Cycads - recovering from hurricane damage
A hurricane a few months ago severely pelted my 4 Cycads with hail.
All the leaves now have at least 50% dead or missing bits (like an old comb with 50% broken teeth). I don't know if I should just leave them be, or cut most of the leaves off and maybe the plants will generate new leaves faster? |
Cycads - recovering from hurricane damage
wrote in message oups.com... A hurricane a few months ago severely pelted my 4 Cycads with hail. All the leaves now have at least 50% dead or missing bits (like an old comb with 50% broken teeth). I don't know if I should just leave them be, or cut most of the leaves off and maybe the plants will generate new leaves faster? 50% leaf is better than no leaf as they are still helping the plant grow and store food for the next flush of leaves. Assuming that you are growing this plant in reasonably favourable conditions then its very forgiving regardless of what you do-but be very patient. Whereabouts was the hurricane? |
Cycads - recovering from hurricane damage
Rupert wrote:
50% leaf is better than no leaf as they are still helping the plant grow and store food for the next flush of leaves. Assuming that you are growing this plant in reasonably favourable conditions then its very forgiving regardless of what you do-but be very patient. Whereabouts was the hurricane? The chances are that this wasn't in the UK since according to Michael Fish, hurricanes never happen here :o Relatively few people grow cycads out of doors here in any case, hence the resounding silence. However Rupert, you are absolutely right about retaining as many leaves as possible under the low-light, low temperature conditions here. The same is true of all plants, especially those from warmer climates - they need their leaves for as long as possible. If as I suspect, this was posted from the US then things are somewhat different. One of the world's experts in growing cycads is Tom Broome of Cycad Jungle in Florida. His articles about feeding and encouraging the fastest growth will probably be of more help since they will enable the OP to get his plant back into prime condition as quickly as possible. Tom's site is at: http://cycadjungle.8m.com/ Due to significantly different conditions, the recommendations do not work in plants grown outside in the UK, but can be quite effective with glasshouse grown plants. |
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