How to save stunted palm trees

Overwatering

Palms are very sensitive to waterlogging. The roots begin to rot and the plant dies. If you suspect that you meant too well by watering, you may be able to save the plant with these measures:

• Carefully pot the palm tree, only touching the trunk.
• The attacked root system feels mushy and is mostly dark brown in color.
• Carefully cut this off with sharp scissors.
• The new planter should have a water drain that is covered with a pottery shard.
• In addition, a drainage layer is made Expanded clay(€ 16.36 at Amazon *) bring in.
• Place the palm in a suitable substrate.

In future only water when the top centimeters of the soil feel dry. Immediately pour away excess water in the saucer.

The plant has dried up

When the palm dies of thirst, it is often not the watering behavior that is to blame, but a pot that is too small. If there is hardly any substrate left in the planter, the palm can no longer absorb enough moisture on hot days and it dries up.

The only thing that helps here is immediate Transfer to a larger vessel. Even if it doesn't look nice: Only cut off the completely dried fronds close to the trunk, as the leaves of the palm serve as an important nutrient store.

Please pour over or overfertilize Do not take the plant because you now want to do well what has been neglected - much does not help much in this case. It is completely sufficient to keep the plant sufficiently moist but not too wet. It is only fertilized after about six months, when the nutrient depot of the fresh substrate is used up.

Cause vermin infestation

Sucking insects like lice or the tiny little spider mites can affect the palm so much that the plant withers. If there are no maintenance errors, you should proceed as follows:

• Fog the palm with a sprayer, so the webs of Spider mites recognize well.
• Check the underside of the leaf and the leaf axils. Insect pests often hide here.

If you notice an infestation, you should treat the pests immediately with a suitable insecticide accordingly the package instructions or a mixture of water, washing-up liquid or curd soap and a drop of white spirit fight.