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Are you going with double poly layers?

We both have clay soil. The soil in Oklahoma City is a little higher in pH but I mix dolomite into my soil to raise the pH level and add calcium and ...

Barb, I am in NW Alabama surrounded by 3000 palms. (not joking)Sabal palmettos love water! I have even seen massive specimens growing in slow moving ...

Erik,Cabbage palmettos love water but the pebbles and sand do not hold water so if your clay soil dries out around the roots the palm is trying to gro...

Were all your Sabals planted on a bed of pebbles or just this one you are having troubles with?

I would recommend some method to limit the number of hours that it endures below freezing. Also, it will do better if daytime temps. go well above fr...

Potassium does nothing for root growth. Phosphorus is the primary nutrient a palm uses for root production.

A few inaccuracies in that article. Also, he is talking about growing palms in zone 9b in which the number of hours below freezing are very limited....

It looks like flash release from excessive fertilizer. Does the dieback(black tips) get worse after you water heavily? If so, use 1/3 to 1/4 of your...

God hasn't made any baby palm seedlings that are hardy to -20F.

You've got worms? Earthworms are fine, but lots of other worms aren't.

I grow them in Alabama. They require lots of heat and sun. If you can grow pindo palms they might do O.K for you. Probably a southern exposure very...

The parent plant of the one on the right has been hardy to -3 F. Some of it's siblings have been growing in zone 6b undamaged!

H Barb,I'm in North Alabama. The other palms in the photo from L to R are Trachycarpus princeps, Sabal Louisiana, and Sabal bermudana.