How to grow a maidenhair fern in a bottle

Selection of bottles for the maidenhair fern

It is best to use a colorless, transparent, square glass bottle with a flat surface for the maidenhair fern planted in a bottle. This way the plant will not be deformed and will look more beautiful.

Usually, peat and fine sand are mixed together as the cultivation medium and put into the bottle. However, you can put some old wall dust in the bottle before that, which will be more conducive to the growth of the maidenhair fern. The soil in the bottle should be 2 to 3 cm thick. Be careful not to spill the soil onto the bottle.

Choosing a Maidenhair Fern Plant

The bottles used for bottle planting are smaller, and usually young plants with smaller plant shapes are chosen. Save space and easy to shape.

Use a knife to divide the mother plant of the maidenhair fern into several clumps, and use chopsticks to put the plants into the bottle.

How to grow maidenhair fern in a bottle

First, spread 2 to 3 cm of prepared soil in the bottle, gently shake the bottle to level the soil, and then compact the soil with a bamboo stick.

Use tweezers or chopsticks to place the plant into the bottle and plant it upright.

If you use an incubator or fish tank, you can place decorations in the bottle as required, and you can pile up various undulating shapes. Finally, cover the bottle mouth to form a miniature greenhouse landscape, which is the so-called "bottle garden" viewing.

Maintenance of the maidenhair fern after planting in a bottle

After planting in the bottle, water appropriately, adhere to the principle of small amounts and multiple times, and let the water slowly flow in along the wall of the bottle to make the soil in the bottle moist.

If the bottle is smaller, use a cork to plug it. If it is a larger bottle like the one in the fish tank, it must be sealed with a lid. Then place the bottle in a bright place with diffused light. If the light is dim, you can install a 60W bulb on the bottle cap and put on a beautiful lampshade to promote the growth of the plant.

The maidenhair fern planted in a bottle will soon form a humid microclimate in the bottle. The leaves will evaporate water, which will condense on the wall of the bottle and gradually flow down along the wall of the bottle, providing breathing for the roots of the plant and forming a circulation in the bottle. However, if you find that fog appears in the bottle every morning and evening and lasts for more than 1 hour, it means that the humidity in the bottle is too high and you need to open the bottle cap in time for ventilation; if there are no water droplets on the bottle wall for a long time, it means that there is a lack of water inside and you need to pour a small amount of water along the bottle wall.