Re: Best fern propagation

To answer the actual question...

> At Yahoo-treefern were also some msg posted about the best environment
> on fern propagtion ([treefern] Challenge, [treefern] Challenge-Frank). Not
> soil-mixture. Environment: best temperature, humidity of soil,
> air-humidity exposure to light.
> My experienec on treeferns is, that they love to be at least sometimes
> quite warm (around 30 [deg] C). I placed some of my boxes on a
> self-constructed propagation trolley
> (http://www.baumfarn.at/treefern/viewtopic.php?t=716). The boxes over
> the tube get some heat it. You can touch it easily anytime with your
> hand, without getting ever burned, just feel nice warm. But don't know
> realy the temperature. Another posted, that this is true, but as soon as
> some prothalia are developing it needs light too.
> What your experience on this? Esspecially on growing tropical or
> semi/sub-tropical ferns?


My experience in growing Dicksonia antactica and Cyathea australis is
that they do best in situations resembling their natural habitat. So
tropical treeferns should do best in warmer conditions. Young
Dicksonias certainly don't like 30 deg C unless there's a lot of moisture.

DN
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