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Thu, Apr 16, 09 at 17:13
| I bought 2 small pots of autumn ferns from lowe's last year and planted them in the ground in a partly shady area. The leaves stayed greenish throughout the winter then started to die off more late winter early spring, and i trimmed them off. So far i've not seen any new growth, i don't know if i'm bein impatient or if i did something wrong. I had put some Osmocote on them last year and some Miracle grow acidic power mixed in water after i read online they like acidic soil. Thanks in advance for your help! |
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- Posted by carolinagardendawg 7b (My Page) on Sat, Apr 18, 09 at 22:50
| Mine just began to unfurl about a week ago...and I'm in Charlotte, NC...give 'em a little more time. |
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- Posted by buyorsell888 Zone 8 Portland OR (My Page) on Wed, Apr 22, 09 at 18:08
| FYI, ferns generally don't need fertilizer and it may burn them. Mine haven't even started to unfurl yet. |
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| Generally Autumn Ferns are evergreen and don't die back during the Winter, unless you up North. My fernkept all of it's leaves and began new fiddleheads last Month. I use Fish Emulsion, which is organic and not strong enough to burn the fern. This is it's second season and it is at least 3 feet tall and quite bushy. I am very impressed with it, and plan to get some more of these. |
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