Indoor palms, outdoors for summer?

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Sun Jun 27, 2010 8:18 am

I have quite a few palms that are now outside for the summer. Off the top of my head, they are, Livingstonia Chinensis (slow growing for me), Phoenix Canariensis ( grown from seed 4 or 5 years ago), Chameadorea Cataractarum ( indoors still), Chameadorea Elengans, and 2 Dypsis Lutescens ( one pot seed grown 5 years ago, and one bought).

Who else here brings their palms, or houseplants outside for the summer?

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Sun Jun 27, 2010 8:26 am

My wife does!
She grew up in Michigan so she thinks of that as the normal way to grow palms.
Outside in pots right now are:
Bismarckia, Washingtonia, Chamaedorea (ernesti-augustii & C. geonomiformis). Her Phoenix roebellini is in the ground but will be dug up.
My Trachycarpus "takil" is in a partially buried pot but will come in for this winter at least.
My wife's little royal palm is spending the summer in a similar fashion: in a pot buried up to the rim, with mulch so no one suspects.
Not really palms, but her two sago "palms" are in the ground for the summer. Her traveller's "palm" is in a pot outside.
--Erik

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sun Jun 27, 2010 2:30 pm

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 5:20 am

THose are some nice Chamedorea, I havnt seen any of them in the nurseries or stores up here... you start em from seed?? I forgot my sago, that hasnt done a thing in 3 years........... And my large Phoenix Roebellenii. They have a good 4 inches of trunk on em..... but were so rootbound when I got them, the roots were going INSIDE the plastic:S. It took me an hour to wrestle it out of that pot.

Ive read alot lately about people planting palms in ground then digging them up..... especialy date palms.. wouldnt this ruin the root stucture?

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 6:09 am

I got the Chamedorea by mail order from California, recently.
Here is what they look like on the beach:
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/5K ... site"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_r-MvN4jW1sE/TCieX ... AG0041.jpg" /></a>

--Erik

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 7:32 am

Dude, I thought you had a giant turtle roaming the beach for a second. What is that? Does it look like a turtle to anyone else?

Bill

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:03 am

It is a metal turtle that holds a candle in its belly, with holes to let light flicker out. It looks neat after sunset.
Good observation!
--Erik

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 2:27 pm

Eric,
You do have a ton of animals Bro, so a giant turtle isn't that far off

I asked my girlfriend a minute ago, I said "Quick quick what does that look like" she said a turtle. I bet it does look cool at night, now you have a story to tell people too.

I'm on those pictures, I was way to hurt yesterday to take pictures of anything

and the heat index today was over 100f so watering was more then enough activity for the day.

Bill

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 3:20 pm

I agree, I didnt see it right off hand..... but when the turtle was mentioned... its just stood out LOL. Nice chickens BTW. Some very nice plants as well.

One of the clients i work for asked me to carry this 8 foot tall by tree outside today.... I didnt have time... aaaaaaaaaaaaaand it weighed around 200 pounds. Ill try to take some pics of what I have outside soon..... I still have to move a few outside, and move em around.

Question..... Chinese fan palms thrive in FULL sunn correct?

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 5:01 pm

I bring all my potted palms outside in summer for the humidity and air, they seem to love it as thye grow really well.

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 3:27 pm

Chinese fans take full sun for sure but make sure they are acclimated first, could take up to 2 weeks.

Bill

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:14 am

Ya i learned that the hard way last year... it fried most of the leaves. Not even just bleaching I mean FRIED em

Got lots to do tomorrow i guess

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:35 pm

My Chinese fan still doesn't like sun, even after a few weeks of morning sun only.

Love that pic, Erik!

canadianplant, I'm the Queen of destroying CIDP roots (by repotting--via tractor--a very heavy one myself).
It still lives, and loves full sun morning to nite.
But I agree with NOT planting it in the ground each year, only to dig it up in the Fall.
You could always dig a big hole, and sink the entire pot in the ground to make it look "planted".

All indoor plants should be outdoors in summer for some air (some in shade, some in sun).

Barb

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 4:20 am

Mines in a pot. I grew it from seed, and would be quite upset if I killed it. I had 2, but I had to leave one in calgary

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 7:48 am

Barb, and Eric too
This is what I'm going to use for all my stuff I'm planning on digging up and storing inside in the near future.

The company is called amaroo or something like that. They make the most amazing pots made out of some kind of hard resin. The pots are actually bolted together so they come apart, there also strong enough to pick up with a tractor with straps.

Hope this helps.

Bill

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 9:47 am

Bill is there a link?

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:27 pm

Bill, I 2nd Barb's question. Those sound great for us. --Erik

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 11:27 am

Bill's napping in the hammock

I think he meant these Amaroo plant nursery "stabilizers"...interesting product.

http://www.centrallandscape.com/icart/i ... =1#Content

Barb

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:29 am

Sorry guy's this post got lost in the shuffle, Email notifications right

For some reason the main site is listed as a security risk for some reason. Here's what they look like on google images.

http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=am ... a=N&tab=wi

Bill

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:16 am

I got that security alarm too.

Thanks for the google images link.
Different than what I posted.

Those are interesting containers.
Barb

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 4:37 am

They were talking about those on the bamboo forum in part of. Theyre apperantly one of the best things to use for temporaraly holding bamboo.

Jane_Whitt · Post by **Jane_Whitt** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 11:13 pm

It is easy to do: Just find a shady spot on your deck, or be a little more creative and integrated into the outdoor environment - how to use plants in your home. Here are some tips to get you started:

Move the potted palm of your outdoor patio or deck tropical interest. Use more than one palm, and you have a live screen, giving you the privacy of your neighbors too close. Do not have a Palm? Try arecas - are easy to find and relatively cheap.
Try sinking pots for indoor plants in the shade of shrubs or flower borders. (I like to think of them as temporary bursts of interest that can be pulled to the right of the border and put back in their home at the end of the season.)
Hang em 'high. Turning plants such as pothos, English ivy or lipstick on temporary plant hanging baskets. Use macramé hangers, pots or hanging baskets where instantaneous effect.
Consider transplanting your plants in pots or planters garden. I've been adding to my indoor plants planters years. Indoor foliage plant makes a wonderful backdrop for annual flowers, and these "new" plants instantly increase my outdoor collection at no extra cost! At the end of the season, just dig them right back up and ready to move them inside again. Just remember that the group's plants in the same light and water needs. And do not forget to bring your plants into the night before the very cold - usually immediately after Labor Day.

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