Re: Silver Saw fertilizer

Your back is STILL giving you fits??
ugh.

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Andrea H" <hodgesaa@islc.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Mon, 5 May 2003 19:14:42 -0400

>I put some on the one in the ground yesterday. I'm still waiting to put the
>other in as there is a big pile of concrete blocks there a friend gave me
>for a project. My back won't allow moving them just now. Should I put some
>in the container or wait until I get it in the ground?
>A
>
>Andrea H
>Beaufort, SC
>Zone 8b
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Island Jim" <jsinger@igc.org>
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 6:25 AM
>Subject: Re: [CHAT] Silver Saw fertilizer
>
>
>> that will do. or you can get a small bag of minor elements [i believe
>> southern ag markets a 2 pound bag for a couple of dollars] and just give
>> them a handful a couple of times a year.
>>
>>
>> At 09:17 PM 5/2/03 -0400, you wrote:
>> >Jim, started to buy palm fertilizer today but it had no magnesium in it!
>Or
>> >maybe it was manganese. Anyway, got some tomato fertilizer with manganese
>> >and Epsom salts. Will that help?
>> >
>> >Andrea H
>> >Beaufort, SC
>> >Zone 8b
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Island Jim" <jsinger@igc.org>
>> >To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> >Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 8:21 AM
>> >Subject: Re: [CHAT] Silver Saw Palmetto
>> >
>> >
>> > > palms need manganese and magnesium, andrea. otherwise they yellow and
>> >don't
>> > > grow very well. and florida soils are generally deficit in both
>elements.
>> > > palm fertilizers are generally formulated with them. so this may be a
>time
>> > > when what seems like a marketing ploy might be a good idea. of course,
>you
>> > > aren't in florida and your soil may not be deficient in these micros.
>so i
>> > > don't know, but i think i would use it, though, at least once in every
>> > > three fertilizings.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > At 07:06 AM 4/26/03 -0400, you wrote:
>> > > >Will do, and what kind of fertilizer do you use on them? More
>nitrogen or
>> >a
>> > > >specific palm blend? I've not tried something like that before.
>> > > >
>> > > >I know they make all kinds of "specific blends" but I 've always felt
>> >that
>> > > >was more gimmick than anything. but I've been wrong a couple of times
>in
>> >my
>> > > >life too ;-)
>> > > >
>> > > >Andrea H
>> > > >Beaufort, SC
>> > > >Zone 8b
>> > > >
>> > > >----- Original Message -----
>> > > >From: "Island Jim" <jsinger@igc.org>
>> > > >To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> > > >Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 6:03 PM
>> > > >Subject: Re: [CHAT] Silver Saw Palmetto
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > > hey, keep us informed about their growth, andrea.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > when we landscaped the new nursery administration building, we
>> >installed
>> > > > > about 60 of them of 3-gallon size. that was roughly a year ago.
>they
>> >have
>> > > > > doubled in size since [irrigation + fertilizer]. but the
>difference in
>> > > > > silver-ness among them is striking. and, it seems to this old
>> >untrained
>> > > > > eye, the more silver, the more growth. another year, and i think
>there
>> > > >will
>> > > > > be some standouts among them.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > most palms/palmettos are beginning to bloom now. six months from
>now
>> >might
>> > > > > be a good time to pilgrimage to melbourne on a seed collecting
>> >expedition.
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > At 09:05 PM 4/24/03 -0400, you wrote:
>> > > > > >PHEW! That makes me feel lots better. Thanks for the info. Mine a
>> >really
>> > > > > >small so I'm sure it will be a long time before they look really
>> >good. I
>> > > >do
>> > > > > >plan to keep them irrigated as that seems to speed along palm
>growth
>> > > >around
>> > > > > >here.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >Andrea H
>> > > > > >Beaufort, SC
>> > > > > >Zone 8b
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >----- Original Message -----
>> > > > > >From: "Island Jim" <jsinger@igc.org>
>> > > > > >To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> > > > > >Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 4:59 AM
>> > > > > >Subject: Re: [CHAT] Silver Saw Palmetto
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > > i think they will probably do all right for you, andrea,
>although
>> >i
>> > > >think
>> > > > > >i
>> > > > > > > would plant them in a protected spot. they're indigenous to
>> >florida's
>> > > >east
>> > > > > > > coast and thrive a good ways north of the everglades. there
>are
>> >acres
>> > > >of
>> > > > > > > them growing wild as far north as canaveral. they sure are
>pretty
>> >when
>> > > > > >they
>> > > > > > > get big enough for the color to fully develop.
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > At 08:46 PM 4/23/03 -0400, you wrote:
>> > > > > > > >Jim-maybe you can give me some info on this. I bought 2
>Silver
>> >Saw
>> > > > > >Palmettos
>> > > > > > > >this weekend after the nursery owner assured me that they
>would
>> >be
>> > > >hardy
>> > > > > >here.
>> > > > > > > >Then I looked them up and found that they grow in the
>everglades
>> >and
>> > > >can
>> > > > > >take
>> > > > > > > >cold down to 20 degrees. Occasionally, RARELY, it might get
>down
>> >to
>> > > >19-17
>> > > > > > > >degrees for brief periods of time. Do you think I can keep
>these
>> >guys
>> > > > > >outside
>> > > > > > > >or suck it up and keep them in pots? I'm bummed because I
>really
>> > > >wanted
>> > > > > >them
>> > > > > > > >outside. They are very cool and although small I know palms
>will
>> >grow
>> > > >at
>> > > > > >a
>> > > > > > > >decent rate under irrigations.
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > >Andrea H
>> > > > > > > >Beaufort, SC
>> > > > > > > >Zone 8b
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
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Kemp TX/zone 8A



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