How to grow palms and cycads How to Grow Palms Bismark palm, bismarckia nobilis click pic to enlarge In general, palms are very easy to grow and there is little significant variation in culture from palm to palm. Properly fed , most palms are carefree. For outdoor palms planted in the soil, your primary consideration is location - the conditions you provide. You must match conditions in the spot you have selected to a palm variety which will want to live in that environment. For houseplant palms, please go here .
Some palms can take a wet spot - enjoying more moisture than other varieties.
For example, the Royal Palm and the Paurotis Palm both handle wet very well. Other palms and cycads like the sago would like a dryer outdoor condition. Almost no palm likes salt spray or the big winds off the beach, but the Coconut is one exception. Tip Starting with a new palm in a pot, one of our big secrets is planting with manure. Get a 40 lb.