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  • Answered by
    GKH_Susan on
    December 4, 2023
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    My research shows to use a porous, organic material for the growing medium. The article below says plant in a loose, moist soil. These ferns are epiphytes and can be found growing on the trunks of trees or in soil. Saw dust might compact but wood shavings would likely work. It needs to be able to retain moisture though. Another article said to use commercial fern soil, which is composed of lots of organic material such as peat moss, peat humus, leaf mold, and ground sphagnum moss. Here is more:

    https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/ornamentals/birds-nest-fern.html

    https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/ornamentals/epiphytes.html

    https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/asplenium-nidus/

    https://pss.uvm.edu/pss123/fernaspl.html

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/birds-nest-fern/birds-nest-fern-care.htm

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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    January 25, 2024
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    It is always best to always try your mixtures on very small parts of your plants before trying your mixture over the whole thing. It is very possible that the mixture was too strong and burned your plants. In this case, the new growth should come out fine.

    If this is not the case, and new leaves are yellowing and rotting before opening up, then it could be overwatering. This will lead to symptoms that we are seeing, here. They should be watered to where the soil is moist, but not wet. Overwatering will suffocate the roots. Letting them dry out slightly is a little better than too much moisture.

    Reducing watering will help if this is the case.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/birds-nest-fern/birds-nest-fern-care.htm

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