I live on a mesa outside of Los Lunas, which is south of where you live. I found out the hard way that I must water at least once a week during winter. I don't have any personal experiene with palms. I talking about general gardening.

Start cutting back a little by mid month, then gradually to stop by Nov. 1. You want them completely dormant when the cold arrives. Their metabolism will really slow when the nights get below 50 deg., so they won't be taking up too much water by then anyway.
Even here in Las Cruces, where we may not get frost until ~ Dec. 1, I still stop watering by Nov 1. You can get a full zone increase in survivability with keeping them dry. We have Braheas, Washingtonias, Jubeas, Trachys, Sabals,Butias, Serenoas, and only the W. robustas get some frost burn on the leaves in winter. Dryness is the key in the winter months. Good Luck. dl.

So will my palms dry up,I have a few Washingtonia Filiferas and some windmills.I plan on protecting them. So by Nov.1st just cut off all watering and leave them until spring, is that right?

Not likely. Monocots like yuccas and palms are not metabolically active in cold weather, so unlike most trees which we do want to water in winter, palm roots won't grow then. The ground will also stay wet longer and promote rot. You might get away with watering your Trachys once a month if we have a mild winter but keep your Filiferas absolutely dry until March. If September stays hot keep up your current watering schedule, and then gradually back off through October. November first is a just a rough guide. Basically if your palms have been established in the ground at least 12 weeks by now, you should be ok with this rough guide. Good luck. dl

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