Re: Silver Saw fertilizer

if they were mine, i would feed them in the container. palms have pretty big root systems, andrea. if you're going to keep it in a container for very long, we might want to inspect the roots every now and them just to be sure they have room to grow. i don't think being root bound hurts a palm per se, but it can severely limit the amount of moisture-holding material in the pot, and that can be a problem. it's like they say about the medjool date palm--it likes its head in the sun and its feet in the water; most palms would agree with that.



At 07:14 PM 5/5/03 -0400, you wrote:
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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