How To Look After House Palm. Palms prefer partial shade or partial with some sunlight especially the kentia and parlor as they are more than happy in low-light conditions. Spread mulch several feet 1 to 15 m from the trunk out around the root zone to provide supplemental nourishment over.
For garden plants use a palm tree fertilizer such as 8-2-12 with added manganese and micronutrients in slow-release form. Water the root ball before backfilling the hole. Consider adding moisture to the air if the humidity level in your home is below 50 percent.
You can do this by running a humidifier or by placing a saucer filled with water over gravel or rocks.
Apart from the parlor palm palms are not low-light houseplants that like growing in the shade. Palm roots do not like sitting in water either so if using a pan below the pot empty it once the water is done draining through. Indoor palm trees thrive when soil is moistnever too soggy or too dry. Keep the soil consistently moist by saturating with warm water once to twice a week.