thank you again aaron! thanks for sharing your knowledge!
active ingredients:
acephate (O, S -dimethyl acetylphosphoramidothoate) by wt 4%
triforine (N, N' -[1,4-piperazinediylbis (2,2,2-trichloroenthylidene)] bis [formamidel]) by wt 3.25%
hexakis (2-methyl-2-phenylpropyl)-distannoxane by wt .75%
soil: it's been a few yrs but i don't recall lots of bark being in the soil... if anything i probably mixed regular potting soil with something to help hold the water as well as something (white and very small i think) to help it drain. i would not say the soil is loose - but if push, i can stick my finger down in the soil and it is moist but not soggy. the pot does have a drain pan and i usually only water it when it is dry and then it would take like 1/2 gallon and then i would see some in the drain pan. it appears that the drain pan in empty
way back when i first repotted the palm it had a huge curve in the trunk where it had been
growing towards the light while tucked into lots of other
plants. that curve is now down in the pot and has been for yrs. last time i changed the soil it had a large root ball; i tried not to disturb it.
i will not be watering it until it drys out at least 3 inches. some of the problem in getting it to dry is that it is very cold here (-20° this week) and there seems to be a cold draft at night throughout the house brrrrr!