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title: "What do people think is causing this brown papery death on parts of…"
description: "What do people think is causing this brown papery death on parts of my crispy wave fern? I’ve considered humidity and hard water issues and made improvements…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/NiZALrtASBeROEC20lQA3w/dtKF6XpsQkyNMsaV5TC8Dg"
community: "Fern Friends"
author: "S.R"
published: "2024-05-12T21:56:07.554095Z"
language: "en"
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# What do people think is causing this brown papery death on parts of…

_Posted by S.R on 2024-05-12_

What do people think is causing this brown papery death on parts of my crispy wave fern? I’ve considered humidity and hard water issues and made improvements on both. Should I be worried about mildew or fungal causes?

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## 1 comment

### Sonya commented on 2024-05-13

I cut those kind of leafs off when I am not sure. They are no good anyway.

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