How to care for the newly bought maidenhair fern

1. How to care for the newly bought maidenhair fern

The maidenhair fern likes a warm and humid growing environment. It needs sufficient fertilizer during the growth period, but no fertilizer is needed during the potting period. When you first buy it, it will take some time to adapt to these changes. At this time, you need to provide it with a relatively comfortable environment to adapt to the pot and give it diffuse light. There is no need to water it too much for the time being. Keep the soil in the pot moist and spray water around it frequently to increase the humidity of the air.

2. Specific breeding methods

1. Light: It is a shade plant, but it still needs a certain amount of light during the growing season. When you first buy it, since it has not yet adapted to the new environment, you need to place it in a place with scattered light for care. After it slowly resumes normal growth, you can gradually give it sufficient light. Do not place it directly in the sun, otherwise the leaves will be easily burned, which will be detrimental to its recovery.

2. Temperature: It likes a warm environment, and the most suitable growth temperature is 15℃-20℃. When you just buy it, you can place it in an environment with a temperature of about 20℃ for maintenance, which will allow it to better adapt to the new growth environment. In winter, the temperature needs to be kept above 10℃ to ensure that it can survive the winter safely.

3. Watering: It likes a slightly moist environment, but when it is just bought, it has not started to grow normally. At this time, you need to reduce the amount of watering as appropriate. It is best to keep the soil slightly moist. Under normal circumstances, you can water the plant once in the morning and once in the evening every day in summer. When the weather is dry, you can spray some water on the leaves or around the pot to ensure the humidity of the air. In winter, water it once every 3-4 days and spray water on the leaves. In spring and autumn, water it once a day.

4. Fertilization: When you just buy it, you need to temporarily stop fertilizing. Under normal circumstances, thin liquid fertilizer can be applied once a month, and the fertilizer should mainly be decomposed liquid fertilizer. It should be noted that when fertilizing, the fertilizer should not be spilled on the leaves to avoid causing leaf rot. No fertilizer should be applied in winter, but you can add appropriate amounts of calcium-containing fertilizers such as lime and crushed eggshells to the potting soil.

3. Repotting

The maidenhair fern generally does not need to be repotted when it is first bought, but it can be repotted once a spring every year with new loose soil. The nutrient soil can be prepared by mixing 4 parts of garden soil, 5 parts of leaf mold and 1 part of river sand, or you can mix leaf mold, peat soil and river sand in a ratio of 2:2:1. After that, you can replant and maintain the maidenhair fern with its roots trimmed.