Hello everyone, I am trying to keep my maidens hair according to my best knowledge... I know it doesnt like direct sunlight, so it is in a semi-bright living room with no direct sunlight, I am trying to keep it well hydrated - when the soil is almost dry, I give it some water. And I placed a bowl of water next to it for humidity (Will also place a fish tank underneath it to raise the humidity levels a little. The leaves don't seem to happy, there are some shrivelled bits, and the top of some new stalks seem to be non-greenish as it should...

Please have a look, and tell me if you have an idea what I might do wrong.
-notes: the shape and design of the pot makes it impossible for me to have clay pearls under it.

Cheers!

Hi sharkfur,

Your Southern Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris) looks very healthy but the brown, crinkly leaf edges may be from lack of enough humidity. You might want to try misting it daily, or even a couple of times a day to raise the humidity.

Hopefully someone more knowledgeable will be along soon and be able to offer suggestions and advice.

Thank you, I was hoping it would be humidity..maybe the fish tank I am about to install right underneath it will help, or I can - as you suggested- spray it.

plantladylin said:Hi sharkfur,

Your Southern Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris) looks very healthy but the brown, crinkly leaf edges may be from lack of enough humidity. You might want to try misting it daily, or even a couple of times a day to raise the humidity.

Hopefully someone more knowledgeable will be along soon and be able to offer suggestions and advice.

How big is that pot and how long has it been in it? It looks a bit small for the size of the plant. Mine started getting quite unhappy when I left it in the same pot for several years, started losing a lot of foliage. It is now slowly recovering in a larger pot.

woofie said:How big is that pot and how long has it been in it? It looks a bit small for the size of the plant. Mine started getting quite unhappy when I left it in the same pot for several years, started losing a lot of foliage. It is now slowly recovering in a larger pot.

It is a tad bigger than the pot i brought it home in...