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title: "My birds nest fern had dry, crispy ends to it’s leaves. I keep the…"
description: "My birds nest fern had dry, crispy ends to it’s leaves. I keep the soil moist and mist regularly. Is there something that could be causing this that I should…"
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author: "Hannah"
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# My birds nest fern had dry, crispy ends to it’s leaves. I keep the…

_Geplaatst door Hannah op 2023-03-25_

My birds nest fern had dry, crispy ends to it’s leaves. I keep the soil moist and mist regularly. Is there something that could be causing this that I should treat or it is just my cats biting the leaves?

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## 2 reacties

### Elin reageerde op 2023-03-31

How much light does your fern get? Have you seen your cats chew on the leaves? How’s the drainage in the soil and pot? ☺️

#### Hannah antwoordde op 2023-04-04

I’ve definitely seen my cats chew on it, they love ferns lol. But I have it in my office, which is a south facing room. It’s probably like 5-7 feet or so from the window, so it gets bright light, the sun is not directly shining on it. I think the soil drainage seems pretty good, but the pot it came with from Lowe’s has a wick to keep it watered.

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