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title: "My birds nest fern seems to be dying but I can’t figure out why it is…"
description: "My birds nest fern seems to be dying but I can’t figure out why it is and suggestions?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6478ac0ebfdf76758da7cc30"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "TF44"
published: "2023-06-01T14:32:46.643Z"
language: "en"
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# My birds nest fern seems to be dying but I can’t figure out why it is…

_Posted by TF44 on 2023-06-01_

My birds nest fern seems to be dying but I can’t figure out why it is and suggestions?

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## 3 comments

### Danika commented on 2023-06-01

I noticed you have your fern in a terra cotta pot. Not sure why. Those are best for desert plants. This is opposite. It likes lots of water. I would change pot to plastic pot so it doesn’t pull water away from roots.

#### TF44 replied on 2023-06-01

Thanks for telling me I had no clue cause that is the pot that it actually came in

### Anya commented on 2023-06-03

That yellowing leaf looks close to the bottom, which is normal. The little brown spots may just be from lack of humidity.

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