brown Leaves on Chinese Fern

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diamond9192002 (Anita) Fort Wayne, IN(Zone 6a) Nov 12, 2010

I'm having a problem with my Chinese Fern. Can anyone tell me what's wrong with it? Here's the first picture. The leaves are atarting to brown on the inner leaves.

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diamond9192002 (Anita) Fort Wayne, IN(Zone 6a) Nov 12, 2010

Here's another picture of the same plant.

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diamond9192002 (Anita) Fort Wayne, IN(Zone 6a) Nov 12, 2010

One more picture

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kittriana Magnolia, TX(Zone 9a) Nov 21, 2010

looks like it could use fresh dirt and pot room, and maybe a diff location, shrug, dont know if you 'prune' one of those

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diamond9192002 (Anita) Fort Wayne, IN(Zone 6a) Nov 21, 2010

I just repotted so the medium is fresh.

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Dyson Rocky Mount, VA(Zone 7a) Nov 21, 2010

Did the problem appear before or after the new medium was introduced?

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diamond9192002 (Anita) Fort Wayne, IN(Zone 6a) Nov 21, 2010

After I repotted but I also mov ed it to a different location. I have since moved it back to the original location. It has not lost any more leaves.

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shune Burien, WA(Zone 7b) Nov 21, 2010

Could it have been scorched by too much sun through a window?

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diamond9192002 (Anita) Fort Wayne, IN(Zone 6a) Nov 22, 2010

Exactly what i waas thinking. It was accustomed to light from an east window. I moved to a room where it was getting light from a south window. I think it was a little too cool or drafty in the new location. Here's some informationI found:

Chinese Evergreens prefer moderate to low light levels. They usually do not do well at all in direct sunlight, so beware. A north facing window is usually a safe area to place this houseplant in. This houseplant is also very, very, very touchy to drafts and cold temperatures. Keep temperatures above 60 degrees for best results. Dropping below 55 degrees can be lethal to Aglaonemas. If brown spots begin to appear on the foliage, it may be too cold for the plant.


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aikenjones new york, United States Dec 15, 2010

I have a solution for this problem, you can use various fertilizers.

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diamond9192002 (Anita) Fort Wayne, IN(Zone 6a) Dec 16, 2010

explain Aikens I'm still having the same problems with some of the leaves. I did move it back to the original location but I have not been fertilizing this winter

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