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title: "Hey. Can my Boston fern be saved?"
description: "Hey. Can my Boston fern be saved?"
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author: "Quietstorm"
published: "2025-08-27T21:23:32.981327Z"
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# Hey. Can my Boston fern be saved?

_Posted by Quietstorm on 2025-08-27_

Hey. Can my Boston fern be saved?

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## 3 comments

### Waspinator commented on 2025-08-27

He can be rescued, he still has a good bit of green. He looks dehydrated, so give him a long (30 minutes to several hours) bottom-watering soak. After the soak, make sure his pot drains thouroughly, and put him in part shade. The next day, any partly-alive sections will be more visible because they're better hydrated. Then give him a trim to remove any definitely dead material. Over the next few weeks as he recovers, move him gradually towards light until he's in bright indirect light. His current spot looks like he might be getting too much direct light. Also consider if that a/c unit might be giving him a weird temperature situation and adjust if needed

#### Quietstorm replied on 2025-08-28

Okay. Thanks. Also, that ac doesn’t get used anyway.  
I kinda figured it was getting too much sunlight but I just haven’t figured out where to move it. So how about I keep it there, close the blinds, \& just have them slightly open?

#### Waspinator replied on 2025-08-28

That'd work

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