilizer_Soil_Amendments?hash=item3ef0f227c0

Duncan

Hey Duncan,

This is what I was thinking too. It looks like it would cost about $22 to send it to me. Is that what it cost you as well?

Thanks for that info Wes.

Jim, I bet his soil is easily still in the 50's in his palm hut.

Bill

Frozen people/palms don't need to eat.

I don't think he's planning on using the Carl Pool until Spring Jim. Even if he uses holly tone or anything else on that line of fertilizers for acid loving plants they will do something even now. Ironite, epsom salt, ect.

Bill