Appreciate the tips, Kent.

Even though I have enough to experiment (~30 so far), I'd hate to lose even one.
Such robust little beggars 😀

Hoping to finally...yes finally...get a misting system on the patio this summer.
Should relieve dry wind stress on all my palms and cycads that spend summer out there.

Thanks!
Barb

Oooooohhh
A misting system?
Did I here tree ferns?

oops, missed this Jim!

Nope, no tree ferns for me.
Reminds me of where I lived as a kid.
Too much water...slugs, skunk cabbage, swamp conditions at Vancouver house.
So now I've got the opposite...live in a desert with severe water restrictions by end of April.
Sheesh...can't win!
Barb

Hey lucky yo have any updated pics??????

Hi canadianplant,

They haven't grown much, but are putting out second leaves.

Thanks for asking!
Barb

Ahhh very nice! IF you like them, look up a type of "dypsis" called " madagascar foxtail palm... very very sexy and rare.....

http://rarepalmseeds.com/shop/DypMar.shtml

canadianplant,

wasn't aware there was a Madagascar foxtail...it is gorgeous.
Still looks like a fishtail (versus foxtail) to me 😆 😆
One day I'll get the hang of telling them apart.

I simply HAD to have a foxtail when I saw this pic from "atree4me".

oh ya 😀 Theres a couple that look similar to the foxtail, but I thikn the foxtail is a bit fuller ...... Heres another one
http://www.rarepalmseeds.com/pix/NorNor.shtml

They look good, and seem to love those cups :D. We dont have 7 11 anymore here, I cant get those awosme germinating cups:P I have to stick with yogurt containers.

They look really good..... They should start to size up good anytime 😀

Also, in terms of your droughts, I have a book that may help you and your garden.... PM me and I cn email it to you.....

Thanks Canadian.

Many of these 9 month old Foxtails have a second set of leaves now.
When should I pot up into new containers?

They'll spend winter indoors in a warm sunny window.
Does anybody know how delicate Foxtails are for root disturbance (i.e. brahea armata, bismarckia nobilis are very very touchy).

Thanks!
Barb

I've germinated a few foxtails, moved them up in container size and never had a problem or set back with root disturbances. I am always careful though. Take your time, try to disturb as little as possible and you will be fine.

thanks Kent!

It'll take quite a while for mine to be the size of your Foxtails. 😕
Barb

sorry barb, i missed your post :S

I dont know to much about foxtails, but i belive, once palms have 2 or 3 good leaves, and a good root system their good to repot.

They seem to be growing with the seed above the soil, and still attatched to the plant ( i know theres a word, and for some reason its totaly lost on me right now). Most dypsis species grow like that. When I repotted my D. lutescence ( sp), I thought I had put enough soil around them, as I tried not to bury them to deep, and kill em. It turns out most of the soil washed away, and the first 1/8 inch of roots on most of the plants were exposed for 2 years, and the things grew. Their still alive to this day. Goes to show you how tough some can be.

From what i can see, their adaptible to lots of soil conditions, so thats a bonus. These guys arent the cheapest, and look freakin sexy when their happy.

A side note too, If you have a fishtank, or a pond, use that to water your potted plants. If you have a really large fishtank, and use a syphon to clean it, just run the hose to the garden beds. A 25% water change on a 40 gallon fish tank gives you 10 free gallons of super instant fertilizer, that enriches your soil with live bacteria, to keep the food chain growing in your soil. My plants loved this, especialy my palms. Fast growth, nice dark green leaves.

hi canadian, thanks for the fish water tip...have a fishpond that's chock full of water hyacinths, tough to take water out of there 😆 😆
I'm very happy with the Palm Special Fertilizer bought this year.
Even my grapefruit plant seemed to love it, growing more than 3 feet.

the first 1/8 inch of roots on most of the plants were exposed

Some of mine are like that too, and I added a tiny bit of soil to keep the still-attached seed from floppin' in the wind.

When I germinated cycas debaoensis, they too held onto their seed for quite a while, eventually shedding them.
Spent seed just comes loose one day and can be tossed into compost.
Until it does I won't tug on them.

Barb

Now 10 months since they germinated and the whole summer outdoors in semi-shade, they're back in the basement near the woodstove, fluorescent lights on 16/off 8 hours.
Fertilized two weeks ago with Special Palm fertilizer, and here comes new growth:

Also added a thin layer of sand to the top. Somebody's idea was: as sand dries out quickly, it might help with the fungus gnat problem.
Seems to be working so far.

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Barb

AH very nice!!! loks liek the leaves are finaly starting to separate. Your yard is gona look baddass with a mini forest of foxtails..... I have to post pics of mys eedlings.... colocasia a few palms 😈