Boston Fern

Discussion in 'Indoor and Greenhouse Plants' started by KeirraMiette, May 10, 2006.

  1. KeirraMiette

    KeirraMiette Member

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    I have the most beautiful Boston Fern plant,but some how every time I get one all the leaves fall off it! Am I watering it to much or to little or not getting it enough sun or to much sun ?Please help me with what I am doing wrong. I really like it a lot and don't want to lose it!!!
    Thank You....KeirraMiette
     
  2. oscar

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    It's not an easy fern to keep. the best 2 i have are growing in hanging baskets, light position but not direct sunlight, kept on the wet side of moist.
     
  3. Carol Ja

    Carol Ja Active Member 10 Years

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    don't forget to mist it.
     
  4. oscar

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    but not too often (book says fronds are prone to rotting if too wet) told you it wasnt an easy fern :D also the book says high humidity and good ventilation, so maybe just mist around it...water with soft water.
     
  5. Dixie

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    my grandmother has a huge boston fern. she keeps it in front of their sliding glass door that faces due north and waters it about once a week. it hardly ever drops its leaves and is HUGE! maybe she just got a good one.
     
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    Chester Active Member 10 Years

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    I have been keeping a Boston fern for years. One of the really lacey ones. They can dry a bit between waterings, as can most ferns, the trick is not to let them get too dry, or keep them too wet. Boston's can go a bit farther than, say, an Adiantum, which just whithers up if dry. I would say really good drinks and then allowed to 'almost dry' before another really good drink. Keeping a fern too moist leads to rot problems, and a skimpy- looking plant. Hope this helps.
     
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    thank you i have been watering good once a week and misting it daily
     

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