A Boston fern is one of the easiest houseplants to keep in a home with pets. The ASPCA lists the Boston fern as non-toxic to both cats and dogs, so a nibbled frond won’t poison your pet. That’s good news if you’ve just found a shredded frond on the floor. Boston ferns are safe for … Read more >>
Ferns need steady moisture more than a lot of water. Most ferns want soil that stays evenly damp, like a wrung-out sponge, so you water when the top inch starts to feel dry and let the extra drain away. For a typical indoor fern, that works out to about once or twice a week. Hanging … Read more >>
A Boston fern sheds a few tiny leaflets all the time, but a steady shower of them on the floor means the plant is stressed. When your Boston fern is losing leaves fast, the cause is almost always dry air, soil that dried out, or a sudden change like a move indoors, and the fix … Read more >>
If your Boston fern’s older fronds are fading to a washed-out lime color, the plant is usually reacting to too much light or a shortage of nitrogen. A Boston fern turning light green most often needs a shadier spot with bright indirect light, a light feeding, or both; pale new fronds alone are normal. The … Read more >>
Most ferns turn brown because they’re losing water faster than they can take it in. Dry indoor air, soil that dries out between waterings, and too much direct sun cause most cases. Overwatering, fertilizer salts, cold snaps, pests and plain old age account for the rest. If your fern is turning brown, check the humidity … Read more >>
Most ferns die from moisture trouble. Your ferns are most likely dying because the soil is drying out, the air is too dry, or the roots are sitting in soggy mix; direct sun, cold drafts, too much fertilizer, and pests come next. The good news is that a fern with a firm crown and some … Read more >>
A Boston fern stays alive and lush when you give it bright, indirect light, soil that stays evenly moist without turning soggy, and humid air around 50% or higher. To keep a Boston fern alive, water it whenever the top inch of soil feels dry, keep it in filtered light between 60 and 75°F, and … Read more >>
Ferns want three things above all: soft light, steady moisture, and humid air. Give a fern bright indirect light indoors or open shade outdoors. Keep its soil evenly damp but never soggy, and protect tropical types from cold and dry heat. With those basics in place, most ferns grow lush with very little fuss. To … Read more >>
Fiddle leaf figs need bright light, soak-and-dry watering and a spot they never have to leave. Here is how to keep one healthy indoors.
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