Tropical Gardens UK - Why do Tree Ferns Need So Much Fertiliser?
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- Everyone loves tree ferns, and if they don't then they really need to be excised as friends! However it is really difficult to maintain them to the same quality of condition that can be found in their natural environments of the Australian rain and cloud forests. However there are management systems you can put in place to get the best out of your plants and in this video English horticulturist Simon explains in details one of the key factors in maintaining great tree fern condition.
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Very good video, especially how you fertilise your dicksonia, I just keep putting in a few chicken manure pellets in mine 🌴🌞
Hi Matt, that should work perfectly. One of my old college buddies used to do something similar with osmocote. Simon
Wow. Excellent details. Lots of information that others leave out.
More please. Also if you have time when you say difficult words or technical words can you put it up on the screen please. I'm still trying to spell exponential or something you said.
Exomenosis? Wrong again, 😜
Hi Michelle thank you for your kind words. Do you mean exosmosis? Simon
@@walkingtalkinggardeners looks like it! Thanks I would never have got it.
You are very welcome and have taken your comment on board. It's a good idea so moving forward I will add any technical jargon on to the video too.
Can you show us your irrigation system for the fern please
Hi Rick, I used off the shelf hozelock micro-irrigation on a 60 minute a day timer. It's very easy to set up. Simon
Hi there . I have two 5 ft trunk tree ferns. What's the best fertiliser to use in the Crown. Liquid feed or pellets.
Thanks,
Phil..
Hi Phil and thanks for the great question. My friend uses chicken pellets in his, while I use Miracle-gro in mine. I should say that mine look amazing right now and are about to unfurl its next round of fronds. Simon
I’ve never seen a video about fertilizer for tree ferns I have 2 that are about a foot tall. I’ve never added fertilizer. Doing well but maybe I need to reconsider however my tree ferns are under a shady tree and get lots of falling leaves falling into them
Thank you for your comment Wesley. I always go by this rule of thumb.- If your plants are looking fine then don't change what you are doing. However just have a quick check at the crown to see if there is any narrowing. If the answer is no then just keep doing what you are doing. Kind regards Simon
@@walkingtalkinggardeners great advice if it works don’t fix it
Will dry sea weed powder in the crown do the trick?
Hello Aditya, and thanks for the comment. I will be honest and say I have never considered using dry seaweed powder before, but it does have merit as seaweed based fertilisers are usually packed with important micronutrients. However, I would check dosage concentrations, and it's suitably for this kind of application first as its not something I've done before. I have used Maxi-crop before which is a seaweed based concentrated liquid, but I would dilute it down first as high concentrations of fertiliser can damage plant material through ex-osmosis. I hope this helps. Simon
Great vid..it is a shame when you see a 6-8ft tree fern and then a sudden narrowing at the top.
Would the same go for Cyatheas or would this be more a normal regime of feeding?
Hi there, I have a lot of experience with dicksonia but pretty much nothing with cyathea although we recently bought one. For now I am going to keep the crown and stem well watered but fertilise only in the soil. In the growing period i may pour a regular dose of fertiliser into the crown if the fronds haven't coloured up. They are a bit yellow right now. Simon
@@walkingtalkinggardeners yeah I must admit that's what I've done this year and it looks really vigorous/vibrant just now. Though only put diluted on the crown
Thinking about it the shape is different to dicksonia so probably not a trap for leaves as such. Having my first go at over wintering them this year as want to put them in ground next year, I have a small one and one about 5-6ft, both cooperii, will get an australis next year, so trying to get as much info and people's experiences as possible but quite difficult to find for uk
I don't blame you. Knowledge is power. Have you considered growing Dicksonia squarrosa? I think these are a bit tougher than Cyathea. Simon
@@walkingtalkinggardeners yeah funnily enough I'm going to try squarrosa or fibrosa next year, again going to read up on them over next few months. Not sure how big a specimen I'll be able to source/afford though.
The dicksonias do a great job but there's something gnarly about the Cyatheas I like which i hope will compliment any dicksonias.