Way back in May when Country Living came and shot the house, one of the best things they brought was this gorgeous maidenhair fern. Side note - I just found out my house will be in the April 2016 issue. I've always loved these ferns but have never been able to keep one alive for more than a month. I'm not sure what I did that killed them off so quickly besides over watering and putting them in the wrong location. Apparently I've got it figured out because this one is not only still alive but it's thriving.
One of the things you read about them is that they don't like to be moved around. Well this one was put in the back seat of our car and driven 700 miles to northern Utah where it was met with several days of blizzard weather conditions. I placed it in our bedroom which has eastern light and low and behold, it didn't die. It went through quite a few extreme weather conditions while there and none of them bothered it.
We shoved it in the backseat again on the way back and then put it in its current location which gets mostly eastern light and OMG, it's still living. So to keep one alive I'd...
1. Place where it would get ample eastern light if at all possible.
2. Water deeply just before it gets completely dry. About once a week depending on weather conditions. You want it to stay pretty evenly moist. Not soggy and not dry.
So far that's all I've done to keep it alive. Have you had any luck with them? I'd love to know if you've fertilized or any other tips you've used to keep them alive. x
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