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I agree Darold! Plenty of space on my farm for more if I can find them.

No, that is a second Copernicia alba. The decora survived as well

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It most certainly would save space, but he’s going to need a lot more space if 4000 seeds germinate, I don’t grow archontophoenix, to fast growing, to much water, constantly repotting them and the maintenance of 1000 archontophoenix I would rather grow more rarer exotic plants. That being said my market is limited and growing Archie’s you would sell more than I would a lot faster. Market demands are for the landscaping plants exotic are more gardeners thing. The once you find your market fill that demand by supply. And iam sure the European market is a lot more in demand of more tougher hardy varieties not some Calyptrocalyx that would die as soon as you open the fridge door!

I have a little Licuala Mapu that has been slowly declining in my greenhouse cabinet. 🥲 After doing a bit of reading I think the issue is the soil. I think what caused the decline of the palm was water logged soil, so the leaves started showing browning on the edges & then eventual death to some leaves. I am not typically an overwater-er so I am surprised I ran into this issue ! I think also what the main culprit was inside the cabinet the pot has drainage holes on the bottom & sits in a tray of water (which I add to increase the overall humidity in the cabinet) - so the pot has been waterlogged for quite some time ! Anyways, I have been trying to figure out a good soil mix. I read that 2/3 pine bark, 1/3 seramis is good. But I don't have seramis where I am located. What are some alternatives ? I was thinking 2/3 pine bark with maybe a gritty soil, like succulent type soil ? thoughts ? Also when repotting, I think I'll use a clay pot (sounds ironic, but will help with the over watering issue). Also when repotting, I am not sure how root sensitive these palms are, but I want to remove the old water logged soil from the roots. I am thinking of using a hose to gently do so.

No plantings yet, although my lawn does need cutting. It always greens up and fills out nice in autumn thru winter. I have noticed more drought stricken spots that don't recover like they used to.

your growth will be awesome and quick come spring!

One would need a place to store said dug up Ensete. I have enough potted things taking up valuable space. Personally, I don't find it to be any bother at all.

The lows in the yard ranged from 34F-36F this morning. The local airport (KLAL) recorded a minimum observation of 32.7F. The NWS observations for 02/06/2026 are attached in ZIP format. 20260206_obhistory.zip

Just get something that's about 4-1-5 or 4-1-4 NPK with micronutrients. Palmgain must have something at that rate or close.

Theres even chamaedorea adscendens and metallica seeds popping up!

I guess the baggie method is a good way to save space.

Iam sure some would love to have this problem archontophoenix as one mega weed problem, so @dimitriskedikogloy your welcome to as many as you like, crazy how one man’s trash is another treasure! They are coming up everywhere!

Call me crazy but I’m going to plant some Hesperaloe and Yuccas. Oh so tender.🤣

I breed fish, African cichlids. I could produce 1000s of fish a month. The issue is with the selling, getting that going takes work. I gambled on buying a breeding group of fish, not happy with what I got out of them even through the parents look good. I’ve sold over 100 but have that many left. I’m on the verge of giving them to some stores because I don’t want to spend the money feeding them and I need the tank space for more desirable ones that I’m currently growing up. Marketing, Selling and developing relationships is the hard part and moving to Texas I’m back to square one. Don’t want to ship fish. So that is my advice to you @JohnAndSancho Here’s a small sample. Now back to the Palms!

Having a lot of plants is nice but the maintenance is the worst part

Cindy, one Welfia is an insufficient number. Please increase your holdings. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Hello fellow Belle Isle resident. I'm on the Western side of the lake. Thanks for sharing your findings. Those are really nice palms that I may need to work into my landscape. My low was 25.7 on Sunday AM and I posted pics of my yard. Not too happy right now.

I just threw some older seeds in baggies - Sabal Bald Head, Sabal Tallifero (sp?), started some more bulbs, some of the Burle Marx philodendron that I JUST split up are already pushing nodes, it's... A lot. You've seen my YouTube lol. It's a lot.

Whether or not the heat is responsible, the mold and fungus are going to be the main threat now that there is dead material. Keeping it dry is very important. To watch for new growth, I will use a marker to draw a line accross the emerging fronds. The line will separate if the palm is alive and growing, even if that particular frond is mostly dead.

That's a lot! I probably have 50-70 Plants inside right now I need to count them. Most of the stuff I have was completely free I got given stuff and from cuttings, i probably only bought a couple Plants in my room lol

Firstly @peachy if you remember has a wanted poster on my front gate and her accompanying posy of said palm pilfering gang are on a strict watch and act alert. But a beautiful little palm indeed at such a young age, I wish I had a couple a hundred of them in the greenhouse. And if I remember correctly it’s not on the palm mafia gangs hit list because it suckers, and we all know the peachy gang has strict no suckering palms rule are to be pilfered, so it’s safe for now! Richard

Lots of gifted stuff, LOOOOOTS of seed, split up a bunch of elephant ears that won't stop pupping, cut up a bunch of philodendrons, aloe vera pupped a few times, I'm propogating a lot from cuttings, when I buy big box store plants I find the ones that have the most pups and cut those up, lots of seed, and I've bought maybe a dozen lol. One of my bananas is pupping again, I'm fixing to cut up another philodendron and probably get 5 or 6 out of it, I've got 3 or 4 more I can cut up soon, and I've got a couple I can't cut up because they're sold. And I may or may not be getting another tissue culture banana, I might be getting a refund.

In regards to archontophoenix alexandrae vs Cunninghamiana, I had the same experience. Cunninghamiana looks like it has almost no damage, while alexandrae are 100% fried and brown.

That’s awesome! Probaloy the coolest coconut in jax