How to plant a palm tree

A video of me planting a palm tree in my backyard a Mexican fan palm

[@alfredoramirez-uw5ub]

Drink a Mexican beer!!! That was awesome!!!

[@TheJames2929]

alfredo ramirez ya buddy cheers thanks

[@northeasthardytropicals541]

James I love the beer cameos 🍺

[@TacoBell5DollarBox]

I just bought a house last January. I have done everything myself with the exception of the concrete. I am now at the stage of putting in my palms. I am basically emulating your life with beer , backyard and good vibes. minus the kids. LOL

[@TheJames2929]

Thanks so much man that’s awesome

[@palmsrkool9476]

i bet it blows up with growth this summer....they love getting outta the pots!

[@TheJames2929]

Yeah for sure thanks bro

[@simonsays365]

Hi palms r kool I watch your vids to

[@ryanwilliams5658]

Great video! Thanks! Love the Mexican palm with the Mexican beer. Planting mine today with a Miller

[@custodiansrock]

Hey James, amazing how you grew that washy from seed. I saw one, about the same size, at Sheridan Nurseries for $149! You have inspired me to grow one from seed. I grew a red yucca from seed and am trying a yucca rostrata, However, the rostrata seeds are being stubborn. You are absolutely right, it is a great hobby. Thanks for the updates.

[@TheJames2929]

Awesome man thank you so much for your comments enjoy they’re so much fun to grow

[@EasyModeFishing]

The Filifera are more cold tolerant and here where i live when it gets over 100 degrees it grows almost a new frond per day!

[@JT-ok6re]

I'm starting to love the washingtona robusto more watching your channel. It is beautiful.

[@TheJames2929]

Thanks Tim that’s my goal 👍

[@vincenzecalzone8666]

Very rewarding I agree. Washy looks great

[@TheJames2929]

Thank you I think it’s awesome

[@buggermuffinsmoo]

Wow great job exited to see a new robusta in the ground👍.

[@TheJames2929]

Thanks Will I did so good with the first one I decided to put in one of my own

[@carlossouthward8578]

LUV IT!

[@Salmiyaguy1]

"It don't matter"??😆 That's cute.

[@jackcardy3]

Love your videos! Looks great! I love my washy hope it grows to be as big as your one.

[@TheJames2929]

Awesome brother thank you so much I hope yours gets huge and you can plant it as well

[@rbj4098]

Lots of good soil there, glacial till etc. I call that a clay loam. I had very similar soil when I lived up north. Great for growing gardens and nice green lawns like you have. Are you on a slab or a basement? Not sure if basements are common where you are but they where a given where I lived since we had to did 4ft down to get below the frost line regardless. I never saw a house without a basement till I moved south. Looking good bro!

[@MrMoneyMan-zv8uk]

love you videos!

[@joeweiss3980]

Are you not afraid this palm is to low in the ground? I love the palm and the video, its a little to low?

[@nathanpetric3685]

Didn't think palms like too much water, I know here In Australia Bangalow palms dont

[@corsairusawc]

Hi James, I'm in northwest Georgia and I wanna plant windmill palms. Can you give me advice how to plant them in red clay? Thanks, love your vids

[@sunnycharacter]

I lost both my Mexican fans in the central Texas freak freeze winter before last. 😭 Even my 12 foot tall Windmill perished, and they were all huge. We lost power so we had to escape to our daughter’s place about 30 minutes from here. The thing I didn’t like about my Mexican fans were the very mean shark tooth spikes on the stems. So for hardy palms for here, my pick are the Windmill.

[@billyd7628]

you could try growing washintonia filiferia they can tolerate up to -10 with minor damage and -17 with major damage but no lower. robusta is more tropical since it has a more southern range.

[@sunnycharacter]

@@billyd7628 Unfortunately, my Washingtonias succumbed to that storm as well. I was not expecting a week of ice and snow sticking to my palms. I had Christmas lights on them. But neglected to protect the cores. My palms were upwards of 10-12 feet tall, and had survived well up until that freezing rain, ice and a good load of snow. And we lost power for about 4 days as well. Shockingly my canna corms, banana corms and most of my older Leander made it. But lost my Eastern redbud, loquat, rose of Sharon live oak and one of my olives.

[@vistaprime]

Everyone kept telling me to put my washingtonia and my mule on a raised beds. I didn't do so. I did put the mule on a mound. Do you feel it's necessary to do this for drainage? for reference your soil looks very similar to mine. Clay, with large rocks but problems with flooding after heavy rains.

[@officialquez4036]

I watch your old videos over & over again to research & to be prepared because I do learn a lot from your videos. To prepare myself to grow a couple over her in idaho. Just wanting to know what town in Ontario are you from?

[@TheJames2929]

the border of Mississauga

[@hanzifaction]

Nice man!

[@TheJames2929]

Thank you

[@securethebag1613]

hey mate breaktaking garden!!...where do u purchase ur european winter hardy palms? can.u give me any links

[@justingibson36]

Corona and a bowl to get through that rocky soil next time

[@timkentart]

Thanks for the video James! What's your soil mix look like for potted palms? Would love to see a video on repotting

[@TheJames2929]

For sure I can do a video on that

[@timkentart]

@@TheJames2929 good stuff

[@frank-gf5vh]

Friends came over, started with one corona, one month later the palm tree remains in the container.

[@TheJames2929]

lol I love it 🍺

[@brandonflores3330]

Wow you are gonnan Plant one you grew from seed. Do you feel proud for growing that thing from seed? Edit: You should make a tiktok. Just came on mind

[@TheJames2929]

Thank you yeah it is very awesome and makes me feel proud that I grew from seed but I’m not too sure about the Tiktok

[@alialfayyadh2327]

Hi James What’s the type of sand you used with the potting mix? I’m planning on getting some palm trees to grow in my backyard

[@tommyhodges]

Hey James I too would like to know what type of sand you used?

[@sunnycharacter]

So, James didn’t answer y’all but I would use a garden sand, not the super fine kids sandbox sand. The fine stuff hold water too long whereas the rougher sand is looser. That’s what I use for mixing into my tropical plant soil mixes. You need good drainage.

[@athomeinthesouth01]

You say "fast growing". How fast? I live in North Alabama and I just ordered a couple for around my pool that are supposed to be about a year old. Just wondering how long it will take them to get up around 10'.

[@TheJames2929]

They are very fast they could grow up to 3 feet per year so a 10 foot tall could be as little as 3 to 5 years old with your southern heat it could be only two years or so before they are around that height make sure you plant them in the ground right away give them lots of water and full sun and of course lots of fertilizer if you want to be grow fast

[@jomalyniev8488]

I’m dying to plant a palm tree in my yard. But I don’t know if it will survive in the winter. I live in jersey

[@TheJames2929]

If you need help you can email me I can definitely show you the protection method to make it through the winter I have any videos on my KZbin channel check them out

[@leslierabiega8146]

can survive the bad winter

[@TheJames2929]

With my protection method it’s been in the ground for four years now and it’s doing great

[@TheJames2929]

You can see it here. In this video I took in October 3 1/2 years later kzbin.info/www/bejne/gILJg5dnn715fdUsi=e6XWcYs457ywYqQ8

[@jcob1743]

Try Tecate best Mexican brew around IMO

[@TheJames2929]

I have had it I like it very much

[@FknNefFy]

Those things grow out of cement man they’re crazy

[@simonsays365]

When did you plant your large windmill palms

[@TheJames2929]

Spring 3 1/2 years ago

[@dc5v529]

Can these handle full sun? ☀️

[@TheJames2929]

Yes of course that’s what they prefer

[@palmamiodbia2753]

Korona hahaha Washi niech rośnie!!

[@TheJames2929]

Thank you 🙏

[@BenceFagyal]

Thanks for all

[@TheJames2929]

Thank you so much

[@leannlayton4221]

You should grow date palm trees

[@dariuszkupczak4763]

Hi James What is the name of twins palms in one pot in the corner of your patio?are they christmas palm trees? Thanks

[@TheJames2929]

Yes you got it Christmas thanks for your comment

[@dariuszkupczak4763]

James palms Thanks I am new to your channel, watching regularly now. Very useful tips thanks for them

[@TheJames2929]

Dariusz Kupczak Thank you so much

[@Peter-ob6ue]

Is that an ad for 🍺?

[@TheJames2929]

Advertising for Corona LOL 😂

[@waylandwhittinghill418]

Where can I get small potted palms ? I’m in Charlotte nc

[@rdemm05]

I would try HomeDepot or Lowes. I live in Wisconsin and I can find all sorts of palms at those stores it really surprised me, I didn't know stores sold palms like that up this far north.

[@TheJames2929]

Yeah for sure should be able to get one at Home Depot for a reasonable price

[@GoFukYourAss]

I’m just south of Charlotte. I got a windmill Palm at Pike Nursery. Check them out. They had multiple sizes.

[@TheJames2929]

GoFukYourAss awesome bro

[@sanchojr]

looks a lil deep

[@TheJames2929]

Yeah for sure better too deep then to shallow

[@ryandohrwardt1258]

Hi James, did you pull the root ball apart a little before you planted the Palm?

[@TheJames2929]

No I don’t tend to do that with a palm tree they do not mind being a little bit route bound and they will figure themselves out it’s not like a regular tree where you want to spread the roots

[@rdemm05]

Looks like my soil LOL! :) Not fun to dig in.

[@TheJames2929]

Yeah it sucks

[@rebekahtregonning7662]

Drink after you finish the job mate 🤣

[@TheJames2929]

Sorry I can’t lol