How to Revive a Dying Fern
Introduction
We often use ferns to decorate our houses. They add extraordinary beauty to the environment and enhance the surrounding quality. Besides embellishing the area, the fern is also useful for various other purposes. It contains many valuable ingredients that can be used to improve the human body.
The edible ferns have a considerable amount of vitamins. More specifically, vitamin A and vitamin C. Both of these are highly beneficial for the growth of the body and skin. Besides, other chemicals are dissolved in fern, which is also advantageous for us.
Fern contains an adequate amount of calcium, potassium, and phosphorus. This reduces the cholesterol inside the human body, and sodium, which we obtain from a fern, is also beneficial for bone development. So keeping the ferns that are grown in our house in proper shape is essential. But sometimes, due to lack of care and other natural reasons, ferns lose their vitality and die.
In such cases, we should take immediate steps to revive them. For this reason, today, we will discuss a straightforward procedure that will let you restore dying ferns and make them healthy again.
Procedure
Step One
If your fern is not looking healthy, there could be many reasons. Some reasons are easy to fix, but others might require help from a professional. Here are some tips to help revive your fern’s health:
- Ensure the fern gets enough light but not too much direct sunlight.
- Check the soil to see if it is too dry or too wet. Ferns like moist soil.
- If the leaves are brown or yellow, try misting them with water or using a humidifier.
- Check for insects or eggs if you think your fern might have a pest problem. You can also try using an insecticide.
The main reason your fern gets affected is the environment in which it is placed. Some ferns require special attention and care. If you have placed the fern in the wrong place, it is likely to get affected by many factors.
More precisely, the pot. Sometimes the soil in the pot can be contaminated by insects, so the quality degrades. So our first step will be changing the fern pot and providing a new one.
Step Two
To remove the pot, you need to soften the plant’s core. Usually, the soil inside the pot becomes dry and hard due to exposure to sun and air. For this reason, you must make the soil moist, so the fern roots do not get torn. And eventually, you can easily take out the plant at once.
For this purpose, you must keep the plant water-soaked for a week. If the soil inside the pot is still too hard and you can not squeeze the fern out of it, then you can use the method described below.
So you have to start watering the plant. You should fill the soil with water and then keep it for about an hour. But it would help if you remembered that the water should not submerge the fern. This can be harmful to the fronds. After the stipulated time, you have to go for the next step.
Step Three
Now you have to detach the soil from the pot. Submerging the pot with water will dissolve the earth, and now you have to take a piece of stick and then tap surrounding the pot. This will detach the soil attached to the pot, and finally, you can quickly grab the entire fern out of the pot.
After the above steps, using soil mix, you must replant it in the new pot. Ensure you do not make the root rot by overwatering the fern when planting. It is also important for you to choose the right type of ferns and the right place for them.
You can also use a knife and start detaching the soil inside the pot. Now you have to place the fern in another bucket. This will help trim the fern. After the trimming process is finished, we will put the fern in a new pot and add soil and water.
Step Four
After you have placed the fern in the bucket, you have to start marking the fronds. The feature of a dying fern is that all the fronds will not get damaged. Some of them will be in good shape. So you have to mark the damaged ones, and then you have to trim them. For cutting the ferns, you need to follow a specific rule.
After marking them, you have to remove all the dead fronds. And for the dying fronds, you have to trim them to two inches. In this manner, the fern’s infection will not be spread, and the fern’s regeneration process will begin instantly.
Step Five
After eliminating the fronds, you have to look for the roots. When the fern does not get proper nutrition, the roots start maturing. And some of them also die due to a lack of the right nutrients from the soil. This happens when the soil gets contaminated. We have already discussed this issue.
Now you have to check the roots and mark the matted roots. And then you have to trim the dead roots. You have to tease out the matted roots and keep the healthy ones. These healthy roots will enhance the fern’s vitality, and the effect of contaminated soil will be relieved.
Step Six
By this time, your fern is almost free from threats, and now you have to place it on a separate pot. For this case, you must take the pot and place a wire mesh at the bottom of the pot. The wire mesh keeps the soil firm, and the roots also quickly diverge inside the soil. Now you have to pour well-drained organic soil into the pot.
You must check the soil quality and make it free of unwanted elements. Now you have to water the compost. You have to add adequate water to make it moist, but the soil should not get soggy. So you should dry the soil and then water again.
Step Seven
After the soil is prepared, you have to place the fern in the soil. You have to lift the fern from the bucket and gently put it in the pot’s middle. Then you have to some potting mix ad fill-up the void around the fern. Next, you have to make the compost firm. For this, you can use a spatula or your thumb. You have to compact the soil around it. You must not break or disturb the roots.
You must press gently around the periphery and then move towards the center of the pot. In this manner, the fern will get settled in the pot. Then you have to water the fern, and lastly, you have to place the fern on a windowsill facing north, in case of direct sunlight.
Conclusion
In conclusion, we hope the process we have exhibited here to revive the dying fern will be highly advantageous for you. You should maintain the steps chronologically and properly remove all the dead fronds and roots. This will make your fern healthy, and you can also beautify your house with it. Thank you for your time. Have a nice day.
Elizabeth Davis
Elizabeth is a creative writer and digital editor based in the United States. She has a passion for the arts and crafts, which she developed from a young age. Elizabeth has always loved experimenting with new mediums and sharing her work with others. When she started blogging, she knew that DIYquickly would be the perfect platform to share her tutorials and tips. She's been writing for the blog from the beginning, and her readers love her helpful advice and easy-to-follow instructions. When she's not writing or editing, Elizabeth enjoys spending time with her family and friends.
