My #BirdsNestFern
My #BirdsNestFern is getting yellow leaves and some of the green leaves are getting brown tips. Is this too much or too little water?
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I’m no expert on ferns, totally abused one over a year and then it got super unhappy, but I tried to learn from the situation. I found the brown tips were from underwatering. The yellowing was from overwatering, but in particular root rot (I’m guessing I dry rotted it, then I tried to water it and it rotted and never dried). I’d probably try to inspect the roots to see their condition, and monitor the soil dampness for a bit.
Does the fern sometimes dry out? I found with mine that if watering was inconsistent it would sometimes de-invest in some of the older leaves, prioritising the support of any recent leaves when resources were in short supply. They don't like to be waterlogged but they do prefer a consistent supply of water 🌿💚
Brown tips can be caused from minerals in your tap water if that is what your using. The bottom leaves dying off is normal.