CorseMachin | Palm Tree Care - Tips For Planting A Palm Tree In The Garden

Caring for New Palm Trees. Give your palm two to four weeks to acclimate to your garden before you apply any fertilizer. Once it's established, use a complete fertilizer that contains two parts nitrogen, one part phosphorus, and three parts potassium along with one part magnesium. Fertilize four times a year.

How do I plant palms in my garden?
Where is the best place to plant a palm tree?
How do you prepare a palm tree for soil?
How do you care for an outdoor palm tree?
Can you plant palm trees in the ground?
Do palm trees have deep roots?
How often should you water a newly planted palm tree?
Can palm trees stay in pots?
What is the best fertilizer for palm trees?
Is Miracle Grow good for palm trees?
Do palm trees need a lot of water?

How do I plant palms in my garden?

How to Plant & Grow Palm Trees

Plant palm trees that are known to grow well in your climate.
Keep the root ball moist and backfill the planting hole with a 50/50 blend of native soil and fresh, new soil.
Use a soaker hose to keep your new palm tree well-watered.
A month after planting, begin feeding palm trees with plant food.

Where is the best place to plant a palm tree?

In any case, plant your new palm tree as soon as possible after it arrives. Until then, be sure to keep it in the shade in bright indirect light and keep the root system moist (but not standing in water).

How do you prepare a palm tree for soil?

When planting a palm in dense clay or other compacted soil it is beneficial to thoroughly mix in some good organic matter such as bagged top soil, sand, and/or small gravel at a 50/50 ratio with the soil removed from the planting hole.

How do you care for an outdoor palm tree?

Water when it's dry about a finger's length deep, but still cool and moist beneath. Water deeply and thoroughly to promote healthy root growth. Give container palms extra attention. Plants exposed to sun and wind in outdoor containers dry out faster than plants in the ground; they may need daily summer watering.

Can you plant palm trees in the ground?

Although they can be transplanted any time of the year, the best time to plant palms is during spring or early summer, when the soil temperatures are on the increase. ... To plant and maintain healthy palms on your California property, call Arborwell today at 888-969-8733.

Do palm trees have deep roots?

Palm trees have a fibrous root system with the roots growing shallowly at a depth not exceeding 36 inches deep. They grow horizontally and remain narrow even as the plant grows taller.

How often should you water a newly planted palm tree?

You should water your newly planted palm tree every day for 2-3 weeks, every other day for the following 2-3 weeks and then switch to 3 times a week. The palm's soil should be always moist but not allow for water to pool for extended periods of time.

Can palm trees stay in pots?

There are two types of rhapis palm that you can grow in containers: rhapis humilis, which reaches up to 3 feet tall at maturity, and rhapis excelsa, which grows to 6 feet tall.

What is the best fertilizer for palm trees?

Instead, it is recommended that you use slow-release fertilizer that is specifically formulated for palms when fertilizing palm trees. These are available as granules, pellets, or spikes. They deliver small doses of nutrients to palm roots over an extended period of time.

Is Miracle Grow good for palm trees?

Miracle Grow Shake and Feed is great for palms, and all tropical plants. Best part is one only has to apply every 3 months!

Do palm trees need a lot of water?

Palms like moist soil, which means watering several times a week is usually required. When you are planting a palm in your garden, you'll want to water the tree every day for the first week. The second week, water every other day. After that, plan to water two or three times a week.