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About Russel Ray
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I can answer questions about water-wise landscaping, xeriscaping, and using native vegetation, cactus, and succulents to create a home paradise that won't increase your water bill.
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My wise ol' grandmother got me started with cactus and succulents 42 years ago. The rest, as they say, is history.
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National Association of Certified Home Inspectors, Better Business Bureau of San Diego
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After graduating from Texas A&M University, I started a plant-sitting business in Houston to take care of the house plants when people went on vacation. That went on for five years before I moved back to College Station and started several businesses, one of which was a landscaping business specializing in "dry" landscaping.
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The privilege of working with people.
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You are here: Experts > Home/Garden > Exterior Decorating > Landscaping & Design > sego palms
Expert: Russel Ray
Date: 5/11/2008
Subject: sego palms
Question
How often should one water and how much water is need for sago palms in Orange County Calif area.
Second question, when is the best time to remove the pups from the mother,
Answer
Hey, Jerome.
Sago palms do quite nicely down here in San Diego with nothing but the rain that Mother and Father Nature provide, which is about 10 inches a year. However, when the hot, dry Santa Ana winds arrive, or several days of extreme heat, I do like to water mine some, like a couple of summers ago when we had ten consecutive days of 100°F weather.
They are pretty adaptable, but keep an eye on the lower branches/fronds. If several of them start turning yellow or brown, especially if they are mushy, then you're watering them too much.
An individual one turning yellow or brown is okay; it's just an old branch that is being shed, but if you get, say, three or more at a time, beware.
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