Re: Silver Saw fertilizer

Well, it's a moot point now as my friend came over and moved the concrete
blocks from the area where I wanted to put it. I got out there tonight and
yanked all the weeds out and planted it. The other has been in the ground
for a week or so. Maybe a tad longer. I put the fertilizer (along with a
generous amount of Preen) around it and watered it in.

Hope they do well. they are gorgeous, even small.
Andrea H
Beaufort, SC
Zone 8b

----- Original Message -----
From: "Island Jim" <jsinger@igc.org>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 4:46 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] 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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