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title: "Hey. I have two questions-1. Is the grow light too close to it and 2.…"
description: "Hey. I have two questions-1. Is the grow light too close to it and 2. Why are some fronds turning brown? Please don’t say it needs to go outside because that’s…"
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published: "2026-07-09T23:55:19.532367Z"
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# Hey. I have two questions-1. Is the grow light too close to it and 2.…

_Posted by Quietstorm on 2026-07-09_

Hey. I have two questions-1. Is the grow light too close to it and 2. Why are some fronds turning brown?  
Please don’t say it needs to go outside because that’s not an option.

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## 9 comments

### DorkCaulkLit commented on 2026-07-10

It needs to go outside... jk!!! 😅 I always listen to my plants and get my grow light as close as possible until they start to drop from the intensity, or heaven forbid, they burn a little. Then I move it back an inch or too. That being said, ferns brown... from everthing I know about them... its a part of their alternative lifestyle... not sure it matters what you do in that regard...

#### Quietstorm replied on 2026-07-10

Okay. Thanks for jk about it needing to be outside. 😂

### appleants commented on 2026-07-10

have you touched it much? some ferns are a little sensitive to being over-handled and can brown from that! but like the other plant pal said, ferns just brown sometimes! i have two next to each other and one is far browner than the other just because that’s how he’s decided to be ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯

#### Quietstorm replied on 2026-07-10

I rarely touch it except to check the soil

#### appleants replied on 2026-07-10

based on where the leaves are browning then i’d say it’s just normal fern behavior, but i’m also not a fern expert i’m working with my first ones this year and can just speak to my own research. wishing the best for you!

### Sara commented on 2026-07-10

I struggle with ferns as they like to be kept very moist, and I typically underwater. I do have a few that I keep in self watering pots, and they do quite well.

#### Quietstorm replied on 2026-07-10

Yea I’ve been procrastinating on getting a new pot cuz the one it’s in has a crack on the side. I just dread having to remove and repot it.

#### Sara replied on 2026-07-10

I have a great self watering hanging basket from Amazon. Might be worth checking out. If you’re not keeping it hanging, I have rigged my own by using a deeper cover pot and just adding a cotton string through the holes of the nursery pot.

### NattieB55 commented on 2026-07-10

I find that mine prefer soaking in water when they get dry rather than top water. But brown leaves are part of the life cycle.

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