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- How to care for your nest fern - tips and tricks
- Plant the nest fern
- Pour the nest fern and fertilize
- The nest fern in winter
- The multiplication of the nest fern
- The most important care tips in brief:
- Tips
The nest fern is a very easy-care ornamental plant
How to care for your nest fern - tips and tricks
The nest fern is quite undemanding and easy to care for and therefore a near-perfect houseplant even for nursing muffle. Nevertheless, you should keep a few things in mind if you want to enjoy the long leaves of Asplenium nidus for a long time.
Plant the nest fern
The nest fern actually grows as a ride-up plant on the trees of the rainforest and not in the ground. Accordingly, he prefers special substrate or a mixture of compost and Lauberde.
Pour the nest fern and fertilize
The nest fern likes to have a uniformly moist substrate. Do not let it get too dry before pouring. Kalkhaltiges water is not suitable.If it is possible, then sprinkle your nest fern with rainwater, otherwise let the tap water stand out for a few days.
The nest fern does not need a lot of nutrients. Therefore, it is enough to fertilize it about once a month. Add a little liquid fertilizer for lime-sensitive plants to the irrigation water. If your nest fern gets brown leaves, then fertilize it a bit more often and at the same time increase the humidity by spraying the fern.
The nest fern in winter
Since the nest fern knows no seasons in its homeland like summer and winter, it needs no special care at the different times. However, from October to February you can limit the fertilization a bit and also water your nest fern a little less.
The multiplication of the nest fern
Like other ferns, the nest fern can be multiplied by spores. These can be found on the undersides of his up to one meter long leaves. In July or August, set spores on a mixture of soil and sand without covering them.
Peel a translucent foil over the seed pot and place in a warm, warm place at about 22 ° C to 24 ° C. Keep the substrate evenly moist. After about two to three weeks, the first green should show.
The most important care tips in brief:
Tips
If you are looking for a plant for a rather shady spot in your home, then the nest fern may be an alternative, because it needs only little light.