Queen palm recovery/ fertilizer

[MarcusH]

Second year in a row where my Queens were hit hard by the polar vortex , left with only brown fronds.  Last year my older Queen pushed out close to 6 fronds by the end of the growing season . I use a slow release fertilizer Miracle-Gro Shake n feed ratio 8-2-12 and my soil is loam clay.  Question would additional manganese fertilizer hurt the palm or is it just waste of money in order to promote faster growth ?

[Chester B]

With damaged plants I'd probably want to give them something a little more gentle to start and then work up to the chemical fertilizers in late spring.   I started using the organic fertilizers in my last garden and saw great results.  This does contain Manganese.  You can find this at most garden centers for around $10/bag.

Edited January 29 by Chester B

[RJ]

1 hour ago, Chester B said:

With damaged plants I'd probably want to give them something a little more gentle to start and then work up to the chemical fertilizers in late spring.   I started using the organic fertilizers in my last garden and saw great results.  This does contain Manganese.  You can find this at most garden centers for around $10/bag.

 

I’ll second the palm tone, I use it and see good results. As Chester said, it’s more gentle. I’m usually pretty conservative with fertilizers in general anyways. 

[SeanK]

Seems the Miracle Grow at half the rate would be about equivalent.

[MarcusH]

Well I was in the same position last year and I started fertilizing in late February when no freezes were expected during that time. I applied miracle gro and nothing negative happened.  I'm trying to rev the engine a little higher a few weeks after I will apply my fertilizer that's why I asked if adding manganese makes sense since Queen palms love Manganese and Potassium.  

[Leelanau Palms]

Consider a soil test if you want to push things aggressively.