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Fertilizing ferns?

12 years ago

I put in a bed of Boston ferns a year ago that is finally filling in. I mixed bark chips into the soil (sand) and can really tell that I didn't mix too well, as some parts of the bed are nice and lush, and others are kinda skimpy. What fertilizer should I use on ferns to try to thicken the whole bed so I can stop weeding between the plants?

Comments (4)

starryrider
12 years ago
I hope you have the bed contained because once those Boston ferns get going they never stop.
echobelly
Original Author
12 years ago
The bed is bordered on all sides by wide concrete pavers.
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starryrider
12 years ago
They will crawl underneath them. Boston fern is very invasive.
valkyriemusic
12 years ago
A couple of years ago I had some that had been pulled up and put in a grocery bag, I put them next to the garage in the shade until I decided what to do with them. Now I have them growing in my palm under it's leaves!

It looks pretty, but is that okay! Should I pull them out of the palm?

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