From this I would assume you just put the whole thing as it was in a bigger pot? That's called potting up. A repot is better. Instead of translating poorly, I'll paste something. It was written about Ficus, but applies to about any woody entity in a pot. I think it will help you with your palm. I would usually put a quote in italics, but the quote contains them, so know, this whole thing is the quote: ***** Some things are defined by rigid rules, some things are not. The more you know, the better able (the collective) you are to separate one from the other and to qualify those aspects of growing that are less well-defined. For instance, it's entirely true that root pruning a F lyrata is unnecessary, but in much the same way that changing your auto's oil is unnecessary. Is it advisable to ignore a root system's degree of congestion? Definitely not, but if you prefer the consequences to the effort, by all means - do as you please and hope for miracles. The fact of the matter is, root congestion starts to impact growth rates and vitality in a negative way at about the time that the root/soil mass can be lifted from the soil intact. The extent to which the plant is negatively affected is directly related to the severity of the root congestion. Root pruning even brand new woody arrivals that don't yet have congested and problematic root systems may not be necessary from a physiological perspective (to relieve congestion), but it can be a valuable first step in developing a root system that is free of common problems and distortions certain to grow progressively worse, and in ridding the center of the original root mass of poor soils that needed only to serve long enough for the plant to find its way to a buyer. ".... root pruning is not all that healthy and good for a plant as its made out to seem there is NO such thing as root pruning in nature its what people do to potted plants when they become rootbound" [sic] To put things in perspective: When you choose to let your ficus and other woody or somewhat woody plants become root bound, or you choose to only pot up instead of repotting, you ensure your plant will always be limited in its growth and vitality. If, however, you choose to repot and root prune at the appropriate intervals, you are seeing that your plant has the possibility of growing to its full genetic potential, within the limiting effects of other cultural conditions with the potential to limit your plant's growth/ health. Of course there surely is root pruning in nature. Roots cyclically die back and regenerate because of cultural influences, not to mention the plant self prunes the root mass to maintain a state of balance between the root volume and foliage volume. Temp extremes, to much/ too little water, lack of or excess of either o/a fertility or specific nutrients, compaction, herbicide injury, and various other factors regularly kill roots. Even if it was true that there is .... "NO such thing as...

Crazy Greenlarry. I never get a problem with bugs on my plants in the greenhouse. I think it's because it stays moist in there and I keeps the fans going 24/7. As for Mealy? That is always a possiblity no matter what we do. Purple....Yes. I threw them away because one year, years ago, I dealt with a Mealy and Spider Mite problem in which stemmed from my palms. I have heard they are HUGE Spider Mites magnets. My Fish Tail one at work got hit hard last year with mitesm, but probably because I had just bought in last fall and never cleaned the leaves off then. Now, if I were to grow some, they would have to share the same room with all my other 100 plants or so, and I am so afraid to have another outbreak. I avoid all plants with lots of hiding room now. As for the one you posted above, I would give that one a try, not only because it's beautiful, but also for the reason stated earlier. I have never had any issues with bugs on my Kentia though. Thanks. P.s. What's up with the ads popping at us and not allowing us to post anything until it disappears? Mike:-)

I don't know why places like HD, Lowe's, WalMart etc sell these plants outside true tropical areas. They are not houseplants and not hardy where there is frost. A few people told me they buy them for their porches or decks in summer and toss them as soon as cold weather comes. Here in North Central FL I'm keeping mine overwinter in the heated greenhouse. So far no problems but there's 2 more months of winter. I may just plant it in the yard this spring and if it dies next winter, so be it. It will not fit in the greenhouse next winter at the rate it grows. And that fast rate I believe is why the stores carry this palm - it's more profitable than the hardier palms - but who knows.

Thanks to all the follow-ups. Great advice. We do feed the palms and fertilize...had our gardener start doing it regular once a month. I'll pick up the 3in1, thank you! To TAMPA...yeah..we think our palms look great, too...no frizzle top and all green, but those two smaller ones. It did really freeze hard core this past year. Maybe those smaller two were more susceptible. We've been getting our monsoon over here...lots of wind, rain, and humidity! LOVE IT. Although, my poor palms get blown around like crazy when that wind picks up! Thanks again guys/gals!!