Art mentioned that his grandmother poured some of her tea on ferns. I put spent tea leaves and teabags into my compost (also coffee grounds. Intuitively this seems like a good idea because tea is a plant. Brewed tea contains nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, so using leftover tea is a mild fertilizer for plants. I drink all kinds of tea (black, green, white) of which the spent leaves go into compost and I will continue to do that, but I will also save some of the brewed tea for the watering can in future. Same goes for my herbal brews. Enjoyed your video.
Those are not sensitive ferns. They look like hay scented ferns. Dry them, rub them in your hand, smell, should smell like hay. Hay scented spreads 'wildly'. Sensitive Fern gets its name because it is the first to go when the weather gets cold. Sensitive Fern has a fertile stalk like Ostrich fern that winters over.
Art mentioned that his grandmother poured some of her tea on ferns. I put spent tea leaves and teabags into my compost (also coffee grounds. Intuitively this seems like a good idea because tea is a plant. Brewed tea contains nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, so using leftover tea is a mild fertilizer for plants. I drink all kinds of tea (black, green, white) of which the spent leaves go into compost and I will continue to do that, but I will also save some of the brewed tea for the watering can in future. Same goes for my herbal brews. Enjoyed your video.
Forgot to mention that tea and coffee “fertilizer” is for acid loving plants.
Thank you for the info Pat
Ostrich fern gets its name from the shape of the frond that looks like an ostrich feather.
I didn't know that. Very interesting
Those are not sensitive ferns. They look like hay scented ferns. Dry them, rub them in your hand, smell, should smell like hay. Hay scented spreads 'wildly'. Sensitive Fern gets its name because it is the first to go when the weather gets cold. Sensitive Fern has a fertile stalk like Ostrich fern that winters over.
Good to know. When a plant appears in your garden, despite the research, sometimes it's not always as clear as black and white.