Queen Palms still growing like crazy: outside for the week

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:38 pm

With the warm, rainy weather i put my two big Queen Palms from the master bedroom to back driveway outside to get some beneficial rain and wind. They are amazingly huge! Best thing is i basically trashpicked them from home depot for 5.99 a piece 2 years ago and they weren't even half the size. Anyone else grow them on here? Do they ever bloom "in captivity"? I think I need to repot them this spring. For such small pots they have grown like crazy......

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:53 pm

Whoa.... those are BEASTS........

I had no idea that they could handle such small pots. Sure, some plants do, like some ficus but they slow down.... Ie never grown them, or got the seed i ordered to germinate. Ive read a few times they do ok as houseplants

Whats the guy in the middle?

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 4:19 pm

I know right, they are insane.... the guy in the midle and behind are called cataractarum, they do great here too in summer outside.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 4:30 pm

OMG, Mike, they're HUGE

They doubled in size in 2 years from the $5.99 bin at HD?

OK I want your fertilizer SECRET...what do you use?
Probably cow manure.

John's trip to Mexico resulted in some Queen seeds for me...

Nice cat palms too.
Barb

PS--you feeling better now?

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 5:16 pm

Hey Barb, yep flu is on the way out thanks.....It took 6 days though~Ugh! I think that wandering the DC, Philly and NYC subways over Christmas week gave it to me. I basically just give the Queen Palms Miracle Grow and sometimes Epsoma. They do however get a lot of sun, rain and wind in the summer. I love the Cat Palms too, they are really cheap to buy and grow like crazy.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 5:17 pm

lucky1 wrote: John's trip to Mexico resulted in some Queen seeds for me...

How long do they take to send up shoots?

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 5:51 pm

Mike I have a cat palm too. Mine just isnt as full and lush as yours (I finally got the hang of it). Now its growing well. I hear they like being pot bound too?

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:38 pm

canadianplant wrote:Mike I have a cat palm too. Mine just isnt as full and lush as yours (I finally got the hang of it). Now its growing well. I hear they like being pot bound too?

i love these palms because they are sooooo maintenance free. They start out small and just require water and dappled sunlicght in summer. I split them and give tham away to neighbors and they thrive

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:09 am

IT took me a year to get the hang of this one LOL. I couldnt get it to look good. Turns out it doesnt like my tap water, and can take WAY more water then im used too. Took a bit of reading and found out htey live in the "cataracts" of the water falls, or edges of fast moving streams. That means they more then likely like lots of oxygen in the soil and at there roots.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 6:02 am

canadianplant wrote:IT took me a year to get the hang of this one LOL. I couldnt get it to look good. Turns out it doesnt like my tap water, and can take WAY more water then im used too. Took a bit of reading and found out htey live in the "cataracts" of the water falls, or edges of fast moving streams. That means they more then likely like lots of oxygen in the soil and at there roots.

Interesring...They are nice looking plants.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 10:50 am

How long do they take to send up shoots?

I don't know.
Haven't got them yet from John...ahem!

Thanks for the tips!

Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 11:11 am

Those are huge!

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:18 pm

Jeesh, everytime i look at all your temps, 17F, a9F 13 F....and know that could be heading my way i shudder! Supposed to get to 63 tomorrow then 50s and 40's next week.....Please NO TEENS!!!!!

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:23 pm

Hi Mike

yes......those are beasts!! I also dragged out some plants today since it was so mild.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 4:16 pm

I'm proud to say I have the biggest Queen Palms in South jersey...LOl. Amazing weather we've been having too...even my fish, frogs and turtles have still been active aorund the pond all winter long. Crazy

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 6:57 pm

sidpook wrote:Jeesh, everytime i look at all your temps, 17F, a9F 13 F....and know that could be heading my way i shudder! Supposed to get to 63 tomorrow then 50s and 40's next week.....Please NO TEENS!!!!!

I hope you stay above the teens, I would be happy if we had high's in the teens. j/k

I just dread this weather!

I hope the east stays nice and warm.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 5:37 am

We usually get one or two nights int he teens each year, but that's it...I hope not though...UGH! I cant imagine how cold you guys are!

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 5:04 am

Ugh! I spoke too soon about the cold weather coming! It's on its way....Gotta wrap the trachies! Didn't want to have to do this! Thanks Canada! LOL

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 8:52 am

Funny how they call 28F "very cold"; 26F "even colder"

Take some pics of your wrapped Trachies, Tim.
Hang in there.

Barb

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:40 am

Sorry, Mike! That is the cold air that will just miss us--by going East.

Yes, I don't recall seeing how you protect your outside Trachy palms so show us that.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 4:14 pm

Basically my trachy protection is pillows and trash cans.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 9:40 am

pillows and trash cans.

At your temps, nothing more is needed.
Until they get tall...

Barb

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 12:52 pm

lucky1 wrote:
pillows and trash cans.

At your temps, nothing more is needed.
Until they get tall...

Barb

right.....I'll bonsai them

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 3:42 pm

Mike,
We won't let you bonsai them.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:02 pm

lucky1 wrote:Mike,
We won't let you bonsai them.

LOL.....I know I know...

On a sidenote, its snowing here...Devil!!!! i thought we could get by another winter without it! As I said on facebook earlier, the only positive thing I can think of with the incoming cold temps is that the dog poop will be well formed and frozen;easy to pick up!

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Queen Palms still growing like crazy: outside for the week

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