The Butia may live although this morning's low of 7F as a result of the snow storm may have done it in. I think we broke a record for today.

Next week looks even worse here. Possible snow storm next week and below average temperatures. My Butia are completely fried after 5F low we had ear...

How low of a temperature did the palm go through while in the pot? The roots are much more sensitive to cold than the rest of the plant since they ar...

Not all parryi are extremely hardy. Some are only hardy to around 25-30F while others can take below 0. For example, parryi var. parryi and parryi v...

For now, you can wrap the tender new growth (bud tissue). I would also spray with a copper fungicide/bactericide to keep the population down since m...

Carl Pool Palm Food (12-4-12) - You should be able to find it online with shipping to Canada.

12-4-12 or 8-2-12 are normally used. Palms won't use all that P.

They were likely grown in a greenhouse. The greenhouse filters out sun light and has less quick changes in the climate. Therefore, the plants aren'...

Have you fed it any micronutrients? It may be a magnesium deficiency or something similar such as manganese.

Look at his current project:

You'll have to wait for new growth to a good improvement since they were grown indoors over the winter. I would not give them anymore fertilizer and ...

What conditions were they growing in before you planted them out? It looks like they aren't acclimated to the climate or the roots are having problem...

For nutrients other than NPK, you should at least use Iron, Calcium and Magnesium. Your fertilizer should be high in Potassium (K).

Spray it with a systemic insecticide.

I think I remember you posting about that on gardenweb. I've never been the Home Depot in Philadelphia. I wonder if they are selling any in NJ. I'm...