Palm Maintenance Work.Yr_2009

[Kris]

Dear Friends

Today let's see the repotting work of Chamaerops Humilis var.Arborescens (Single trunk Form).The Seeds were sent to me by brother M@x.They have all germinated well for me.But i have realised that they are a bit slow growers compared to the regular ' Mediterranean Fan Palm.'

At the moment the climate is much better than what we experienced last month,So we felt we repot this baby,and see wheather their is any marked improvement in its grouth rate.

And from the following post you will have vivid illustration as to how we went about doing this repotting work ? Hope you all enjoy seeing it & give your valuable suggestions...So that we can improve in our next thread !

Thanks & Love,

Kris

[Kris]

Here's a still of that Med fan single trunk form :

Here is the pot in which we are going to plant it

The potting medium in this plastic pot is just washed river sand coarse grade,here is a close up for you to see the soil texture

Here's a still of the surgery

A still of its root system

Now lets see the dug up pit inside that new pot,we have added some amount of coarse perlite

Here are the other soil addatives..'Grouth Tabs'

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[Kris]

Cont..

this is sea weed extract in granual form :

After adding all the above soil addatives,even bone meal was added to the dug up pit and we planted this palm in it and started to fill soil into the pit

A close up !

And this is a still taken after the watering operation,this is done to get all the loose soil to settle down & remove all possible air pockets around the roots

Finally we labeled this pot using a white cryon pencil

That's all for now,more updates in months to come,In few months time we will be heading towards our wet winters. So help me god !

Love,

Kris

[Kris]

Here i noticed that the grouth is very slow compared to regular Med Fans.. And iam sure you can see weeds in the pots,but i remove them only in summer season.

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love,

kris

[buffy]

Kris: Max hooked me up with both Robusta and Naples last winter. Mine are a bit further along than yours. My Robustas have 3 cm wide straps and my Naples have 2 cm wide straps. I potted mine up around May of last year. They'll probably go palmate this summer. So they're not that slow. What kind of sun did you give them? They look a bit stretched. I had mine out in pure blazing Texas sun the whole summer. No shade.

[Kris]

Dear Buffy

This palm was exposed to full sunlight from the day it was planted in that big sized pot,But we were expereinecing our wet winters up to Jan 2010 first week.So that may be the reason and i have not fertilized this palm yet.I will do so it,since mine are all pure chenical based,So we gave this palm time to stabilise first,then i will feed it with coconut palm fertilizer..Lets see wheather it wake's up to it.

Thanks & Love,

kris

[buffy]

I fertilized a lot last summer during the growing season. Maybe we can assume it's safe to fertilize these from a young age. I'll try to take pictures this weekend for you, to compare.

[buffy]

Kris: Here are the photos. These seeds were germinated last February.

Chamaerops humilis var. aborescens "Robusta"

[buffy]

Chamaerops humilis var. aborescens "Naples"

[Kris]

Dear Buffy

Thanks for those lovely visuals...And when i find time this week,i would commence with the fertz session for my seedlings too.Lets see how they fair in the months to come.

Thanks for your time,

Lots of love,

kris

[Kris]

Here's a video update and i must say that this palm is not moving at all.

Love,

kris.