Fishtail Fern Care

Required abundant watering with soft water (can be boiled or rain), but overflow is not allowed, it is desirable to water when the top layer of the soil dries. The plant is harmful as an excess of moisture (in this case the rhizome rot), and drying. In summer, water every 7 days, in winter – every 10 days.

During growth, once every 2-3 weeks to feed diluted 2 times with mineral fertilizer or a special fertilizer for ferns. However, it is better to use organic top dressing.

Bright diffused light. Ideally a window facing east or west. On the northern window, you need to light in winter, on the southern one – shading in the summer.

Suitable shop soil for ferns, it must be loose and breathable. For a mixture of own preparation, take equal parts of peat, leaf earth and sand, or: 2 pieces of leaf, 2 parts of garden soil, 1 part of peat, 1 part of sand. It is better to add peat moss and charcoal, may be a bit of pine bark. Good drainage is necessary (1-2 cm).

All the year round: 68-82,4, in winter it is necessary that the roots of the plant are not supercooled. The plant is thermophilic.

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