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Posted 1Y ago by @TutorOnion

Need help with my fern. She’s looking limp the past few d...

#BrakeFern #help
3ft to light, indirect
5” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 year ago
@TutorOnion I'd check for root rot! Put it in a chunkier soil mix like aroids! They like to stay moist but not wet and most soils hold water too well!
More humidity and if that is a Tera Cotta pot I would change it to a plastic or ceramic pot, they like to stay moist and terra cotta dries out the soil to quickly. I would also take the rocks off the soil. Use a good nutrient rich Peet soil.
Thanks for the advice. I’ll try repot in plastic with chunkier soil because she’s looking even worse today 😭
I have this type of fern and I have struggled. It is simply too-thin-and-delicate for my environment. I declared mine β€œdead” in winter and during this spring it has revamped a little. I learned that ferns prefer a humid environment but not necessarily a lot of spray over. I would say try a good quality humidifier because the spray deposits over the leaves and that’s no-bueno for certain delicate ferns. Placing it among other ferns or tropicals have helped mine. I adore ferns but now im afraid of the ones with very thin leaves.
This is mine after the come back