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| Love Tree ferns of all varieties and have planted them by the dozen in the reserve behind along our street in Merewether, a coastal rainforest...
What is the best way to fertilize a tree fern? Have tried manures, composts, chemicals and sprays with varying success, although nothing has been toxic. But there must be something that works best. Is there a secret Tree Fern Fertilizer? |
Here is a link that might be useful: Merewether-Life
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| I dunno if there's a secret fertiliser for ferns, tree ferns in particular, but for whatever and whenever I plant, including all natives - and I've a full natives' garden, including many ferns - I water in with a doze of seaweed fertiliser in the watering can. 'Seasol' is what I use. I understand it acts as a root hormone. |
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| Banana in the centre?No, seriously, any organic thing is good... B&B |
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- Posted by burchett_street Brunswick (My Page) on Fri, Nov 26, 10 at 9:54
| I adopted three tree ferns in Autumn this year and they are currently growing in pots. The grower suggested I fertilize fortnightly withMaxicrop. I have done so and they're all doing well. |
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| Sorry if this strays off a bit, today I saw my first ever tree fern at a local garden center. It looked so sad and in need of a home of honest love I bought her. I did some searching before buying, however I can't find a basic answer: Do I prune the dried and curled leaves? When and how is the best time and method? The tree is already about 2 1/2 feet tall with an equal spread. I will be keeping her indoors out of direct sunlight. Any other suggestions and advice is welcome. Thank you, Dawn |
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- Posted by tropicbreezent (My Page) on Wed, May 16, 12 at 7:34
| There are many different species of tree fern that come from all sorts of different habitats. Do you have an ID for yours? Some tree ferns drop their fronds soon after they dry off. Some retain the dead fronds for quite a while. As long as there's plenty of good fronds in the crown of the plant it does no harm to cut off the ones that are dying and looking bad. As long as they have plenty of water some tree ferns can cope with full sun. But that's not all species. If you don't know the ID then stick with keeping it out of direct sunlight, or in filtered sun at most. Remember that indoors the air get's quite dry so the plant will appreciate a bit of misting. |
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| Hello all:) I learnt a good trick with tree ferns many years ago- fertilize with Maxicrop, Dynamic Lifter is good on the ground around them (not in the top) but only use 1/2 as much as you would use on other parts of the garden, and secret tip! each Winter put one tablespoon of sugar into the crown and water it in gently - this helps the crown to widen over the years and you get lots of lovely new fronds each year:). It works too!:) Also, the thing tree ferns hate most is a North wind, it can dry out the fronds and wither them after 1 day of wind! They really thrive in a position sheltered from wind. Hope this helps:) |
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