People are alway surprised when we tell them that right after Valentine's Day is the best time to trim your ferns. But it's true! J-Dog explains why and demonstrates how we trim our ferns at the Garden Corner.
I wanted to thank you for this video. I had added a reoccurring event on my calendar with a link to this video. On Valentine’s Day this year I trimmed back my fern to baldness 😂 Today April 21st, 2020 my fern is drop dead gorgeous and luscious. Thanks again!!!
I’m happy to see you’re back making videos. I trimmed my ferns again this year. It’s was so sad looking and I missed my fern so much. But shortly I had so much new growth and by the summer I had a HUGE beautiful fern again. I think of you every time I look at my fern. Thank You
Definitely I woke up like this today and i went to bed thinking about my ferns 😆 i need to bring my ferns inside to avoid winter damage and I just couldn’t wait and I felt “fern accomplished”
Hi!!!! Thank you for your video. I always go back to your videos for help and always find it. Love the positive vibe you send this is what gardening is all about you inspire us!!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚
Thank-you! I really wanted to trim my very overgrown Boston Fern just like this, now that I have seen your video I have the confidence to go for it! It loves our humid weather in Austin - I keep it in the shade and don't have to water as much as one would expect - but I know it needs food - what kind of fertilizer do you recommend, I have fertilized it with basic plant food, maybe not enough? mine is a very pale green and I think it used to be deeper green ....
If moving ferns indoors to keep out of cold weather is it okay to go ahead and trim them back now with the intent to keep them indoors until the weather warms up?
I did this with my Boston fern, granted it was turning brown when I did it, but it is not really coming back! 😕only have tiny little regrowth how long should I give it? it's been about 4 months since pruning
Thank you for this video, it’s very informative 🙂! I have an indoor Boston fern, does this require to be trimmed back every February too? Or is it only for outdoor ferns? X
I did as instructed and have a ton of small, spikey, brown stalks left. I see new fern heads popping up. Should I pull the brown stalks out bc it is crowded?
I am currently attempting to revive a Boston fern I saw on sale last week. I have divided them into smaller pots, trimmed back the foliage, and tested some pots with a mix of just soil, one with mixed egg shells and another with some tea leaves. I just came upon your video today, and you do not do much with them except for trim so did I just got too excited and ruined them or are they salvageable?
Whew!!! I cringed when he did that!!!! I thought that was what we strive for !OMG I almost cried- -it was so perfect. Glad your's is looking great again. The only thing tho...you have to wait so long while it looks so horrible for it to come back again! Happy gardening~
Just cut back mine! They were REAL unhappy about spending winter indoors with limited light. What are the watering instructions? Do I continue to keep the soil moist?
Hi J-Dog! Watched your vid cuz I need help with my bro's ferns. We are from Portland ourselves but living in hot CA on Lake Nacemiento rightt now but we still love ferns. ( We know...not the best climate/ferns). But you just answered my Q of what to do when his ferns look a little spindly. Thanks! But I cringed when you shopped that beautiful fern off!!!!! OMG I thought the biggest fern was the whole idea!!!! Thanks for a helpful video!
I need urgent help. I have sone fluffy ruffle fern stems. U know those stem with leaves. How do i grow roots on them? I have dipped them in water like any other cutting. Will it grow roots?
my ferns died so I trimmed off all the dead leaves and saw that they had sprouted some of those little baby leaves again. This makes me think that cutting them down isn't too bad, but are you sure that the other person isn't right about only cutting off 30%?
Do you do this with all kind of ferns? I have asplenium that I don't normally prune hard. Should I do that? What about maidenhair fern? I never prune my outdoor version. Not sure if I should...
He said that the fern can be cut back right around Valentine's Day, but I'm wondering if that can be delayed. At the end of a trip in mid-April I'll be flying home three ferns that I can't find in a nursery nearer to home, and I wonder if they'd be killed if I trimmed them back to fit them in a suitcase. Thanks.
If you do any cutting of a potted plant or any sort of cutting for propagation and repotting, you should let the cuts dry for 2 to 3 days so they callus, if you get the cut areas wet before theyve callused they can rot and die. Then you put in water for root growth, or into soil. Once you put it into soil, or repot something, you should keep the plant in shade for another 2 to 3 days. After that if it's a full sun plant, you can put it in direct light. Ferns arnt. They like partial light, shady areas, or a nice spot inside next to a window with indirect light.
My partner watched this video and did this to my ferns just before Valentine's Day! We have tried to mist them every other day and give them a soak in the bathtub every couple weeks but nothing is really happening! :( Have we killed them or does it just take time??
Have you learnt your lesson? I don't think your ferns will come back - you killed them. Without any leaves how are they going to do photosynthesis which is where they get their food from?
I wish he'd just get to it already, I bailed at 1:40 when he didn't finish his sentence and jumped to another topic. May revisit when I have the patience to jump forward to find the action.
Wow. I was just thinking how snappy it was. Lol. Usually they go into this long thing about where the fern comes from, how they started loving the plant, etc.
hi I have a boston fern that started to bring roots out of the pot like 6 months ago will the trimming stop it from doing this or should I repot it? thanks
Watched this a couple of years ago and tried it. It definitely works. I watched again as I couldn't recall if applied to all ferns. I've just chopped them, so I'm hoping it works again.
Wow...Butchered an entire fern!!! I have Macho ferns that are enormous I will NOT butcher them. Maybe this works for some ferns, but i assure you it will not for all. That will kill or cause a VERY slow regrowth process. You cut the dead off and leave the green foilage. Your fern, if in the proper zone, should be fine during winter, if your worried about leaving it outdoors, bring it inside and keep trimming the dead off and water as necessary.
DO NOT TRIM THE FERN FULLY LIKE HE DID. read comments below by others. If you really want to trim a lot, leave 20-30% of leaves. Or wait till new growth are out then individually trim of last year’s leaves.
How could you kill that beautiful lush green fern ! trimming is fine but spoiling its beauty like this for future growth is not good for a plant lover.If dried leaves are trimmed new fronds come up anyway.
BOO HISSS on him taking any plant from the wild. Native plants are already struggling because of development. This man is clearly NO kind of naturalist. If you love plants, you should love nature and not demolish it like this fool. Please find another source for your plant information - there are lots of good ones on YT.
