Tropical Zone Gardening: palm damage- what is the cause?, 1 by uglymotherpluck

uglymotherpluck wrote:
We have some Christmas palms ( I think maybe they are some other kind ) the tops started drooping and fell off, I smelled the fallen top and PU it stank! We are unsure if they are being over watered or fertilized as they are on condo property and one tenant takes it upon herself to " take care of the plants". We have been in a drought for several months, and she wants to water everything that looks brown and wilted.