Nice work delaware! Did you germinate them in the containers they're now in or move them after germination? -Tito

I germinated the seeds in small containers and once they were all rotted in them I put them in large 3-5 gallon container to help on focus on root growth. All of the seeds were easy to germinated, but the sabals are a year old and fairly sluggish when it comes to growth. The queen palm just shot up right away and is doing great and growing by the minute.

Are the Bic pens there as a height reference?

Yes they are. The tallest of my palms is about 30 inches.

Wow! they look happy.

Hope my young sprouts survive long enough to become that nice.

Mine are 9 sabel minors and one Fortuni Windmill palm which sprouted from seed in the week prior to this year's Thanksgiving holiday.

They are in small 6 inch wide pots, and they are just over an inch tall now. I too have mine sitting on a table that is infront of a window. Now in the winter, the sun's angle is low enough that I, too, do not have to shade mine from direct light.

The sabel minors have not leafed yet; instead they look more like a green spear sticking up. the Windmill palm appears as though its sticking up green spear is about to spit off into the beginning form of its impending arising fronds.

In what mixture of potting soil elements do you currently have your seedlings growing?

To tell the truth I just mix some all purpose Miracle-Gro potting soil with sand for drainage and they seems to love it. I recommend a 50/50 mixture of the two. The windmills and sabals are vigorous growers and tolerate poor conditions with ease. My queen palms are sensitive so I must monitor their health regularly. The queens are nutrient hogs and like the benefit of the fertilizer in the soil. They were in transplant shock for a bit, but now they are growing fast and strong. Some advice so you don't lose some don't lose young palm seedlings as I did, is do not expose them to temperatures under 60F especially if the soil is moist.

Deleware
Finally someone who uses that mix i have tried and tried to let everyone know that sand is the key to good drainage
Great job ! lol

Deleware, thanks for the advice and potting soil info. My baby sprouts are kept between 74 and 77 degrees F. at all times.

Once they get as large as yours and I pot them up in soil, will they still be too young to bring them into an insulated, but unheated garage during the winter months?

As of yet, nothing I have over wintered in this garage has frozen, not even when northern cold fronts blow through the state and plunge our low temps down to the mid teens.

I do believe that at such times the garage temps usually dip into the low 40s. When my sprouts are as large as the ones in your photos, would they be harmed by 40 degree temps? If so, how large do they need to get before I should be able to successfully begin trying to help them adjust enough to tolerate such low temps?

katrina1: They would be okay, but its not good for them because while they are still very young no palm species likes cold. If you are going to keep them in the garage make sure you don't water them often. To promote fastest and best growth keep them somewhere in a room in the 50's and 60's. This toughens them up and keeps them growing strong. Keep them in a shady place, but they still need a little bit of sun. Do not ever let the soil freeze or expect the worse. Once they are rooted into a 1 gallon pot they can handle your garage and will pass with flying colors. Expect your sabal minors to be very slow at young, however, your trachycarpus will grow fairly fast as a seedling.

topher2006: Your are very right. As long as you mix plenty of sand into you mix your palms will love this beacause they require good drainage. Lol your right about that.