For what it’s worth, I’ve always watered my Bostons from the bottom up overnight. When the pot feels light, I fill a plastic basin 1/3 full and set the fern in it before I got to bed. In the morning, I place the fern back on its plant stand where it easily drains excess water. Been doing this for 30 years with great success.
Yep wife has always done it that way. Our son had one outside on his steeps dryed brown. Wife soacked pot in a 5 gallon pail and it came back. I lost the bet with her. Lol
Yeah that's the way I've always done it aswell, and I always have a water meter in most of my ferns as I'm an under waterer lol so that stops me from forgetting them
I inherited a Boston fern from my mother (she called it Mr Boston lol). It is over 45 yrs old and has been divided many times. It was the only house plant I ever remember her having. She had the perfect growing conditions both inside and out and it was beautiful. I've had it about 7 yrs now and it's doing OK but not as well as when she had it. It's due to be divided again and I will use your recommendations for the soil mix. Thanks for the tips I hope to keep it going and pass it down to the next generation
Wow That’s awesome. Shit I hope I could do that. I love my huge Boston fern and I would love to pass it down too. They have been around since the dinosaurs. Did she just divide it?
Im so jealous. I'm in the Philly area so they have to come inside during the winter. I cannot keep them alive! Plenty of light. Water when dry. I don't get it
I downloaded an app to monitor the rain in the everglades. When it rains in the everglades, I put my ferns in the shower for a few minutes. They are thriving! I do the same with the weather in Phoenix to know when to water my cactus plants. So far it's working out very well.
I am sadly still in the fern killing stage. I love ferns. I am looking forward to a beautiful future of having ferns and not killing them. I appreciate the good advice.
Besides watering and sunlight, give ur plants some LOVING ENERGY touch it and tell it you love it and to grow big and beautiful do this once a week. I know it sounds nuts but plants love it when you do.😁
Two years ago we moved and now practically live in the woods. Lowe's had a clearance rack with dying Boston Ferns, big ones, very brown, for $3.99. And I thought, what the heck so I bought 2 of them and put them outside. We get very little sunlight because of all the trees around but we also had ferns growing wild all over the place. I took them out of their pots, transplanted them into bigger pots, added some fresh potting soil, watered them, let them get rained on and sat back waiting for them to die. Little by little they began growing new fronds and by the fall they looked like something you'd pay $50.00 for! They were huge, gorgeous! I brought them into the garage for the winter and someone left the garage door open where they got blasted with icy cold temps, of course they died soon after. This year, 4 new clearance ferns for$3.00 each and they've done the same, tripled in size and are lovely. I'm going to bring them in the house where they will likely perish before they can make it back outside next spring. Wish me luck!
I’d love to know how your ferns are doing?! I have this wild urge to buy dying plants and bring them back to life lol. All of the plants I’ve bought are rescues 🥲❤️
Get a shallow dish like a pie dish, add little pebbles put water in it and put your plant in the water. This keeps the humidity high until they go back out for the summer
I live in a very cold part of Canada and my Boston fern has to put up with constant furnace heat on for months. It gets dry looking leaves with scraggly tips. I set it on a tray of pebbles with water underneath them and I do spray it with water twice a week. I water it quite often. In the summer it goes onto my front door step in a sheltered nook and does a lot better. It gets some rain water and filtered sunlight. It really recovers and looks great.
I usually bottom feed my potted plants,.... by misting the surface to moisten the top, then I pour food/water into a feeding tray and allow the plant to take up whatever i wants...this uses 2-3 times the amount fed from the top. ( it wont work if you dont wet the top or most top soil first, as it creates a seal that stops the soil from having dry spots) Thanks for the videos!
i dont even know anymore it's been yellowish and thin for so long but it's still alive lmaoooooo its drooping so it doesn't have enough light but its yellowish so it has too much?? confusion
Anyone, especially those who are a bit on the OCD side, tends to over-do everything. "If a little works well, why not triple the amount!" Key word: Moderation!
Empress, my 4' Boston Fern, was difficult to move this summer, even though 9 doors down, because of winding up all her runners & placed them into 6 med/large containers. Waiting until it's cooler to change her soil. She gets less sun than the other place, & she & my African Violets love their nightly misting, helps them to grow bigger! If you doubt misting: My 3 biggest African Violets were 35" - 37.5", under perfect humidity and lighting conditions. Ferns & Violets grow great together!
Are your violets indoors in pots? I’m surprised they like misting, since their leaves are fuzzy and hold water which can cause fungus. I tried misting one of mine a couple times a week and the leaves rotted &turned black. Everything I read says to water from the bottom or soak and don’t get leaves wet. Of course, I don’t know how one can do that if ground planted. But congrats if yours are good with it. 😊
Hello from Ireland! I killed one off a few years ago when I was just starting out my plant collection. Came across one today in my local supermarket and picked it up. Let's hope I'm a little more versed in plant care to keep this one alive. Thanks for sharing! I enjoy your videos a lot.
@@meaganwallwork5395 dont put it in the oven to disinfect it. I did that (I might've had it too long or too hot in there) and it turned brown and super dry
I have one that’s about 1/10th of this size. It’s cute. I have it literally on top of a humidifier and it’s loving it. It’s about doubled in size in four months or so. I’m looking forward to it being as massive as this one.
@@epicgardening I realize this video is years old but I just adopted a fern someone was going to toss out and she’s big. But I came here bc I don’t know much. She’s still in her nursery pot and you’re saying it can stay in one forever?
My Boston Ferns are thriving! I water really well with a hose, making sure that every part of the soil is drenched. I also sprinkle water on the top Green Layer. I place it outside in indirect light. I do this every other day at least. My Boston fern loves water because it gets hot and humid here.
@@Mrieekk After desperately trying to save it, I gave up on it and left it to die, but my mother got a hold of it and gave it a massive haircut! She trimmed off ALL the dead bits, about 90% of the plant... 2 months later and its doing great! It's becoming bushy and it looks super healthy!
I got Gus (The Boston Fern) specifically because he was non-toxic to cats. So I'm here making sure I keep Onion's (My cat) alive as well as Gus. Thank you so much :D
Here in Central Florida when we bought our house it was overgrown with ferns under an oak tree. Thanks for the tips because the one I dug up and put in a pot isn’t “popping.”
My daughter placed her ferns outside under trees. She never watered them and had the attitude that if they survive then great. Well, living on Hilton Head Island they survived really well. Now I have them and am moving to East TN.
Mines on the front steps and sun does hit it for a like bit and it’s growing beautifully. I water about 2 cups a day. I have not felt the soil but it also got rained on several times. It looks great though.
I live in sc and my boston ferns do great in full sun in the humid hot weather in the summer. I bring them inside early winter before temps reach freezing and put them back out mid spring I've never had problems
Got a lot of brown stems where the plant meets the pot, although have some runners that go near the floor, and are alive. So wonder are those brown stems just a lack of pruning do you think or is there some other problem the rest of the plant looks like the one you were working on. It's a beautiful plant.
Exactly about the water... I always water once... wait for a Little hydration of the soil... takes awhile to moisten... rewater So it soakes... if it runs off/out the bottom of the pot.... water again so the soil sucks it up.... happy plant 🪴☺😄
Ferns in general prefer ericaceous compost. Any medium that is light with lots of chipped bark for good aeration is essential. In nature ferns often grow in bark on trees and in leaf mold. Bright indirect light to full shade. Use a clear pot to see if the compost is drying out. Also usually the weight of the pot watered and drying out is a good indication. Use rainwater as tap water can be alkaline and you dont want to make the compost alkaline. Humidity 50% +. Misting is pointless. A cool semi shaded room is ideal.
I have always believed what you said about the amount of sunlight they require. I have been hanging Boston ferns from my front porch west facing. A ton of hot afternoon sun. I have to water every day and sometimes 2 times a day. They got HUGE and beautiful.
I know I’m late to the party, but just wanted to say I am one of those who cannot multitask worth a poo. So I too appreciate this man, his plant wisdom and ability to execute what he’s saying!
I don't comment much, but I love that he teaches other relevant info as well. The water-wait-water method is something I learned the hard way and this info would have saved me a lot of time. Great video brother!
I have always loved Boston ferns. I have killed a few in the past but recently I have found some success. I live in Australia and I have an eastern facing sunroom. I have several ferns but one in particular is absolutely thriving. It gets filtered sunlight but the sunroom gets rather warm especially in summer. I water my fern really well once a fortnight because I found they don’t like being too wet. I also found success growing maiden hair fern accidentally. I placed it outside but in a sheltered position because it had merely bugs. I would bottom water it once a month even in the peak of summer and it is honestly the best maiden hair fern I have ever grown. It seems to thrive on neglect.
Great Vid! I run a Boston Fern Morgue over here in Alabama. I buy and bury em within a month. Now that I’m armed with this great information hopefully I can shut down my business. Culprit = 🌞
LoL 😄 Bless it! I feel ya being I’m from Alabama too. Gotta always be on our toes (especially in the summer ☀️ ), a lot of watering & 1/2 to midweek watering schedules, turning of plants/ rotation, & so on right! Our climate where I’m at closely resembles that of a rainforest minus the “choppy canopy” due to homes😄!! Hot & Humid! Anyhow good luck with everything! I hope you are able to shut your Fern Morgue down for good🌱💚
Me too, why is it so hard? My grandma had one that was just lovely and then my mom had it. Our cat gave it a bowl cut but it still lived for a long time. I cannot keep one alive.
I live in Florida, I have 5 by my pool, they are in full sun.( no shade at all)....they do just fine..I water 2 time a week...Im surprise to learn all you just said...Guess my ferns are tuff..Thanks for the video...
Great video thank you my boston fern is about 3x's the size of yours. We had a early start with winter here in st. paul. she got a bit burned by the cold - I bring her outside for the summer. She is slowly back in her indoor garden spot. Humidity is a factor. I have about 15 different fern varieties I grow in my old Victorian House basement. No heat but it stays at the coldest 65f (when it's -40 outside) to about 72F. My indoor garden is actually little furnaces that keep it the rest of the gang warm. I do moisture spray with my "PETRA" sprayer to keep average around 50% - we don't like mold! It's wonderful during the winter because I go into my Tropic flowering mancave after working outside in -40 degree weather. I'm growing oranges, limes, lemons, bananas, 4- types of passion fruit etc in my basement. My winter tropical garden is about 1200 sqft with lighting with LED Daylight/kelvin in shop lights and bulbs. My power usage is only 500 watts. You don't need those expensive power hunger LED lights unless you might be growing the other stuff . This is my 4th season the experiment paid off so much that my garden grew another 100%. FYI If your going to introduce plants in Quarentine them and treat the soil.
My outdoor ferns,in pots, are gigantic and thriving. We have somewhat hard water here and my plant tips were turning brown. So I read that it was often due to salts in the water staying in the soil, but adding a teaspoon of Aquarium Water Conditioner,per gallon of water every time I water, would help . Yup, that really did the trick. Finally, no more brown tips. 🎉😊🌱
I don’t have any Boston’s, but have 4 Kimberly ferns. The one right in front/touching of a north window has tripled since I bought it. One is 6 feet from south window hasn’t grown a lot, but is happy. I have the other two 6 feet from a north window and they’re surviving but definitely have a lot of browning and dropping leaves. I thought maybe it might be low humidity but this is a Great reminder they need more light than one may think.
Looking for tips on Boston ferns and there You were. Had a good time listening, someone gave me a plant and I haven't had a fern in a long while. So I'll be back for more tips. Aloha from Honolulu Hawaii.
I wish these guides could be simplified and more visual, someone talking and describing things to me doesn't really register. It'd really help if they'd show me what they're talking about and and how to do it!
That you so much for this video. I got a boston fern and its starting to look sad. Now I know why, I have it in too much sunlight. I can't wait to see how big she grows.
I bought it last year and planted on the soil in our backyard. It got scorching heat anhd high humidity during hot summer in Houston, Texas. It grew just awesome!!! Huge, dark green and fresh! I watered over almost everyday!
I planted my fern in an area that only gets sun in the morning in OC, California, and it looks great. I’m going to trim it and plant some of it in another shady spot. Thank you ☺️
I just learned a trick and I feel kind of dumb for not thinking of this sooner but someone said if you don’t like sticking your finger in the dirt to see how moist the soil is you can stick a wooden skewers in the pot and leave it there and then when you pull it out you can see how wet it is
loved your presentation and I have subscribed . It would be helpful to actually see you divide and repot the ferns....these visuals would help to follow as your speaking.
I don’t know anything about plants and have never cared to. But this summer I went crazy and got into them! I have 3 Boston ferns that I have grown huge and long! They are about 2 and 3 sizes bigger than the one in the video. I’m so proud of myself!!! I’ve never grown anything and these are gorgeous! Makes me really love plants!
Gail Cirac I water them a lot!! Also, I don’t have any of them in direct sunlight. They are all under my porches and as long as I keep watering them, they continue to flourish! I don’t buy into the whole waiting till the dirt is dry thing. Some people would say I overwater but my plants show how much they thrive with the water they get. I soak them pretty much every other day and they have holes in the bottom so they drain, but ferns live water...and I tried waiting a week to water one time and they started doing horribly. I would highly suggest watering them a lot in a pot that drains good. Hope this helps!!! 😀
An extremely useful tool to get watering right is a moisture meter. Far more accurate than a finger and especially useful for tight-in-a-pot plants with crowded stems like ferns. I consistently over-watered until I bought one and started using it. I have a black thumb with most ferns, especially Bostons for some reason. Not sure if I will try again. They die mid winter. Most likely guess would be too low humidity, since I don't run a humidifier.
@@epicgardening They are not accurate in chunky mixes. I also advise that people buy two to compare and catch if one of them seems to be malfunctioning. I have used one since 2011 and it is for moisture only: not the ones with multi-functions or a light or any other "bells and whistles." It is still working like a charm for me. Like any sensing equipment, the tip should be wiped clean and it should not be banged around. Many people believe their unit is malfunctioning when they place it in different areas of the pot and it reads different each time. That is because unless you are using a very uniform potting mix, moisture levels WILL be different within the pot. It is normal for these readings to occur. The moisture meter finds moisture pockets at the center bottom of a pot, something no finger can reach. This prevents over-watering.
I have two Boston Ferns that I got from the home center last spring. I hung both plants under the eve of my covered front porch. They looked great and added some nice curb appeal to my home. Soon, several house wrens nested in the plants over the summer which made it very difficult to water. When the weather started getting cooler, I left them outside too long. They have since been inside and the birds are no longer an impediment. Now they both look scraggly. There are two or three healthy new shoots but the surface of the soil is just a tangled mess of dried fronds. I have cleaned up all of the dried and dead fronds but the cut stems in the soil remain. Is there any hope for saving these two plants? If so, What should I do to revive them?
Thanks, Epic gardening. Just got 2 ferns for a gift and needed to know how to keep nice looking, as never had ferns. You have helped immensely. Thanks!
hi Thank you for your video & it would be very helpful if you could please show pictures of the different issues you talk about ,so that I can learn what the actual problem my fern is having please, I don't know if it's overwatering or too much light or not enough watering or hard water or liquid fertilizer too rich thank you in advance from New Zealand
I have a fern and it's turning brown underneath, I realized it was water logged so I drained it and transplanted it. Thought it might help and it's not. I've always had a green thumb and for whatever reason I just don't seem to have much like ferns 😞🤷
Just bought one yesterday. Plan on putting under a deck facing south. Hope it likes it. I like to summer my plants outside in summer. They love the humidity. I love in central Iowa.
I inherited a Boston fern from my aunt she had it sitting on the porch.She needed to re home plants, since summer was over one was a Boston fern. It’s pots missing soil along edges of the pot and the roots feel hard which means I got to transplant it . I named It Sammy.
Love ferns, presently I have three indoors for the winter months, and go out to my front porch once the weather permits. They are going into their four year , thanks for sharing your video. 👍❤️😊
Please tell me how you take care of it. I was able to keep one fern alive in my house until February and it only had 8 fronds and it looked terrible so I cut them all back and it died.
My Boston fern is sad and has brown tips despite me doing everything right. I bottom water it with pure rainwater, it is also very humid where I live so ferns thrive outside and I try to keep the humidity levels in my room similar
Thank you I been eyeing a fern for while and it’s going to be my first plant I’m so excited to have plants 🪴 seems like ferns are easy to care for 💕now I have to find my second plant 🪴 choice maybe something like a fern simple to take care of and non toxic to my pet 🐱
I got one for $8 on fb marketplace, full, healthy and gorgeous and it’s thinned our quite a bit due to shedding. I will run it in the shower to water for a few minutes but I didn’t think about the water quality maybe being the really why it’s very dry and shedding like crazy. It has new growth throughout but lots of bare stemmy bits too.
My experience with over-wintering is that many fronds turn brown & drop countless pieces, making a big mess. Last winter, I placed it in the basement with a small plastic greenhouse over it, but still it dropped many dried up pieces.
QUESTION: I have a small fern collection consisting of bird's nest, crocodile, boston, fluffy ruffle, tiger, and my baby the macho fern! HOWEVER, what do I do because all of the tips of my macho are brown. Not all of the foliage but all of the tips of the fronds. Can I trim off the tips and still have the entire frond keep growing? Or, once the tip is gone, will I have to cut the entire frond off? It is 3 feet tall and has always been happy but I am finding random yellow leaves on some of the fronds and then the tips I just mentioned. Can I send you pics?
From my awning covered deck I will be bringing in a Boston Fern grown from a baby this summer to now a sizable fern. I will try your method to preserve it in our bathroom over the winter. Thanks for this informative video. You explained the procedure so thoroughly (and well spoken) that I can't help but have success!
I have a little wild fern that I hacked out of the ground in Jan; it started out with only three fronds and a bundle of damaged roots, so I was fully expecting it to die. I just wanted a plant that could survive my low-light dorm room, however, seems it still wanted more light because when I brought it home during lockdown and put it in full sunlight, it really started growing. It's about 4x its original size, with new baby fronds coming out regularly, and overall doing pretty well considering it's my first real plant, and it started out with a disadvantage. Humidity is still the main problem, we live in a semi-desert climate with temps easily reaching 40°C so I hope my baby does okay inside with the air conditioner on in the coming summer. I don't have anywhere else to go with her 😔
Something literally ate my two huge ferns. One day they looked beautiful and a few days later it was obvious that they were very sick. They are now in the fern graveyard with another dozen that I've buried :( I've never considered a Boston Fern to be an indoor plant.
Maybe I should just stick to plastic plants😆 but..I Love my ferns:) for the 1st time I'm going to bring my fern inside. Last night it frosted though:/ so I brought it in today and put it in my shower. Watered it good & made sure there wasn't any bugs coming out😬 I usually just buy more every year but this one got huge & is beautiful. I can't give up on it just yet..Hopefully it's not too late to save it
i have a beautiful fern that flourished outside this summer. I would now like to take it inside, but am super wary of bugs coming in the house. do you have any advice for overwintering these?
Good info, thanks! I've had a few ferns over the years, love them. They eventually die, get bugs, what have you. I did buy one this year for the front porch in a tall, black urn, so hoping it lives!
For what it’s worth, I’ve always watered my Bostons from the bottom up overnight. When the pot feels light, I fill a plastic basin 1/3 full and set the fern in it before I got to bed. In the morning, I place the fern back on its plant stand where it easily drains excess water. Been doing this for 30 years with great success.
Great advice thanks, I'll give it a try. U.S. Desert Storm Veteran 1990-94.
Thank you for this !
Yep wife has always done it that way. Our son had one outside on his steeps dryed brown. Wife soacked pot in a 5 gallon pail and it came back. I lost the bet with her. Lol
Yeah that's the way I've always done it aswell, and I always have a water meter in most of my ferns as I'm an under waterer lol so that stops me from forgetting them
Is there a way to bring it back to life after being in the wrong place too
much sun
I inherited a Boston fern from my mother (she called it Mr Boston lol). It is over 45 yrs old and has been divided many times. It was the only house plant I ever remember her having. She had the perfect growing conditions both inside and out and it was beautiful. I've had it about 7 yrs now and it's doing OK but not as well as when she had it. It's due to be divided again and I will use your recommendations for the soil mix. Thanks for the tips I hope to keep it going and pass it down to the next generation
Wow that's amazing. Hope Mr. Boston thrives for decades to come!
Never realized mr bosten lasts generations
Wow
That’s awesome. Shit I hope I could do that. I love my huge Boston fern and I would love to pass it down too. They have been around since the dinosaurs.
Did she just divide it?
I volunteer to receive one of its next babies! 😂
Im so jealous. I'm in the Philly area so they have to come inside during the winter. I cannot keep them alive! Plenty of light. Water when dry. I don't get it
I downloaded an app to monitor the rain in the everglades. When it rains in the everglades, I put my ferns in the shower for a few minutes. They are thriving! I do the same with the weather in Phoenix to know when to water my cactus plants. So far it's working out very well.
That's such a creative and unique idea!
Brilliant!
What is the app?
300 iq
I just got two HUGE Boston Ferns from Home Depot and this was the first video I ran into that gave me all the things. Thank you!!
I am sadly still in the fern killing stage. I love ferns. I am looking forward to a beautiful future of having ferns and not killing them. I appreciate the good advice.
Besides watering and sunlight, give ur plants some LOVING ENERGY touch it and tell it you love it and to grow big and beautiful do this once a week. I know it sounds nuts but plants love it when you do.😁
I do it... My family must think I'm crazy... But I talk to them😁 whenever I'm happy or sad.. My plants know all of my secrets🤐
i do it every morning lol 😂
Two years ago we moved and now practically live in the woods. Lowe's had a clearance rack with dying Boston Ferns, big ones, very brown, for $3.99. And I thought, what the heck so I bought 2 of them and put them outside. We get very little sunlight because of all the trees around but we also had ferns growing wild all over the place. I took them out of their pots, transplanted them into bigger pots, added some fresh potting soil, watered them, let them get rained on and sat back waiting for them to die. Little by little they began growing new fronds and by the fall they looked like something you'd pay $50.00 for! They were huge, gorgeous! I brought them into the garage for the winter and someone left the garage door open where they got blasted with icy cold temps, of course they died soon after. This year, 4 new clearance ferns for$3.00 each and they've done the same, tripled in size and are lovely. I'm going to bring them in the house where they will likely perish before they can make it back outside next spring. Wish me luck!
So ferns don’t like sunlight?😀🤷🏽♀️
I’d love to know how your ferns are doing?! I have this wild urge to buy dying plants and bring them back to life lol. All of the plants I’ve bought are rescues 🥲❤️
Daniella Bernabeu it’s doing well surprisingly!!!!!
Ferns are very resilient. I have had a few come back too.
Get a shallow dish like a pie dish, add little pebbles put water in it and put your plant in the water. This keeps the humidity high until they go back out for the summer
I've killed a few ferns long before I got into plants... it has instilled this fear of buying them. So thanks for your tips!
I live in a very cold part of Canada and my Boston fern has to put up with constant furnace heat on for months. It gets dry looking leaves with scraggly tips. I set it on a tray of pebbles with water underneath them and I do spray it with water twice a week. I water it quite often. In the summer it goes onto my front door step in a sheltered nook and does a lot better. It gets some rain water and filtered sunlight. It really recovers and looks great.
Ditto
I killed 2 boston ferns in my lifetime and recently bought a third. I've taken notes from your video. Pray for me.
I usually bottom feed my potted plants,....
by misting the surface to moisten the top, then I pour food/water into a feeding tray and allow the plant to take up whatever i wants...this uses 2-3 times the amount fed from the top. ( it wont work if you dont wet the top or most top soil first, as it creates a seal that stops the soil from having dry spots)
Thanks for the videos!
Anybody watching this video and still think “my plant gonna die 😭”
Yup
I kill cactus and ivy. It’s a black thumb.
i dont even know anymore it's been yellowish and thin for so long but it's still alive lmaoooooo its drooping so it doesn't have enough light but its yellowish so it has too much?? confusion
@@myenimtown you might be overwatering, or under-watering they have the same symptoms.
@@prabhdeol8098 well my watering has been pretty consistent so rip...although i should say its more pale green than yellow
Anyone, especially those who are a bit on the OCD side, tends to over-do everything. "If a little works well, why not triple the amount!" Key word: Moderation!
Empress, my 4' Boston Fern, was difficult to move this summer, even though 9 doors down, because of winding up all her runners & placed them into 6 med/large containers. Waiting until it's cooler to change her soil. She gets less sun than the other place, & she & my African Violets love their nightly misting, helps them to grow bigger! If you doubt misting: My 3 biggest African Violets were 35" - 37.5", under perfect humidity and lighting conditions. Ferns & Violets grow great together!
I have a bunch of African violets but heard you shouldn't spray them because they don't like it! Now I'm curious to try!
Are your violets indoors in pots? I’m surprised they like misting, since their leaves are fuzzy and hold water which can cause fungus. I tried misting one of mine a couple times a week and the leaves rotted &turned black. Everything I read says to water from the bottom or soak and don’t get leaves wet. Of course, I don’t know how one can do that if ground planted. But congrats if yours are good with it. 😊
Hello from Ireland!
I killed one off a few years ago when I was just starting out my plant collection. Came across one today in my local supermarket and picked it up. Let's hope I'm a little more versed in plant care to keep this one alive.
Thanks for sharing! I enjoy your videos a lot.
Hello from Ireland too! ☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘
My parents don’t want me to buy any more plants so I’m gonna go out in the woods and tame some ferns instead 😂
I'm planning on doing the same thing with moss
Hahaha
I tried to steal a fern from nature... didn't work.
Oml , you're my soul mate , just the difference is that I kill all my plants so my parents won't buy me more lol.😂😂
@@meaganwallwork5395 dont put it in the oven to disinfect it. I did that (I might've had it too long or too hot in there) and it turned brown and super dry
I have one that’s about 1/10th of this size. It’s cute. I have it literally on top of a humidifier and it’s loving it. It’s about doubled in size in four months or so. I’m looking forward to it being as massive as this one.
It's gonna get huge!
🤔 thanks
@@epicgardening I realize this video is years old but I just adopted a fern someone was going to toss out and she’s big. But I came here bc I don’t know much. She’s still in her nursery pot and you’re saying it can stay in one forever?
My Boston Ferns are thriving! I water really well with a hose, making sure that every part of the soil is drenched. I also sprinkle water on the top Green Layer. I place it outside in indirect light. I do this every other day at least. My Boston fern loves water because it gets hot and humid here.
Hydrogen peroxide???
this video came at a perfect time! my boston fern in currently dying and im trying to save it!!
Wishing you luck!
did u save it
We need an update 😂
Same! Can you update on it?
@@Mrieekk After desperately trying to save it, I gave up on it and left it to die, but my mother got a hold of it and gave it a massive haircut! She trimmed off ALL the dead bits, about 90% of the plant... 2 months later and its doing great! It's becoming bushy and it looks super healthy!
I got Gus (The Boston Fern) specifically because he was non-toxic to cats. So I'm here making sure I keep Onion's (My cat) alive as well as Gus. Thank you so much :D
I do the dunk until no more air bubbles come out then set it on a screen table and let the extra water stop coming out then I hang them.
do the dunk?
@@jasminechristina1254 put the bottom of the plant in water
Here in Central Florida when we bought our house it was overgrown with ferns under an oak tree. Thanks for the tips because the one I dug up and put in a pot isn’t “popping.”
If the leaves are drooping I add a small bit , if the water puddles on the dirt, they are thristy.
My daughter placed her ferns outside under trees. She never watered them and had the attitude that if they survive then great. Well, living on Hilton Head Island they survived really well. Now I have them and am moving to East TN.
I've tryed several times to have a Boston Fern and have managed to kill each one. I have a new one and I'm hoping to get it right this time
I soak one up to the soil level in a small tub or container, for about an hour. Lets the entire root structure start to absorb.
Just lift it = knowing how much water it needs... this is exactly what I wasn’t looking for.
Stick your finger in the soil, if one bend of your finger in the soil is dry, water it, or get a moisture metre
Lol truth
Same lol that’s the easiest haha
One of his leaves if completed brown it probably needs more water lol
Mines on the front steps and sun does hit it for a like bit and it’s growing beautifully. I water about 2 cups a day. I have not felt the soil but it also got rained on several times. It looks great though.
I live in sc and my boston ferns do great in full sun in the humid hot weather in the summer. I bring them inside early winter before temps reach freezing and put them back out mid spring I've never had problems
Got a lot of brown stems where the plant meets the pot, although have some runners that go near the floor, and are alive. So wonder are those brown stems just a lack of pruning do you think or is there some other problem the rest of the plant looks like the one you were working on. It's a beautiful plant.
I came here to find out why I had burnt tips with my fern plant and I found the answer. Thank you
I have noticed that the leaves turn a lighter sage green when it's thirsty then immediately back to bright lime green afterward.
Exactly about the water... I always water once... wait for a Little hydration of the soil... takes awhile to moisten... rewater
So it soakes... if it runs off/out the bottom of the pot.... water again so the soil sucks it up.... happy plant 🪴☺😄
I put moss around some places around the plants base. It kinda helps.
My fern looks nothing like this 😭😭 Her leaves look sad. I'm going to try and water like he suggested... fingers crossed.
Ferns in general prefer ericaceous compost. Any medium that is light with lots of chipped bark for good aeration is essential. In nature ferns often grow in bark on trees and in leaf mold. Bright indirect light to full shade. Use a clear pot to see if the compost is drying out. Also usually the weight of the pot watered and drying out is a good indication. Use rainwater as tap water can be alkaline and you dont want to make the compost alkaline. Humidity 50% +. Misting is pointless. A cool semi shaded room is ideal.
I have always believed what you said about the amount of sunlight they require. I have been hanging Boston ferns from my front porch west facing. A ton of hot afternoon sun. I have to water every day and sometimes 2 times a day. They got HUGE and beautiful.
Kym Martin hi!but, how about the wind?! Mine is at kinda same place than yours, but they are not happy at all :(
I guess is too windy
Hey thank you for being here 😃 got myself my first ferns this year and you totally helped me be able to love them correctly. Thank you so much 🙏💜😇
You do an excellent job of talking/ teaching and working at the same time. It's surprising how many people are not able to do that.
I know I’m late to the party, but just wanted to say I am one of those who cannot multitask worth a poo. So I too appreciate this man, his plant wisdom and ability to execute what he’s saying!
I don't comment much, but I love that he teaches other relevant info as well. The water-wait-water method is something I learned the hard way and this info would have saved me a lot of time. Great video brother!
I have always loved Boston ferns. I have killed a few in the past but recently I have found some success. I live in Australia and I have an eastern facing sunroom. I have several ferns but one in particular is absolutely thriving. It gets filtered sunlight but the sunroom gets rather warm especially in summer. I water my fern really well once a fortnight because I found they don’t like being too wet. I also found success growing maiden hair fern accidentally. I placed it outside but in a sheltered position because it had merely bugs. I would bottom water it once a month even in the peak of summer and it is honestly the best maiden hair fern I have ever grown. It seems to thrive on neglect.
Great Vid! I run a Boston Fern Morgue over here in Alabama. I buy and bury em within a month. Now that I’m armed with this great information hopefully I can shut down my business. Culprit = 🌞
😂😂😂, you're funny!!! Sure loads of ppl feel exactly the same
LoL 😄 Bless it! I feel ya being I’m from Alabama too. Gotta always be on our toes (especially in the summer ☀️ ), a lot of watering & 1/2 to midweek watering schedules, turning of plants/ rotation, & so on right! Our climate where I’m at closely resembles that of a rainforest minus the “choppy canopy” due to homes😄!! Hot & Humid! Anyhow good luck with everything! I hope you are able to shut your Fern Morgue down for good🌱💚
Me too, why is it so hard? My grandma had one that was just lovely and then my mom had it. Our cat gave it a bowl cut but it still lived for a long time. I cannot keep one alive.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Morgue LOL
I live in Florida, I have 5 by my pool, they are in full sun.( no shade at all)....they do just fine..I water 2 time a week...Im surprise to learn all you just said...Guess my ferns are tuff..Thanks for the video...
It's probably the humidity that keeps them alive
If they weren't by a pool with high humidity it would be a different story.
Great video thank you my boston fern is about 3x's the size of yours. We had a early start with winter here in st. paul. she got a bit burned by the cold - I bring her outside for the summer. She is slowly back in her indoor garden spot. Humidity is a factor. I have about 15 different fern varieties I grow in my old Victorian House basement. No heat but it stays at the coldest 65f (when it's -40 outside) to about 72F. My indoor garden is actually little furnaces that keep it the rest of the gang warm. I do moisture spray with my "PETRA" sprayer to keep average around 50% - we don't like mold! It's wonderful during the winter because I go into my Tropic flowering mancave after working outside in -40 degree weather. I'm growing oranges, limes, lemons, bananas, 4- types of passion fruit etc in my basement. My winter tropical garden is about 1200 sqft with lighting with LED Daylight/kelvin in shop lights and bulbs. My power usage is only 500 watts. You don't need those expensive power hunger LED lights unless you might be growing the other stuff . This is my 4th season the experiment paid off so much that my garden grew another 100%. FYI If your going to introduce plants in Quarentine them and treat the soil.
My outdoor ferns,in pots, are gigantic and thriving. We have somewhat hard water here and my plant tips were turning brown. So I read that it was often due to salts in the water staying in the soil, but adding a teaspoon of Aquarium Water Conditioner,per gallon of water every time I water, would help . Yup, that really did the trick. Finally, no more brown tips. 🎉😊🌱
I don’t have any Boston’s, but have 4 Kimberly ferns. The one right in front/touching of a north window has tripled since I bought it. One is 6 feet from south window hasn’t grown a lot, but is happy. I have the other two 6 feet from a north window and they’re surviving but definitely have a lot of browning and dropping leaves. I thought maybe it might be low humidity but this is a Great reminder they need more light than one may think.
Looking for tips on Boston ferns and there You were. Had a good time listening, someone gave me a plant and I haven't had a fern in a long while. So I'll be back for more tips. Aloha from Honolulu Hawaii.
I have one that my neighbor gave me... It's big...it's healthy..it's thirsty... It gets Lotta water...it's shedding!!
I wish these guides could be simplified and more visual, someone talking and describing things to me doesn't really register. It'd really help if they'd show me what they're talking about and and how to do it!
That you so much for this video. I got a boston fern and its starting to look sad. Now I know why, I have it in too much sunlight. I can't wait to see how big she grows.
Ferns are the most popular houseplants and are also great for adding greenery in the garden , thanks for helpful gardening tips. 👌 💐
I bought it last year and planted on the soil in our backyard. It got scorching heat anhd high humidity during hot summer in Houston, Texas. It grew just awesome!!! Huge, dark green and fresh! I watered over almost everyday!
I'm in Victoria and I'm pretty sure I fried my in this heat 😫😫 I wonder if I can revive it.
I thought he said no direct sun?
@Jackie Butler he did say that but mine gets direct sun from 3-7pm and they look fantastic! They're better looking than his. LARGE AND GREEN
I planted my fern in an area that only gets sun in the morning in OC, California, and it looks great. I’m going to trim it and plant some of it in another shady spot. Thank you ☺️
You can also place a saucer Filled with small stones and water,the water will create humidity as it evaporates
I'm going to try that.
I just learned a trick and I feel kind of dumb for not thinking of this sooner but someone said if you don’t like sticking your finger in the dirt to see how moist the soil is you can stick a wooden skewers in the pot and leave it there and then when you pull it out you can see how wet it is
I live in Zone 10 in the Bay Area and all of my Boston ferns are outside either in shaded sunlight or full afternoon sun they are flourishing.
loved your presentation and I have subscribed . It would be helpful to actually see you divide and repot the ferns....these visuals would help to follow as your speaking.
I don’t know anything about plants and have never cared to. But this summer I went crazy and got into them! I have 3 Boston ferns that I have grown huge and long! They are about 2 and 3 sizes bigger than the one in the video. I’m so proud of myself!!! I’ve never grown anything and these are gorgeous! Makes me really love plants!
What’s your secret??
Gail Cirac I water them a lot!! Also, I don’t have any of them in direct sunlight. They are all under my porches and as long as I keep watering them, they continue to flourish! I don’t buy into the whole waiting till the dirt is dry thing. Some people would say I overwater but my plants show how much they thrive with the water they get. I soak them pretty much every other day and they have holes in the bottom so they drain, but ferns live water...and I tried waiting a week to water one time and they started doing horribly. I would highly suggest watering them a lot in a pot that drains good. Hope this helps!!! 😀
Florida Girl thank you for the watering tips. I’ll do that. Hope my dehydrated specimen survives.
Gail Cirac they should do great! Good luck and let me know if u have anymore questions! 😀😀😀
I got one yesterday it’s huge but in very bad show need to be saved n refreshed this vdo is helpful touches everything
Key word, for watering: Moderation!
An extremely useful tool to get watering right is a moisture meter. Far more accurate than a finger and especially useful for tight-in-a-pot plants with crowded stems like ferns. I consistently over-watered until I bought one and started using it.
I have a black thumb with most ferns, especially Bostons for some reason. Not sure if I will try again. They die mid winter. Most likely guess would be too low humidity, since I don't run a humidifier.
Agreed, they can be quite helpful but also somewhat finicky - if you have a good suggestion on those, lmk
@@epicgardening They are not accurate in chunky mixes. I also advise that people buy two to compare and catch if one of them seems to be malfunctioning. I have used one since 2011 and it is for moisture only: not the ones with multi-functions or a light or any other "bells and whistles." It is still working like a charm for me. Like any sensing equipment, the tip should be wiped clean and it should not be banged around.
Many people believe their unit is malfunctioning when they place it in different areas of the pot and it reads different each time. That is because unless you are using a very uniform potting mix, moisture levels WILL be different within the pot. It is normal for these readings to occur.
The moisture meter finds moisture pockets at the center bottom of a pot, something no finger can reach. This prevents over-watering.
Minnesota here. My ferns were put in my basement. Now it’s getting warm do I cut the dead fronds or just hang them back outside? They are in pots.
My mom taught me to give ferns a 30sec dip inside a drum once a month or more often in the summer. This ensures that all the roots get a good drink😊
I have two Boston Ferns that I got from the home center last spring. I hung both plants under the eve of my covered front porch. They looked great and added some nice curb appeal to my home. Soon, several house wrens nested in the plants over the summer which made it very difficult to water. When the weather started getting cooler, I left them outside too long. They have since been inside and the birds are no longer an impediment. Now they both look scraggly. There are two or three healthy new shoots but the surface of the soil is just a tangled mess of dried fronds. I have cleaned up all of the dried and dead fronds but the cut stems in the soil remain. Is there any hope for saving these two plants? If so, What should I do to revive them?
Thanks, Epic gardening. Just got 2 ferns for a gift and needed to know how to keep nice looking, as never had ferns. You have helped immensely. Thanks!
When do I know it’s time to bring them indoors? Or can they be transferred in the outdoors
hi Thank you for your video & it would be very helpful if you could please show pictures of the different issues you talk about ,so that I can learn what the actual problem my fern is having please, I don't know if it's overwatering or too much light or not enough watering or hard water or liquid fertilizer too rich thank you in advance from New Zealand
They say 1/4 strength on fertilizer every couple months but during active growing season. None in winter
I have a fern and it's turning brown underneath, I realized it was water logged so I drained it and transplanted it. Thought it might help and it's not. I've always had a green thumb and for whatever reason I just don't seem to have much like ferns 😞🤷
I bought one for my bathroom but has no windows and it has very mild sun light, that means I have to move it from there, it looks so pretty on my sink
I moved my fern away from the window sill because I noticed some of the leaves on the side of the pot closest to the window were turning brown.
Just bought one yesterday. Plan on putting under a deck facing south. Hope it likes it. I like to summer my plants outside in summer. They love the humidity. I love in central Iowa.
I inherited a Boston fern from my aunt she had it sitting on the porch.She needed to re home plants, since summer was over one was a Boston fern. It’s pots missing soil along edges of the pot and the roots feel hard which means I got to transplant it . I named It Sammy.
Love ferns, presently I have three indoors for the winter months, and go out to my front porch once the weather permits. They are going into their four year , thanks for sharing your video. 👍❤️😊
Love it, glad to hear yours are growing well
My porch ones that were huge and beautiful came inside for the winter but didn't survive sadly. They loved the hot afternoon sun.
Please tell me how you take care of it. I was able to keep one fern alive in my house until February and it only had 8 fronds and it looked terrible so I cut them all back and it died.
just bought one yesterday and now this is in my recommended video feed....smh.....
Me too
same...
Haha that’s amazingg
The walls have eyes... 👀
Lol
I love the way you talk, so easy to listen to
I just bought one and I thought they’d be easy to care for and I was wrong!!!
I’m really struggling with mine
I simple don’t get it, everything I do seems wrong to the plant 🌱
😢
@@jaquelinexsilva mine didn’t survive :(
Oh no 😩🌱
I'm thinking of buying one tomorrow, now I'm not so sure if I should. 😅
@@skye8768 be prepared to struggle! Mine is almost dead, 😢 🪴 and I did everything I could.
Frustrating ☹️
As far as humidity goes.... what about placing a plastic bag over it periodically?
My Boston fern is sad and has brown tips despite me doing everything right. I bottom water it with pure rainwater, it is also very humid where I live so ferns thrive outside and I try to keep the humidity levels in my room similar
Thank you I been eyeing a fern for while and it’s going to be my first plant I’m so excited to have plants 🪴 seems like ferns are easy to care for 💕now I have to find my second plant 🪴 choice maybe something like a fern simple to take care of and non toxic to my pet 🐱
Great video, Kevin. I just got my first Boston fern. Very excited. Looks great in my living room.
I have a little one but It got killed after my dad opened up the windows on a cold day. Now that I found your video, i definitely need a new one 🥰
Great video once again! Mine is browning but only at the inner leaves at the base. I thought maybe root rot? I don't know...
I got one for $8 on fb marketplace, full, healthy and gorgeous and it’s thinned our quite a bit due to shedding. I will run it in the shower to water for a few minutes but I didn’t think about the water quality maybe being the really why it’s very dry and shedding like crazy. It has new growth throughout but lots of bare stemmy bits too.
My experience with over-wintering is that many fronds turn brown & drop countless pieces, making a big mess. Last winter, I placed it in the basement with a small plastic greenhouse over it, but still it dropped many dried up pieces.
Thank you, I got a fern for mother's day and I don't want to kill it. Thanks again for the tips. I am a little more confident 😬
2nd fern I am about to lose! I love them and they don’t love me back!!
QUESTION: I have a small fern collection consisting of bird's nest, crocodile, boston, fluffy ruffle, tiger, and my baby the macho fern! HOWEVER, what do I do because all of the tips of my macho are brown. Not all of the foliage but all of the tips of the fronds. Can I trim off the tips and still have the entire frond keep growing? Or, once the tip is gone, will I have to cut the entire frond off? It is 3 feet tall and has always been happy but I am finding random yellow leaves on some of the fronds and then the tips I just mentioned. Can I send you pics?
If they call it Boston Fern and it cannot live in Boston because it's a tropical fern then they have already set the fern for failure.
I live in Boston and I own a Boston fern for ocer a year and it looks great🤷🏽♀️
I bought from an independent nursery in Santa Cruz a Macho Fern (hilarious name). It's like a prehistoric huge frond version of Boston! Tropical!
From my awning covered deck I will be bringing in a Boston Fern grown from a baby this summer to now a sizable fern. I will try your method to preserve it in our bathroom over the winter. Thanks for this informative video. You explained the procedure so thoroughly (and well spoken)
that I can't help but have success!
The diving and repoting and with what soil to use has been tricky for indoors. Thank you your plants look amazing
Just picked it a couple of these for my classroom! Hoping it helps filter the air in the room! Hoping for no covid when I go back to 🏫 school
i just bought a boston fern for my bathroom. this video was very informative.
So, I noticed the plant looking better as you were working with it. I could see it turning more green as you went.
I have a little wild fern that I hacked out of the ground in Jan; it started out with only three fronds and a bundle of damaged roots, so I was fully expecting it to die. I just wanted a plant that could survive my low-light dorm room, however, seems it still wanted more light because when I brought it home during lockdown and put it in full sunlight, it really started growing. It's about 4x its original size, with new baby fronds coming out regularly, and overall doing pretty well considering it's my first real plant, and it started out with a disadvantage. Humidity is still the main problem, we live in a semi-desert climate with temps easily reaching 40°C so I hope my baby does okay inside with the air conditioner on in the coming summer. I don't have anywhere else to go with her 😔
Something literally ate my two huge ferns. One day they looked beautiful and a few days later it was obvious that they were very sick. They are now in the fern graveyard with another dozen that I've buried :( I've never considered a Boston Fern to be an indoor plant.
Maybe I should just stick to plastic plants😆 but..I Love my ferns:) for the 1st time I'm going to bring my fern inside. Last night it frosted though:/ so I brought it in today and put it in my shower. Watered it good & made sure there wasn't any bugs coming out😬 I usually just buy more every year but this one got huge & is beautiful. I can't give up on it just yet..Hopefully it's not too late to save it
would you recommend a humidifier or a pebble tray?
i have a beautiful fern that flourished outside this summer. I would now like to take it inside, but am super wary of bugs coming in the house. do you have any advice for overwintering these?
Good info, thanks! I've had a few ferns over the years, love them. They eventually die, get bugs, what have you. I did buy one this year for the front porch in a tall, black urn, so hoping it lives!
Great advice.... I think ferns can turn a space into something luxurious.