Living SoilFerns and shade plants
Button fern: best soil mix and feeding guide
Button fern is in Living Soil's Ferns and shade plants group. Woodland plants that want damp, open, leafy soil. Its guide gathers what published references say about soil pH, feeding and spotting problems, with a mix that suit it.
What the button fern guide covers
Every item carries the reference behind it. Where references disagree, the guide shows both.
- Soil pH1
- Feeding1
- Spotting problems2
The count is how many sourced items each part of the guide holds.
Mixes that suit button fern
Each mix comes with the reference behind every figure, measured for your batch, pots or bed.
Good to know
- pH: the references give 5.5 to 6 for ferns and shade plants in general. The button fern guide adds its own pH notes.
- The mistake to avoid: Over fertilizing, which burns the tips of the fronds.
- Also known as: pellaea rotundifolia
Questions
What is the best soil for button fern?
Living Soil lists 1 mix that suit button fern, each from a published reference. One is Fern mix. The app measures any of them for your batch, pots or bed.
What pH does button fern need?
The references give pH 5.5 to 6 for ferns and shade plants in general. The button fern guide adds its own pH notes.
Is the button fern guide free?
Its overview is free: what the guide covers and which mixes suit it. Opening the full guide takes credits, and the app shows the price before you confirm. Credits never expire.
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