For what it’s worth, I’ve always watered my Bostons from the bottom up overnight. When the pot feels light, I fill a plastic basin 1/3 full and set the fern in it before I got to bed. In the morning, I place the fern back on its plant stand where it easily drains excess water. Been doing this for 30 years with great success.

I inherited a Boston fern from my mother (she called it Mr Boston lol). It is over 45 yrs old and has been divided many times. It was the only house plant I ever remember her having. She had the perfect growing conditions both inside and out and it was beautiful. I've had it about 7 yrs now and it's doing OK but not as well as when she had it. It's due to be divided again and I will use your recommendations for the soil mix. Thanks for the tips I hope to keep it going and pass it down to the next generation

I downloaded an app to monitor the rain in the everglades. When it rains in the everglades, I put my ferns in the shower for a few minutes. They are thriving! I do the same with the weather in Phoenix to know when to water my cactus plants. So far it's working out very well.

Besides watering and sunlight, give ur plants some LOVING ENERGY touch it and tell it you love it and to grow big and beautiful do this once a week. I know it sounds nuts but plants love it when you do.😁

Anyone, especially those who are a bit on the OCD side, tends to over-do everything. "If a little works well, why not triple the amount!" Key word: Moderation!

I am sadly still in the fern killing stage. I love ferns. I am looking forward to a beautiful future of having ferns and not killing them. I appreciate the good advice.

Anybody watching this video and still think “my plant gonna die 😭”

Two years ago we moved and now practically live in the woods. Lowe's had a clearance rack with dying Boston Ferns, big ones, very brown, for $3.99. And I thought, what the heck so I bought 2 of them and put them outside. We get very little sunlight because of all the trees around but we also had ferns growing wild all over the place. I took them out of their pots, transplanted them into bigger pots, added some fresh potting soil, watered them, let them get rained on and sat back waiting for them to die. Little by little they began growing new fronds and by the fall they looked like something you'd pay $50.00 for! They were huge, gorgeous! I brought them into the garage for the winter and someone left the garage door open where they got blasted with icy cold temps, of course they died soon after. This year, 4 new clearance ferns for$3.00 each and they've done the same, tripled in size and are lovely. I'm going to bring them in the house where they will likely perish before they can make it back outside next spring. Wish me luck!

I just got two HUGE Boston Ferns from Home Depot and this was the first video I ran into that gave me all the things. Thank you!!

I've killed a few ferns long before I got into plants... it has instilled this fear of buying them. So thanks for your tips!

My parents don’t want me to buy any more plants so I’m gonna go out in the woods and tame some ferns instead 😂

I live in a very cold part of Canada and my Boston fern has to put up with constant furnace heat on for months. It gets dry looking leaves with scraggly tips. I set it on a tray of pebbles with water underneath them and I do spray it with water twice a week. I water it quite often. In the summer it goes onto my front door step in a sheltered nook and does a lot better. It gets some rain water and filtered sunlight. It really recovers and looks great.

Hello from Ireland! I killed one off a few years ago when I was just starting out my plant collection. Came across one today in my local supermarket and picked it up. Let's hope I'm a little more versed in plant care to keep this one alive. Thanks for sharing! I enjoy your videos a lot.

I have one that’s about 1/10th of this size. It’s cute. I have it literally on top of a humidifier and it’s loving it. It’s about doubled in size in four months or so. I’m looking forward to it being as massive as this one.

Empress, my 4' Boston Fern, was difficult to move this summer, even though 9 doors down, because of winding up all her runners & placed them into 6 med/large containers. Waiting until it's cooler to change her soil. She gets less sun than the other place, & she & my African Violets love their nightly misting, helps them to grow bigger! If you doubt misting: My 3 biggest African Violets were 35" - 37.5", under perfect humidity and lighting conditions. Ferns & Violets grow great together!

I live in sc and my boston ferns do great in full sun in the humid hot weather in the summer. I bring them inside early winter before temps reach freezing and put them back out mid spring I've never had problems

My Boston Ferns are thriving! I water really well with a hose, making sure that every part of the soil is drenched. I also sprinkle water on the top Green Layer. I place it outside in indirect light. I do this every other day at least. My Boston fern loves water because it gets hot and humid here.

I usually bottom feed my potted plants,.... by misting the surface to moisten the top, then I pour food/water into a feeding tray and allow the plant to take up whatever i wants...this uses 2-3 times the amount fed from the top. ( it wont work if you dont wet the top or most top soil first, as it creates a seal that stops the soil from having dry spots) Thanks for the videos!

Great Vid! I run a Boston Fern Morgue over here in Alabama. I buy and bury em within a month. Now that I’m armed with this great information hopefully I can shut down my business. Culprit = 🌞

this video came at a perfect time! my boston fern in currently dying and im trying to save it!!

I killed 2 boston ferns in my lifetime and recently bought a third. I've taken notes from your video. Pray for me.

Here in Central Florida when we bought our house it was overgrown with ferns under an oak tree. Thanks for the tips because the one I dug up and put in a pot isn’t “popping.”

Just lift it = knowing how much water it needs... this is exactly what I wasn’t looking for.

I got Gus (The Boston Fern) specifically because he was non-toxic to cats. So I'm here making sure I keep Onion's (My cat) alive as well as Gus. Thank you so much :D

Looking for tips on Boston ferns and there You were. Had a good time listening, someone gave me a plant and I haven't had a fern in a long while. So I'll be back for more tips. Aloha from Honolulu Hawaii.

I have always loved Boston ferns. I have killed a few in the past but recently I have found some success. I live in Australia and I have an eastern facing sunroom. I have several ferns but one in particular is absolutely thriving. It gets filtered sunlight but the sunroom gets rather warm especially in summer. I water my fern really well once a fortnight because I found they don’t like being too wet. I also found success growing maiden hair fern accidentally. I placed it outside but in a sheltered position because it had merely bugs. I would bottom water it once a month even in the peak of summer and it is honestly the best maiden hair fern I have ever grown. It seems to thrive on neglect.

You do an excellent job of talking/ teaching and working at the same time. It's surprising how many people are not able to do that.

I came here to find out why I had burnt tips with my fern plant and I found the answer. Thank you

Hey thank you for being here 😃 got myself my first ferns this year and you totally helped me be able to love them correctly. Thank you so much 🙏💜😇

My daughter placed her ferns outside under trees. She never watered them and had the attitude that if they survive then great. Well, living on Hilton Head Island they survived really well. Now I have them and am moving to East TN.

I soak one up to the soil level in a small tub or container, for about an hour. Lets the entire root structure start to absorb.

My outdoor ferns,in pots, are gigantic and thriving. We have somewhat hard water here and my plant tips were turning brown. So I read that it was often due to salts in the water staying in the soil, but adding a teaspoon of Aquarium Water Conditioner,per gallon of water every time I water, would help . Yup, that really did the trick. Finally, no more brown tips. 🎉😊🌱

I don't comment much, but I love that he teaches other relevant info as well. The water-wait-water method is something I learned the hard way and this info would have saved me a lot of time. Great video brother!

Key word, for watering: Moderation!

I have always believed what you said about the amount of sunlight they require. I have been hanging Boston ferns from my front porch west facing. A ton of hot afternoon sun. I have to water every day and sometimes 2 times a day. They got HUGE and beautiful.

I do the dunk until no more air bubbles come out then set it on a screen table and let the extra water stop coming out then I hang them.

I wish these guides could be simplified and more visual, someone talking and describing things to me doesn't really register. It'd really help if they'd show me what they're talking about and and how to do it!

I bought it last year and planted on the soil in our backyard. It got scorching heat anhd high humidity during hot summer in Houston, Texas. It grew just awesome!!! Huge, dark green and fresh! I watered over almost everyday!

Ferns in general prefer ericaceous compost. Any medium that is light with lots of chipped bark for good aeration is essential. In nature ferns often grow in bark on trees and in leaf mold. Bright indirect light to full shade. Use a clear pot to see if the compost is drying out. Also usually the weight of the pot watered and drying out is a good indication. Use rainwater as tap water can be alkaline and you dont want to make the compost alkaline. Humidity 50% +. Misting is pointless. A cool semi shaded room is ideal.

If the leaves are drooping I add a small bit , if the water puddles on the dirt, they are thristy.

Your videos are always meticulously structured and full of information, thanks a lot!

Thanks, Epic gardening. Just got 2 ferns for a gift and needed to know how to keep nice looking, as never had ferns. You have helped immensely. Thanks!

If they call it Boston Fern and it cannot live in Boston because it's a tropical fern then they have already set the fern for failure.

I put moss around some places around the plants base. It kinda helps.

My fern looks nothing like this 😭😭 Her leaves look sad. I'm going to try and water like he suggested... fingers crossed.

I don’t have any Boston’s, but have 4 Kimberly ferns. The one right in front/touching of a north window has tripled since I bought it. One is 6 feet from south window hasn’t grown a lot, but is happy. I have the other two 6 feet from a north window and they’re surviving but definitely have a lot of browning and dropping leaves. I thought maybe it might be low humidity but this is a Great reminder they need more light than one may think.

I just learned a trick and I feel kind of dumb for not thinking of this sooner but someone said if you don’t like sticking your finger in the dirt to see how moist the soil is you can stick a wooden skewers in the pot and leave it there and then when you pull it out you can see how wet it is

That you so much for this video. I got a boston fern and its starting to look sad. Now I know why, I have it in too much sunlight. I can't wait to see how big she grows.

I have noticed that the leaves turn a lighter sage green when it's thirsty then immediately back to bright lime green afterward.

I moved my fern away from the window sill because I noticed some of the leaves on the side of the pot closest to the window were turning brown.

Great video thank you my boston fern is about 3x's the size of yours. We had a early start with winter here in st. paul. she got a bit burned by the cold - I bring her outside for the summer. She is slowly back in her indoor garden spot. Humidity is a factor. I have about 15 different fern varieties I grow in my old Victorian House basement. No heat but it stays at the coldest 65f (when it's -40 outside) to about 72F. My indoor garden is actually little furnaces that keep it the rest of the gang warm. I do moisture spray with my "PETRA" sprayer to keep average around 50% - we don't like mold! It's wonderful during the winter because I go into my Tropic flowering mancave after working outside in -40 degree weather. I'm growing oranges, limes, lemons, bananas, 4- types of passion fruit etc in my basement. My winter tropical garden is about 1200 sqft with lighting with LED Daylight/kelvin in shop lights and bulbs. My power usage is only 500 watts. You don't need those expensive power hunger LED lights unless you might be growing the other stuff . This is my 4th season the experiment paid off so much that my garden grew another 100%. FYI If your going to introduce plants in Quarentine them and treat the soil.

I live in Florida, I have 5 by my pool, they are in full sun.( no shade at all)....they do just fine..I water 2 time a week...Im surprise to learn all you just said...Guess my ferns are tuff..Thanks for the video...

Ferns are the most popular houseplants and are also great for adding greenery in the garden , thanks for helpful gardening tips. 👌 💐

Great video, Kevin. I just got my first Boston fern. Very excited. Looks great in my living room.

Love ferns, presently I have three indoors for the winter months, and go out to my front porch once the weather permits. They are going into their four year , thanks for sharing your video. 👍❤️😊

I’m here because my fern is drooping and looks sad. Yes it’s my first ever plant haha. EDIT...that’s a lie my first plant is a cactus ive had him for years he’s doing so well I love him 😭♥️ He’s like 12 inches long I think or 13 maybe. So the fern is my second plant :) I can’t wait to be a plant mum🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴

That Staghorn Fern behind him tho!💚

You can also place a saucer Filled with small stones and water,the water will create humidity as it evaporates

Exactly about the water... I always water once... wait for a Little hydration of the soil... takes awhile to moisten... rewater So it soakes... if it runs off/out the bottom of the pot.... water again so the soil sucks it up.... happy plant 🪴☺😄

loved your presentation and I have subscribed . It would be helpful to actually see you divide and repot the ferns....these visuals would help to follow as your speaking.

I live in Zone 10 in the Bay Area and all of my Boston ferns are outside either in shaded sunlight or full afternoon sun they are flourishing.

I have one that my neighbor gave me... It's big...it's healthy..it's thirsty... It gets Lotta water...it's shedding!!

I love the way you talk, so easy to listen to

An extremely useful tool to get watering right is a moisture meter. Far more accurate than a finger and especially useful for tight-in-a-pot plants with crowded stems like ferns. I consistently over-watered until I bought one and started using it. I have a black thumb with most ferns, especially Bostons for some reason. Not sure if I will try again. They die mid winter. Most likely guess would be too low humidity, since I don't run a humidifier.

I bought one for my bathroom but has no windows and it has very mild sun light, that means I have to move it from there, it looks so pretty on my sink

I bought from an independent nursery in Santa Cruz a Macho Fern (hilarious name). It's like a prehistoric huge frond version of Boston! Tropical!

My boston fern loves my classroom.

My mom taught me to give ferns a 30sec dip inside a drum once a month or more often in the summer. This ensures that all the roots get a good drink😊

I got one yesterday it’s huge but in very bad show need to be saved n refreshed this vdo is helpful touches everything

2nd fern I am about to lose! I love them and they don’t love me back!!

Thank you I been eyeing a fern for while and it’s going to be my first plant I’m so excited to have plants 🪴 seems like ferns are easy to care for 💕now I have to find my second plant 🪴 choice maybe something like a fern simple to take care of and non toxic to my pet 🐱

Thank you for the tips. I love that Staghorn fern behind you 🙂

My Boston fern is sad and has brown tips despite me doing everything right. I bottom water it with pure rainwater, it is also very humid where I live so ferns thrive outside and I try to keep the humidity levels in my room similar

I got one for $8 on fb marketplace, full, healthy and gorgeous and it’s thinned our quite a bit due to shedding. I will run it in the shower to water for a few minutes but I didn’t think about the water quality maybe being the really why it’s very dry and shedding like crazy. It has new growth throughout but lots of bare stemmy bits too.

I have such a bad time with ferns..I’ve got 20 house plants. Many “diva plants”, but damn..I just keep killing ferns. I just killed my favorite birds nest fern😪 but I’m doing everything I can to save my GIANT Boston fern😅

I just bought one and I thought they’d be easy to care for and I was wrong!!!

I too also enjoy my ferns this video was very helpful

From my awning covered deck I will be bringing in a Boston Fern grown from a baby this summer to now a sizable fern. I will try your method to preserve it in our bathroom over the winter. Thanks for this informative video. You explained the procedure so thoroughly (and well spoken) that I can't help but have success!

I don’t know anything about plants and have never cared to. But this summer I went crazy and got into them! I have 3 Boston ferns that I have grown huge and long! They are about 2 and 3 sizes bigger than the one in the video. I’m so proud of myself!!! I’ve never grown anything and these are gorgeous! Makes me really love plants!

Just picked it a couple of these for my classroom! Hoping it helps filter the air in the room! Hoping for no covid when I go back to 🏫 school

The diving and repoting and with what soil to use has been tricky for indoors. Thank you your plants look amazing

I have a little one but It got killed after my dad opened up the windows on a cold day. Now that I found your video, i definitely need a new one 🥰

I inherited a Boston fern from my aunt she had it sitting on the porch.She needed to re home plants, since summer was over one was a Boston fern. It’s pots missing soil along edges of the pot and the roots feel hard which means I got to transplant it . I named It Sammy.

I wanna see you chop and prop this bad Larry:) I've got some pieces of overgrown award ferns overwintering in my raised beds and I've got a couple more in ground I need to divide this spring. I've seen some completely cut all folliage back in early spring for a refreshed plant. I would only maybe do this to my outdoor ferns. My indoor hanging ferns are perfect, but getting too big so I definitely want to divide them also into more manageable hanging pots this spring. Thank you for all your helpful vids!

Great video once again! Mine is browning but only at the inner leaves at the base. I thought maybe root rot? I don't know...

I've tryed several times to have a Boston Fern and have managed to kill each one. I have a new one and I'm hoping to get it right this time

My experience with over-wintering is that many fronds turn brown & drop countless pieces, making a big mess. Last winter, I placed it in the basement with a small plastic greenhouse over it, but still it dropped many dried up pieces.

I had one that lived 25 years and it got so root bound I let it go. The new one I have now has runners with new plants growing. I over winter mine in the basement on a westerly window. Water once a week over the laundry tub while it hangs.

Something literally ate my two huge ferns. One day they looked beautiful and a few days later it was obvious that they were very sick. They are now in the fern graveyard with another dozen that I've buried :( I've never considered a Boston Fern to be an indoor plant.

So, I noticed the plant looking better as you were working with it. I could see it turning more green as you went.

Thank you, I got a fern for mother's day and I don't want to kill it. Thanks again for the tips. I am a little more confident 😬

just bought one yesterday and now this is in my recommended video feed....smh.....

Just bought one yesterday. Plan on putting under a deck facing south. Hope it likes it. I like to summer my plants outside in summer. They love the humidity. I love in central Iowa.

I have a little wild fern that I hacked out of the ground in Jan; it started out with only three fronds and a bundle of damaged roots, so I was fully expecting it to die. I just wanted a plant that could survive my low-light dorm room, however, seems it still wanted more light because when I brought it home during lockdown and put it in full sunlight, it really started growing. It's about 4x its original size, with new baby fronds coming out regularly, and overall doing pretty well considering it's my first real plant, and it started out with a disadvantage. Humidity is still the main problem, we live in a semi-desert climate with temps easily reaching 40°C so I hope my baby does okay inside with the air conditioner on in the coming summer. I don't have anywhere else to go with her 😔

Thank you! I am a new owner to 4 Bostons! They hang on my porch in Central Ga. I am learning their moods! Lol Thank you for this amazing video! Learned so much!!!

Very helpful. I just bought my first Boston Fern today. Thank you 💚

This video has saved my boston fern!! Thank you!!!

Got a lot of brown stems where the plant meets the pot, although have some runners that go near the floor, and are alive. So wonder are those brown stems just a lack of pruning do you think or is there some other problem the rest of the plant looks like the one you were working on. It's a beautiful plant.

That's exactly how I test out most of my plants if they need water or not ( hate sticking my fingers in dirt in my home lol) by lifting them and checking the weight

Thanks for the video! It’s actually a huge help for some of the problems I’ve had with my fluffy ruffles fern. Poor thing has been getting too much sun it seems...tough part is gonna be finding the right spot for it though