Palm Maintenance Work !

[Kris]

Dear Friends  

i must tell that out of 10 seeds 9 sprouted,some damaged by squrieals and some rotted due to over watering(due to sudden rains)..only 2 are now alive with me !

If you want to know more on this variety here is _ The Link !

And this Medemia Argun desert fan palm is also popularly called as Nubian Desert Palm !

the palm at present is very blueish & a white powder is seen as we come across healthy bismarkia or a breha armeda fan palm.

i think i have spoken enough,lets move on to the repotting work of this 'Nubian palm'...

your opnion & suggestions are always welcome...

Love,

Kris  

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here is the baby...

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this will become the new home of that little baby..

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now i did cut one side of the bottle and the bottom of that bottle,after digging the soil for its overall dimension..this baby was gently lowered into this barrel...And in the metal plate seen near by you can see the amount of soil we dug-up !

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i understand that the previous still was not clear,so here's a close-up of it !  

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this is how it looks after removing that outer plastic bottle..

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this is after the soil fill up in the sides...

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Now i took the permenent marker which writes using white colour..and wrote in all the details that i need to know !

And we watered this palm till water started flowing from its drain holes..to confirn that their is no blocks for excess water to leave the barrel...

[Kris]

Once this fan palm was planted,from the following day it started raining a bit heavily.the first day of the rainfall i did not take any precaution since rain water was far better than me watering this palm & also would help some soil compaction as this palm is in a newly dug hole..

but from day 2 i started covering this barrel with the palm,using a plastic or polythene sheet.and i used to open it when the rain stopped & when it was sunny & dry ! since my mind kept reminding me that it should not share the same fate as my washy filifera had during our wet winters.

But now we are in our early summer,but its raining as though we have an equitorial climate.hot sunshine during the day & it starts to rain after noon or at nights...!

its preety weired now.

love,

Kris  

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i forgot this still this should have been posted one before the last one...

this is the metal tripod which houses the polythene sheet...to prevent the heavy rain water from ramming on that little baby ! this looked more like scouts tent or army camp...fixtures..

love,

Kris  

[BS Man about Palms]

Good show Kris, I suspect its better to keep thatguy on the dry side, they come from a VERY dry area.

Bill

[RadPalms]

Kris....Thanks for the great pic's on the repotting, and I like the teapea pole idea for keeping the plastic or tarp from laying on your seedling.......I always enjoy following your posts.....(not as many since you got married) can't wait until the honymoon is over so you will post more......lol

Curt

[Kris]

Dear Bill  

i will certainly take your point and handle it carefully so that this one does not have the same fate of the rotted washy...

and thanks a lot for your concern.  

Dear Curt  

thanks for the comments & encouragement too...And iam posting few noadays sine i have developed sever shoulder & neck pain and docotrs have advised me to refrain from constant sitting & working in front of computer..And surprisingly my legs & fingers feel numb,and this is more evident when i drive my car...

I hope this problem is a passing phase and "I Will Be Back" With more intreasting post... & that's a promise. ::

thanks & lost of love to you both,

Kris  

[Alicehunter2000]

Got to start working out in the gymnasium Kris.....it will do wonders for you. I know, I sit hunched over numbers most of the day as well. Since I've started working out, I've noticed a big improvement physically and mentally.

I have really wanted to try this palm here as well. From what I understand, it will take some cold as well. My soil here has much less clay than yours, so drainage is pretty well unimpeded. Maybe I will try some after seeing how well yours is growing. Love the color so far.

[Gileno Machado]

Dear Kris:

I have a couple Medemia seedlings too (a little older than yours) and I've put them in full sun on sandy medium recently. I'll have to take pictures this weekend. They are starting to grow much faster now,  jumping to the palmate leaf stage.

I hope you recover from your shoulder and neck pain soon. Gym and massage are good advices I guess...

[BS Man about Palms]

Love your new Avatar Kris!!   The Mrs?  Anitha?

[Kris]

Dear David  

thanks for the suggestion,i will start some work out,right urnestly...And i did not know that you are too a fan of this palm,if you had hinted this to me earlier..out of the 9 sprouted ones,i would have sent to you few of the germinated onces since for me 2 or 3 live specimens will to do..just in case they rot after placing then in ground,and one for our horticulture society..since i must tell openly no one other than me seems to be that palm crazy in entire india... And i do not know the reason,since even clayton accepts this point since he has lots of friends & contacts in india..who gave him feed back on the nurseries & palm sales in south india.

Dear Brother Gileno  

Thanks for the concern & suggestion.... I would love to see your palm stills soon ! very curious to see its leaf colour since mine is very close to breha or bismarkia at the moment ?

Dear Bill  

thanks for the sweet comments,the person sitted in front of the Taj Mahal is not anitha.this lovely still was taken from the web..and the beauty is that this monument of love is adored through out the world and amoung people who know "Love".

By the way hope my wife does not see this avatar or still of the taj at the moment.if not she might ask me to take her there...

Lots of love to you all,

Kris  

[Kris]

Some updates !

[Kris]

Bump !

Here is a lovely Link to Medemia Palm, Argun Palm, Nubian Desert Palm

Medemia argun

Lots of love,

Kris

[Phil]

kris and Others,

When Medemia seed first became available an estimated 10 years ago from Martin and Toby, I thought it would be a "slam dunk". Seeds are very easy to germinate. It's getting them stepped up to the next size pot that's the problem. With my first batch of seeds I have 98% losses during transplanting. Subsequent batches had similar results. I think this is a species where the seed should be germinated in a very large pot from the beginning. Or, perhaps a peat moss pot that can be planted directly (without removal of the plant and roots) would work for this species. They had deep primary tap roots. I talked to a fellow who used large diameter tall black plastic pipe 3 feet long. They grew well, but I have no idea how he removed them for putting the plant in the ground. Keep us informed on your successes. I agree with Bill: don't overwater.

Phil

[Kris]

Dear Phil

thanks for the suggestions,comments & valuable info's on this desert palm_'Medemia Argun'. Some intreasting links that i came across about this palm,which i like to share with you all...

1) Link _ 1

2) Link _ 2

3) Link _ 3

4) Link _ 4

5) Link _ 5

6) Link _ 6

Hope you all enjoyed those lovely links....

thanks & love,

Kris

[Kris]

An update as of Nov 2008...and presently it raining heavily & daily and the atmospheric air around is cool !

Here is a still of a baby,of the same palm variety and is of the same age group of the above but it is in a small terrocota pot,that is the only reason why it has not show any signs of grouth..

Love,

Kris

[Kris]

Dear Friends

Here is an update and whenever i show this palm to my friends,they tell me it has grown beautifully like a Brahea Armata..

Love,

Kris

[Kris]

Dear Friends

Today i want to add few more stills of another 'Medemia Argun' that is also of the same age group but was living miserably in a small terracotta pot.Since initially i though that if my M.A survives the planting in the ground operation..then i thought i would gift the other to some deserving garden or park here.but the M.A living in the small pot was showing signs of stress and would not grow at all.

So i had to do this repotting work for this baby !

And here are the visuals for you

1) here is the medium sized blue barrel,which has washed river sand coarse grade as the predominent soil medium.And i must say that this barrel has commenced its second innings,since previously it played host to a phoenix rupicola,which is now planted in the ground.So i thought why not reuse the same barrel for a different palm.

2) and here is this little baby !

3) a close-up of that pot & its name tag which has been painted yellow using oil based ennamel paint

4) after watering the pot after 5 minutes we gently pulled out this baby..

5) based on the above palm's grouth,we dug a hole in the soil medium in this blue barrel

6) a birds eye view..

7) now we gently lowered this palm into the pit we have dug up already

8) we then started to refill the sides with the soil medium that we had dug up from this barrel initially...

9) and this is how it looks after flushing this barrel with ample water and we also check wheather the drain holes are all functioning okay..

And i will post updates of the above palms in the months to come,as to how they are doing !

Love,

Kris

[BS Man about Palms]

I like it Kris!!

[FRITO]

great work Kris. That desert palms is growing like gangbusters for you!

This is a palm no one talks much about. anyone have larger specimens in their garden?

[Scott]

Hi Kris! It's always alot of fun to read you 'working' posts. So informative. Thanks for sharing.

Scott

[Kris]

Dear Bill,Luke & Scotty

its really nice to hear from you all..it seems you are all regular to my threads_special thanks for that ! since if their is no comments its hard to understand wheather it has actually reached.And for 007 bond its his gun for me its your comments & encouragement that keeps things going..

Lots of love to you all,

Kris

[Kris]

No much grouth seen in the bigger palm...inspite the climate being hot & dry this summer...no extrodinary grouth seen,but year round grouth is quite satisfactory ! But the leaf colour is far nearer to a B.Armada with yellow fronds.

Here's the visual !

Love,

Kris

[elHoagie]

WOW!!! That Medemia looks awesome! Now I'm even more upset that all of mine died when I was neglecting things during my move in early 2007... Time to order some more seeds!

[Kris]

Dear Jack

Thanks for droping by and keying in your comments...I must say that these seeds came to me as gift for my order of other palm seeds.And i must say that out of 10 seeds around 8 or 9 did germinate. and i distributed most of these to friends who love exotic palms and i have retained just 2 for my personal use.The one that is fairly big will be planted in the ground soon after the rains & the other one is just a back-up just in case if the planted palm rots.

And i must say that RPS.com has a fine supplier of these seeds (good source).

Lots of love,

Kris

[PalmatierMeg]

I took photos of my one-leaf Medemia (near dusk, so quality isn't the best). The leaf is bluish and has an unusual texture. I also have two more Medemia seeds that have germinated but haven't shown a first leaf. My dear palm friend Simona sent them to me. They sell Medemia fruit in markets in Jordan. I think it will be a really cool palm.

[Kris]

Dear Meg

Thanks for those lovely visuals... And kindly keep us updated of their grouth rate.And you can do so here in this thread.Even i can compare their grouth rate of these palms growing in different continent.

Lots of love & all the best with those Baby Nubian desert palms

Kris

[8er-moni]

Hello!

:blink: What great Medemia arguns - and the possibilities you have to get them big

I will show you my both Medemias here - my "potting" - and - I'm sorry - it is only indoors warm enough for them:

No. 1)

No 2)

[Kris]

Dear Monika

Thanks for those lovely visuals,and also keep us updated as to how this palm is progressing in your climate..

Love,

Kris

[8er-moni]

Thank you Kris, I will do it - with pleasure :)

I fear, it will due much longer than in your climate :lol: -- and because of I cannot use such wide "pots"

[Kris]

Some additional info's on the palm variety in discussion..

http://palmguide.org/genus.php?family=AREC...p;genus=Medemia

Love,

Kris

[SundayMoney]

Hi Kris, Just checking out the Calendar and saw it was your birthday. Hope you have a great one.

[Kris]

Thanks Devon for your greetings & wishes

Now lets have an update,i must say that the speedy growth of this palm has stopped.Imagine the size of those barrels still is asking for more space...i hope this summer-2010 i will plant this palm in the ground.

By the way here is a lovely link to a fairly decent sized specimen of the palm variety in discussion..

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/47284/

Love,

kris

[Kris]

Here's an update of another Medemia..

Love,

kris