James you said something about pollinating again that female palm?????Do I have to pollinate every year my female palm to produce viable seeds???!!Thank you bro love your videos!
From pictures I can find online, because of the small space they're in, it looks like they might have a potassium or magnesium deficiency. And it would make sense that the ones in soil look much better, since a deficiency there is less likely.
Sometimes they always start off a little slower put it into a larger deeper pot. Try watering it more fertilizer get more and definitely as much sunlight as you could possibly give it. You could try bringing it in at night time and said he get on something like your TV or cable or router box that creates a lot of heat or water heater