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Originally Posted by Laurie2
Ozzello, thank you for starting this thread.
As a recent owner of a pre-owned home, I have been learning as much as I can about our landscaping.
I have fertilized our pre-owned palms twice in the past year and they seem happy about it. (I buy the official palm fertilizer.)
I did not get the fall fertilization done yet and I was late on the last one. (early August)
I know they should not be fertilized so close to the winter months but if I rush around today in a fertilizing frenzy, is that OK?
It is time-release -- I think. Whatever it is was recommended by the extension agent. And September had lots of rain. My northern gardener instinct is telling me to go ahead but to hurry up.
All I know for sure is that they are green not yellow and seem glad to see me.
I wonder about the various types of palms that I see turning yellow in yards where they must have cost a lot to put in, and now just look sad. Is it that manganese thing?
Would you please post about specifics of palm fertilization? (I use the same fertiliizer for all of them. Two are queens.)
Thank you.
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Hello Laurie, and you're welcome.
Hope I posted in time to say NOOOO. I like to error on the side of caution. That late fertilization could cause new growth that could damage easier during winter.
The yellow is possibly a lack of nutrients, but there are lots of other common causes (Newly planted and someone missed the water schedule a few weeks prior, air pocket UNDER the root ball, et al).
Palms use equal amounts of manganese and magnesium with a small amount of iron to grow and be green. I like using micro nutrients to supplement the palm fertilizer, or doubling up the recommended feeding but NEVER on a newly planted tree that was dug (If it came out of a pot is fine (wait about a year for TRANSPLANTS). Have yet to see an established palm get fertilizer burn, and I have tried really hard to do so.
Thank you for your questions, hope I was of help
