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Fern lovers have plenty of choices to add trailing green elements to their home or office space. Among the most popular types of Boston fern are:

Boston Fern Care Guide (Everything You Need to Know) Boston Fern Care Guide (Everything You Need to Know)

Whether you’re growing your Boston ferns in a garden bed or a container, you’ll need to follow the same recommendations while growing these plants outside. Here are the basics on Boston fern care outside. Find the Right SpotWith frequent watering and indirect sun exposure, there’s always a risk of developing Pythium root rot with bushy plants like the Boston fern. Indoors or out, the Boston fern prefers a light, fast-draining soil with an acidic pH between 5 and 5.5. A combination of one part standard potting mix combined with one part peat moss works well, as does a mix of two parts peat moss combined with one part each of perlite and vermiculite. The issue with diseases like this is that they can be challenging to diagnose and treat. If the rot takes over, your best bet is repotting and discarding all the infected soil entirely. Just try not to go overboard with the fertilizer, especially liquid ones with high bioavailability. When the plant doesn’t need them, they can show a counter effect by turning the leaves brown with crunchy tips. 7 – Boston Fern Light Requirements: Loves Indirect Sun Just remember to use distilled or filtered water. Using hard tap water can bring down the plant’s vitality and cause burned tips with all the extra salts. 5 – Boston Fern Maintenance: Periodic Trimming Pays off Well

How to grow Boston fern - BBC Gardeners World Magazine How to grow Boston fern - BBC Gardeners World Magazine

The bushy fronds help warm up the roots during the winter and provide shade during the scorching summer. So, aim for a timeframe with a moderate temperature around 60-70°F. Boston ferns grow outside well in the right conditions. If you live in the right USDA zones, these ferns can grow all-year-round in garden beds or containers. If you live in colder regions, keep your Boston ferns in containers so that you can move them into a sheltered location in the winter months. It’s not as hard as you might think! If you’re still planning the landscape, you can grow it in a taller plant’s canopy. Alternatively, you can prop up a slatted garden awning whenever you don’t have the flexibility of moving the fern around.

If I do this: If the inside of your house doesn’t provide the right conditions, allow your ferns to go dormant and store them in your garage, basement, or outdoor building where the temperatures don’t dip below 55℉. Taking care of a dormant Boston fern is no big deal. Make sure there is no light accessing the plant; they’re sleeping! Keep the plant thoroughly watered, but limited. That means watering once or twice per month. However, it’s not obligatory to go heavy into the pruning. After all, some people love the full volume on a Boston fern. For each gallon of water, you can add two tablespoons and use it every month if your plant is in bad shape. However, if it’s not struggling, and you just want to give it some extra TLC, twice annually could be enough.