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We have found that an extemely well draining mix consisting mostly of pine bark and perlite along with a pot with 4-5" of packing peanuts in the bottom to be the best way to keep these . We water often ,the majesties will show yellowing and browning of the leaf tips when they dont get enough to drink . the trick is to have a mix that will allow you to water very heavily while not remaining wet for extended periods .
We never fertilize! Only a little tea now and then . I had read early on that majesty palms were very salt sensitive and that one should be able to flush the soil often in container culture to prevent salt s building up . I decided then that artificial fertilizers would exacerbate this build up and that we would only use organics for our potted palms .
They have grown a great deal over the last few years and have been repotted twice .
We did lose one to crown rot (potted in miracle grow) and had another to be attacked by mealy bugs. All of them have had thier crappy stages but have bounced back ,eventually .
Hmmm....
Good point about the fertilizer.
I'll switch it over to an organic 'tea' fertilizer.
What type and analysis do you recommend?
And do you recommend feeding it at all in the winter?
(It
does get good winter eastern exposure in the morning)
I saw on
Dave's Garden website today a blog about how Majesty Palms were sensitive to 'tap water' in someone's outdoor setting in CA.
I use tap water that has had 2 days for the flouride to evaporate, and then I add the 8-7-6 fertilizer to it before I feed / water with it.
Would you say that this is adequate to get rid of most of the flouride?
Or should I be using distilled?
Everything else I use this water on does great, including the naners.
