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How do i keep this alive please?

FlappersFlappers Posts: 24
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The pot has a hole the size of a ten pence piece in the centre .I'm keeping it moist but the fir is dieing off... I bought the fir and the other plant, cut the fir right down the middle and put either side of the white flower plant and potted. Its just started to die though  any idea how to save it please? 


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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Why did you cut it in half?
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • FlappersFlappers Posts: 24
    I'd seen it done on a gardening program and there was no reference to it doing any harm to the plant... 
  • FlappersFlappers Posts: 24
    So the fern will die and i cant save that now ?
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    You cut ferns in half when they are dormant.  It looks like it needs a bigger pot. I would keep misting it with a hand sprayer, keep it out of direct sunlight. A shady place outside with regular misting might help. Once a week, plunge the whole pot into a bucket of water until it stops bubbling.
  • hogweedhogweed Posts: 4,053
    I think a bigger pot, somewhere shady and keep it moist. And keep your fingers crossed!
    'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement' - Helen Keller
  • FlappersFlappers Posts: 24
    I'm gutted, feel like I just shot a kitten :'(

    Thanks I'll try my best to breathe life back into fernie !
  • hogweedhogweed Posts: 4,053
    Ahh but you haven't. At the end of the day it is only a plant that cost a couple of quid so no need for tears yet!
    'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement' - Helen Keller
  • SharnalooSharnaloo Posts: 4
    Give it a good feed starve over winter periods should come bck good as new next year
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Feeding it won't help. Feeding damaged or stressed plants really isn't a good idea.

    The advice to keep well watered, and out of direct sun is correct. Ferns are usually very tough plants, so it might be ok, but as hogweed says, they're inexpensive to buy, so it's not a disaster.
    I'd get the two plants  in separate pots too - leave the fern[s] in one of their own.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • FlappersFlappers Posts: 24
    Thank you everyone :)
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