Why are you using distilled water?

Majesty palm is about one of the hardest palms to keep alive indoors. It like high humidity, lots and lots of light, excessively high temperatures, no drafts, very well draining soil, lots of food. is sensitive to copper and fluoride, the list goes on. That you have kept it alive this long with very little leaf damage is amazing. First, I would get it out of the miracle grow soil. Put it in a soil with a lot of drainage. Maybe somebody who has had success with it will chime in soon.

Jean- I have read that is the best to use and I have extremely hard water.

Mentha- Thank you for the advice! Is there any store bought soil you would recommend?

I would make my own. 50/50 commercial soil to perlite. Supplement with a slow release balanced palm fertilizer. I would also do a search over at the palm forum and read up on how to keep it alive.

On a side note, be sure to check for spider mites on the undersides of the fronds. They attract spider mites like nothing I've seen.

Thank you Mentha. I think it is spider mites ugh. I will definitely go check out the palm forum.

Good luck!

Don't water weekly, water when it needs it. Miracle gro moisture control is even worse then regular miracle grow as it holds more water. I'd change out the potting mix. Or water only when the first inch or two of soil dry out. Stick your fingers in. Water till it comes out the drain holes, but don't ever let it sit in a saucer full of water.

You say sunlight all day, but it doesn't look to be in front of a window.

Thanks Dave. Where the palm is positioned it gets a lot of indirect sunlight most of the day and direct sunlight for about an hour. It actually gets the best light out of all of my plants. I have a fiddle leaf fig right in front of my window that only gets indirect sunlight all day.

It's in a very small pot. Spider mites are located on the bottom of the leaves and they are microscopic. It looks like water spots or a few scale to me.

Thanks for the input ZZackey. It came in a 9 3/4 inch planter pot. I put it in an 12 inch pot. Should it be in a bigger pot?

If you went from a 9 1/4" pot to a 12", that's large enough for now.

I'd be more worried about over watering with the soil type you have.

i have a 6 foot f. benjamina that's in similar soil (not moisture control though). since the best time to repot would be around June, I've had to leave it that soil for the winter. But I've drilled a few hundred holes all over the sides of the pot, propped it up a few inches off the ground and installed wicks into the soil to help drain perched water (thanks to Al for all of that). Just saying, there are things that can be done to "get away" with that type of soil until a full repot can be done with correct soil at the right time of year.

if the plant has spider mites, you'll see tiny brown, black or red specks. Look to see if they move. If the infestation is severe, check all other plants too. Spraying weekly with a 50/50 water / 70% isopropyl alcohol mix should at least keep their numbers down. But you have to really drench all of the fronds, top and bottom along with stems.

Lastly, about the light, I know you say it receives direct and indirect sunlight, but as mentioned, if the plant is not directly in front of that southern window, it's most certainly not recieving enough light.

From what I understand about Majesty palms is they like having tight toes. You may have up-potted a bit too much.

I don't know that any plants really like to be root bound, I think thats just a saying some use and it's a myth.

read the link below.

http://forums2.gardenweb.com/discussions/1490107/myth-this-plant-likes-prefers-to-be-root-bound

Tight toes does not always mean rootbound, Rootbound implies neglect, a plant can go gradually to larger pots instead of a huge jump and will be happier. The transition from a 9 in pot to a 12 may have been too much especially with the soil used Too large of a pot transition can cause rot if you do not use the right soil or tend to water too much.

^ yes. That's exactly what it states in the link I posted. If you do use a correct well draining medium, you could easily go from a 9" to a 12" pot without issues.

I posted because saying tight toes could lead one to think root bound is what the plant likes. Which isn't actually true.