staghorn fern soil/medium questions
Sophia Elizabeth
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Staghorn fern wiltiness and dormancy.
Comments (4)Advice I've seen in most places says to wait till the plants start to wilt before watering, especially during the winter months when they're not growing much. In all honestly, I usually just mist the plant every day or two, or add small amounts of water to the growing medium its in (A small clump of soil that the basal frond is attached to, in a larger pot with nothing but sphagnum moss and some other ferns in it). It dries down fairly quickly in any case so I'm not really concerned about over watering here. Anyway, even if I'm sticking to a fairly regular water schedule it still sometimes wilts. What I meant in my original post is that adding more water than usual tends to make them perk up a lot faster. I don't know what's causing them to wilt but I'd guess it's temperature fluctuations since the hall staff usually turns the heat up for the weekends. It could also be humidity dropping although it still feels fairly humid in here and nothing else in my room has been showing any signs of stress from lowered humidity....See MoreBoston Fern houseplant soil type
Comments (8)And that is exactly what you need for any kind of container gardening, indoors or outdoors. Something that is fast draining yet somewhat moisture retentive. The exception would be a medium used for cacti or other succulents and orchid bark. The key with houseplants is not to overwater them or water them too frequently. Most folks try to kill 'em with kindness :-))...See MoreMounting staghorn fern?
Comments (6)I have a question about the staghorn fern. I received one as a gift and it is mounted on a piece of wood. I don't have anywhere to hang it so would like to move it to a pot or something similar (not a basket as I have nowhere to hang that either). Any suggestions how I should do this? Everything I can find is about mounting it on wood, trees, etc....See MoreStaghorn Fern Mounting Question
Comments (6)Thank you very much for replying, houstonpat... I was pretty sure I mounted them right, I was just a bit concerned because every photo I have seen shows the brownish shield leaf as well as the green ones everyone is used to seeing. I've got these little guys in a south facing window, but they don't get direct sunlight as there are two large sycamore trees that filter the light nicely. It's my understanding that they prefer filtered or indirect light. One more question, if you please... should I wait to soak them with water until they are relatively dry? Or should I keep them moist at all times? The information I've gathered is a bit conflicting on this. It sounds like you are successful at growing these ferns... any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks again!...See MoreSophia Elizabeth
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