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The trachy was planted 3 1/2 weeks ago. It looked lonely all by itself so I planted 3 needle palms and 2 W.filifera to keep it company. 🙂
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John
Okanagan Palms and Tropicals
6b-7a
Posted : 15/04/2007 2:31 pm
Very nice. Where did you get the filifera from? They look good!
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Posted : 15/04/2007 5:39 pm
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Maccario I grew the W.filifera from seed. They are 1 year 8 months old. They should really put some growth on this year.
John
Okanagan Palms and Tropicals
6b-7a
Posted : 15/04/2007 7:05 pm
They look great. I hope that my W. filifera look as good this fall when they are the same age as yours.
Allen
You don't have to be crazy to grow palms in Alberta..... But it helps
Posted : 15/04/2007 8:58 pm
W. filifera & Robusta both like heavy fertilization & lots of water. When they are in the ground it is really hard to over do it. They will put on some very nice growth this summer if you keep up with them. They look great !
Posted : 15/04/2007 10:27 pm
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Allen they really take off after they get a larger trunk. Laaz they all get a b1 vitamin called thrive alive ,also a regular fertilizing regiment. They are bullet proof to grow.
John
Okanagan Palms and Tropicals
6b-7a
Posted : 16/04/2007 4:33 pm
Nice shots John...!
Keep us posted on the growth...
Palmettoman Z6-Ajax, On
Posted : 17/04/2007 11:04 pm
Looks good John. 😀
Posted : 18/04/2007 2:40 am
very nice looking plants
Posted : 18/04/2007 7:48 am
Beautiful, John,
I've got some Thrive Alive and Superthrive, afraid to use it because I know so little about the stuff.
I thought it was chiefly a transplant aid...some of the marketing statements said palms treated with Thrive lasted NINE months out of soil because of it!
What's your fav fertilizer for palms?
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Posted : 25/04/2007 9:17 pm
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Barb the thrive alive and super thrive are for strong roots. Strong roots and well draining soil and thats 3/4 of the battle. I give my palms 1 table spoon of epsom salts per gal of water every spring greens them up real well. They then get regular feedings of fertilizer with trace elements ,so important in my opinion. Follow the directions on the bottle.
John
Okanagan Palms and Tropicals
6b-7a
Posted : 26/04/2007 12:20 am
Thanks for the advice. I'll use them...they weren't cheap and they've been sitting on the shelf for several years.
You folks are taking the guesswork out of caring for my plants, and I'm grateful.
Barb
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Posted : 26/04/2007 12:34 pm
Great looking palm plantings. Did you just plant all of them this spring?
Wes North Vancouver Zone 8b/9a
Keats Island BC Zone 8a
Palm Springs CA Zone 9b/10a
Posted : 28/04/2007 2:09 am
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Buenos dias Wes I planted the Trachy mid March the other Needles and W.filiferas one week later. Bring any seeds back from Mexico?
John
Okanagan Palms and Tropicals
6b-7a
Posted : 28/04/2007 1:04 pm
Si senor
I brought back some thrinax radiata and some coccothrinax r something.
The mayan Riveria is palm heaven and what white sand and light blue water.
I SPENT EVERY DAY SITTING UNDER A COCONUT PALM AND STARING AT THE WATER.
Wes North Vancouver Zone 8b/9a
Keats Island BC Zone 8a
Palm Springs CA Zone 9b/10a
Posted : 28/04/2007 10:02 pm
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