Palm Nutrition & Deficiency Effects

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lucky1
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Palm Nutrition & Deficiency Effects

Post by lucky1 » Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:06 am

Excellent document from floridaplants worth reviewing every year, especially for tropical palms that are finicky:

http://www.floridaplants.com/horticulture/palm.htm

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Post by tropicman » Wed Jan 26, 2011 3:48 pm

Thanks Barb
Very good read!

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Post by lucky1 » Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:37 pm

It ticks me off though that some deficiencies masquerade as something else.
And of course you can throw that list away if the pH is off too. :|
AAAARGH!

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THE BEST! Nutrient Deficiency/Pest site

Post by lucky1 » Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:10 pm

This is the best I've seen...recommend Bookmarking this for reference:

http://itp.lucidcentral.org/id/palms/sy ... index.html

Now we'll have no excuse at all...
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"Stuck" palm spears?

Post by lucky1 » Fri Feb 11, 2011 9:41 am

I suppose we should now list WATER as a nutrient!

This Triangle Palm spear simply wouldn't open after lengthening for nearly SIX months :shock:

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After leaching all the palms in the bathtub to dilute toxic fertilizer levels (thanks Steve07), it pushed out really fast.

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I've since discovered that one of the first symptoms of fertilizer toxicity is a slight "dimpling" or "bubbling" of petiole segments, usually at the tips.
This year old Wodyetia bifurcata shows it mid-leaf.
Needs increased watering to flush out the fertilizer.

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Does this learning process ever end? :shaking2:

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