Cultivation of ornamental ferns

Cultivation of ornamental ferns

1. CUITIVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ORNAMENTAL FERNS PRESENTED BY SONAM YADAV M.SC.PART 1(ROLL NO-44) DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY PATKAR COLLEGE 1

2. CONTENT INTRODUCTION CULTIVATION MAINTENANCE REFRENCE 2 SONAM YADAV

3. INTRODUCTION Ferns became popular indoor plants during the Victorian Era. Today, they are used as specimens in atriums , greenhouses and conservatories and we find them in the smallest apartments to the largest homes. They offer a quiet, graceful beauty by softening landscapes indoors and out . Among the nonflowering plants, ferns and their relatives are unique. Numbering about 9,000 , they represent a wide assortment of plant forms. 3 SONAM YADAV

4. CULTIVATION Grow your fern in a plastic pot instead of clay pot . Provide ferns with appropriate soil. Adjust the lighting. Make sure your fern is getting the water it needs . Increase the humidity around the plant . Fertilize lightly during the active growing season which is April through September.  Prune damaged fronds to make the plant appear healthier and to promote plant growth. Know how to combat pests . Divide and re-pot a fern in the spring . Start new ferns from seed 4 SONAM YADAV

5. GROW YOUR FERN IN A PLASTIC POT INSTEAD OF CLAY POT. 5 SONAM YADAV

6. PROVIDE FERNS WITH APPROPRIATE SOIL. 6 SONAM YADAV

7. ADJUST THE LIGHTING. 7 SONAM YADAV

8. MAKE SURE YOUR FERN IS GETTING THE WATER IT NEEDS. 8 SONAM YADAV

9. INCREASE THE HUMIDITY AROUND THE PLANT. 9 SONAM YADAV

10. FERTILIZE LIGHTLY DURING THE ACTIVE GROWING SEASON WHICH IS APRIL THROUGH SEPTEMBER.  10 SONAM YADAV

11. PRUNE DAMAGED FRONDS TO MAKE THE PLANT APPEAR HEALTHIER AND TO PROMOTE PLANT GROWTH. 11 SONAM YADAV

12. KNOW HOW TO COMBAT PESTS. 12 SONAM YADAV

13. DIVIDE AND RE-POT A FERN IN THE SPRING. 13 SONAM YADAV

14. START NEW FERNS FROM SEED 14 SONAM YADAV

15. MAINTENANCE Choose the right location. Plant ferns in the ideal location. Keep the humidity high in proximity to your fern.  Keep the temperature constant.  Water regularly. Fertilize your ferns once a month . Remove dead or diseased parts of the fern. Transplant ferns after a year or longer. 15 SONAM YADAV

16. CHOOSE THE RIGHT LOCATION 16 SONAM YADAV

17. PLANT FERNS IN THE IDEAL LOCATION. 17 SONAM YADAV

18. KEEP THE HUMIDITY HIGH IN PROXIMITY TO YOUR FERN.   18 SONAM YADAV

19. KEEP THE TEMPERATURE CONSTANT.   19

20. WATER REGULARLY 20 SONAM YADAV

21. FERTILIZE YOUR FERNS ONCE A MONTH. 21 SONAM YADAV

22. REMOVE DEAD OR DISEASED PARTS OF THE FERN 22 SONAM YADAV

23. TRANSPLANT FERNS AFTER A YEAR OR LONGER. 23 SONAM YADAV

24. REFERENCE FABRICANT DS, FARNSWORTH NR (2001) THE VALUE OF PLANTS USED IN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE FOR DRUG DISCOVERY. ENVIRON HEALTH PERSPECT 109(SUPPL 1):69–75. LI XX, ZHOU ZK (2005) ENDEMIC WILD ORNAMENTAL PLANTS FROM NORTHWESTERN YUNNAN, CHINA. HORTSCIENCE 40(6):1612–1619. RHS WISLEY HANDBOOK -FERNS BY MARTIN RICKARD. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENS FERNS BY SUE OLSEN. 24 SONAM YADAV

25. THANK YOU 25 SONAM YADAV