KENTIA PALM Care | Kentia Palm Care Tips and Tricks

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*EDIT* The palm pictured in this video is actually an areca palm. The information is all still correct for kentias though so just ignore the video imagery. Sorry for the mistake! *EDIT* Kentia palms are a great tropical statement piece for nearly any home and they are pretty easy to care for as well. I have gone through ups and downs caring for ours, but I think I've finally found the right balance! I'm sharing my problems so hopefully you don't have to deal with them yourselves! Thanks for watching!
Intro - 0:00
General Info - 1:04
Water - 4:00
Light - 5:49
Temperature - 7:05
Humidity - 8:44
Soil & Potting - 10:19
Fertiliser - 12:55
Problems - 13:41
Outro - 14:54
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[@darinas4690]

Actual tips start from : 4:03 Water 5.51 Light 7.06 Temp 8.45 Humidity 10.20 Soil and repotting 12.56 Furtiliser

[@GoodGrowing]

haha yeah those are pretty helpful! I should probably start putting that info in the comments! Thank you!

[@ThirdCoastGardening]

Just bought one of these today.

[@vitoriaokonedo2646]

Your video help little bit but still have a major problem. Kent dieing and the branches are falling out. My kentia had lot of branches but now it has lost most of it branches. Really don't know what to do about it. Please HELP.

[@JanekValgepea]

Do you know why some of my Kentia leaves are curled inwards, unsmooth surface? No brown tips. It's a newly bought plant but just want to make sure I can save these leaves before the die out. I'm assuming they were dried out or over heated in a store? Misting more often would help?

[@shrekislove2706]

U probably already fixed the problem but depending on the size check the roots if not than it’s either to hot and direct sun or not enough water, probably the sun tho

[@pudddingpie]

Thank you I’ve just purchased this plant today! Xx

[@GoodGrowing]

Ooh yay! So exciting!

[@DanielRRomani]

It's so hard to find people in England making plant care videos! They all seem to be made by people in much sunnier places! So, THANKYOU! Now I just need you too do rubber plant; snake plant, cheese plant, raven plant, calatheas and english ivy 😂

[@DanielRRomani]

(I know you have some of those vids already; I'm hoping they're also shot in bleak old blighty!

[@GoodGrowing]

Aww thank you so much for watching! But yeah there aren't that many UK plant youtubers! I have videos on all those plants you mentioned except for english ivy! Go check them out from my channel!

[@Pianoguy32]

@@GoodGrowing I'm in the UK and watching this as mine got brown tips, needs more water!

[@BarmetOpelshoot]

Have you trimmed the tips of this plant? If the brown tips are trimmed do they stay green afterwards?

[@GoodGrowing]

I did trim off brown tips yeah. And the leaves stayed green and didn't get more brown from where I cut

[@SashaZgx]

This is not Kentia palm (Howea Forsteriana) it's a Dypsis lutescens (golden cane palm-areca palm)

[@GoodGrowing]

Yeah I learned that after filming the video.... It was sold as a kentia so I didn't know any better! Whoops! All the info is correct for kentia though if you have one of those! Thanks for letting me know

[@tangaimadambi813]

Haha I was wondering why it looks different to mine. Glad to know what’s going on.

[@nievesnadia3]

I've been referring to mine as a kentia palm because that's how it was sold to me in New Jersey. I think it's the other species that the OP suggested. Sowild that we get wrong info from the stores!

[@Vesaniah4]

Ok so i'm an absolute newbie to plants in general. I really like this kind of plant but I can't let that thing grow too much.. Is it possible for me to trim it so that it keeps a certain height or it will kill the plant? I know its a really dumb question probably but again.. Absolute100% newb here.

[@GoodGrowing]

Everyone starts somewhere and no question is a stupid question! I think this one would be quite difficult to cut down to be a certain height because as far as I know you can't make the stems stay sort, so you'd be trimming off the little fronds which isn't ideal. It wouldn't necessarily kill the plant but it would make it a lot less attractive, in my opinion. If you want something that is naturally smaller but still gives the same vibes, I would suggest a parlour palm! Best of luck on your plant journey and thanks for watching!

[@mildredsoto5854]

Hi...I have Kentia palm since February this year and I’ve been cutting it down cause it turned brown but now there’s only have 1 left and is half way brown not all the way thou and I would like to save it , it means a lot to me since it was a gift from my brother what would you recommend me doing ?

[@GoodGrowing]

Hmmm its quite difficult to know without seeing it. If you'd like to send me pics on Insta I can try and help better!

[@mildredsoto5854]

Yes is true shortly after I wrote to you I have purchase fertilizer and was going to replant it but when I took it out the roots were rotten the middle part easily was taken out by me trying to clean the dry leaves and also I notice the pot didn’t have holes on the bottom but thank you

[@holyfox94]

Be careful that you’re don’t cut the palm heart „leaf“. It dies if you do. Mine like to be constantly moist. If the top gets dry, I’m on full panic alert because I don’t want brown tips. Shower it or put it in the summer rain. They like it. I will put mine in semi hydro / Lechuza one day. I’m just scared. Mine is 2 meters and was pretty expensive but it’s such a awesome statement piece which gives a perfect jungle vibe. They’re thirsty buggers fom Tasmania. A wet, rainy country.

[@B0Sajwah]

amazing video, ty so much! love ur personality :)

[@GoodGrowing]

Aww thank you :)

[@haniashkir1670]

I have this one is really cool

[@GoodGrowing]

Such a great plant huh?!

[@nikomaj6514]

I'm so glad to finally find a plant KZbinr based in UK! I got my kentia plant yesterday and I named it Gloria, as she is so glorious haha anyway, great video and you got a new subscriber:)

[@GoodGrowing]

Aww thank you! Yeah there aren't very many of us UK plant youtubers! Oooh enjoy your new plant baby :)

[@suninasgardeningathomeinen9231]

Nice video with best explanation 👍

[@mimi19921]

Please help… I think my Kentia palm is growing too big for my pot! I think this is because my palm is leaning to the side a lot on one side. I went to a plant shop and they advised I check the bottom of the plant, If the roots are growing this means it needs changing. Though when I checked the bottom it seemed fine to me. I have had my Kentia for 14 months now going to 15 months. Do you advise I repot?

[@GoodGrowing]

I’d advise a repot even just to adjust it to stop leaning. When you take it out, if it looks like the roots need more room, upsize. If not, adjust it in the original pot to straighten it out. Just be gentile as they don’t like their roots being messed with too much! Good luck!

[@mimi19921]

Thank you so much I will try this, do you recommend changing soil or leaving it, I will purchase pots today so scared about this 😭

[@GoodGrowing]

@@mimi19921 It really depends on the soil it's in. If it's still looking lush then just add more as needed, but otherwise I wouldn't stress too much about it.

[@seve29]

I really abused my kentia for quite some time ( 2 years). I was expecting it to die but it didn't. It looks terrible but it's a fighter. Now I'm trying to actually do what it needs. I've moved it away from direct light, I now water it more. Almost killed it in the past with too much water though. It's very important to not overwater. :))

[@GoodGrowing]

Yeah it's certainly important to find a balance with water!

[@holyfox94]

I don’t know if I have a Kentia or a huge, tall Areca?🙈

[@GoodGrowing]

@@holyfox94 See I had that problem as well. I was sold the one in the video as a kentia palm, yet it was actually an areca and I seriously didn't even know until I posted this video. I think kentias have fewer, thicker fronds than arecas.

[@Carol-xi7tz]

Thanks for the video. You said the Kentia palm doesn't like repot, but can we propagate this palm?

[@Carol-xi7tz]

From cuttings?

[@GoodGrowing]

@@Carol-xi7tz The best way to prop would be through root division which is possible but could be a bit traumatic for the plant

[@magsmcqueen249]

Thanks for great video, very informative…

[@wibstars]

Post link of your pots please uk

[@Jay-hr3rh]

What's ur favorite sativa or indica? I feel ur vibe.

[@JamieeLaceyy]

So hard to watch this,Just get distracted and go off topic gosh... Just get to the point.

[@thatsjustrong7618]

YES!!! I had to leave. She doesn't even sound like she knows what she is talking about.

[@liozzyM]

Cool tips! Where do you get your pebbles?

[@GoodGrowing]

I took some pebbles off a friend that got a big bag for an art project. He got them from a hardware store though in a massive bag. I've tried to find smaller quantities but had a lot of trouble. That's one reason I don't really do many pebble trays!

[@kamiriley8500]

We just got a kitten and she has maulled the branches on ours. I want to trim them but I don't know if they'll grow back 😕

[@GoodGrowing]

Oh no! At least it's cat safe! So branches from palms like this will grow from the base, so if you're cutting branches only cut the specific branch and cut as close as you can to the base. Also I used a citrus spray to deter our cat from messing with my plants. I'm pretty sure it worked cuz she only occasionally bothers them now

[@kamiriley8500]

Thank you so much for responding. Ive bought some pruning shears and ill cut near the base. I saw a video that mentioned the citrus won't last long but I'll definitely give it a try. I'm experimenting with banana peels soaked in water as a fertiliser hopefully that doesn't affect the citrus.

[@GoodGrowing]

@@kamiriley8500 Yeah you'll have to reapply the citrus every day or so, but soon your kitten will learn not to like the plants

[@kamiriley8500]

@@GoodGrowing do you have a video on how to make this?

[@madeline569]

What about direct winter sun?

[@GoodGrowing]

Winter sun may be alright as long as it's not too long still. But an hour or 2 may be alright

[@Catherinefc]

My palm it's with some dry leaves and some brown "dust" in the back. What i doo 😭😭

[@GoodGrowing]

Hmm that could be a sign of pests. Have you seen anything crawling around on the fronds?

[@Catherinefc]

@@GoodGrowing ooh no :( No, they never crawling

[@sherutigersonu]

Great video ..You have great sense of humour

[@GoodGrowing]

Aww thank you!!

[@patriciamorgan8829]

oh my god just get the the point.

[@skylaheart9106]

Ive watched a plant video before Ive watched yours. And the woman in the other video said that you should not touch the plant to often. Because they don’t like it and thats one reason why the plants get brown Leaf tips. And in your video. Touchy Touchy Touchy😅😂

[@GoodGrowing]

haha i haven't heard that before! Good to know thanks!

[@skylaheart9106]

Your welcome!😊

[@dusshan1]

all the tips cut off, it reminds me of my plant :D

[@naseral-musawi2082]

hi I am from Iraq this very good

[@GoodGrowing]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@btx5740]

Coco Pete

[@user-lq4ew9hw2j]

I have real big kentia palm It is not Kentia palm. It is 100 percent areca palm. Kentia palm have brown fiber but your palm have not fiber.

[@GoodGrowing]

Yeah someone else mentioned that to me as well! Whoops! All of the information is still correct though if you just ignore the actual plant in the video! Sorry about that!!

[@munazaehtishamzaheer8460]

Too much talking

[@aguelff]

I don’t think you should be giving advice if you can’t tell that that’s an areca palm and not a kentia, which behave very differently from each other 👀

[@munazaehtishamzaheer8460]

This is not kentia palm

[@OrphanCrippler1]

Dear god this is a bad video

[@maddsn]

Really big talk from a guy with no videos. It takes a hell of a lot of balls to actually film something and put it on the internet for people to see. All of her information was correct, she was clear and easy to understand, passionate and approachable. I cannot fathom why you would feel the need to go out of your way and say something like this, nobody makes videos just for your enjoyment, Anthony.

[@OrphanCrippler1]

@@maddsn Except you can tell by the like to dislike ratio that im not the only one who thinks this. Shut the fuck up you nerd. She rambles, she tries to hard to be funny, and makes the video about 800 minutes longer than it needs to be.

[@maddsn]

@@OrphanCrippler1 "shut the fuck up you nerd" I'm SCREAMING. Thanks for the laugh and the very productive feedback on a video from someone who literally does not give half a fuck about what you think. I hope you feel better now you got that out of your system. Have a good one mate

[@OrphanCrippler1]

@@maddsn You obviously care way more than she does, that's for sure. Lmfao. Sensitive pussy

[@maddsn]

@@OrphanCrippler1 You're right, do care more than she does. If I was her or one of her 5k subscribers I wouldn't look twice at some lil white boy bitching on the internet. Yes, I'm sensitive? That's not even a bad thing, I just care about people. Once again, you have nothing productive to say. You throw insults around to feel all big and strong but the truth is you came here to leave a shitty comment that provided 0 value whatsoever. I've said my peace, I hope you have a good day and people treat you well, because you sound like you need some love