Most ferns are disease resistant
Ferns are usually not affected by disease. Fungal diseases appear in the rarest of cases. These are mostly caused by mistakes in care, in particular by incorrect watering or a location that is too humid and boggy.
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Root rot, in particular, occurs quickly if one fern is poured too generously and frequently and, if necessary, the drainage is incorrect. In such a case, the fern can no longer be helped. It is better to prevent this by ensuring good drainage and only watering again when the top layer of soil has dried up.
Pests that particularly affect indoor ferns
Do the Location conditions If the fern does not meet the wishes of the fern, the plant is weakened and pests have an easy time of it. While pests like snails prefer to stay away from ferns in the wild, pests like to attack a fern in the home. The following pests can make life difficult for him:
- Spider mites
- Sciarid gnats
- Scale insects
- Small leaves
Fight the pests
Since you are not eating the fern, you can safely fight the pests radically with alcohol. Even Soft soap(€ 38.05 at Amazon *) helps if you apply this to the fronds with a hand sprayer. A combination of soft soap and alcohol is best. The fungus gnats are dragged into perdition with yellow boards.
Remove diseased fronds and adjust care
In many cases the fern can still be saved. One or two brown fronds do not mean the end of it. Action is now the order of the day:
- cut off the sick fronds
- Check drainage and if necessary repot / transplant
- Location, if applicable choose new: light, partially shaded to shady, high humidity
- if necessary fertilize lightly
Tips & Tricks
Many newcomers confuse the spores on the underside of the fronds with mushrooms or mushrooms. a dangerous disease. But they are completely normal and no indication of care errors, but rather that the fern is propagates.
