Hello Mariah. Robyn has been growing these commercially for many years and certainly knows her Maidenhair ferns better than anyone else we know. It was the pruning back that surprised us, however it works......
Do you use any specific potting mix when repotting maiden hair ferns? Worried that whatever i use to repot it may stay soggy too long instead of evenly moist or even dry out too quickly.
Hello Vin. Good comment. This all depends on the potting mix. So with normal potting mixes from the big stores, it may be wise to add some perlite. I will ask Robyn what her actual mix is and post it in the notes.
@@filipwider9747 it looks like she has a bit of gravel/perlite and possibly akadama. looks like half soil(could be peat based or coir) and a quarter perlite and quarter akadama
I have a 40 year old Lace fern...I could never cut it so severely as this. I had a nursery for over 35 years. Sorry, but I had to be honest. I would just clean up the brown parts not the green.
Sometimes you just need to be brave. Robyn has had a specialist fern nursery for many years and this works well for her and many others, you get a complete flush of new growth. however others do have different methods.
Wouldn't you put the fertilizer around the sides so the new roots will get to it, instead of putting it on the bottom? the water will just wash it away before the roots have a chance to grow and get to it.
Hello Raquel, we would suggest : Potting the plant into the next sized pot. HOWEVER if you just really like the pot you are growing it in then consider dividing the plant. Both of these methods provides the plant with access to fresh potting mix while still keeping a root system in proportion to the size of the crown or fronds. We will ask Robin (our expert on ferns) about this and get back to you ASAP.
Mainly to avoid the possibility of a number of bacteria entering the body through cuts, scratches and grazes. Also to avoid spider/and and insect bites as well as just to keep your hands clean. You should also wear a mask to avoid inhaling dust that cary diseases such as legionnaires disease.
So glad I watched this before repot ! Especially the don’t tease the roots part haha!
Hello Mariah. Robyn has been growing these commercially for many years and certainly knows her Maidenhair ferns better than anyone else we know. It was the pruning back that surprised us, however it works......
I wish I had seen this sooner. I accidentally damaged the roots and mine died.
Awesome video. Now I can feel more confident in cuttings in dead parts. Thank you
Excellent video. I like to feed my ladies' worm castings. They love it.
Absolutely brilliant, thank you Robyn for such a thorough description, my maidenhair now LOVES you!
Great video! What type of potting mix and fertiliser do you use?
Super helpful thank you. I am tackling my monster tomorrow!
fantastic! so helpful, just what I needed - thanks!
Thank you so much for this! Very informative, I am going to give Maidenhair another shot
Yes, Robyn from Fern Acres knows more about growing these than most. Thanks for the comment.
Thank you for this straight forward demo. I think mine needs repotting.
Hello Joan - Re-potting and pruning is something that is often neglected, so if you follow the demo, you should have good new growth.
Bloody brilliant, all the information with great explanations of why...thankyou.
Thank you, very clear and useful video.
Thanks for that Robyn really know a lot about ferns and is always happy to share her knowledge.
Hello thank you for this helpful video. Will you please give a little bit more information on that gravely-looking fertilizer. Thank you!
Loved this. Thank you
Wow! What are you potting out of? I love it and need one of those. Makes repotting look so easy.
Looks like it’s a kids paddling pool. I too love that idea.
Do you use any specific potting mix when repotting maiden hair ferns? Worried that whatever i use to repot it may stay soggy too long instead of evenly moist or even dry out too quickly.
Hello Vin. Good comment. This all depends on the potting mix. So with normal potting mixes from the big stores, it may be wise to add some perlite. I will ask Robyn what her actual mix is and post it in the notes.
@@johnnyAGardening sooo, do you find out what kind of potting mix she use?
@@filipwider9747 it looks like she has a bit of gravel/perlite and possibly akadama. looks like half soil(could be peat based or coir) and a quarter perlite and quarter akadama
Nice video
Thanks, some more coming soon on ferns.
I have a 40 year old Lace fern...I could never cut it so severely as this. I had a nursery for over 35 years. Sorry, but I had to be honest. I would just clean up the brown parts not the green.
Sometimes you just need to be brave. Robyn has had a specialist fern nursery for many years and this works well for her and many others, you get a complete flush of new growth. however others do have different methods.
Wouldn't you put the fertilizer around the sides so the new roots will get to it, instead of putting it on the bottom? the water will just wash it away before the roots have a chance to grow and get to it.
See 03:04 The plant when repotted is sitting on top of the fertiliser so the roots have access to it immediately.
Do Maidenhair Ferns do any better in a more shallow pot vs a deeper pot?
If you check our 9:34 in the video you will see this is a medium to deep pot. The trick is not to have the pot to big (wide ) for the plant.
Can you trim the roots if it gets over crowded inside the pot?
Hello Raquel, we would suggest :
Potting the plant into the next sized pot.
HOWEVER if you just really like the pot you are growing it in then consider dividing the plant.
Both of these methods provides the plant with access to fresh potting mix while still keeping a root system in proportion to the size of the crown or fronds.
We will ask Robin (our expert on ferns) about this and get back to you ASAP.
Please can you share a link to the Fern Acres website? I need some more specific advice :)
Hello Fiona, its in the notes below the video and here www.fernacres.com.au/
Why do you need to wear gloves when handling potting mix?
Mainly to avoid the possibility of a number of bacteria entering the body through cuts, scratches and grazes. Also to avoid spider/and and insect bites as well as just to keep your hands clean. You should also wear a mask to avoid inhaling dust that cary diseases such as legionnaires disease.
Looks like Prof. Sprout of Herbology repotting Mandrake on harry potter movie, not as easy looks like