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millipedes killing my tree fern?
Hi all,
I have a Cyathea Cooperi (sp?) that got a bit battered last summer and lost quite a few fronds, as did all my other ferns (dicksonia, maiden hair, birds nest). It was a young plant without trunk yet and 4/5 fronds. I cut the burnt ones off as they browned. However, it never seemed to come back and produced some tiny fonds and as they uncurled they were a bit floppy. So one day I cleared the mulch around the base and there was a pile of those common millipeds right next to it still quite small, so I'm assuming they had something to do with the 'dwarfing' effect on this fern. I see these all through the garden in ones or twos but this was dozens in one place. There is another tree fern next to Norfolk Is variety, like Cyathea just a bit lighter shade fronds and it is doing fine. I also have Dicksonia near as well. All were getting same watering. Any ideas? cheers Nick |
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millipedes killing my tree fern?
I thought millipedes only ate dead plant matter. Mulching too close to the
plant?? Jock "Nick Cook" wrote in message ... Hi all, I have a Cyathea Cooperi (sp?) that got a bit battered last summer and lost quite a few fronds, as did all my other ferns (dicksonia, maiden hair, birds nest). It was a young plant without trunk yet and 4/5 fronds. I cut the burnt ones off as they browned. However, it never seemed to come back and produced some tiny fonds and as they uncurled they were a bit floppy. So one day I cleared the mulch around the base and there was a pile of those common millipeds right next to it still quite small, so I'm assuming they had something to do with the 'dwarfing' effect on this fern. I see these all through the garden in ones or twos but this was dozens in one place. There is another tree fern next to Norfolk Is variety, like Cyathea just a bit lighter shade fronds and it is doing fine. I also have Dicksonia near as well. All were getting same watering. Any ideas? cheers Nick |
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