It is gardening time!
Today I decided to take a look at my plants because the season is changing. I need to start protecting my plants against frost and the cold weather of the winter.
During this summer I had the surprise of a new plant growing in a flowerpot. As you can see in the picture, it is a fern. Ferns are a very common plant used both inside as house-plant and as garden foliage. Dating back to prehistoric times, ferns exists in thousands of species. They need water every day, but not too much. They also need a fertile soil to continue growing. Let’s review what ferns need to have a jump on the following season.
Steps to bring in ferns to overwinter
Ferns require lots of shade and ambient sunlight, rather than direct. I need to place my plant near a north faced window (east and west windows let in too much direct sunlight).
I also will need to keep the plant a bit away from the window so that it receives more ambient light. The right place also will be that one with high humidity levels, ferns love humidity. I will moist it with a moistener bottle, but not every day.
I finally need to find the place where the temperature will be constant. Ferns are tropical plants, although they not require an exactly tropical scenario to survive (my house is not a jungle, yet 😉 The chosen room will be constantly at 21-degree Celsius.
It is time to make a decision:
In conclusion, I think that my bathroom is the best room to place my little fern in.
Bathroom characteristics: I
- It is a north faced room.
- It is the most humid room in my house as the result of everyday showers we take
- And the temperature in the bathroom is around 20-degree Celsius almost all the season.
Ferns are a very expressive plant and I guess it will feel very comfortable in my bathroom. What do you think?
Do you like plants? Do you like gardening? If so, I will tell you my secrets about transplanting and growing new little plants in the next post. Have a very good day! Cheers!