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Re: Overwatered fern..HELP!

At 05:32 PM 3/11/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I have overwatered my boston fern and it is dying a slow death. The
>drainage was bad and I didn't know, until now. It was pretty big, but
>now all the fronds are dead. I cut them and the soil is ok now. The
>roots weren't damaged by this because I got there in time. Will it grow
>back? There's about 5-6 fronds left on what used to be a huge bundle of
>life. My books haven't been very helpful with this and the sites I
>visited either. I never cut back a fern before (not this dramatically).
>I don't know what will happen. Please help me.
>
>
If there is any green left on the fern it will recover.  Just be sure not to
water it too much until it gets enough top growth to use it.  It may send
out new fronds even if the old ones are all dead.  Just leave it for awhile.

Hope this helps.

Ruth Z
Ruth Zavitz                                     
rzavitz@execulink.com                            
Freelance Writer & Gardening Consultant, zone 6 Southern Ontario
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