Posts : 302 Join date : 2009-03-20 Location : Buderim
Subject: Staghorn question Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:55 pm
I have a Staghorn that never gets any horn leaves. It there a particular variety that looks like the pic below or is it a faulty specimen.
Gail Gardener
Posts : 1693 Join date : 2009-03-14 Location : near Gympie, Qld
Subject: Re: Staghorn question Wed Jun 24, 2009 4:12 am
It's a healthy looking stag Marlene but still only looks young yet. The older leaves won't start to hang down until it matures more.
Yours looks a bit yellow but that could just be the photo. Does it get plenty of leaves falling in it? If not throw a handful of compost/leaf mulch in occasionally.
Gail Gardener
Posts : 1693 Join date : 2009-03-14 Location : near Gympie, Qld
Subject: Re: Staghorn question Wed Jun 24, 2009 4:15 am
I found a couple of links with more info http://asgap.org.au/p-sup.html
Posts : 1868 Join date : 2009-03-16 Age : 89 Location : Cooktown Qld
Subject: Re: Staghorn question Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:01 am
Marlene I agree it looks young yet . I find banana skins are wonderful fertiliser for all ferns Take a banana next time you go out in the garden, eat the banana and put the skin in the bowl of the fern.They are good protein and are goog tossed in among any ferns.
Mary-Anne Unionized Gardener
Posts : 3783 Join date : 2009-03-14 Location : The Sunshine State.
Subject: Re: Staghorn question Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:37 am
I used to think the same thing once but since we have had so much rain this year Just make sure you have no ants near that fern before you do that ...
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