Majesty palm help!

[Lholland]

Hi everyone! First time poster and newly obsessed with plants. I recently got a majesty palm and planted it in miracle grow moisture control soil. It’s looking a little sad and wilted and I’m worried that I should have used a different soil. Do I wait it out to see how the palm does or should I report with a better soil ASAP? This soil never seems to dry out but I’m not sure the palm is getting the moisture it needs from it. 

[Rickybobby]

Let’s see a pic 

[Lholland]

Photos below!

[Lholland]

2 hours ago, Rasta Rob said:

Let’s see a pic 

Just posted some!

[Steve Mac]

Hi Lholland, I pasted this the other day after a google search, into the thread next to yours,

"I have to admit that majesty palms are not my favorite indoor plants. They are a challenge to take care of and are not very forgiving. Majesty palms, native to Madagascar, do extremely well in rain forests, swamps, or outdoors in places like Florida. Indoors majesty palms often struggle to survive and rarely do as well as a bamboo palms, neanthebella palms, kentia palms, or rhaphis palms. Majesty palms, or Ravenea Rivularis, are large inexpensive plants that look good when first purchased but often quickly decline. If you’re not easily frustrated and really want to test your plant skills, you might want to give a majesty palm a try. "

Apparently that's a hard one to start with, but it is not looking bad yet.

[Rickybobby]

Hey it doesn’t look that bad. Just watch out for yellowing and brown tipping. Even though they like water. They need awesome drainage and what I’ve learned with a lot of species is drainage alone isn’t enough. Getting them nice abs hot activates those roots and they grow well