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title: "I got this Boston fern about 3 weeks ago.. I travel a lot and watered…"
description: "I got this Boston fern about 3 weeks ago.. I travel a lot and watered it once a week. Came back to it being all dry and crumbly. I am assuming it didn’t have…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Austin S.C"
published: "2024-01-28T23:43:38.809Z"
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# I got this Boston fern about 3 weeks ago.. I travel a lot and watered…

_Posted by Austin S.C on 2024-01-28_

I got this Boston fern about 3 weeks ago.. I travel a lot and watered it once a week. Came back to it being all dry and crumbly. I am assuming it didn’t have enough sunlight and I just moved it closer to the window. Any suggestions? 💚🍃

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## 3 comments

### PlantLady commented on 2024-01-29

What was the moisture of the soil before you watered it?

#### Austin S.C replied on 2024-01-29

I can’t remember. I would assume it was dry at the top and then a little wet in the middle

### PlantaManta commented on 2024-01-30

Could definitely be a water thing. Thankfully an easy fix! I have the same type of fern, and I tend to water it every 5 days or so and that seems to do well. Leaves will get crispy like that if it goes a few days over

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