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Old 07-13-2019, 06:17 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Default Re: To Rotate Or Not Rotate? That Is The Question.

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Originally Posted by SixtySix View Post
My hanging baskets of Boston ferns spin "naturally", but I'm guessing the morning light isn't enough to have that much of a negative effect.
Larger ferns like tree ferns or vase shaped ferns have issues with the spin......it is like an eighth turn a week.... technical fern stuff.
The plant adapts to the slow rotation.
If the rotation is more than that the ferns form is toasted.

The fronds twist and bend towards the light......making the vase shape like a Chihuly.
Bostons will not react to this so readily as different plants.
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