Hi all

Anyone got one that's growing??..I believe there slowish in getting on with things..Any idea what kind of growth rate to expect in a standard steaming hot (rainy) S.E Ire

Mine was in a heated greenhouse for 2 months before i put it outside so it had a head start, but is continuing to grow nicely.

Great garden jezza ...My P.R. is healthy looking and all the rest..Was kept indoors all winter and then to greenhouse untill weather improved. I did move it on to a larger pot maybe its putting its energy into rooting

Wet, wet, wet

Stand in a try of water and never let dry out. They are fast growers when warm and wet.

Cheers dave...Its in a well drained soil so il give it lashings of water then..I moved to another spot where there's more sun directed at pot..might help it??

Be careful if moving into sun after being grown indoors or the leaves will burn as have on mine this year. I try to keep it outside as much as possible but this last winter it was under cover for almost 4 months. The result is a mess, and just hoping the leaves will grow out quick enough. Leaves grown in full sun can take full sun with no problem. Just you can't move from indoors into sun

So much to learn about these exotics ....Think il trade it in for a for a Scots pine Ahhh i dunno...Its going to have to take its chances where it is now all this plant shifting is causing dizziness...Maybe that's whats wrong there to dizzy to grow

I forgot to mention, mine has been subjected to direct sunlight since i bought it last may, so it now loves the sunshine. I give it a 10 litre bucket of water every two or three days, unless it rains of course. I repotted it when i bought it and it didn't grow at all over the course of last summer, then this spring it has galloped away and produced 10 new fronds already.

that is fast..10 Fronds!!...mine is at a full stop

re Full Stop..................... Same here!

Mine is kept permanently in shade when outside tho' and always over-wintered in the house. Watered regularly (altho' perhaps not as much as Dave B advises) and fed but still no real new growth yet this year.

I'll increase the watering after reading this thread and see what happens. cheers

I have given mine a good soaking also and hope for the best...All these growing issues said..spring was a tad on the late side this year so im hopeing for a sprint to the finish (On most of my plants)

and the obligatory chempak palm fertiliser of course. I trimmed quite a few older fronds off it in may, the lighter fronds in the pic below are this years growth...

Looks great jezza...Im hoping mine will take off soon..Gave it a good soaking and a few stern words

Cant find any palm fertilizer over here ANYWHERE!!! Its a joke

this is what i use -> http://www.halcyonplants.co.uk/index.php?page=product_details&product_id=134