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Plant daddy
I recently got this Cretan brake fern from a rescue box! I’m inspired to create a terrarium for it (since the invention of the terrarium was what first enabled species of ferns to be transported overseas by botanists).
Has anyone created one for their ferns before?
Any suggestions for what to put in with it? (Other plants, decorative elements etc)
Any suggestions of where to buy interesting terrarium containers? (I’m going to go with something geometric rather than a jar or bottle I think)
tay
HELP! i just went to water my asparagus fern but there’s mould(?) in the soil!?! i dont know what to do i’ve never run into this before :/ it’s also watering day so is it possible i’ve been over watering it???????
Hallie
I have a heart fern coming in the mail in the next week. Any tips? I have a lot of experience in monsteras, Alocasia, and common houseplants, even a fiddle leaf fig. But I’ve heard scary things lol! Pic is the order I placed.
Aubrey
My asparagus fern hasn’t been growing. I just reported him, hoping that he’ll thrive in his new environment! (Before and after photos)
Karl
Hi everyone! I just got a crispy fern which I heard are hard to care for. Does anyone have any tips for care? Specifically humidity in the winter (I live in NYC and it gets very dry in the winter). Thanks!
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sazh
my fern has been feeling a little crispy since i got it a few days ago. i was told to water it once a week and when i bought it, the soil felt moist so i waited some days to water it again just in case. i watered it yesterday but have noticed the leaves drying up. i’ve been taking it in the shower with me to get some humidity but it doesn’t seem to be working, how else can i keep it humid? i live in nyc and it’s super humid there but i’m on vacation somewhere dry and also, the fall/winter is approaching so even when i go back, i’ll need to keep it humid.
Anya
I’m so entertained by this frond growing wild 😭🤌
Plant Friends
One of my favs rn. She’s growing so beautifully 🖤
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Simone
Also transferred my southern maidenhair fern to self watering pot and is happy.
Simone
I just transferred my Himalayan maidenhern fern (adiantum venustum) to self-watering pot yesterday. In one day it got so happy!
Hailey
We have this giant fern outside our front door should we bring it inside when winter comes?
joyful
this is my fern and I think it’s doing well ! 🌿
Anya
Watch a new frond on my asparagus fern expand 🤩
I got this plant two weeks ago and it didn’t have any new growth but now it has five new growth points!! I was so excited when I noticed them :)
Kenny
The picture doesn’t really show very well but my rabbit foot ferns seems to be shriveling? I’m not sure… she used to have these super big lucious leaves! And now they have kinda gotten small and thin looking and some are brown ish yellow. I’ve made sure to not over water her and to fertilize when her soil is dry. What am I doing wrong? She’s right in a window that gets sunlight, but it’s not a direct window where the sun comes in most of the day. I’d say she gets good sunlight around sunset
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Mae
My silver brake fern is a little sad looking. I’ve had the plant a while, and feel that it looked fuller and greener in the past. It’s grown considerably, but lacks some vigor nowadays.
The picture with a flag in the back was taken about one year ago and the other two pictures are current.
Sen
Sen
Two new‘babies’😉
Aubrey
Fun fact: the asparagus fern is not actually a fern! It is more closely related to the asparagus vegetable 😂
Anya
Here’s my new asparagus ‘fern’! I don’t really have any pots this large so I’m using a fancy bowl for now lol
Houseplant Heretic
My big momma bird’s nest fern, in LECA. She was a straight from soil to LECA transfer, and has done amazing considering she was already such a large, mature plant. 💚
