At least initially, it seems that some pests were blown away by Hurricane Ian. Once such pest in my yard was the Sri Lankan Weevil. I had a small infestation that I was managing by hand-picking. The Sri Lankan weevil or Myllocerus ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Relatively tiny as compared to other palms, the pygmy date palm is perhaps one of the most popular palms in Florida – highly wind resistant, too! Its slow growth, feather-like fronds and petite height make the pygmy date palm a great specimen ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Have you seen this before? Two palms are growing side by side and one is showing symptoms of a severe nutrient deficiency and the other looks healthy. Sometimes the cause is simply a lack of nutrients in the soil, but if the palms are regularly ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
If palms are pruned before identifying the cause of decline, sometimes the symptoms are removed that indicate a nutritional or disease problem. In the case of this recently pruned pygmy date palm, a few leaves with a disease called Pestalotiopsis ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Q: I have a pygmy date palm that looks like it suffered damage from the frost we had this winter. The stems are still green, but all of the leaves are brown and dry. Is there anything I should do to help it regrow? If I pruned off the fronds ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes