Pony tail palm & Majesty Palm
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Comments (6)Ha, Well I joined gardenweb in 2012 when I was 13 mostly for stupid pond questions. Then somehow ventured out to this Forum and asked stupid plant questions. I refuse to look at most of my old posts and I feel bad for the people who had to deal with me! Though, I'll probably be saying the same thing down the road. Thus makes me 16. I'd have alot more things and Such if I was 'allowed' to. So I'm pretty limited to the things I 'can' purchase. Instead of a 20 gallon fish tank it would be a 55, my pond wouldn't be 60 gallons but 1,000, I'd probably have alot more plants and I'd have zebra finches. Though free food is nice. Thanks asleep! Looks so sad....See MorePonyTail palm ?
Comments (4)That is new growth, but it's new growth that occurred without sufficient lighting. Ponytail palms love lots of light. As much sunlight as possible. I grow mine in direct sunlight all throughout spring, summer, and autumn. And when I bring it indoors for the winter, it does just fine in lesser light. When you water it, don't get any water in the crown of the leaves, or it could lead to them rotting. Though, when I have it outdoors, I don't worry about this one bit. Just when I have it indoors. Also, don't trim off the brown tips of the leaves. This tends to happen naturally, and if you cut it away, then the pruned ends will just die back even further. It's best to just leave them as they are. Give you ponytails as much sunlight as possible and those pale centers will green up they way they're supposed to. Unfortunately, those leaves won't perk up, but it will quickly grow newer leaves to cover them up. They need bright, direct sunlight to grow their leaves perky with that graceful curvature to them. Don't worry. Ponytail palms are hardy plants. Just give it some time to recover. :)...See MorePony tail palm question
Comments (2)I guess it technically is my fault for not asking the question correctly. Thank you for answering yes or no....See MoreSeeking advice: Pony tail palm dying
Comments (6)Hi, Andrew - Please tell us more about your watering habits. If you have been keeping the soil continually moist or have been watering when the top inch or two of the soil gets dry, it's likely you've "watered it to death" and the pathogen is any one of the several damping-off family of fungi. Too much water and not enough air in the root zone sets the stage for a weakened plant (in terms of its natural defenses, which are directly related to the plant's metabolic rate) and fungal infections. Ponytail palm is such a durable plant, it's often erroneously suggested they thrive on neglect. They thrive on the type of care that ensures cultural conditions are in the sweet spot and not near or beyond the limits they're programmed (genetically) to tolerate. While they might survive long periods of neglect that leads to the soil becoming completely dry, they don't appreciate that type of treatment. Still, if you had to choose between trying to keep the soil continually moist or allowing the soil to go completely dry before the next watering, you should favor the later. They can "tolerate" being too dry, but cannot tolerate being too wet. Also, it's a plant that appreciates all the sun you can give it, but don't think that its present low light location is a part of your plant's demise. Al...See Morebananafan
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