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Recently tranplanted ferns "crashing"
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Posted: May/09/2006 10:51 PM PST
I transplanted about 10-2' ferns from a neighbors yard to a heavly shaded planting bed. I added manure to the soil and tilled prior to planting and then lightly sprayed the area after I finished planting. The next afternoon all 10 of the plants looked wilted and a couple had fallen over or broke... Why did this happen? Can I save them? |
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Posted: May/09/2006 11:08 PM PST
ferns need moisture! i think it would be a good idea to water them in better...[U]much[/U] better. as for heavily shaded, ferns do need some light even if it's dappled. what kind of ferns are these? |
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Posted: May/09/2006 11:32 PM PST
 Water the poor babies well. There is a posibility ye got too much nitrogen in and burned the roots. Steer will do that. All ye can do is water and that will help a bit. Good Luck!!
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Posted: May/11/2006 7:30 PM PST
I actually dont' kown the first thing about ferns, I am more a grass guy... I just like the way the look. I am not quite sure what kind of fern theyare yet, they were growing on the side of my grandmother's house and she didn't want them... What grows randomly in norther illinois? |
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Posted: May/11/2006 8:29 PM PST
Bag, I don't have any ferns growing in my garden area but have some growing wild under my trees up back so they are growing in what I would call leaf mould. Perhaps if you mixed some peat moss or decomposed leaves into the soil it would help. They do need some light and lots of water to get established. |
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