How do I overwinter a young honey palm?
A young honey palm should overwinter as frost-free as possible. This is hardly possible in German gardens. That is why you give your honey palm a light, not too warm winter quarters. This can be a frost-free greenhouse as well as an unheated winter garden. If the honey palm is very warm in winter, for example in a well-heated living room, then it must slowly be accustomed to colder air again in spring.
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If you grow your honey palm as a houseplant, it can be in the living room all year round. Like many other plants, it does not need hibernation. The warmer the honey palm is, the more it should be watered. With a honey palm as a houseplant, you don't have to make a distinction between summer and winter, at least when it comes to to water not. You can reduce the amount of fertilizer used in winter.
How do I overwinter an old honey palm?
An old honey palm can reach heights of over 20 meters. At some point it will be too big to be taken to winter quarters. However, by then it is already hardy and can withstand frost down to around - 15 ° C. Container plants need winter protection, especially for the root ball. If this freezes, the plant dies easily because it can no longer draw water from the soil.
However, there is a risk that your honey palm will die of thirst if it does not get water in winter. You should therefore water the palm on frost-free days, because a lot of moisture evaporates through its leaves, especially on sunny winter days.
Interesting facts about the honey palm:
- young honey palms are not yet hardy
- older honey palms can overwinter outside
- It is essential to protect potted plants from frost (root ball)
- Pour less in the cold
- Do not fertilize honey palms in the garden in winter
Tips
Because the honey palm grows very slowly and in the first few years not hardy is, it is advisable to keep this palm up to about the 5th Year of life as a houseplant.
