Med Fan Palm Repotting Work_2016

[Kris]

Dear Friends,

Today i noticed that my Chamaerops Humilis fan palm which was growing in a small pot,the roots were lifting this palm upward.As on previous occasions when i planted this Med fan palm in the ground,they did rot during our wet tropical winters.This time around i thought of growing this baby in a raised container,in this case i used bigger cement pots which were lying idle with weeds growing in them.

This palm was raised from seeds sent to me by M@x.

The visuals of that repotting work will be posted in the following posts.And those who want to know more about this palm kindly visit the link given below :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamaerops

Thanks and love,

Kris.

 

[Kris]

Now lets have the visuals..

This is the cement pot :

 

This is the Palm:

The pot is cleaned and dug using simple mason tools 

The Baby is out of its pot :

A close-up of the Root region :

Soil being dug up :

A close-up !

 

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[Kris]

Cont..

In the dig up pit,We added some seaweed granule,Perlite coarse grade and some fish meal :

The Baby is made to rest in its new home :

And this is how it looks as of now !

That's all for now,you will have updates as this baby progresses..And hope this does not rot.

Thanks and Love,

Kris.

BTW an interesting link to Med Fan Palm :

http://specpalm.com/palm_pages/medfan_palm.html

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Edited June 30, 2016 by Kris

[Flow]

Well done, Kris. I didn't know they could grow in the tropics. Couldn't be much more different from my climate, what a wide range!