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Old 02-05-2014, 02:28 AM posted to rec.gardens
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On 5/1/2014 1:44 AM, Coops666 wrote:
'David E. Ross[_2_ Wrote:
;1001479']On 4/29/2014 11:29 PM, Coops666 wrote:-
I`ve just got hold of a Windmill Palm and was wondering what feed to
use.
I have been reading many articles regarding feed from using a high
nitrogen feed to manure.

Any advice would be grateful, thanks.-

Is the palm planted in the ground or in a large pot?




Planted in the ground


Wait until you are sure the palm is indeed established. If you feed it
too soon, you might burn bruised roots.

I believe I have seen special palm fertilizer in some stores. I have a
potted palm that I feed with the same house-brand 27-0-6 lawn food that
I use on most of my garden. Since it is in a pot with constrained
roots, I feed it very, very lightly 2-3 times a year. In the ground,
you can feed your palm more generously once a year (late spring) if you
spread the fertilizer in a solid circle that extends 2-3 feet from the
base of the trunk.

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