Are these #BirdsNestFern roots ok?
Hey plant friends! 🌻🌿
I am looking for some advice from those who have experience with Asplenium nidus, the ‘Bird’s Nest Fern’. (That is… Shannon please? @SuperbRaspfern 😅🙏)
I got this cutie pie this year, in late January of 2026. I tried to wash away all the original medium, but I remember having a hard time of it. I remember finally giving up and getting him potted up and remember thinking I’d deal with that soon. Well, late August totally counts as ‘soon’ right?
He’s looked and grown nice and healthy this whole year, regularly churning out new fronds all the time, so the problem under the soil slipped my mind until I remembered tonight.
Here’s what we’re dealing with. There is a very dense growth of roots, but I can’t think these are healthy? While I was trying to loosen it up, there were definitely roots that came away easily like they had root rot. Are birds nest fern roots supposed to be this shade of brown? Is this entire root ball ROTTED? I know they are epiphytes, so my question is: is it possible to chop off the roots and restart him? Is that advisable? Are these roots actually fine and I can pot him in my airy epiphyte mix?
Right now I have him soaking in a 1 part 3% hydrogen peroxide to 3 parts water solution, before I do anything else.
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I am looking for some advice from those who have experience with Asplenium nidus, the ‘Bird’s Nest Fern’. (That is… Shannon please? @SuperbRaspfern 😅🙏)
I got this cutie pie this year, in late January of 2026. I tried to wash away all the original medium, but I remember having a hard time of it. I remember finally giving up and getting him potted up and remember thinking I’d deal with that soon. Well, late August totally counts as ‘soon’ right?
He’s looked and grown nice and healthy this whole year, regularly churning out new fronds all the time, so the problem under the soil slipped my mind until I remembered tonight.
Here’s what we’re dealing with. There is a very dense growth of roots, but I can’t think these are healthy? While I was trying to loosen it up, there were definitely roots that came away easily like they had root rot. Are birds nest fern roots supposed to be this shade of brown? Is this entire root ball ROTTED? I know they are epiphytes, so my question is: is it possible to chop off the roots and restart him? Is that advisable? Are these roots actually fine and I can pot him in my airy epiphyte mix?
Right now I have him soaking in a 1 part 3% hydrogen peroxide to 3 parts water solution, before I do anything else.
#TheWateringHole #brunchataudreys #happyplants #hoya #Greggers #greggang #newgrowth #prayerplant #hoyahangout #OrchidLovers #Orchid #TradescantiaNanouk #CalatheaCorner #AlocasiaAddicts #SucculentSquad #CactusClique #BegoniaBunch #DreamMachine #MonsteraMonday #Philodendron #tipsandtricks #EcoTherapy #crazyplantlady #PlantingOnABudget #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantTherapy #PlantAddict #plantfriendsarethebestfriends #adhdplantlovers #horticulturaltherapy #plantnerd #birdsnestfern #rootrot
2ft to light, indirect
4” pot with drainage
Last watered 3 hours ago
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@DreamMachine yes I think your roots may have some rot from your descriptions but some may be healthy. Birds nest ferns have brown fuzzy roots naturally. If there is a sour smell in the soil and when you tug gently, the roots break, that is a sign it’s rot. I would cut the roots back slightly and treat remaining roots in the water to peroxide wash and then repot. I have mine in a soil mix of peat, perlite, worm castings and bark. As long as you don’t water the crown, and the roots are healthy, it will come back.
