Awesome! Very nice!

great job Barb! Those seedlings look sooooooooooooooo cool!!

Thanks guys.
BUT...Just noticed this unusual "split" leaf on one.

Foxtail leaves stay "chunky w ragged ends" for a good period of time, until they get their plumose appearance.

So could this be a hybrid?
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Barb

hmmmm

could be a mutation. Planta are naturaly varied.

It looks like my phoenix when it started to ger pinnate leaves. When i say the pic I was happy cause i thought it was inaly gonna get some more mature leaves. Then I read what you said about the leaves. Mabey its a sort of middle stage in development?

very cool photo showing differences..........keep us posted on the 'hybrid'.

a sort of middle stage in development

Could be, but other juveniles beside it have grown more leaves already.
None are split like this.

Thanks folks...just thinking "some people have hybrids...I have mutations" 😆 😆

Any up to date pics? They look great. Did you use sand to plant them in? Looks like it. 🙂

Took some pics today at 13 months since germination.

Sand is only as a top-dressing to discourage fungus gnats (sand dries out faster than "soil", fungus gnats love wet soil to lay their eggs in) 👿

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Re my previous comment that I might have hybrids, I was dead wrong! (again 😆 )

In the pic above, you can see the oldest leaves look "foxtail-ey", and the second flush leaves looked so much more divided.
I thought it was odd that the oldest leaves resembled a juvenile Foxtail more than the newest leaves, but apparently it happens all the time.

So the next (third) flush should see leaves more like the first flush.
They'll look like the next two pics for probably 8-10 years.
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These impress me with how robust they are, the stem in the pic below is thicker than a chopstick.

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Barb

Barb they look great!

They are growing fairly fast. Cant wait to see them in a few more months

Barb very cute Foxtails, now I will need one(or more) of those too! Thanks. I like the sand idea to stop fungus gnats. OMG my house is full of them this year. The bounty drier sheets are actually helping. I swear the miracle grow soil I purchased comes infested with the buggers.

Paul

Thanks folks!
To me a mature Wodyetia is the most beautiful palm in the world.
But some folks think they're ugly!
One guy was reported saying after seeing a foxtail leaf for the first time "Gee, I thought your plant had been vandalized!" :blah5:

Good to hear the dryer sheets are working for you Paul, only so-so here but I've got a Zoo this year.
Everything but dinosaurs.
Last winter was bad for fungus gnats...H got pretty mad when the beggars flew up his nose when he was eating dinner.

AND to add to the zoo, discovered some LIVE box elder bugs on the plants that are under grow lights in the basement.
:angry1:

If only the box elder bugs would eat the fungus gnats, then they could feast on soft scale, but leave the lady beetles alone (what are THEY eating?) 😐

Next Fall everything's getting a nuclear blast before they come in.
Oh, wait a minute, not everything's going to fit in here next fall... :confused2:

Barb

great looking seedlings Barb!

Nice seeing there progress. I have a few seeds I'm looking forward to seeing grow myself. I'm with Paul on the sand thing. I think it's a great ideal. 8)

oh yeah, Dean, I meant to comment on what Paul said about MG

I swear the miracle grow soil I purchased comes infested with the buggers.

that could very well be true, Paul.
But another thing is that Miracle Gro soil, I believe, is still manufactured with "minor nutrients/fert added for your convenience" 😯 .

That's fine for petunias 😆 but I wouldn't recommend MG soil for palms. Find something with more GRIT, faster draining, and NO fertilizer in it because you'll be using your own Palm Special Fertilizer.

I'm now using what John (okanagandesertpalms) uses (thanks for the tip John!).
It's super-fast draining and entirely eliminates having to buy any Perlite (except for starting seeds).
Pro growing mix, about $25 for about 80 lbs of mix. Cheap.

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Barb

Barb, can you please stop showing your "bag" on the forum 😀 LOL