Tree Fern Food, feeding
Re: Tree Fern Food, feeding
Cool, lots of people use rain water, is it better for the fern?
Re: Tree Fern Food, feeding
My mains is "hard water", which is somewhat alkaline, and I think that Tree Ferns prefer a slightly Acid soil etc., hence I am using rain water whenever possible.infernored wrote:Cool, lots of people use rain water, is it better for the fern?
Re: Tree Fern Food, feeding
Yes, if you can rain/softer water is best.
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Re: Tree Fern Food, feeding
If you live in a hard water area, use an ericaceous fertilizer for all your acid lovers. I use Miracle Gro or Phostrogen ericaceous on most of my ferns, but beware, some, like Asplenium prefer alkaline conditions.
Re: Tree Fern Food, feeding
Tree ferns don't need much feeding at all. I wouldn't use miracle grow or anything similar. Best to use an organic seaweed fertiliser at half strength once a month during the growing season. Mulch around the base of the trunk in early spring and I always add a good spread of chicken pellets around the base of the trunk in late spring as well.
Most wanted list - Any Young Trachycarpus and/or fern.
Re: Tree Fern Food, feeding
Thanks tom2006, sounds like a plan re the feeding ...just need to move away from the hard water...do you add the chicken pellets to the crown as well...or do u just use the seaweed?
Re: Tree Fern Food, feeding
No I never add anything solid to the crown. I just water loads in the crown (although not had to do as much this "summer") and once a month use half the recommended strength of organic seaweed fertitliser to the crown.infernored wrote:Thanks tom2006, sounds like a plan re the feeding ...just need to move away from the hard water...do you add the chicken pellets to the crown as well...or do u just use the seaweed?
Most wanted list - Any Young Trachycarpus and/or fern.