Help with my sulking Pygmy Date
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- Seedling
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Help with my sulking Pygmy Date
I don't know why, but I have the hardest time keeping a pygmy date healthy. I purchased a 3 gal about three months ago and it has never looked very good. The fronds always seem to be drooping even the new ones that emerge drop and don't open fully like a healthy Pygmy. I have it in a Southeast facing window wear it gets 4-5 hours of direct morning sun. i water it about every two weeks making sure that it has a chance to dry out a little between waterings. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG!!!
Cali, of all my indoor Palms, this too is my hardest. From what I have experienced my advice is to keep doing what your doing, but if you get some rain or melted snow, use that water instead of tap water.
Mine droop like your saying, but after about 2 hours after giving it a full soaking of melted snow water, it perks up like noting you have ever seen.
Also what I have noticed is that little waterings like on normal indoor palms doesn't work on these. These seem to really like a HEAVY HEAVY soaking. I know your not supposed to let the tree sit on a pool of water, but with mine, that "pool" is usually gone by morning or afternoon the next day.
Just some advise that I am doing and mine has never looked better.
Mine droop like your saying, but after about 2 hours after giving it a full soaking of melted snow water, it perks up like noting you have ever seen.
Also what I have noticed is that little waterings like on normal indoor palms doesn't work on these. These seem to really like a HEAVY HEAVY soaking. I know your not supposed to let the tree sit on a pool of water, but with mine, that "pool" is usually gone by morning or afternoon the next day.
Just some advise that I am doing and mine has never looked better.
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Thanks all fo r the advice!!!
I use the water from my dehumidifier to water all my plant so I am pretty sure the water is not the problem. It has been very dry here so more humidity could be a solution.
I was in Atlantic City at the Tropicana Hotel last weekend. Amongst all the fake palms they had in Little Havana were the most beautiful live pygmies I have ever seen. INSIDE, WITH VERY LITTLE LIGHT!!! I was so pissed, they were beautiful!!!!
I use the water from my dehumidifier to water all my plant so I am pretty sure the water is not the problem. It has been very dry here so more humidity could be a solution.
I was in Atlantic City at the Tropicana Hotel last weekend. Amongst all the fake palms they had in Little Havana were the most beautiful live pygmies I have ever seen. INSIDE, WITH VERY LITTLE LIGHT!!! I was so pissed, they were beautiful!!!!
[quote="Cali-wanna-b"]Thanks all fo r the advice!!!
I use the water from my dehumidifier to water all my plant so I am pretty sure the water is not the problem. It has been very dry here so more humidity could be a solution.
Humidifier water is great. But I do have to ask, why would you be running a dehumidifier if it is very dry there? I know here, the main reason Palms do so poorly indoors is because of the dry air from a furnace. Maybe that could be a little of your problem. Turn that dehumidifier off!!!
I use the water from my dehumidifier to water all my plant so I am pretty sure the water is not the problem. It has been very dry here so more humidity could be a solution.
Humidifier water is great. But I do have to ask, why would you be running a dehumidifier if it is very dry there? I know here, the main reason Palms do so poorly indoors is because of the dry air from a furnace. Maybe that could be a little of your problem. Turn that dehumidifier off!!!
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Root Problems ?
Might be one thing you want to check once it warms up a bit.
Some of these are sold in the nursery pots with drain holes about 2" up the sides with solid bottoms - eventually this does rot out the bottom of the rootball. (Also have seen these pots slipped into a regular container, so if it looks like you have two pots snapped together you might want to check it out...........
Some of these are sold in the nursery pots with drain holes about 2" up the sides with solid bottoms - eventually this does rot out the bottom of the rootball. (Also have seen these pots slipped into a regular container, so if it looks like you have two pots snapped together you might want to check it out...........
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I should of clarified my dehumidifier statement. The dehumidifier is located in my basement where it is really damp. All of my indoor palms are on my first floor. The pymy is located about 3 feet from a hot air register. I am going to move it and see how it does.Humidifier water is great. But I do have to ask, why would you be running a dehumidifier if it is very dry there? I know here, the main reason Palms do so poorly indoors is because of the dry air from a furnace. Maybe that could be a little of your problem. Turn that dehumidifier off!!!
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I hear ya!! I have two confirmed kills with one wounded.Best of luck buddy. These darn trees are the most finicky, tempermental boogers I have. One thing will work for two weeks, then it stops working, then something else works for 2 weeks.....
It IS however the ONLY palm I have had that lived thru a spear pull.
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Hey all!
My PDP is doing great after moving it into my bedroom away from the forced air vent. I was wondering what location would be best for this palm outside. It is currently in a south facing window and gets about 6 hours of direct sunlight. I have been told they need high heat and humidity, but would this be in full sun or partial shade?
My PDP is doing great after moving it into my bedroom away from the forced air vent. I was wondering what location would be best for this palm outside. It is currently in a south facing window and gets about 6 hours of direct sunlight. I have been told they need high heat and humidity, but would this be in full sun or partial shade?
I was wondering what location would be best for this palm outside.
Cali, just to let you know my experience in hot & humid Kansas last summer was that I put a PDP that actually had center pull in a clear shot at the direct Sun from 10:00am to about 8:00pm, and it turned into my most prolific grower by the Fall.
So I would slowly aclumate it to the direct sun, and then put it where it gets LOTS of sun.
Just my 2 cents.
Cali, just to let you know my experience in hot & humid Kansas last summer was that I put a PDP that actually had center pull in a clear shot at the direct Sun from 10:00am to about 8:00pm, and it turned into my most prolific grower by the Fall.
So I would slowly aclumate it to the direct sun, and then put it where it gets LOTS of sun.
Just my 2 cents.
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