Hi, I just moved to the southern California area from up north and I'm having real difficulty understanding how to take care of palm trees.
I have 3 palms, 2 Majesty, 1 Chinese. At first I was watering them every 2-3 days when the soil would get completely dry. After about 2 weeks of this the fronds on all the trees started to brown. I increased watering at this point to every other day and problem got worse.
Now, I assumed I was watering too much, as these are desert plants they don't need that amount of water. I'm now only watering once a week and the plants are still not doing so hot. The Majesty palms are almost completely brown and the Chinese is drooping a lot and showing black and brown leaves.
They are all in 3 - 4 gallon pots and get about 8 hours of direct, bright sunlight everyday. Any suggestions?
I have 3 palms, 2 Majesty, 1 Chinese. At first I was watering them every 2-3 days when the soil would get completely dry. After about 2 weeks of this the fronds on all the trees started to brown. I increased watering at this point to every other day and problem got worse.
Now, I assumed I was watering too much, as these are desert plants they don't need that amount of water. I'm now only watering once a week and the plants are still not doing so hot. The Majesty palms are almost completely brown and the Chinese is drooping a lot and showing black and brown leaves.
They are all in 3 - 4 gallon pots and get about 8 hours of direct, bright sunlight everyday. Any suggestions?