[Tigger]

fuck, shit and bollocks

Had to get someone out to look at my palm as I had a feeling it was infected by something thats killing palms and right now its VERY bad in this region of Spain - I've been spraying it but apparently not enough as I was treating it 10 gallons and should have been using 40 gallons due to the size

I've not got a photo but heres one thats been infected



another slightly worse



I've not got a recent photo of mine but I'll take one tomorrow and I've started my battle

fuck and shit, what a crap day .................

[pete4adult]

not good news. Can you save the palm?

Whats the timeframe from starting to see an infection to basically tyoo late ?

40 gallons !!! what do you do pour it around the bottom ?

[Tigger]

the specialist that came out "seems" to think we stand a chance and I'm now having to soak the palm with the insecticide but you have to get into the top of the palm right in the middle as thats were the bugs eat the young fronds thats the tell tail signs when new growth in the center are dropping and falling out

I should know in the next 2 months .....but if the fucker dies I'm not replacing it as they are crazy money to replace a similar size

[housekeeper]

I feel your pain lad, I've had much foliage die on me over the years

[Tigger]

thanks - its the main feature of the garden and if it dies I will be really pissed and not replaced, but fingers crossed

[Secretease.com]

Hope it can be cured Tigg.

To cure the droops... Just put a new Sasha FHG up.

[Tigger]

cheers .....got me up, don't think it will have the same effect on my palm

heres a photo of mine - its not looking too bad right now, although on the grass you can see the dead new fronds which is where it starts

[pete4adult]

how do you get 40 gallons right into the middle of that - I just assumed it was a small palm .......not that big

........but the pools looking good

[Tigger]

I use a sump pump and fill a large dustbin with 40 gallons - then pump it straight into the middle

Its big palm and I think about 60 years old, hence being so expensive to replace.....which I won't

yeah the pool is coming along if not a little slow right now due to rain over the last few days, although its stopped now and they are starting again today.....least somethings going right

[LatinLuvin]

Damn tiggs, you live in paradise. Your home looks like some kind of resort. Im booking reservations as we speak. I trust you provide room service and a continental breakfast.

[Tigger]

cheers ......although my poor old palm maybe missing from that paradise soon putting 100 gallons into it this weekend to try

I trust you provide room service and a continental breakfast.

you know its funny you say that .......

[Tigger]

think I'm on a loosing battle here - put another 40 gallons right into the middle yesterday and also pulled out a load more fronds .....annoying as well if / when it dies you have to get the council out to cut it down and that pissing well costs ......

[Gaystoryman]

in a houskeeper frock. and I don't know, his idea of room service is well... frightening

[Bill Benson]

I have a sego palm which grows about an inch a year that got some bugs and I think I'm going to loose. They don't get big like yours though. Just a nice 4' tall palm.

[Tigger]

Originally Posted by Bill Benson

I have a sego palm which grows about an inch a year that got some bugs and I think I'm going to loose. They don't get big like yours though. Just a nice 4' tall palm.

I bought a sego palm about two years ago, although its not as big as yours Bill and about 2' tall, after a year all the fronds had died so I went back to the garden garden center asking if it was dead - the women told me it will come back......12 mths later I'm only just seeing new fronds that are about an 2" long.........talk about bleeding slow

Back to my palm - gave it another 40 gallons over the weekend.......no sign of recovery, if anything worse as more new fronds have died from the middle ....but early days, I hope