{"id":167,"date":"2015-01-14T23:41:05","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T23:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/palmtreedr.com\/blog\/?p=167"},"modified":"2017-02-17T21:06:53","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T21:06:53","slug":"palm-nutrition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/palmtreedr.com\/blog\/palm-nutrition\/","title":{"rendered":"Palm Nutrition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Palms are one of South Florida\u2019s signature symbols.\u00a0 Nearly every home in South Florida has at least a few palms in its landscape.\u00a0 Although several palms are native to Florida, the majority of palms that are planted here are not native.\u00a0 Because of this and also because many of the neighborhoods in South Florida are built on land with poor soil quality, most palms need fertilization at regular intervals.\u00a0 Certain specific elements that palms need to survive and thrive are not present in the soil.<\/p>\n

If your palms are declining, there is a good chance that they are nutrient deficient.\u00a0 Proper application of specific nutrients that are lacking can usually reverse the decline of a deficient palm.\u00a0 Once the decline is reversed, it is very important that maintenance fertilization be performed at regular intervals.\u00a0 Fertilization once every four months (three times per year) is usually sufficient.\u00a0 In addition, in the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma in 2005, observation showed that palms fed on a regular basis fared much better in the storm and had a much quicker recovery than palms that were not fertilized on a consistent basis.<\/p>\n

It is much easier and less expensive to prevent nutritional deficiencies than to reverse them.\u00a0 In addition to preventing malnutrition, proper maintenance fertilization provides the following benefits:<\/p>\n