How to Grow a Maidenhair Fern

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Place your Maidenhair fern where it gets moderate light.

   Place the fern on a north or east windowsill.
   
   Place the fern a foot or so away from a south or west window.
   
   Grow maidenhair ferns under fluorescent grow lights in terrariums or on a plant stand,
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   Step 2: Keep the soil moist in the pot your maidenhair fern is growing in.

   Don’t let the surface dry out before watering. ,, Use a humidifier in the room with the fern.
   
   Keep the fern in a bathroom.
   
   Grow the fern near an aquarium or fountain.
   
   Plant the fern in a terrarium or glass case.
   
   Mist the fern with warm water every morning. ,,
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   Step 3: Keep the maidenhair fern in a warm location

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   Step 4: with minimum temperatures of 50ºF (10ºC).

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   Step 5: Maintain high humidity around the maidenhair fern.

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   Step 6: Fertilize the maidenhair fern with houseplant fertilizer once each spring.

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   Step 7: Keep dead fronds and leaf tips trimmed off with scissors.

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