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How to do birds nest plant care? Follow these five easy steps for a healthy plant.

nnxt by nnxt
2025-03-31
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How to do birds nest plant care? Follow these five easy steps for a healthy plant.
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Alright, let’s talk about keeping a Bird’s Nest Fern happy. I picked one up, maybe a year or two ago? It looked really cool, all those wavy green fronds coming out from the middle. Looked easy enough.

First thing, I brought it home. Found a spot I thought would be good – near an east-facing window. Figured it’d get some morning light but not get totally fried in the afternoon. Seemed like a safe bet. I kept it in the plastic nursery pot it came in for a bit, just sat that inside a slightly nicer decorative pot. Didn’t want to shock it right away with a repot.

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Finding the Right Spot & Soil

After a few weeks, when it seemed settled, I decided to repot it. I grabbed a pot that was maybe an inch or two bigger than the nursery one. Important bit here: made sure it had drainage holes. These guys don’t like sitting in water. For soil, I didn’t get too fancy. Just used a regular indoor potting mix but mixed in some extra perlite and orchid bark chunks I had lying around. Wanted to make sure it drained really well but still held a little moisture.

Watering: The Tricky Part

Watering was where I messed up at first. I read somewhere you shouldn’t water right into the center ‘nest’ part where the new leaves come out. Apparently, water can collect there and cause rot. So, I learned to water the soil around the base of the plant, avoiding the crown. I let the top inch or so of soil dry out between waterings. Usually ended up being about once a week, maybe a bit more in summer, less in winter. I just stuck my finger in the soil to check. If it felt dry an inch down, I gave it a drink until water started coming out the bottom drainage holes. Then I made sure to dump out any extra water from the saucer.

Light and Humidity

That east window spot turned out okay, but I noticed if the direct morning sun hit it for too long, the edges of the leaves got a bit brown and crispy. So, I pulled it back just a little, so it got bright, indirect light all day. That seemed to be the sweet spot. Direct sun is definitely a no-go.

Humidity was another thing. My house can get pretty dry, especially in winter when the heat’s on. Bird’s Nest Ferns like it humid, being rainforest plants and all. I noticed some brown tips appearing, which usually points to dry air. So, what I did was:

  • Tried misting it every day or two. Honestly, not sure how much this really helped long-term, but it felt like I was doing something.
  • Set the pot on a pebble tray. Just a shallow dish filled with pebbles and water, making sure the bottom of the pot wasn’t actually sitting in the water. The evaporating water adds some humidity right around the plant.
  • Eventually, I put a small humidifier nearby during the winter months. That made the biggest difference, I think.

Feeding and Other Stuff

I don’t go crazy with fertilizer. During the growing season, spring and summer mostly, I give it a drink with some heavily diluted liquid houseplant fertilizer maybe once a month. Like, half or even quarter strength of what the bottle says. In fall and winter, I pretty much stop feeding it altogether. It’s not growing much then anyway.

I wipe the leaves down with a damp cloth sometimes. They can get dusty, and clean leaves just seem happier, probably helps them breathe better or whatever. I haven’t had much trouble with pests, thankfully. Maybe check under the leaves and near the base once in a while just to be sure.

So yeah, that’s pretty much my routine. Took a bit of figuring out, especially the watering and humidity. But once I got that down, it started putting out nice, new wavy fronds pretty regularly. It’s mostly about finding that balance: bright indirect light, consistent moisture but well-draining soil, decent humidity, and definitely don’t water the crown. It’s been a pretty rewarding plant to keep once I learned what it liked.

How to do birds nest plant care? Follow these five easy steps for a healthy plant.
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