Also... made sure to sub. I'm definitely coming back for tips while I try all this... My friends think I have a superpower with plants, but the real secret is I make sure to get with people who know what they're doing! 😂
I am grateful you made this. My mama palm has two big pups and starting a third. I didn’t have a clue as to how to safely separate them. Your video has set me in the path to propagation. Thank you!
Thank you for all that great information! Clear, concise and full of tips. We bought a house with a Sago palm so I have been learning how to care for it. I discovered a pup at its base while trimming the leaves. Now I will attempt to root this pup, thanks to your video.
Very thankful for this video . Our first sago we bought 16 years ago finally has 3 new pups. So we are new parents and are looking forward to trying this. Thank you again.
I just spent the afternoon removing a few years' worth of offspring from a main plant next door. I wasn't even trying to get roots, I just needed to liberate the mama plant. Definitely a female plant... she got all those frigging hypodermic needle spikes on the trunk!!! Anyhoo... I came looking for ways to maybe root the smaller "hearts" I dug up. I promised friends to try to start plants for them and I know these things are super hearty... if you have almost any big enough chunk, they'll regrow. I'm glad to find your video and find out I'm doing the right way to try and root the new ones. Thanks!
Thanks for this!! Mine are in pots so can't make use of a spade like you but the dynamics are the same I guess... Our seasons are different from yours (southern Mediterranean... Very mild Winters, brief Spring & Autumn, very hot Summers) so I guess I 'll need to go round what you described season -wise. Once again thank you. Wish you the very best in life...
Thank you for this interesting video. I am in New Zealand/Aotearoa in the South Pacific. We have lots of pups around the base of our Sago Palms. We’ll have to have a go at separating some of them from the mother plant. 🪴🪴🪴
Great video! I’m new to planting/growing Anything. I’m trying to research as much as possible when I have the down time. I have subscribed and look forward to learning as much as I can from you. Thanks Again
I like your step by step directions. Before today in your video I had no idea that they have pups. I bought my mom one like ten years ago so now I need to go over there and see if in fact there have been pups. I appreciate that you share this information of your expertise. Thank You!!
Thank you for explaining and showing how to propagate sagos. I have one the got pups about 6 months ago and look ready to cut away. I’m excited to get new plants.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. I have two very mature Sago Palms and this year I decided to try and propagate a pup. I wasn't able to get the tap root, but I will give it a try using your technique. Time will tell if I succeed!
Great video!! I had a sago palm for like 15 years and never a pup or a problem. Forward to this new place where there were 4 very messy unkempt sagos, and with the past winter they got worse... long story short I removed many pups and mostly no roots. I was about to toss them in the bin till I watched this! I feel so lucky I bumped into your channel! Just subscribed! 🌴
Great video. The pups in the ground are easy but the ones growing off the side of the same plant seems to be more difficult. I must have 30 of them in one huge group.
Very nice video! I recently moved to Florida after retiring and one of 1st plants I bought from a nursery was a Sago that had 4 or 5 pups on it so I am anxious to see if have success rooting the pups
Thanks for dropping the knowledge I just moved into a house and the sago has a couple bulbs. I was just looking to remove them now Im thinking of lining my driveway. Maybe put them elsewhere. Looks like I have a few months to figure it out, but definitely going to try!
It’s drizzling rain here so the soil is loose. I’m going to attempt to transplant the 3 pups . I bought Espoma Land and Sea potting mix. Will mix with regular potting mix.
Thanks for taking time and adding ups and downs to transfer pups. You speak with knowledge. If I have a plant that never gets taller? When trimming the limbs do you start at the outside of the plant? How often do you trim?
Normally I try to do this in the late winter (Feb) when they’re mostly dormant. It works out because that’s also when I’m removing any leaves that were damaged by winter cold. I also remove all leaves from the pup. Dust them with rooting hormone (also acts as anti fungal) and harden off in the garages for 3ish weeks. From there you can actually plant directly into the ground.
Great video! I gave a bunch of Sago pups away and the person--Vitaly--wants to know if there is a fertilizer you recommend to encourage rooting? Especially when there's no tap root.
I wouldn’t do any fertilizing until the pup forms a massive root ball and it’s ready to be planted in the ground. Then I’d use a 10-10-10 to help it get established. Once established no fertilizer is necessary just a well drained sandy soil. Thanks
I'm in southern NC. Would it be ok to trim my Sago Palm back pretty hard right now? It could still get pretty cool at night at this time (March 24th). It's about 15 years old and has never been trimmed. It has loads of seed pods this year. Thanks for your videos.
As long as the threat of 30 degree temperatures or lower are over I’d say go ahead and trim it all the way back. They can handle cool temps with no problem. Clean out all the old seeds and flower ends and it should flourish during the upcoming growing season. Let me know how it’s looking this summer!
It's winter and I want to get the pups out, there are about 10 and they've been there for a few months, what do you suggest? Can it wait until spring to remove them? I'm in Florida
I have 2 Sagos that are over 20 years old. Until recently I did not recently I have NOT cut the frons off because the Nursery's gardener said not to do so. I have what looks like pups growing out the top & sides but none on the ground by MAMA. How can I propagate those. I sure don't wanna lose them.
Sago palms are very cold hardy. If temperatures get down in the teens you might need to cover bulb at night with a old comforter or blanket. That’s very rare in my area. They handle 30’s and 40’s with no problems.
The seeds must be fertile or they won’t sprout into a plant. They must be pollinated by a male plant that’s close by. Put seeds in a bucket of water and the ones that float are bad, the ones that sink are good. Thanks
