I'm sorry if I started this thread in the wrong section... I just wasn't sure where it belongs. Feel free to replace it. Back to the subject..... ...Oh I am so glad to find you guys!! I live in Idaho and I understand that for palm trees, our winters are too cold, that's why mine is indoors. So, my parents gave me a palm tree. They said it doesn't grow. And no wonder - it's gotten sick! As you can see in pics, the leaves started going brown, in the middle and on the ends. First of all, can anyone tell me what kind of palm tree this is? I did some research online to identify it but they all look alike to me. Second, can anyone tell me how to save this tree?! Are there any fertilizers out there to help my tree get better, or is the problem in watering? Too much water? Too little? How often do I need to water it anyway? Any help I could get would be greatly appreciated!
Palms kept indoors are magnets for Mites, Scale, Mealy bugs and White fly. I'd treat it with this Safer product and make sure the palm spends the late Spring, Summer and early Fall outdoors under some open shade. http://eddenet.pmra-arla.gc.ca/4.0/4.1.2.asp?regn=14668.00&page=238&uniqueid=6/15/2006+1:51:06+PM HTH Chris
I would like to suggest a soaking 15 or 20 minutes to saturate the entire root system (or thorough watering) with a Fish Emulsion soulition for fertlization. It smells, but I think it will work wonders for you plam. The smell will subside after watering. Water the rest of your plants that you want to have green lush foliage with the rest of the soaking water. Do not store fish emulsion solution ( because of the smell) and other reasons. One more thing, the light green stems may suggest too little light or not enough fertlizer. I don't know if it is the picture or if that is the true color. Moving it outdoors in shade and feeding may give you nice deep green color.
Michael F. I have been using fish emulsion for years. I thought they used by-products of fish to recycle it into emulsion. I still stand by fish emulsion for the phoenix palm. I find that is gentle and won't burn plants, or was it just a joke? What do you mean by "ordinary plant fertlizer? I would be interested to try what you suggest on my palms, to test the difference.
Hi Violetbaby, Here's some info that might help you realise it isn't so good: http://cas.bellarmine.edu/tietjen/Environmental/Fishmeal catch 'hits UK seabirds'.htm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3662934.stm http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/umwelt_naturschutz/bericht-37321.html And an industry report: http://www.fishkey.com/news2.asp?s=957 From the North Sea alone: This sort of exploitation just isn't sustainable, and is causing immense ecological damage to the oceans all around the world.
