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[INDOOR-GARDENING:372] Re: erns again

To thosewho wrote for information on growing ferns:    I've been growing many 
types of ferns for the last 20 (or so) years and would recommend that you 
consider the following:  
1.  The terms "lowlight " and "shade Plant" do not mean no light.  You can't 
just stick a fern in a dark corner and expect it to grow.  They frequently 
take more light than you might expect.  Most of mine close to a wall of west 
facing windows formost of the year.  In summer, these windows are partially 
shaded.  Most north facing windows aretoo dark (at least here in Pittsburgh) 
for many ferns.
2.  Reasonable humidity (50%) is pretty much essential.
3.  This is really a very varied family of plants and it pays to know exactly 
what you are        
growing.
4.  Re: the above, the best resource I've found is "The Encyclopedia of 
Ferns" by David Jones, published by Timber Press in 1989.  It's well worth  
buying if your really interested in ferns.
        Joyce Singer
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