Queen Palms still growing like crazy: outside for the week

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With the warm, rainy weather i put my two big Queen Palms from the master bedroom to back driveway outside to get some beneficial rain and wind. They are amazingly huge! Best thing is i basically trashpicked them from home depot for 5.99 a piece 2 years ago and they weren't even half the size. Anyone else grow them on here? Do they ever bloom "in captivity"? I think I need to repot them this spring. For such small pots they have grown like crazy......

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Posted : 11/01/2013 6:38 pm

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Whoa.... those are BEASTS........

I had no idea that they could handle such small pots. Sure, some plants do, like some ficus but they slow down.... Ie never grown them, or got the seed i ordered to germinate. Ive read a few times they do ok as houseplants

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Posted : 11/01/2013 6:53 pm

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I know right, they are insane.... the guy in the midle and behind are called cataractarum, they do great here too in summer outside.

Mike Trautner

Posted : 11/01/2013 7:19 pm

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OMG, Mike, they're HUGE 😀
They doubled in size in 2 years from the $5.99 bin at HD?

OK I want your fertilizer SECRET...what do you use?
Probably cow manure. 😆

John's trip to Mexico resulted in some Queen seeds for me...

Nice cat palms too.
Barb

PS--you feeling better now?

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Posted : 11/01/2013 7:30 pm

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Hey Barb, yep flu is on the way out thanks.....It took 6 days though~Ugh! I think that wandering the DC, Philly and NYC subways over Christmas week gave it to me. I basically just give the Queen Palms Miracle Grow and sometimes Epsoma. They do however get a lot of sun, rain and wind in the summer. I love the Cat Palms too, they are really cheap to buy and grow like crazy.

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Posted : 11/01/2013 8:16 pm

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John's trip to Mexico resulted in some Queen seeds for me...

How long do they take to send up shoots?

Mike Trautner

Posted : 11/01/2013 8:17 pm

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Mike I have a cat palm too. Mine just isnt as full and lush as yours (I finally got the hang of it). Now its growing well. I hear they like being pot bound too?

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Posted : 11/01/2013 8:51 pm

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Mike I have a cat palm too. Mine just isnt as full and lush as yours (I finally got the hang of it). Now its growing well. I hear they like being pot bound too?

i love these palms because they are sooooo maintenance free. They start out small and just require water and dappled sunlicght in summer. I split them and give tham away to neighbors and they thrive

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Posted : 11/01/2013 9:38 pm

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IT took me a year to get the hang of this one LOL. I couldnt get it to look good. Turns out it doesnt like my tap water, and can take WAY more water then im used too. Took a bit of reading and found out htey live in the "cataracts" of the water falls, or edges of fast moving streams. That means they more then likely like lots of oxygen in the soil and at there roots.

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Posted : 12/01/2013 6:09 am

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IT took me a year to get the hang of this one LOL. I couldnt get it to look good. Turns out it doesnt like my tap water, and can take WAY more water then im used too. Took a bit of reading and found out htey live in the "cataracts" of the water falls, or edges of fast moving streams. That means they more then likely like lots of oxygen in the soil and at there roots.

Interesring...They are nice looking plants.

Mike Trautner

Posted : 12/01/2013 9:02 am

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How long do they take to send up shoots?

I don't know.
Haven't got them yet from John...ahem! 😆 😆

Thanks for the tips!

Barb

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Posted : 12/01/2013 1:50 pm

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Those are huge! 😀

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Posted : 12/01/2013 2:11 pm

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Jeesh, everytime i look at all your temps, 17F, a9F 13 F....and know that could be heading my way i shudder! Supposed to get to 63 tomorrow then 50s and 40's next week.....Please NO TEENS!!!!! 🙄

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Posted : 12/01/2013 6:18 pm

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Hi Mike

yes......those are beasts!! I also dragged out some plants today since it was so mild.

Posted : 12/01/2013 6:23 pm

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I'm proud to say I have the biggest Queen Palms in South jersey...LOl. Amazing weather we've been having too...even my fish, frogs and turtles have still been active aorund the pond all winter long. Crazy

Mike Trautner

Posted : 12/01/2013 7:16 pm