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Tidying up ferns

cazjohnnocazjohnno Posts: 15
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Hi our ferns have put on beautiful new growth but the old growth is very messy, do we just remove it? 

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  • AconiteAconite Posts: 24
    I just cut off the old tatty growth before the new fronds started uncurling this year, not sure if was the right thing to do but the plants look great now
  • cazjohnnocazjohnno Posts: 15
    Aconite said:
    I just cut off the old tatty growth before the new fronds started uncurling this year, not sure if was the right thing to do but the plants look great now
    Aconite said:
    I just cut off the old tatty growth before the new fronds started uncurling this year, not sure if was the right thing to do but the plants look great now
    Aconite said:
    I just cut off the old tatty growth before the new fronds started uncurling this year, not sure if was the right thing to do but the plants look great now
    Thankyou Aconite 😊
  • PlantmindedPlantminded Posts: 3,580
    Hi there, @Aconite did exactly what Monty advised in a recent GW episode.  Add some blood fish and bone around the base and you will get strong healthy growth - my ferns responded really quickly with full crowns of lush green fronds.
    Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.


  • ERICS MUMERICS MUM Posts: 627
    I remove the old brown fronds that I usually get at the base of the plant, just to keep it looking tidy.
  • cazjohnnocazjohnno Posts: 15
    Brilliant thankyou... how come I missed that? 🙄
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