Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Aug 19, 2011 8:43 am hi,we recently put in a small/new foxtail palm.added good drainage at the bottom of the hole then planter mix and the soil it was in the pot with to plant it.trouble is the leaves are turning brown.is it normal in qld dry conditions.does it need more watering.im at a loss thanks Re: help with foxtail palm 2Aug 20, 2011 11:34 pm You need certified organic compost (I recommend "The Naked Farmer" or Debco's other products as they are available Australia wide) but make sure it is certified organic. Zeolite and perlite also need to mixed through the soil. areas to be planted should be wide and shallow rather than deep and rich. Seasol and Powerfeed and molasses too. See the molasses thread on that. It is cold and the palms may have been hot house grown before you bought them. ie the nursery you bought from may have bought from a grower that grew them in a hothouse/tunnel. My beautiful agave was healthy and gorgeous a few weeks ago. I walked outside today, and now it looks like this. 😠Is it from the cold weather? I live in South… 0 2234 Hi there, long-time lurker but first time posting. I've bought a house 2 and a bit years ago and last year we had some major water damage on a converted pergola area… 0 7929 Yes, unless you are in a low intensity rainfall area or the area is protected from rain. Do you have access to NCC Part 2 or can you download it? I can email you a copy… 10 12506 |