@kev van it looks like in a sorrow stage. Not sure how to get it to a healthy looking again but it needs a lot of water and more wet condition I would say.
@kev van it looks like in a sorrow stage. Not sure how to get it to a healthy looking again but it needs a lot of water and more wet condition I would say.
Cheers again for all the comments and advice here SiW.
It's defo getting more rain water, I'm hoping once it's had it's drip for next few hours it may start regrowth. It will most likely have the drip for a few days as currently it's hot (for here anyway!) and windy. Fingers crossed
@Simone_in_Wiltshire agree the tree fern does look at it's last legs. The pot is very much too small for the size and the fronds aren't showing what they should do. This can't wait until next year it needs to be given a chance @kev van now.
@kev van Bertrand is right, plant this tree fern somewhere in your garden now where it's shady and water, water, water. Not sure what to do to get it nutrients, but it needs to come out of that pot, in a shady place, and it needs water.
That tree fern was expensive, and it looks like somebody had too much money, and proves that's not the money that make you to a good gardener or person.
Advice given to us when we bought our first tree fern was that the "trunk" needed watering a lot especially when it is hot. Yes it can be time consuming but as @Simone_in_Wiltshire says tree ferns aren't cheap so time and care should be given to them so that they get a good start.
Its been 24 hours since it's been in a pot, in soil from the garden. It's been watered a lot with soil not drying out. I have tree fern food which I'll put in the water in a weak dose in a weeks time unless I see signs that's it's going. I'd love this to keep. I likes to fall over so have it supported in hope it can't no more.
@kev van , as well as keeping the soil moist, it's even more important to fully saturate the entire trunk as soon as possible to revive the crown and encourage new fronds to be formed.
If you are unable to site your tree in the ground at the moment, a larger pot and fresh compost will help - I'd use a soil based ericaceous compost mixed 50/50 with peat free multipurpose compost. Make sure that your pot is elevated on pot feet or similar to ensure good drainage. Don't feed your plant at this stage, use a diluted seaweed feed, applied on the trunk and into the crown once a week, it will help it recover from transplant shock. Keep your tree sheltered from the wind and preferably in shade all day while it recovers. You could also remove any brown fronds and trim the frond stalks to the same size, closer to the trunk to improve the plant's appearance.
With a little TLC, it's remarkable how these plants can be coaxed back into good health! I've seen worse specimens in garden centres, so there's hope!
Yes, of course, it's the trunk that needs the water. Just looking at the forecast, around 29 degrees Celsius for the next 10 days. Give the trunk daily a soak, @kev van
Thank you both @simone_in_wiltshire and @Plantminded it's probably had 80-100l of rain water on it since Monday, it's kept damp, trunk is watered majority of the time and now I can feel and see new growth!! Is that possible since Monday? I did feel Monday and couldn't see anything. I'll get some seaweed feed now. This could be a bargain if it survived the winter here. I'll try to protect it as much as possible for this year.
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It's defo getting more rain water, I'm hoping once it's had it's drip for next few hours it may start regrowth. It will most likely have the drip for a few days as currently it's hot (for here anyway!) and windy. Fingers crossed
That tree fern was expensive, and it looks like somebody had too much money, and proves that's not the money that make you to a good gardener or person.
I ♥ my garden.
If you are unable to site your tree in the ground at the moment, a larger pot and fresh compost will help - I'd use a soil based ericaceous compost mixed 50/50 with peat free multipurpose compost. Make sure that your pot is elevated on pot feet or similar to ensure good drainage. Don't feed your plant at this stage, use a diluted seaweed feed, applied on the trunk and into the crown once a week, it will help it recover from transplant shock. Keep your tree sheltered from the wind and preferably in shade all day while it recovers. You could also remove any brown fronds and trim the frond stalks to the same size, closer to the trunk to improve the plant's appearance.
With a little TLC, it's remarkable how these plants can be coaxed back into good health! I've seen worse specimens in garden centres, so there's hope!
I ♥ my garden.
I ♥ my garden.