Blue Star Fern Rescue and Repot - This was the Problem! ~ Phlebodium Aureum

[@norasgrunzeug5387]

I also enjoy my silent half an hour in the morning , walking from one plant to the other, just putting an eye on it. Sometimes my dogs follow me :)

[@HouseplantHacks]

Sounds perfect! :-)

[@wildkit53]

I haven’t repotted my blue star fern in a couple years and it’s having this exact problem right now, I think your video has shown me exactly what I need to do to help it!

[@maxzytaruk8558]

Bro you got such good energies, this fern is in good hands

[@HouseplantHacks]

Thank you Max, I appreciate that. :-)

[@berlinorama]

I am so glad to have found this video because I have been having the same problem with my blue star fern and was considering repotting. I took it out of the pot and it was almost all roots like yours. Now it is in a bigger pot and I hope will start looking livelier soon.

[@HouseplantHacks]

Grat to hear! It seems to be a common issue. Glad it is feeling better. :-)

[@SCARLETWAREWOLF]

This is exactly what happened to my blue star. I think we must bought it in the same time, it was lush and now ends are dry despite of it living in the bathroom. I'm in Scotland. I will have a look at mine tomorrow, fingers crossed its easy fix, like yours. Thanks

[@HouseplantHacks]

Yes, I wouldn't be surprised if its the same, they are grown in these nursary pots and the bigger ones are there for some time so I think quite a few will be the same, keep us posted on what you find, hopelly you can cheer it up a bit. :-)

[@marilyn3605]

I hear you about taking all in when working with plants! ❤❤❤ it is my favorite thing to do, feeling the soil in my fingers looking at the leaves moving around etc !,

[@robertcochran7103]

Thank you for such a great video on how to repot a blue star fern. I have a fern that really needs repotting. I really appreciate this video..

[@HouseplantHacks]

Thank You Robert, It's my pleasure! I hope the repot goes well. Andy

[@frankw9836]

i bought one yesterday and transferred it to Leca, hope it will survive

[@888astarte]

I have just repoted mine today. I have been misting it with destiled water 2 times a day, it was never dry, i keep it moist but still not soggy. Nevertheless,it has stayed almost the same as bought, a few leaves curl and crink dry, a few new comes out and in a circle like that for months. The same has been happening to my heart-fern. Somewhere I have read that ferns should not be watered from above, but instead to let them *drink* from under , as the water *is destroying* the rizome. I have no info or data to back this up, but I checked both of mine today, the soil and the roots are fine, the pot size is fine. Their positions and lighting is fine, i mist them every day at least 2 times, both keep shooting new leaves but the older ones keep crinkling and drying out. So from today, they have new supstrate, and new pots which I will put in water for them to drink. Also I only use destiled water for my ferns. I am also going to incorporate a pebble tray with water for moisture. I hope I get it right this time :)

[@HouseplantHacks]

I've also heard mention of watering from below due to rhizome damage but I'm not 100% convinced about that, I might do some more research, from what I understand the rhizomes can take up moisture in which case they will need to get some from time to time. I always like to think about what would happen in nature and although they might get some moisture from below when it rains heavily the whole plant would get wet so I don't think the rhizome is going to get damaged by water, not unless it was a lot and kept soggy wet. I think a pebble tray will help quite a bit to keep the humidity levels up so that's a good idea. Let me know how you get on. My one has been much happier since the repot and now the soil doesn't dry out every two days it stays moist and now the leaves aren't going brown. I have mine on a pebble tray also.

[@Kira-kg4kl]

Alot of plants benefit from water baths rather than getting leaves and stems wet, not so bad outdoors as the natural air circulation dries them pretty quickly, but indoors unless you have fans on they suffer for it x

[@janatree8424]

Acabo de ver tu video, creo que a mi blue star le pasa lo mismo, voy a cambiarle la maceta. Gracias, has sido muy didáctico y se ha visto muy bien.

[@Kira-kg4kl]

Humidity is really great with these guys aswell ^_^

[@minwall9924]

This is just like my baby - time for a bigger pot! Thanks for sharing

[@HouseplantHacks]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@dawnwellman6232]

Wonderful video I'm new with this fern and it's so young and delicate. The tips of the leaves began to crust brown. I wasn't sure what I was doing wrong. I'm so thankful for your video informative information. I'm hopeful that my blue star fern will do Great. 🌱🌿🍃

[@ILauraGl]

I actually find my blue star is much more resistant when not getting watered, as compared to my maiden hair fern for example. Which i've nearly killed twice now haha I rescued the blue star which was half dead and selling for 50 cents at the market. Great find. It's one of my favorites by far. With leaves as big as my monstera

[@HouseplantHacks]

Oh yeah Maiden Hair Fern will curl up and die if you just look at it in the wrong way! 😂

[@aribland53]

Thank you for this I just checked mine and it was on the same problem.

[@HouseplantHacks]

Good luck with it, they seem to bonce vback very well. :-)

[@miriammartinez2832]

I want to congratulaciones you for this wonderful and crear información and all the advierte you give us. A lot of success with your channel. Bless you and greeting from Uruguay.

[@HouseplantHacks]

Thank you so much!

[@datlaichelle2736]

You said tending to the plant feels so good almost hard to explain. When God created Adam, what was Adam’s job or where did God put him and why there? That is the reason why it feels so inexplainable good to us 😊 I call it “ going back home”

[@melanieevans1574]

Oh that's brilliant - thanks Andy. My blue star is quarter size of yours and is doing well but I have been wondering how I repot it as it will need repotting later in the Spring. It was bought in a hanging container so the container is shallow. I wasn't quite sure about the rhizomes so you have cleared that up for me and I tend to always put perlite in my repotting soil so it is a good job I have seen this.

[@HouseplantHacks]

You're welcome Melanie, I think Perlite woiuld probably be fine, it was just in this case that the rootball was so compacted at this stage that I wanted to try something different to raise the moisture leavel for this plant.

[@RockyJeanette]

Great videos and good luck! I have a blue star also! It is gorgeous and massive, with even larger fronds than the one in this video… I believe due mostly to a well-timed repotting and a few other factors which I wanted to note for anyone who might be struggling with theirs: call me crazy, but try more light! When I first brought this baby home it struggled - so I went back to the nursery and asked the owner his opinion and showed him pictures of where I kept it in the house. He said “oh no, that needs much more light“ I was surprised to hear that but I did what he said, and ever since I put it in a West facing window it has thrived! Also due to the fact that it is above my kitchen sink and probably gets a fantastic amount of humidity all day as I use very hot water and there’s a lot of steam with washing dishes, and the like. I wanted to ask though: the fronds on mine are much curlier looking, the edges are much wavier than most of the ones I see on the Internet. Any thoughts there?

[@artfan3118]

Agreed more mottled light, good drainage and don't forget to water. I am lucky enough to get one, I am in Africa. These kinds of exotic ferns are rare. I don't get pumice but I am going to try adding some vermiculite and grit. I like quick drainage.

[@HouseplantHacks]

That's awesome! Yes I have also found that they prefer more light than your average fern and more water than average too. Not sure about the curly leaves though, maybe just a slightly different cultivar? I wish you continued success!

[@slawomirslyk]

Great tip, I thought that crispy leaves are caused by dry air.

[@carmonk9243]

I want to see the heavier soil up close. Please. :) i hadn’t seen this before. I usually end up making my mixes by hand since I am a plant addict too. :) i have only two ferns indoors though, a staghorn and this blue star fern.

[@HouseplantHacks]

just include some topsoil, some mini bark chippings and perlite, mix in with some general purpose compost and see what you think, it doesn't want to stay wet but just take alittle longer to dry out.

[@melanieevans1574]

Maybe it is a good idea if we all list the plants we have for you. I have the blue star fern, calathea orbifolia, calathea dotty, spider plant, aloe Vera, sago palm, zebra plant, snake plant, kentia palm, dumbcane, spineless yucca, pincushion cactus, peace lily, kalanchoes, pup bromeliad, kris plant, Dracaena Lemon and philodendron selloum. I also have a mini kumquat tree.

[@paulamarks8799]

Such a lovely guy, helpful info

[@HouseplantHacks]

Thank you so much!

[@cminault]

Just bought a little baby Blue Star Fern. I really loved this video and subscribed. Max is right, you have a great energy.

[@HouseplantHacks]

Thank you for your lovely comment! And thank you for subscribing! ❤️🙏

[@monicascholte3819]

Thank you so much! I learned a lot from the other video about your Blue Fern, mine is very very sad at the moment... I'll keep it more moist and keep an eye on it, might need to repot it as well. It's in a huge pot but loads of leaves have died off :( So scaling back might be good.

[@HouseplantHacks]

I thik the increased water will help a lot, and a humidity tray will also help I think. Keep us posted.

[@monicascholte3819]

All right, here's a little update on my fern! There are only two leaves left, but they're doing better than before. There was almost no soil left (same as in your video), so I gave it a lot more soil and now I'm spritzing it with water all the time, and watering it more in general. As that hasn't improved it a lot, I'll try to make a humidity tray with little stones like you explained in another video. Let's hope that'll help! 🤞 Thanks again, I'm excited to see your future videos and projects 😄

[@HouseplantHacks]

@@monicascholte3819 Thanks for the update! It sounds like it needed that repot. It can take some time for a plant to come back to full health, especially after a repot so don't worry too much if it has those two healthy leaves it can still photosynthesize and produce energy and then more leaves, keep it well watered and that humidity try will help too, these also like bright indirect light too. I'm sure it will start pushing out new leaves in a week so. Good luck. Andy :-)

[@monicascholte3819]

@@HouseplantHacks I'm VERY happy to say that it's currently growing a new leaf! I had almost given up hope, but all is well. See attached photo: drive.google.com/file/d/13rdjKGwoC8O0UqgTib1yOM6oykYfGUIx/view?usp=drivesdk 😄😄😄

[@e.g.1218]

My plant is smaller pot the root system looks the same as yours. But I notice your roots are brown too. Is this not root rot? I thought brown root mean root rot so was rather concerned. However my plant itself seems just fine.

[@HouseplantHacks]

I think thats just the colour of the roots on this plant.

[@robinfletcher6718]

luv your channel and your philosophy. totally get it.

[@HouseplantHacks]

Thank you Robin! I appreciate you.

[@ryanzone3126]

Oh wow i was told these need to be potted in a similar way to orchids...this may explain why my plant doesn't seem happy.

[@HouseplantHacks]

They are indeed both eppiphites but in my experience this plant benefits from more water and light, (not direct) and so if the soil is fast draining then it will dry out too quickly. That's what I have found anyway.

[@ausraflood2518]

Do you water it after reporting or wait a day or two? Thank you for the video, I repotted mine as I watched yours. I only have baby but It was already outgrowing it’s pot. Not sure about water now as I am getting very mixed messages about it.

[@HouseplantHacks]

Definitley give it a good water afetr the repot, they will be a little stressed as a result of the repot and will need the water to recover over the next few days.

[@lilomlly]

Would love to know how it's doing now! Mine can retain moisture, doesn't sit in water, gets light and humidity, and yet is still dropping leaves. Ugh!

[@HouseplantHacks]

Hmm, strange one that, temperature? I'll do an update with mine, it's doing ok since the repot.

[@martinaharrisondefault5027]

Can you cut 1/3 of roots off to fit in sane pot? A KZbin video said you can do this, dont be scared. But im not sure. Has anyone tried it? And water more often? I would love to upgrade plants to the bigger pots they eventually need, but Ive no space in my tiny flat.

[@HouseplantHacks]

Yes I think you can probably cut down the rootball a little, be sure to plant into some good quality water retaining soil as they dry out quickly.

[@miriammartinez2832]

Sorry for the mistakes. My cel dont want to write in english

[@janknuckey]

These ferns are nightmares to keep in A1 condition, and unlike a lot of plants they will not bounce back from neglect.

[@HouseplantHacks]

They do seem to need more care than the average houseplant, certainly not a good beginner plant.

[@janknuckey]

@@HouseplantHacks It was one of the first plants I ever bought, and I spent two disheartening years just watching it slowly curl up and die. However, it somehow survived and is still hanging on today (though after having shed about 60% of its foliage. Anyway, I bought a beautiful new replacement and that seems to be doing the same - nightmare! I've watched every KZbin video on them, fussed and faffed over them but still mixed results. God, calatheas are a walk in the park compared to these divas.

[@HouseplantHacks]

@@janknuckey Ha! I feel your pain! My big one has probably lost 20% of its original foliage but seems happy now after the repot, but if it dries out for a second it will look a mess for months! Oh well, it's a labour of love I guess! :-)

[@erinjoy5625]

@@janknuckey oh no, I just bought a calathea and a blue star fern, I think I'm doomed. Lol I'm only about 5 or 6 months into my plant journey but I'm at about 47 plants all doin well, only one has been tricky .... I finnally felt compelled to try my luck out on the fern n calathea, now I'm terrified hahaha

[@janknuckey]

@@erinjoy5625 If you live in a part of the world that is humid, you will be ok. If not, then you should invest in a humidifier, it will really help your ferns and the more fussy calatheas.

[@kellynanderson4008]

Thankyou for this!!!

[@HouseplantHacks]

No problem 😊

[@natalianazarczuk557]

Love this blue fern but I have killed 2 of them already. Guess they are just not for me 😭

[@arcoying]

May I ask where you get this massive fern?

[@HouseplantHacks]

This just came from my local garden centre in the UK.

[@martinaharrisondefault5027]

You said you can water on the zyzones (sorry don't know spelling) but other places sat they don't like water on top of them. What does everyone here think?

[@HouseplantHacks]

if you think about what happens in the wild, these rhizomes would be getting rainwater on them, I have always watered on top of them and have no issues at all.

[@ernestinabermudezsanabria3631]

Hermoso❤

[@ludovicachieppa4788]

Cutee

[@KimberlyAnnMaria]

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[@AVA-xc7ws]

根莖種植 sending my support

[@HouseplantHacks]

Thanks you! :-)

[@linaonalemberiene9880]

Very dragged out video..

[@HouseplantHacks]

Thank for your comment! :-)