They're scale insects. Spray them with a systemic insecticide.

I planted mine out as a 3 gallon and never protected it. The last three winters it's gone though 14F, 5F, and 14F. It had a good amount of tip burn ...

Palms will be hardier in the winter in they are fed optimum levels of a balanced fertilizer during the growing season. Where I live, Aug-Oct yields t...

so, based on your "order", to get rid of salts that build up in plant containers, just add calcium?But doesn't that make the soil more alkaline? (in ...

Interesting. The light is starting to go on, ha ha.Then there's something like Cation Exchange too, which I don't understand either.Barb Cation Exch...

That's great!Does anyone know if the advice about lateral stem growth being associated with better cold resistance is accurate? Accurate might not be...

Sabal shouldn't have any problem with this storm. The only thing to be worried about is the radiational cooling that can occur when the storm passes ...

Thanks for that explanation.Soil in pots is generally sterile too, i.e. no bacteria to help, which took me a while to get my head around :wink: So me...

The only part about the Trachy that confused this novice were notes on the origins of Waggy:"Unlike Trachycarpus fortunei the palm seems to originate ...

I wouldn't waste your time using that recipe. Epsom salts is normally around 8% Magnesium and Ammonia is usually <10% Nitrogen. Nitrogen is the m...

TurtileI would be interested in seeing how yours turn out.Are they the mountain form or cultivated? They were listed as Trachycarpus fortunei cv Tesa...

I'm ordering princeps from Garry this year ($1 a seed). I have a few Tesan seedlings.

Where did you find it for 35?

If you plant Sabal minor against the foundation of the house, you should be good. Use a cover that allows gas exchange but prevents sunlight from ent...

I bought a 50lb bag of Carl Pool for $35 but the shipping was the same! 4lbs is no where near enough if you have a good number of palms.