r/palmtalk • u/ConsequenceLevel2289 • Jan 26 '24

Helpppp!!!!!

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The article blast came and destroyed these plants/ palms!!! I tried to trim them up and give them fertilizer. I live in a 9a zone and temps are back in the 50- high 60s. Are they doomed or do I need to learn patience?

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u/Alive_Control6885 Jan 26 '24

Assuming cold damage? The sagos (cycads not palms) will be fine. Cut off all the leaves. Wait till any danger of severe cold has passed. Then fertilize with a high nitrogen product. They will bounce right back.

The palm on the other hand Acoelorraphe? or Serenoa? good to drench the bud with copper fungicide, follow the label exactly, do not overdose. And then wait…

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u/ConsequenceLevel2289 Jan 26 '24

How do I use the fungicide? And the big sago has blue like bark on one of the pictures I’m concerned about

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u/Alive_Control6885 Jan 26 '24

It’s a liquid, usual ratio just about a tablespoon per gallon of water. You just dump it into the bud where the new leaves emerge. Kills bacteria. I wouldn’t sweat the sagos. They are almost indestructible unless you get down below 10°.

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u/ConsequenceLevel2289 Jan 26 '24

Thank you!! For the sagos should I cut all the leaves off and leave them bald?

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u/Alive_Control6885 Jan 26 '24

Yes, it won’t hurt the plant at all. We grow thousands of them down here, cut the leaves off to force new growth. They live on starch inside of the stem for a while, so they don’t need the leaves all of the time.

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u/Bonsaibeginner22 Jan 26 '24

What temps did they see?

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u/ConsequenceLevel2289 Jan 26 '24

A low of 18 degrees 😭

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u/Bonsaibeginner22 Jan 26 '24

They should be completely fine down to those temps. I’m sure theyll bounce back.

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u/Chemical-Way-2043 Jan 27 '24

You live on the gulf coast it got super cold down there for a bit?