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A fern is any one of a group of about 20,000 species of plants. They have stems, leaves, and roots like other vascular plants. Ferns do not have either seeds or flowers (they reproduce via spores). The ferns' gametophyte is a free-living organism. Ferns need a much higher average humidity level than is normally found in most homes. To Grow Ferns as Houseplants in the following ways. - Plant your new fern in fresh potting soil in a large plastic pot.
- Ensure that the plastic pot has drainage holes in the bottom. This is essential because ferns requires moist soil, not wet. The water needs to run through the pot keeping the soil only moist.
- Keep the fern in an area of indirect sunlight. An interior room, like a bathroom is best.
- Add a second larger plastic pot around the main pot and fill the larger pots excess space with sphagnum moss. Keep the sphagnum moss very moist or even wet at all times.
- Place a dish, larger than your two pots, underneath them and fill it with decorative gravel. Keep this dish filled with water; it will evaporate over time raising the humidity in the direct area of your fern.
- Water your fern enough to only keep its soil moist, not wet. This is a delicate balance which is essential to your plant's life.
- Fertilize your fern only after it has been planted for six months. It should only be fertilized once a month, April through September or whenever active growth is visible.
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