So I went away for a month and left my plant out to be watered by my housemates. I came back last night and it looked terrible. I only bought the plant 6 months and ago and it's my first ever plant. One of my housemates emptied the water sitting at the bottom of the pot and my French housemate said that if we cut off any unhealthy leaves, we can save it. It now looks like that… I panicked and probably took off more than I should have according to my French housemate.
Is it going to be okay? Please help. 1 don't trust him. Also I think it's some sort of fern, not too sure? Sorry, I know I'm a bad plant dad đ
by BarryHeathwood
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Why do you keep calling them your French Housemate? Feels weird. What does the French part have to do with anything?
Seems like this is a fern and it got sun burned. It doesn’t seem over or underwatered. It should come back but maybe try to find a shadier spot? Maybe this isnt the best choice for a first plant. Find a pothos or devils ivy. You will plants as you learn to take care of them don’t worry so much!
It’s a birdsnest fern. Don’t let it sit in water.
Agree with the french housemate here.
Whether this birds nest fern is under or overwatered, it most likely lost some (if not all) roots and the remaining roots cant supply all the leaves with enough water.
Personally i would cut them all except the fiddleheads in the center.
Iâd blame the Malaysian. I truly believe he is framing your French friend.
Oui oui
Also remove the tin foil from the bottom. Youâre stopping air get to the bottom of the pot and without good circulation youâre more prone to rotÂ
It’s a Bird’s Nest fern and yes, you can bring it back from this state. If you see ANY little green knobs poking their heads up in the center it’s not too late. Even if you can’t see them now, I wouldn’t give up. I had one for years that I abused constantly and brought it back from the brink more than once!
There is a lot of good advice here, I’m going to re-state some because it will be very helpful. First of all, that was a lack of water. It doesn’t want to stay wet all the time, but it won’t like being really dry either. Take that foil off of the bottom of the pot and put it in a saucer or plastic plate that is larger than the pot bottom. You want the water to drain out but not onto the floor, but that foil is going to probably cause rot issues.
Don’t cut off any more leaves until you see what is going on. What you have done won’t cause any harm, but I just wouldn’t cut anymore until you see if the leaves that are there are going to recover. If they do, great. If not, cut them off.
Just keep an eye on the center of the plant, if you see little “fiddleheads” now, that’s great, it’s alive! If you don’t, don’t give up just keep an eye on it.
Come back and let us know what happens!!!
I think I know *someone* in this post who calls a certain historical figure Karl der GroĂe, and not Charlemagne.
Typical French behavior!
/s câest une blague je suis Canadien Français mdr
Sacre bleu
Au revoir!
Sacré bleu!
I also blame the French when my plants die. I donât have any roommates but itâs their fault I believe fuck em
If the ânestâ in the middle gets watered, all the leaves rot from the center. I have to be super careful when I water mine. Itâs getting hard to get to the soil, I may have to start bottom watering soon. If you lose it, buy another and try again. Donât give up on being a plant dad, even if youâre a bad one sometimes. đ
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Merde
OFF WITH THEIR HEAD
French
Seek revenge. Buy a pig and name it napoleon.
Oui, oui, il est mort.
Very curious about the baguette, tea and oregano combo
It has thrips. Itâs not your French roommate.
Next time you buy a plant, start with researching what plant it is and the care it needs. That should be part of the fun.
i canât explain it but in picture 2 the leaves look like they would feel heavy like wet lasagna noodles
But wait, what nationality is your housemate?
what was the french part necessary đ©
Theyâre cutting the succulents. Theyâre cutting the ferns. Theyâre cutting the plants of the people that live there.
Unbelievable that this isnât r/houseplantscirclejerk
Shoulda got a roommate that wasnât French, thatâs what Iâm always saying đ€·đŒââïž
The fucking fr*nch
Typical FrenchmanâŠ
Lmao what does being French have to do with it?
Is your housemate Napoleon Fernaparte?
I canât stop laughing about the way in which you keep referring to your roomie as the French housemate⊠thank you for the laugh, I needed a chuckle – as far as the houseplant goes, I got nothing for ya đ€·đ»ââïžđđđ
Peut ĂȘtre quâil voulais manger une salade đ
What does being French have anything to do with this? Feels racist
What does them being French have to do with this? Haha that’s a funny thing to mention
thought i was in r/comedyheaven
why does it matter so much that theyre french?
WWII and for what? This???
F*cking France , man .
Very important to note he’s french, thank you for that point
Whatâs with constantly reiterating theyâre French? Are you trying to start a new stereotype or something?
Sorry about your planty friend. But I’ve never been able to keep that particular fern alive
What does them being french have anything to do with it??