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Ferns and shade plants

Ferns indoors (general): best soil mix and feeding guide

Ferns indoors (general) 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 feeding, spotting problems and cautions, with a mix that suit it.

What the ferns indoors (general) guide covers

Every item carries the reference behind it. Where references disagree, the guide shows both.

  • Feeding4
  • Spotting problems4
  • Cautions5

The count is how many sourced items each part of the guide holds.

Mixes that suit ferns indoors (general)

Fern mix

A soft, water holding mix for ferns and shade plants that like soil that is damp, leafy and open, much like a woodland floor.

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 mistake to avoid: Over fertilizing, which burns the tips of the fronds.
  • Also known as: indoor fern, ferns, fern care, bird's nest fern, rabbit's foot fern, fishtail fern and tropical fern

Questions

What is the best soil for ferns indoors (general)?

Living Soil lists 1 mix that suit ferns indoors (general), each from a published reference. One is Fern mix. The app measures any of them for your batch, pots or bed.

What pH does ferns indoors (general) need?

The references give pH 5.5 to 6 for ferns and shade plants in general.

Is the ferns indoors (general) 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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