Comments on: 2 ferns with more lasting color than any flower http://awaytogarden.com/2-ferns-with-more-lasting-color-than-any-flower Organic gardening inspiration from Margaret Roach Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:28:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Juan http://awaytogarden.com/2-ferns-with-more-lasting-color-than-any-flower/comment-page-1#comment-74239 Juan Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:53:55 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=5283#comment-74239 Thank you for your reply Margaret. It is morning sun...they get sun until about 10am the latest...oh and i am in NJ...not sure what zone that is...but morning sun is not too bad around here... I added a sprinkler to wet my lawn that maybe also splashing some water on the ferns every day. Do you think some of the browning leaves might be too much water? I'll see if i can take a picture of them... PS: my wife says they have grown since we bought them maybe i just do not notice lol Thank you for your reply Margaret. It is morning sun…they get sun until about 10am the latest…oh and i am in NJ…not sure what zone that is…but morning sun is not too bad around here…
I added a sprinkler to wet my lawn that maybe also splashing some water on the ferns every day. Do you think some of the browning leaves might be too much water? I’ll see if i can take a picture of them…
PS: my wife says they have grown since we bought them maybe i just do not notice lol

]]> By: Margaret http://awaytogarden.com/2-ferns-with-more-lasting-color-than-any-flower/comment-page-1#comment-72445 Margaret Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:23:48 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=5283#comment-72445 Welcome, Juan. Not sure how warm a zone you are in, but here they like light shade (for instance, morning light but not the baking of midday or hot afternoon sun of course) and a moist (but not ever wet) soil -- one that doesn't bake and dry out, because it's rich in humus (you could add lots of compost to the area to help it be more receptive to ferns). Now, any plant may sulk when transplanted and lose some leaves/grow slowly (and these are somewhat slow to adjust -- they won't have put on much growth since early May)...but it sounds like you are noticing the spot is just too sunny to suit them. Any chance they can move? Welcome, Juan. Not sure how warm a zone you are in, but here they like light shade (for instance, morning light but not the baking of midday or hot afternoon sun of course) and a moist (but not ever wet) soil — one that doesn’t bake and dry out, because it’s rich in humus (you could add lots of compost to the area to help it be more receptive to ferns).

Now, any plant may sulk when transplanted and lose some leaves/grow slowly (and these are somewhat slow to adjust — they won’t have put on much growth since early May)…but it sounds like you are noticing the spot is just too sunny to suit them. Any chance they can move?

]]> By: Juan http://awaytogarden.com/2-ferns-with-more-lasting-color-than-any-flower/comment-page-1#comment-72256 Juan Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:55:43 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=5283#comment-72256 Hi Margaret, Thank you for your insight and invaluable tips. I am new home owner, the previous home owner had a nice variety of perennials that i have taken good care of. But, my taste is more distinct which has led me to buy more variety which led me to pick the Japanese ferns. I planted these in a spot where i thought would be more shady than it turned out to be. I noticed that my ferns are still quite small or either the same size i bought them as (panted in early May) and some of the leaves (one or two) have kind of dried up and browned. Do you think i should move them to a more shady area? Do they need more water to compensate for the extra sun/heat they are getting? Thanks in advance! Hi Margaret,
Thank you for your insight and invaluable tips. I am new home owner, the previous home owner had a nice variety of perennials that i have taken good care of. But, my taste is more distinct which has led me to buy more variety which led me to pick the Japanese ferns. I planted these in a spot where i thought would be more shady than it turned out to be. I noticed that my ferns are still quite small or either the same size i bought them as (panted in early May) and some of the leaves (one or two) have kind of dried up and browned. Do you think i should move them to a more shady area? Do they need more water to compensate for the extra sun/heat they are getting?
Thanks in advance!

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