Thanks for the videos. It has been interesting and I have been learning. Please keep them coming, and I will continue watching! Sidenote, would you say it’s usually good to remove ‘skins’ on fan palms? And if I ground them up, would it be good for organic mulch for the soil? Thank you
I will absolutely keep them going! If by skin, you mean the bases of the fronds that are left around the trunk - if done correctly, their removal is mainly cosmetic. If done poorly, the trunk can get injured and the wound will never close over, since they aren't true trees and don't have wood that's added on each year. From a soil perspective, any organic matter would be good. However, palms don't break down as readily as trees, and it might shred instead of chipping. I've seen palm fronds and trunks get fluffy after chipping, if they chip at all - that may affect water infiltration into the soil (admittedly, have no experience with this, only speculating). If you're OK with the shredded palm appearance and persistence, it can work as a mulch because eventually SOMETHING will break it down. Might be best to chip other stuff too if palm is your own source of organic material.
Thanks for the videos. It has been interesting and I have been learning. Please keep them coming, and I will continue watching!
Sidenote, would you say it’s usually good to remove ‘skins’ on fan palms? And if I ground them up, would it be good for organic mulch for the soil?
Thank you
I will absolutely keep them going!
If by skin, you mean the bases of the fronds that are left around the trunk - if done correctly, their removal is mainly cosmetic. If done poorly, the trunk can get injured and the wound will never close over, since they aren't true trees and don't have wood that's added on each year.
From a soil perspective, any organic matter would be good. However, palms don't break down as readily as trees, and it might shred instead of chipping. I've seen palm fronds and trunks get fluffy after chipping, if they chip at all - that may affect water infiltration into the soil (admittedly, have no experience with this, only speculating). If you're OK with the shredded palm appearance and persistence, it can work as a mulch because eventually SOMETHING will break it down. Might be best to chip other stuff too if palm is your own source of organic material.
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