I was looking for the answer to my question about the webbing on the top of my palm's fronds and I saw a lot of talk about misting and misting trays, so I thought I would just share what I have done. I mist the plant every day, mostly because I have a money tree that needs misting so I figured I would mist my Majesty palm as well. All the plants seem happy with this, but I have no experimental data that shows they would be any less happy without it. I did not transplant my Majesty palm so whatever soil it came in, it's still in. I did put small rocks (3/4 inch diameter) in the tray under the palm to catch the drainage because it's a heavy plant and I didn't like having to move it so much to dump the water every time I watered. That has worked well. I have recently started using a turkey baster to remove some of this water when needed. I will let you know if the neem oil I ordered for what seems to be spider mites works.

Thanks guys..I was wrong in quoting the price..I was cornfused, lol. I guess I said $34 cuz the orig total would have been $134 and change. They rang up as $36 each before the discount. Dopey lil $2 mistake on my part, but I had to correct it. Shawn, they are in 4 gallon pots. Or ya know, the 3.84 gallon ones, lol. Thanks for letting me know about the Ebay forbid. I am glad it worked for you! Def gonna save up for it. Well, I took the palms out of their pots and made a temporary raised bed for them. I HAD to get them out of those pots. I took a pic I was gonna post..but there were some unmentionables of DH's on the clothesline, lol. I didnt realize there was anything there when I took the pic. I'll take another tomorrow. I'm not gonna bother bringing them in for the winter. I think I will just treat them as annuals. My house is really small. Every corner is already filled up, lol. I'll be stealing enuf room from DH in the basement for the brugs as it is. Really wish I could keep em goin though. Kristy, I agree..he should have called someone. I hope it wasnt those neighbors..maybe the dog just smelled your dogs and hoppd the fence. Thank god he didnt attack John!

Majesty palms dont really like being indoors for the most part. They can sucessfully stay indoors but they must be misted if your house is dry, and watered pretty well. My majesty palm looks pretty healthy except that the newest frond might not be opening fully. Im getting a little concerned, but Im going to buy a water spritzer and hopefully it will hang in until spring. Good luck! -Alex

Glad that your majesty palm is doing well! Misting really helps them out in the dry air in the summer, but my Majesty palm has been inside since mid november and I didnt start misting it until January and it was fine. I have noticed that it is opening new fronds faster and healthier now that I am misting it. Majesty palms can handle temperatures around 25F , but I take mine inside when nights are predicted to go into the mid 30s. But 40s, especially mid 40s will not hurt this palm. Im not sure when the last frost is around your area, but once nights are above the mid 30s, you can leave them outside (and always take them in if a late frost comes). And if there is a nice warm day before the growing season begins, you can always leave them outside during the day (not in full sun because it will not be used to the strong sun after being indoors for so long), and take them in at night. Majesty palms can get very large in pots. Mine is 7 feet tall from the soil line to the newest frond and around 9 feet tall including the pot! I havent been growing it for that long and I bought it at that size (for only 40 something dollars too!) so I wouldnt worry about your plant reaching this height for a while, especially if its growing in a sunny location. A sunny location will make the fronds shorter and the leaflets compact and a shadier location will make the fronds longer and the leaflets less compact. They grow slower in pots than in the ground, but they can grow to a nice size in a pot. Majesty palms are great palms and even though they arent crazy about growing indoors (especially when the heat is on a lot), they can survive long enough to see the next growing season! I wouldnt give them fertilizer until spring and misting will help fight against potential spider mites and brown tips on the fronds. Good luck! -Alex