I have five kentias, three in the ground in full sunlight, having planted them a few years ago. The other two are on the northern exposure side of my house, and are very slow growing. The three in full sun did well for about a year or so, then suffered mightily from a rare, rare cold snap here in Ventura back in February. But all in all, they're making a great comeback, and I look forward to their beautifull umbrella-like fronds restoring fully by next spring. I have over thirty palms, a few cycads, and a few ferns (Aussie Tree, Tasmanian, Meyers, etc, and the battle seems to be that, when growing tropical plants at 34 degrees north and beyond, one has to remember to be patient; this is not their home environment. They will grow slower, suffer setbacks, and generally be less vigorous as they slowly adapt to their new climate. Light level is very important, for in equatorial climes, the sun is almost directly overhead year round; thus the symmetry most tropical plants exhibit. And watering there is a daily thing - even the so-called "dry season" brings at least light rain each day. And so, consider that a palm or cycad or fern is being asked a lot when planting this far (or further) north - a good soaking once a week or so during summer, then back off during winter months, when most tropical plants nearly "shut down". All sorts of blogs have been posted, but it all comes down to this: Every plant on Earth has one thing in common - the roots seek water. Therefore, when planting or potting, always remember to put a good layer of sand beneath the root ball, and around it with about a 50/50 mix of sand and Cactus Mix around the sides of the planting hole when filling. Watering will thus suround the roots and leach downward and beyond the lower portions of the roots through the sand, causing the roots to "seek" the water below, establishing in not to much time a healthy root system.

Along with possible fungus, there's clearly bugs involved (small white wriggly worms). I'd also spray the entire plant, soil and all with either a dishsoap solution and/or Neem Oil. I'd spray a couple of times a week and after the spray, cover the entire plant and pot in a bag of some sort. Leave the bag on for a day then uncover. In 2-3 days more, repeat. Do that until problem solved. hope that helps

That pot is way too small Donna. Ooooh Donna,you need to pot it up.lol. Its dropping fronds with not enough water getting to the fronds. I take it- that pot is not as deep as the photo makes it to be? That's an ornamental covering the real pot?

Hi There, I moved this Kentia (I believe it's Kentia at least) palm into my home about 2 months ago. After about 3 weeks a low down set of leaves went mostly brown which I assumed to be shock, but I'm unsure. Now it seems that the palm is starting to develop yellow/brown patches on more of the leaves, and the top frond is drooping. Some fronds do seem entirely unaffected though. I'm watering the palm roughly every 2 weeks, I try to test the soil to see if it's dry for an inch or two then water, often I feel lower than two inches is slightly moist but not damp. It's situated next to a window but recieves little to no direct sunlight. I haven't repotted it at all and it is in the same soil as it originally came in (whilst looking very healthy) Any advice would be hugely appreciated, thanks!