Welcome aboard!

Green means clean! Give them a shot of fungicide when above 5C. Let air dry. Do your best to keep them dry for the next couple of weeks, and water them slightly with lukewarm water.

Enjoy!

Should I cover them if it rains or gets a bit below freezing?

Yes, because if you get moisture freezing and thawing constantly in the crown area, this can damage the tender parts and cause Pathogens to infiltrate.. hence the fungicide. Best to use a frost cloth to wrap so it can breath and you'll be fine.

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Where do I get frost cloth? I have tarp covering the top of the palms now and burlap around the sides.

Welcome aboard!

Agree with comments.

Frost cloth goes by several names, also called Row Cover, available at gardening stores/big box stores.
http://www.gardeners.com/Row-Covers/5111,default,pg.html

Look forward to seeing photos of your palms.

Barb

I bought the fungicide today so the next day it is around 10C and sunny I'll spray the palms I'm worried about. I am wondering if I could still get frost cloth this time of year... or is that something that is only available in the fall? I covered the palms with tarp again. It is supposed to rain in the next couple of days and also cool down. They are forcasting nights to be around or just below freezing.
With the needle palm, most of the leaves are green but dry. The centre looks alive, though.

You're definitely on the right track. Frost cloth is like synthetic burlap. I got mine at Canadian Tire, it's the white stuff, could be on sale this time of year.

I called around to different garden centers and no one heard of the term frost cloth or row cover... I was surprised. There is one place that might have something to put over plants to avoid frost but I'm not sure if it's frost cloth. I'll go to Canadian Tire to see what they have. Now I'm waiting for a decent day to apply the fungicide. It's supposed to be cool the next few days. One of the palms does not look good.
I'll take pictures soon.

Well, I'm pretty sure one of my windmill palms is dead. The trunk feels soft. The other one... maybe, maybe! It looks a bit better after I put the fungicide on it. The needle palm does look promising. Should I be doing something to help them now? Fertilize? or something else?

If the trunk is soft, search in this forum for cutting the trunk. Once you cut it you have to get rid of all the black stuff. I saved one this way. (it's true that it was still green, just the center spear pulled)

Tavi

First time loading pics. I hope this works. The first two should be the needle palm... the one that to me looks very promising. The bottom two should be of the windmill palms. I think one is dead and if the other was in a plant hospital it would probably be in the Intensive Care Unit.

Needle will make it, but the windmills look bad.

I never fertilize a sick plant.
Doubt even Thrive (B-vitamins) would help it.

Let's see what others think.

Barb

Hello There,

I live in essex, and I have a 6ft windmill palm. Having problems with mold and palm having to be cut off. Do you want to exchange phone number and we can share notes?

Lance

Hi Lance, I'll give you my e-mail address and we can go from there. If you got a windmill to 6 feet you've had more luck than I have had. I got one to survive winter last year but that windmill didn't make it through this winter. If Colasanti's sells windmills this spring, I'll buy a couple more and try again.
e-mail address: Jorge1528@yahoo.com