If you’ve killed a fern, this video is for you. Boston ferns (Nephrolepis exaltata) are gorgeous statement houseplants that make excellent hanging basket plants, but many of us struggle to keep them alive.
So, for the last time, let’s learn how to care for boston ferns so you never murder another plant baby again 🙂
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Really? Who wants to stick their fern in their bathroom?
It's my favorite plant, boston fern!
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.
Every time I've bought this plant I've killed it, and I'm good with plants. I'm not sure which of those criteria I'm not fulfilling but its always the same result. Last one I had was in the bathroom. Lots of showers going on in there but it still withered and died. I will try another of course….by the way, is that a Cyathea drooping over from the left?
As far as humidity goes…. what about placing a plastic bag over it periodically?
Do ferns like to be root bound?
Help. Bought a large, beautiful Boston Fern two weeks ago. Keep it inside as houseplant. The leaves are dropping like crazy. What can I do?
My boston fern which is one of the first plants i ever bought earlier this yr. when i first got into plants. Its thriving and has only grown bigger and more beautifuloutside. Im here because ive heard ppl struggoe when they are coming inside. Do they die out during cold months indoors? If so, do they come back next yr like the ones in the forests do
I liked your tutorial.. Very well..
Thank you
Since you mentioned it, I wish you had added a link below about bugs and indoor plants…
Please DO NOT PLANT this fern outside of southeast Asia!
This is an asian tuberous sword fern.
Nephrolepsis cordifolia
Notice the nodules/tubers in the root mass…this plant is a category 1 non-native invasive in the state of florida and will warmer winters, this fern will become more invasive in other states.
Please do not plant this fern. I understand it is still sold at plant nurseries. We do not yet have legislation in place to ban this fern.
If you want to save biodiversity of this planet…do not grow this plant.
Destroy it.
It is easy to grow which also makes it out competes native vegetation. Ecosystem collapse happened easily with this fern present covering the entire floor of a wooded area in many many cases. Often folks do not see the damage plants like this cause because spores and seeds and dirt with divisions often travel far and then establish in natural areas.
Therefore…you SHOULD kill boston ferns….please.
Can you cut back a Boston fern hard? I have one that's been outside on the porch and I want to bring it in during the fall and end up keeping it as a houseplant. Is there anything I should do or worry about with it coming from outside
I'm surprised that nothing has been mentioned about the handling. Some terms do not like to be handled or touched alot
If in the wild you can eat the tubers , slimy like jelly it is good to stir friend with chilly , yummy yummy
i bough a boston fern once.
it told me it wants hard liquor from the packy down the street
If the leaves are drooping I add a small bit , if the water puddles on the dirt, they are thristy.
Can you snip off the brown tips if the rest of the frond is green?
Hey, my fern had black fly so i treated it with a house plant bug killer. It now seems to be losing leaves from the base up and its damaged the leaves on the new growth. What can i do to save it please?
i want that apron
My fern is hung up indoors in the corner of a north facing window, do I need to rotate her?
Can you share on how I winter over my Boston Fern. I live in Upstate NY and my beautiful huge fern has been outdoors, but now it's time to bring it in. I'm a first timer and don't know what to do
I killed 2 boston ferns in my lifetime and recently bought a third. I've taken notes from your video. Pray for me.
You’re grass-type Bob Ross
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 had UV lights for growing marijuana plants and i put it under that, no wonder its dying – Thanks
I always struggle with what exactly the light levels mean for specific plans. I would love if instead of talking about how to place it, you show exactly the level of light that should be on the plant. Precisely the right about of light and shadow to thrive best.
That way regardless of where we live or time of year we know to mimic that specific level of light and shadow visually on the plant.
"Bright indirect light" doesn't mean much to me (and I'd bet many other too) particularly when you throw in something even more ambiguous like "it'll tolerate less bright indirect light than other plants that require bright indirect light"… Like wtf does that actually mean