How To Care Cat Palm

How To Care Cat Palm. How to care for cat palms. Water cat palms when the soil partly dries and apply a diluted houseplant fertilizer monthly during the growing season.

Feed a Cat Palm monthly in the spring and summer with a balanced plant food diluted to 12 the recommended strength. The planter should have drain holes so the excess water can drain out. If the roots sit too long in still water they can fall victim to the dreaded root rot a silent killer of many houseplants.

The most common pests that attack this palm are spider mites scale and mealybugs.

Fertilize at least three times a year - in spring summer and autumn - but more up. Fertilize at least three times a year - in spring summer and autumn - but more up. The planter should have drain holes so the excess water can drain out. Its a slow-growing bushy palm shrub with a dramatic look.