- The right location outside
- How to care for the golden fruit palm outside
- Bring them indoors in time for winter
The golden fruit palm or areca palm does not tolerate any cold. But when it's warm enough outside in summer, she really appreciates a spot on the patio. What you need to consider if you want to oversummer golden fruit palms outside.
The golden fruit palm likes to spend the summer outdoors
The right location outside
- Bright but not sunny
- warm
- sheltered from the wind
- protected from too much rain
Gold fruit palms are used to warmth and light from their original homeland of Madagascar. Temperatures around 18 degrees are ideal. Nevertheless, you should never place a golden fruit palm directly in the sun in summer. The leaves then burn and the palm tree dies.
Find a place where the Areca palm is protected from direct sunlight by walls, bushes or trees. The location should also not be too windy.
Gradually get the golden fruit palm used to the fresh air by only bringing it outside for a few hours at first. If it is still too cool at night, it is better to bring them into the house in the evening.
How to care for the golden fruit palm outside
Golden fruit palms need a lot of water compared to other patio dwellers. You must therefore water an areca palm regularly so that the root ball never dries out completely. If possible, use rainwater for watering. However, tap water that is low in lime and not too cold also works.
The palm tree does not tolerate waterlogging at all. It is best to take care of the golden fruit palm outside, without placing it on a saucer or in a planter. Then rainwater can run off unhindered through the drainage hole.
Is fertilized in fourteen-day intervals with a commercial palm fertilizer. If the golden fruit palm has just been repotted, it must not be fertilized in the first few months.
Bring them indoors in time for winter
At the latest when the daytime temperatures drop below 15 degrees, you have to bring the Areca palm into the house. Golden fruit palms do not tolerate cold.
Before you bring the palm indoors and overwinter it in a bright, preferably sunny, frost-free place, check it for any pest infestation.
tips
In winter, the indoor air is often too dry for the golden fruit palm. Then the tips of the leaves turn brown. By setting up water bowls and regularly spraying the leaves with low-lime, lukewarm water, you increase the humidity.