. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. From this table it is apparent that full sun is not necessary for grow- ing successful Boston ferns. In fact, a high per cent of those ferns kept in sunny windows were not satisfactory, primarily because of injury due to drying caused by excess sunlight. All plants that were grown on tables away from windows were satisfactory, but none of them was ex- cellent as they did not receive quite enough light. Generally speaking, the Boston fern can be very successful in a north window, or in a win- dow that would give very little sun. Watering These ferns thr
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. From this table it is apparent that full sun is not necessary for grow- ing successful Boston ferns. In fact, a high per cent of those ferns kept in sunny windows were not satisfactory, primarily because of injury due to drying caused by excess sunlight. All plants that were grown on tables away from windows were satisfactory, but none of them was ex- cellent as they did not receive quite enough light. Generally speaking, the Boston fern can be very successful in a north window, or in a win- dow that would give very little sun. Watering These ferns thrive with adequate water, but are somewhat tolerant to neglect and occasional drying. One plant that was left in an office for 17 months and grown on a table away from a window was in good con- dition at the end of this period. Several times, during this long stay in the office, this plant was subjected to rather severe drying. A lack of water caused damage to four of the six unsatisfactory plants. With three of these the lack of water was coupled with too much sunlight. The 22 plants were watered in all possible manners, but the general method used was soaking the plants thoroughly once they were dry and waiting to water again until the soil began to show signs of Fig. 12—One of the more desirable varietbs cf Boston fern Containers Plants included in this study were grown in porous pots with many of them set in jardinieres. A few larger plants growing in wooden tubs performed very well. Jardinieres were useful for decoration and helped to cut down the water requirement of the plants. When Boston ferns are kept in jardinieres they should not be allowed to stand in water for more than a few hours at a time, as rotting of the roots may result. Twenty -jour. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original wo
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