What to look for in the care of the date palm

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• What to look for in the care of the date palm
• How do you properly water a date palm?
• When and how is fertilized?
• Do date palms have to be repotted?
• Can you transplant a date palm in the garden?
• Are date palms cut?
• Which diseases and pests can occur?
• Why does the date palm get brown leaves?
• How will date palms overwinter properly?
• Tips

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What to look for in the care of the date palm

Date palms are considered robust and easy to care for. Nevertheless, you should keep a few points in the care of a date palm. Only if you properly care for this palm species, you will enjoy it with good growth. Tips for the care of date palms.

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How do you properly water a date palm?

Date palms should never dry out completely. However, they do not like waterlogging, at least not for several days. Pour the palm regularly and penetratingly during the growing season. Watering is always the order of the day when the surface of the substrate has dried out to a depth of several centimeters.

Too low humidity makes the date palm to create. Sprinkle the leaves regularly with soft water - even in winter.

Rainwater is best suited. If necessary, you can use stale, preferably low-limp tap water. Highly calcareous water, however, is harmful.

When and how is fertilized?

Fertilize the date palm from March to September at 14-day intervals with liquid fertilizer for indoor plants.

Do date palms have to be repotted?

Once the pot or bucket has become too small, you have to repot the date palm. This is always the case when the plant grows up over the edge of the pot.

The best time to repot is the early spring. The tap roots must not be damaged.

Can you transplant a date palm in the garden?

You should do without transplanting in the garden. The palm makes long plant roots that you can not easily get out of the ground without damaging them.

Are date palms cut?

A date palm is not cut. If necessary, cut off brown leaves.

Which diseases and pests can occur?

Diseases are very rare, because date palms are very robust. If the plant is too wet for a long time, root rot may develop.

Pests mainly cause the palm to find locations with very low humidity. Among the more common pests include:

Treat a pest infestation as soon as possible. Often it helps to rinse the date palm with the shower. Increase the humidity by misting the palm regularly.

Why does the date palm get brown leaves?

Various causes are possible. Maybe you poured too much, which caused waterlogging. Sometimes it is also due to low humidity.

How will date palms overwinter properly?

Date palms tolerate frost down to -6 degrees. Nevertheless, potted plants should be wintered better in the house. Suitable is a bright place where temperatures up to 12 degrees prevail.

In winter, the date palm is poured less frequently, so that the root ball is barely wet. Fertilization does not take place during the period from October to the beginning of March.

Tips

Date palms can be made from seeds themselves. It will take some time though. Until the first fronds develop, up to three years can go into the country.