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title: "Any help would be appreciated! My birds nest is getting brown and dry…"
description: "Any help would be appreciated! My birds nest is getting brown and dry at some points on the leaves. I’m not sure what to do here. I water it once a week as I…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Andrianna"
published: "2026-01-17T16:06:00.852575Z"
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# Any help would be appreciated! My birds nest is getting brown and dry…

_Posted by Andrianna on 2026-01-17_

Any help would be appreciated! My birds nest is getting brown and dry at some points on the leaves. I’m not sure what to do here. I water it once a week as I heard this plant doesn’t like its soil to get dry.

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## 4 comments

### Romi commented on 2026-01-17

Do you have a steady humidity system set up for it? Ferns grow in the wettest parts of the forest so I keep mine near a humidifier that runs 24/7. It still gets crunchy in some parts, but it remains lush and bushy. Another factor that yields brown crunchy leaves is hard water - I try to water mine with rain water when I can. Otherwise I’ll leave tap water in a container overnight so some of its mineral content evaporates (so I’ve heard).

#### Andrianna replied on 2026-01-17

I do not but that is good to know! I’ll try the tap water thing and see if that helps! Thanks so much :)

#### SuccySuccy replied on 2026-01-18

Sadly leaving tap water sit overnight really won’t do much scientifically speaking. Better to use distilled water to mist, in my experience 🪴

### Kelly commented on 2026-01-18

I have a similar plant and I water it every few days. I also mist it frequently. Drying out at all will make the leaves go brown in the ends.

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