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Posted 1w ago by @Weeping_Fairy

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I’m in the works of repotting plants and while I was working on my Boston Fern I found these. They are hard to the touch and have little fuzzy hairs on them. Is this a normal thing for this species of fern or is it a bad sign? Please and thank you!
Megan
Megan
11294 XP
1w ago
@Megan
Those are root nodules - they’re perfectly normal. I believe they help the plant w moisture.
Rjg
Drew
18426 XP
1w ago
@RJG
@Megan beat me to it. They're not harmful. they hold water for the fern.
Weeping_fairy
Shade
1715 XP
1w ago
@Weeping_Fairy
@Megan thank you!
Lara
Lara
3796 XP
1w ago
@Lara
@Megan omg yes. I remember freaking out when I saw these for the first time. Megan told me to chill and that there were normal (even good) for the plant! Megan is the OG plant witch!
Weeping_fairy
Shade
1715 XP
1w ago
@Weeping_Fairy
@Lara dream goals. I’ve recently acquired most of my plants since the start of the pandemic. So it’s been fun learning about my plants. 

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