Bringing plants inside for the winter?

Melissa
by Melissa
I have ferns I want to bring inside , but I don't want any bugs .

  5 answers
  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on Jul 29, 2017

    re-pot them in the next size u with fresh potting soil and liberally spray them down with horticultural oil

  • V Smith V Smith on Jul 29, 2017

    Every other day I dunk my Boston ferns in a 5 gallon bucket of water with 1 cup of epson salts mixed in to it. I hold them under the water until all the bubbles are gone. The ferns stay lush all summer with no bugs. If it is a year to split them I like to do it before the weather turns so they can re-establish themselves a little before the short days of winter.

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    • V Smith V Smith on Jul 30, 2017

      I live in NE PA and my ferns could be divided now. When I split them I do it with complete ignorance. I remove the fern from the pot then I take a very large serrated knife and slice/saw down cutting them in to quarters. I replant them 2 quarters per pot with organic potting soil. After this I don't push them down into a bucket of water because the new soil would not stay in place, but I water them with the same mixture. Your friends will love it when you show up next spring with a gift of young ferns.

  • Grissom Grissom on Jul 29, 2017

    Spray them with equal parts dish detergent and water before bringing them in.

  • Ginny Ginny on Jul 29, 2017

    I usually hosed them down thoroughly before bringing inside and stopped because of bugs.

  • V Smith V Smith on Jul 30, 2017

    I live in NE PA and mine could be split now. When I split them I do it with complete ignorance. I take them out of the pots and use a long serrated knife and cut/saw them into quarters. I replant them 2 quarters to a (hanging size) pot and fill with organtic potting soil. After this I don't dunk them, but I water them with the same mixture. Good luck.