How often should a staghorn fern be watered?
In the home it’s probably a good idea to give your staghorn fern’s fronds a misting daily, especially during summer. As for the more thorough waterings, you’ll likely be performing those around once a week during summer and once every two weeks during winter, depending on light and temperature.
How do you revive a dying staghorn fern?
Here’s what I would suggest. Fill the hole with sphagnum peat moss (looks like fibrous, tan moss) or homemade compost. Add a small amount of a slow-release fertilizer, such as Osmocote or Nutricote, into the hole as you add the moss or compost. This will provide nutrients and encourage growth.
Why are the leaves falling off my staghorn fern?
Your Staghorn Fern likes to be kept consistently moist, so be sure that it’s getting enough water. Keep a consistent watering schedule, when the top 2”-3” of the soil are dry. If you accidentally let your fern’s soil dry out completely, you may see leaves go limp, droop, and possibly start to wrinkle and brown.
How do I get rid of bugs on my staghorn fern?
Washing the fronds with soapy water or dabbing mealybugs with rubbing alcohol, also kills the pests. If a mealybug infestation persists, an insecticide containing pyrethrin, rotenone or permethrin applied to the fern may work.
What are the brown spots on my staghorn fern?
Fuzzy brown spots that turn black indicate the staghorn fern has developed a fungal infection, most commonly rhizoctonia. Allowing the staghorn fern to dry out slightly between waterings may remedy this kind of problem. Removing infected fronds can also help prevent the fungus from spreading to healthy fronds.
How many types of staghorn ferns are there?
18 species
What does scale look like on a staghorn fern?
Fern scale (Pinnaspis aspidistrae) often affects staghorn ferns. These tiny insects are somewhat easy to identify since a massive difference exists between the sexes. Males are white, becoming gnat-like and mobile as they reach adulthood, while females are light brown and immobile.
Can you use white oil on staghorn fern?
Mealybugs are a little bit easier to recognize as insects, but they produce copious amounts of white fuzzy wax that can hide their numbers. Avoid using oils on staghorn ferns, instead insecticidal soap can be used to destroy colonies.
Do Ferns get scale?
Most scale are found attached to the stems and the backs of leaves, usually along central leaf veins. Scale are especially a nuisance to ficus and ferns. Honeydew is excreted as these insects suck on plant juices. This sticky substance can be found on leaves, and also the floor or table beneath the plant.
What’s eating my staghorn fern?
Sounds like an attack of the staghorn fern beetle. This tiny round beetle chews craters in the fleshy fern fronds and spoils the appearance of the plant. Prune off the damaged leaf and destroy as soon as possible.
What does scale look like on a fern?
Fern scale crawlers are about the size of a grain of pollen, flat, and yellow with red eyes. The legs and antennae are well developed. Female second-stage nymphs begin secreting an oval, pale brown armor that grows to about 1/32 inch long. Mature male second stage armors are about 3/32 inch long.