planting palms

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Posted by dacs10 on September 29, 2009, 3:37 pm
 
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Hi,I wonder if theres any one out there who can help me?
I,ve just brought 3 mature palms,1 is a dwarf palm which will be left
in a pot,
the other 2 ,which are a 5ft cabbage palm,and a 5ft canarian
date palm are in
pots at the moment,but i would like to plant them
outside
My question is would it be ok to plant them out now or to wait until
next spring
after any danger of frost has passed
My garden is south facing and quite sheltered,i also live on the south
coast of
the uk.
Any advice would be appreciated.




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dacs10


Posted by David E. Ross on September 29, 2009, 5:30 pm
 

On 9/29/2009 12:37 PM, dacs10 wrote:

I would wait until about a month before the expected end of frost.  By
the time tender new growth starts, all frost would likely be past.

Does anyone else in your neighborhood grow these palms?

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David E. Ross
Climate:  California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening diary at <http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary>