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Old 11-30-2011, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Tom Hannon View Post
You need to water the s*** out of it for a month. And then you are okay. What I did, I added a soaker hose zone to the irrigation system and the trees get watered whenever the sprinkler is set. I have been away since mid August and my neighbors report that the trees are doing well. I also live in Buttonwood.
We agree with Tom's approach. It's worked well for us. And we live in Canada so there are long periods of time when our palms are unattended.

You have to water frequently for the first month, so only plant palms when you're in residence. Once the palms are established (after a month of daily soaking), the irrigation system seems adequate. We had a double Sylvester planted last year, and requested that a soaker hose be added to the irrigation system.
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