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Trachycarpus Fortunei in Container

saltskisaltski Posts: 50
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I have a Trachycarpus in a container on my deck, it's a big stone pot and very very heavy!!! The plant itself is only about 50cm tall. The question I have is this: The container stands on a dish, to make sure the deck doesn't get dirty from water running out the bottom of the pot, will the fact that water is retained in the dish affect the plant at all? I can't control how much it gets watered by the rain, so will the standing water make the plant sick?

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  • bekkie hughesbekkie hughes Posts: 5,294

    hi image

    it could make it unwell if it gets waterlogged in winter, any chance you could get a deeper dish and fill it with gravel, just to give the water somewhere to drain to?

    i grew one from seed a few years back, if it gets cold and soggy it WILL die, this is the bitter voice of experience speaking image

  • saltskisaltski Posts: 50
    Sounds like I need a rethink, or a hole in the dish that will drain the water away without staining the deck. Thanks for the advice.



    BTW - do the leaves drop off when they're ready or does the old growth need to be cut off?
  • saltskisaltski Posts: 50
    At great personal risk to my feet! I have taken the saucer away and will get pot feet tomorrow and let it drip into a smaller saucer, or line up the drain hole in the pot with the gap in the deck board.



    Thanks again!
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,136

    You're a Trachycarpus Hero! image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • bekkie hughesbekkie hughes Posts: 5,294

    good plan Saltski, id leave the tatty bits til after winter, if the forcast is very bad, you will need to wrap it in fleece, the small ones need a litte extra care image

  • saltskisaltski Posts: 50
    Thanks Bekkie I'll wrap it up nice and warm!
  • saltskisaltski Posts: 50
    Verdun - I've always been a fan of physical work!
  • bekkie hughesbekkie hughes Posts: 5,294
    Oh dear verdun, that was bad....even for you! image
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