- Which location is ideal for date palms?
- When is the best time to plant outdoors?
- What should the plant substrate be like?
- How do you properly plant a date palm?
- Can a date palm be transplanted later?
- How do you propagate a date palm?
- When does the date palm bloom?
Date palms are primarily cultivated in tubs as a houseplant or on the terrace. If you live in a very mild area, you can also grow a date palm outdoors. What you should consider when planting a date palm.
The sun-loving date palm is a fairly undemanding house or garden plant
Which location is ideal for date palms?
As a houseplant, the date palm likes it warm and sunny. A flower window is ideal.
Date palms also like to spend the summer on the balcony or terrace. You just have to get them indoors in time, before the temperatures drop too low.
When caring for them outdoors, look for a sheltered spot where it doesn't get too cold in winter.
When is the best time to plant outdoors?
Plant the date palm outside when soil temperatures are consistently above 15 degrees. In the first winter, the palm tree needs good winter protection.
What should the plant substrate be like?
Date palms are not very demanding. You can buy palm soil in the garden market. It will be cheaper if you assemble the substrate yourself from:
- compost soil
- sand
- gravel
- lava granules
How do you properly plant a date palm?
You should provide drainage in the bucket. Be careful not to damage the long taproot when planting.
If possible, plant date palms in pairs so that the plants stand up straight.
Can a date palm be transplanted later?
In the tub, the date palm is repotted every four to five years. When caring for them in the garden bed, it is not advisable to transplant them later. The taproots can hardly be pulled out of the ground undamaged.
How do you propagate a date palm?
You can propagate date palms from seeds or shoots. Sprouts appear in spring. However, not all date palms produce saplings.
Growing a date palm from seeds yourself can take many months.
When does the date palm bloom?
In indoor culture, the date palm rarely blooms. Often it bears no fruit. The flowering period lasts from February to June.
When kept outdoors, the date palm blooms in the summer months.
tips
Date palms in tubs must be overwintered frost-free. Set up the palm trees very brightly. Temperatures should be around 15 degrees in winter, but not colder than 10 degrees.